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Google has released the final titles of 2019 for its fledgling game-streaming service Stadia. The three games – all of which are live in the Stadia catalogue right now – are 2K Games’Borderlands 3,Ubisoft’sGhost Recon: Breakpoint, and finally Bandai Namco’sDragon Ball Xenoverse 2.
Looter-shooterBorderlands 3launched in September of this year to positive reviews from press and fans. Lock ‘n’ load for an open world packed to the brim with weird, colourful characters, explosive weaponry, and oodles of treasures just waiting to be looted. Unfortunately, the Stadia edition ofBorderlands 3has not been updated to the latest build, and thus is missing content and features from other platforms. A patch is expected in the New Year. As such, the Stadia version willnot include the newMoxxi’s HeistDLCat launch.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpointis the latest entry in the military/mercenary shooter series, and sees a special forces group under fire on a private island, Aurora, which is owned and operated by a high-tech terrorist organisation.Breakpointwas trounced on release, chastised by both fans and the press for its poor level design, weak story, and heavy-handed implementation of microtransactions. The Stadia build does include a neat feature that allows you to see your team-mates’ POV as picture-in-picture.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2is an action RPG set within the popular anime/manga universe. Players guide their custom hero through the sprawling Conton City, interacting with characters from theDragon Balluniverse,, completing quests, and throwing down in 3D fighting action. It received generally favorable reviews on release, but was criticised for not advancing its predecessor’s model, leading to some repetitive gameplay.
Borderlands 3,Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, andDragon Ball Xenoverse 2are all live on Stadia right now.
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