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- ↑ @GoogleStadia (12 June 2019). "#GodsandMonsters, the new adventure game from the creators of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, is coming to Stadia! #UbiE3" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey was the test case for Project Stream, and people have already played a remote version of this game in a web browser. [...] Google confirmed that Dylan Cuthbert's Q-Games would be building a game around the "state share" feature that will allow you to instantly start playing a game at the same moment as a Youtube video or a live Youtube stream. [...] it's hired AAA gaming industry very Jade Raymond to head up a studio called Stadia Games and Entertainment.
- ↑ Harrison, Phil [@MrPhilHarrison] (10 June 2019). "Watchdogs Legion coming to #Stadia thanks to @Ubisoft in March 2020" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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