Google Announces Gaming Partnerships With 3rd Party Companies Including Ubisoft, Id

Mar 19, 2019 10:44 AM PDT Ubisoft, id Software, Tequilla Works, and more.

by Adam Bankhurst

Google has announced some its partners for its new Stadia gaming platform, and on board are such companies as id Software with Doom Eternal and Ubisoft with Assassin's Creed.

Announced alongside the reveal of Stadia and its controller, Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot and ececutive producer of id Software Marty Stratton took the stage to help announce their partnerships with Google.

id Software's Marty Stratton announced that Doom Eternal will run on Stadia at full 4K and with 60fps.

Ubisoft, who has already been working with google on bringing Asassin's Creed Odyssey via Project Stream, announced that they will continue collaborating with google.

“The power and accessibility of streaming will give billions unprecedented opportunities to play video games in the future," Guillemot said in a statement. We are proud to partner with Google on Stadia, building on what we’ve learned with Project Stream via Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. This is only the beginning, and we can’t wait to continue collaborating closely with Google on what’s next for Stadia."

In addition, Star Fox developer Dylan Cuthbert of Q-Games will be creating an all new game for Stadia and it will utilize Stadia's "State Share" feature which will allow players to send a link that will let other players pick up where they left off.

Google Stadia, which Google says will be more powerful than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, will not need dedicated hardware but will be available on devices worldwide.

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