Thomas J Meyer
Thomas Meyer fell in love with video games starting in the mid '90s with a NES, Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, and Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf. He hasn't stopped and is not planning to anytime soon. Freelance for Android Central and Windows Central.
Latest articles by Thomas J Meyer
Stadia now experimenting with free game trials starting with Hello Engineer
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google Stadia is now offering free game trials of certain games for players to try them out before buying or subscribing to Stadia Pro.
Doom Eternal and Serious Sam 4 add Stadia exclusive features
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google announced that Doom Eternal and Serious Sam 4 now have Stadia exclusive features like State Share and Crowd Play.
Dungeon crawler VR game Demeo adds save feature and more in new update
By Thomas J Meyer published
RPG dungeon crawler and virtual reality title Demeo has added the ability to save mid-campaign, alongside new cards and other fixes in the latest update.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot coming to Stadia on October 26
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google announced that action RPG Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and beat 'em up party game Mad Streets will be coming soon to Stadia.
Stadia offers Batman: Arkham Knight free for AT&T with white-label tech
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google is offering its Stadia service to stream Batman: Arkham Knight free for AT&T Wireless customers without requiring users to sign into Stadia.
Facebook plans 10,000 new jobs in Europe to help build its metaverse
By Thomas J Meyer published
Facebook is building a metaverse for both virtual reality and augmented reality, creating new jobs to launch the new service.
HTC announces new Vive Flow portable VR smart glasses coming in November
By Thomas J Meyer published
HTC announced the new Vive Flow smart glasses that are more focused on portability and streaming content than playing demanding games in virtual reality.
Google Stadia adds direct touch controls for games on iOS
By Thomas J Meyer published
Stadia has added direct touch controls to play with games on iOS after it came to Android smartphones last August, while Stadia Pro members can play Borderlands 3 for free this weekend.
Stadia adds Assassin's Creed Rogue and The Falconeer to its store
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google Stadia has added another two games now available to purchase in its store, Assassin's Creed Rogue and The Falconeer, alongside free add-ons for two Ghost Recon games.
'Oculess' tool unlinks Oculus Quest 2 from Facebook account
By Thomas J Meyer published
There is a new sideloadable tool that Oculus Quest 2 users can use to unlink their VR headsets from requiring a Facebook account to access.
Control Ultimate Edition and three more games join Stadia Pro in October
By Thomas J Meyer last updated
Another four games will be available for Stadia Pro subscribers to claim beginning on October 1 including Control Ultimate Edition, DreamWorks Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure, and more.
Google giving away free Stadia Premiere Edition for buying a game
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google is giving away free Stadia Premiere Editions to anyone who buys a game from the Stadia store above a certain price and while supplies last.
Google Stadia on Android finally supports voice chat and party chat
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google has finally added voice chat and party chat to the native Android app almost two years since the game streaming service launched.
Google Stadia quietly adds public parties with 20 games supported
By Thomas J Meyer published
Google is quietly rolling out support for Stadia players to make public parties and join other players' games, and can be currently used with 20 games on the service.
HTC teases hardware announcement in October, trademarks Vive Flow
By Thomas J Meyer published
HTC Vive is teasing potential new hardware at its Go with the Flow event taking place online and in virtual reality on October 14.
VR studio Fast Travel Games expands into publishing
By Thomas J Meyer published
Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife developer Fast Travel Games announced it will become a publisher and provide services for other virtual reality game developers.
Stadia on TV now supports using smartphones as controllers
By Thomas J Meyer published
Stadia players can now use their Android or iOS smartphones as controllers to play Stadia games on the television through Chromecast Ultra, Chromecast with Google TV, and Android TV devices.
Rec Room adds drivable vehicles with Rec Rally later this month
By Thomas J Meyer published
Social app and video game Rec Room now lets players drive vehicles with off-road racing game Rec Rally coming to all platform later this month.
Cubism on Oculus Quest 2 adds 30 new puzzles in free update
By Thomas J Meyer published
The colorful block puzzle game Cubism adds another 30 puzzles in a free update today for Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2, and SteamVR platforms.
Assassin's Creed 4 and Darksiders 3 launch on Stadia today
By Thomas J Meyer published
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Darksiders III, and Merek’s Market are now available to buy in the Stadia store alongside a free demo for From Space.
Space Pirate Trainer DX launches on Oculus Quest 2 with new multiplayer modes
By Thomas J Meyer published
Space Pirate Trainer DX launches today on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets with two new multiplayer modes exclusive to the Oculus Quest platform.
Amazon Luna adds new games, channels, and Luna Couch local multiplayer
By Thomas J Meyer published
Amazon Luna adds new games, a Family Channel, support for Fire tablets and Chromebooks, and the ability to invite players to local multiplayer games without being a subscriber today.
Katamari Damacy Reroll and Darkwood launch on Stadia today
By Thomas J Meyer published
Katamari Damacy Reroll, remaster of the original PlayStation 2 game, and Darkwood launch on the Stadia Store alongside another game Stadia Pro members can claim for free.
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