Google Nest Hub Max update adds a ton of new games

You can now play Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on your Google Nest Hub Max

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Googlehas added a slew of party games like Jeopardy! and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for theNest Hub Maxand other smart displays.

The games are part of a new update for Google Assistant rolled out to the public on Thursday and accessible by saying the phrase, “Hey Google, let’s play a game”.

Besides the game show staples, you can find the mobile phone phenomenon Trivia Crack and Escape the Room, alongside Dustin from Stranger Things, a spin-off game from Netflix.

So why is Google releasing games on its Nest Hub Max and other smart displays? They help demonstrate Google Assistant’s new Continuous Match mode that allows you to have an on-going conversation with the assistant – and most have a freemium model that asks you to buy in-game items for a few bucks, so there’s a financial incentive too.

Admittedly, not all the new games are great and can be a bit rough around the edges, but Google says they’re just the first of many more games expected to arrive by the end of the year.

Now can we get Stadia on our Nest Hub Max?

These mobile games are entertaining for a few minutes at a time, but wouldn’t it be nice if Google enabledStadiastreaming on the Nest Hub Max?

While Google has made no announcement as to when we’ll start seeing Stadia on more devices in the future, the service did just get a new feature a few days ago in the form ofstreaming on 4G/5G connections. That was something Google had promised for months, and now it’s finally available in beta on most Android phones.

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Of course, if you’re waiting for new Google devices, we just learned that theGoogle Pixel 4acould be launching as early as August 3thanks to an easy-to-crack puzzle.

Nick Pino is Managing Editor, TV and AV for TechRadar’s sister site, Tom’s Guide. Previously, he was the Senior Editor of Home Entertainment at TechRadar, covering TVs, headphones, speakers, video games, VR and streaming devices. He’s also written for GamesRadar+, Official Xbox Magazine, PC Gamer and other outlets over the last decade, and he has a degree in computer science he’s not using if anyone wants it.

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