Google is giving Stadia users some consolation prizes before the game streaming service shuts down on January 18th.
First, the company plans to release a tool enabling Bluetooth support on the Stadia controller, so that it can still be used with other games that have gamepad support. This tool is expected to arrive next week.
The company also unveiled a Snake clone called “Worm Game,” as a last “thanks” to surviving users. Taken from the game’s title page on Stadia, it’s noted that Worm Game was extensively used as a testing point for Google’s then-unreleased gaming service.
“Play the game that came to Stadia before Stadia came to the world. “Worm Game” is a humble title we used to test many of Stadia’s features, starting well before our 2019 public launch, right through 2022. It won’t win Game of the Year, but the Stadia team spent a LOT of time playing it, and we thought we’d share it with you. Thanks for playing, and for everything.
Keyboard or controller required. Worm Game is available in English only.”
Google also made sure to warn users who played Destiny 2 on Stadia will not be able to continue playing as the servers have been shut down by Bungie and gamers have until January 18th to activate Cross Save and migrate their characters elsewhere.
The company had announced the shutdown in September, and started issuing refunds in November.
