Google has begun offering its Stadia streaming technology as a white label product – effectively letting other companies use the tech without becoming a part of the Stadia ecosystem. The first notable example of this comes from AT&T, which is offering customers the chance to play Batman: Arkham Knight as a streamed game, for free.

As reported by 9to5Google, AT&T is allowing customers to stream Arkham Knight for free. AT&T's website makes no mention of Stadia tech being used to stream the game, but both AT&T and Google subsequently confirmed to IGN that the technology being used is the Stadia architecture, but outside of the Stadia platform itself. It's worth noting that Arkham Knight isn't even available as part of the Stadia service.

The game is seemingly only available to stream for a limited time (AT&T hasn't made clear what the end date for the service is), but can be streamed at 1080p from Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge desktop browsers.

In a statement to IGN, an AT&T spokesperson said, "This is being powered by the Stadia technology. For this demo AT&T created a front end experience to enable gamers to play Batman: Arkham Knight directly from their own website and the game is playable on virtually any computer or laptop."

When Google shut down its internal Stadia developers, it hinted that it may use its technology in this new way, effectively allowing partners to sidestep being part of Stadia as a whole, but still use its game streaming capabilities.

"We see an important opportunity to work with partners seeking a gaming solution all built on Stadia’s advanced technical infrastructure and platform tools," wrote Stadia GM Phil Harrison in a February blog post. "We believe this is the best path to building Stadia into a long-term, sustainable business that helps grow the industry."

It's unclear what the wider take-up has been, or will be, but it's an interesting first step in a new direction for Google. That step has been necessitated by the rocky road Stadia has had since launch. Reports have said that Google spent tens of millions of dollars on securing AAA third-party games for its streaming service, not to mention the costs of setting up internal studios.

However, the launch was lacklustre and Stadia reportedly missed multiple targets, leading to a far more scaled-down vision of the service. Stadia is still adding third-party games, but its future may well be looking more like a tech solution than a platform in and of itself.

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Daredevil star Charlie Cox knows that Marvel fans want to see him back as the Man Without Fear – but he warns it might not be for the best.

During an interview with The Pop Culture Spotlight on SiriusXM, the 38-year-old Daredevil actor explained why suiting up as the Marvel hero again might not be such a good idea.

“You’ve got to be careful what you wish for,” he said. “You come back and it’s not as good or it doesn’t quite work or… too much time has passed, it doesn’t quite come together in the same way.”

Marvel’s Daredevil, which ran for three seasons on Netflix, received critical acclaim for its punchy fight scenes and the occasionally brutal tale of Matt Murdock’s story. Now, Charlie Cox is worried about letting fans of the show down.

“You don’t want to taint what you’ve already got,” he explained. “If we never come back, you’ve got these three great seasons — and our third season was our best-reviewed. So, the trajectory was up. I am tremendously proud and grateful for what we have.”

Despite this, Cox admits that he would consider returning as Daredevil – as long as it’s under the right circumstances. “If there was an opportunity for me to come back as Daredevil, whatever that would look like, I imagine it would be a reimagining of the character and the show,” he said. “If they choose me to do it, there are going to be some elements that are, of course, the same. Or they might choose someone else and reboot it all over again.”

Interestingly, the rights to Daredevil recently reverted to Marvel studios, making a return far more likely. But while there have been rumours that Charlie Cox would be back in the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home, the actor has previously stated that he won’t back: “It's certainly not with my Daredevil,” he said. “I'm not involved in it."

Whether or not Daredevil will return to the MCU remains to be seen – but it looks as though Charlie Cox’s time as the Man Without Fear may be over.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Secured a PS5 this week? Here are all the very best accessories and games on sale you will need to make the very most out of your new console. From a brand new Midnight Black controller to the game of the year contender Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, there's plenty of impressive PS5 deals to check out right now.

Facebook is also running a great promotion on its set of Portal devices. You can currently buy two Portal devices and save £100 on your purchase, including the brand new Portal+ and Portal Go.

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Portal devices are all about immersive video calling, including Smart Camera tracking that will keep you on screen and in focus throughout a video call. It works with most video calling apps such as Zoom, and you can use it to call others who don't have a Portal device as well.

Buying two of these is the perfect Christmas present in my opinion, as you can gift a Portal device to a relative or a friend, and instantly connect with them whenever you need to.

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Resident Evil Village Down to £27.97 at Currys (was £54.99)

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Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.

I'm taking this opportunity to recommend a criminally under-loved game. Huntdown is now 50% off, it's a damn fine sidescrolling shooter, and it'll give you a purer cyberpunk fix than CDPR's recent efforts. (Extra bonus: the launch trailer for it was money.) Beyond that, I've spotted some terrific first-party PS games, an IGN GOTY going cheap on Xbox, plus a whole bunch of Resi and MGS gems in franchise sales. Get scrolling to get saving…

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Back in June, a report indicated that Everwild, Rare's newest game IP, was being completely rebooted. In a recent interview with Kinda Funny, Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty said that that report was "more definite and a little more extreme" than the truth.

In his Kinda Funny interview (via GamesRadar), Booty elaborated on how game development, particularly the narratively rich and distinct flavor that Rare creates, is a difficult process consisting of thousands of little decisions.

"What is Rare known for?" Booty said. "They're known for creating new IP and creating worlds. I'll say when you look at it from the outside, when you hear words like 'reset' and maybe 'restructure,' those are probably a little more definite and a little more extreme than what really happens as a game comes to life."

Booty also referenced his time working alongside NBA Jam developer Mark Trammell.

"He used to say that a game gets made a thousand small decisions at a time," Booty said. "Every day you're making hundreds of small decisions and at the end of however long you work on the game, they all add up. I think that's where the Everwild team is right now. They're just trying to make sure that they've got something special."

Booty also touched on how, even with how long a game can take to make and release, the state of a game can dramatically change (or improve) with each new build.

"There's some days where you're just terrified," Booty said. "'What are they making? How is this ever going to come together?' Then you balance that out with a day later, this build comes together and you're like 'this is magic.'"

Worries about a reboot of Everwild's development started when the game was absent from Microsoft's game showcase events during 2019. Everwild's creative director Simon Woodroffe also left Rare in 2020. Rare filled the director's chair with veteran designer Gregg Mayles, who previously worked on Donkey Kong Country, Banjo-Kazooie, Viva Pinata, and Sea of Thieves.

The initial report of the supposed reboot also stated that Everwild may have changed the game's original concept of third-person adventuring with "god game elements," but didn't confirm if any changes actually happened.

Booty said Xbox will have more to share about Everwild when Rare has more to show and that they "don't want to keep things hidden for too long."

Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/nature wizard for IGN.