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Stadia Streamed Hours

jdeslip - May 23, 2021 News

How many hours has Stadia streamed? And, how does it compare with other cloud gaming services? Let’s see what the data actually…

Far Cry 3 Classic Edition coming to Stadia?

ViviPlays - May 23, 2021 News

Far Cry 3 was unquestionably the Far Cry that really broke the mould and set up the fantastic series of games and the direction for the…

Kotaku Says Everything At Kotaku Is Fine, As The Water Reaches Their Noses

The Stadia Life Team - May 16, 2021 News Fluff

Kotaku, the forever little sibling in the strange business that is gaming journalism, recently published another opinion on Google…

Hundred Days of Wine

inconsiderate - May 14, 2021 Reviews

Hundred Days starts out like many other “farming-sim” type games, in an industrial office setting. And like all of those other…

Stadia Hater to Believer?

pirovash88 - May 04, 2021 News

I used to be a Stadia hater. That’s right, you heard me correctly. How can a The Stadia Life staffer possibly have been a Stadia…

My first Luna-tic experience

ViviPlays - Mar 31, 2021 News

As part of the rebrand from The Stadia Life to The Sane Luna-tics, we were all encouraged to sign up for Luna and give our honest…

Focusing on Luna’s future as a platform, and rebranding TSL

The Stadia Life Team - Mar 31, 2021 News

Edit: We are aware of a bug some users are experiencing with our new URL (https://theluna.life) not correctly redirecting from…

Bungie Potentially Testing Cross-play Between Stadia and PC for Destiny 2

Spud - Mar 22, 2021 Rumours

Destiny 2 on Stadia is awesome, and the game I’ve played most on Stadia. You have the best of both worlds, the lack of cheaters seen…

Microsoft finally realise Stadia is better and add it to their latest consoles

ViviPlays - Mar 07, 2021 Fluff

Disclaimer: Please note that most of the below is satire consisting of real news mixed in with humours speculation and mockery of video…

Is Super Animal Royale coming to Stadia?

ViviPlays - Mar 05, 2021 News

Edit: The listing for Super Animal Royale has been removed from the Poppy Works website as on 6th March 2021.

StadiaStats.gg - an interview with the creator

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Mar 02, 2021 Interviews

I had a chat with the creator of StadiaStats.gg to ask them about a new and fun addition to the Stadia community. What's their biggest…

PixelJunk Raiders definitely isn’t junk

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Mar 02, 2021 Reviews

Is Raiders the PixelJunk of PixelJunks? How's the latest game from Q-Games stacking up? Is it insufferable because it’s a Stadia…

Is Stadia Pro worth it? Through stats and numbers

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Mar 01, 2021 Opinions

Stadia Pro is Google Stadia’s optional subscription. You don’t have to subscribe to Stadia Pro to play Stadia, but it comes with…

10 things you might believe people think about Google Stadia

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Feb 28, 2021 Opinions Fluff

John Stadia… Why does that name sound so made up? Context: Jason Schreier on Twitter: "@thestadialife It was John Stadia"Because you…

Another Week on Stadia - PixelJunk Raiders (Only on Stadia), Shantae you stay, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Feb 28, 2021 News

PixelJunk Raiders, only on Stadia. Stadia Pro claimable games for March. Terraria is back. Skyclimbers gameplay preview. Journey to the…

3 facts about Google Stadia that will blow your mind

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Feb 24, 2021 News

I’ve collected three wild facts about Google Stadia that I’m definitely almost positively certain will blow your mind. Maybe even…

5 gaming news sites and how being misleading is the new cool

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Feb 24, 2021 News Opinions

Another Week on Stadia - Outriders, Baldur’s Gate 3 Larian Studios interview, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Feb 22, 2021 News

Outriders confirmed for Stadia, launches the same day as every other platform (Get out of here!). Baldur’s Gate 3 interview. Two new…

Another Week on Stadia - Over 100 games in 2021, Embr update, Crayta free to play, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Feb 14, 2021 News

Another interesting week on Stadia has gone by. Read more about Little Nightmares 2, over 100 games coming to Stadia in 2021, large…

Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - First Impressions

Spud - Feb 13, 2021 Impressions

After a pretty quiet Season of the Hunt, Season of the Chosen has finally arrived! This season is particularly important with the…

Cloud Gaming - A comparison of the major services and platforms

The Stadia Life Team - Feb 10, 2021 Reviews Opinions

Edit: It has come to light that Shadow is currently suffering financial difficulties having filed for bankruptcy. So please take that…

Keep Your Eye on the Sky…Climbers

Spud - Feb 09, 2021 Opinions

What even is Skyclimbers?I’m glad you asked, me. Skyclimbers describes itself as a game where you can “Build your kingdom, choose…

Another Week on Stadia - Stadia Games and Entertainment winds down, Terraria cancelled (?), FIFA, and more

The Stadia Life Team - Feb 09, 2021 News

Another Week on Stadia is overdue by two days, I’m sorry. This past week has been a total roller coaster on Stadia. Read on to find…

Journey To The Savage Planet - First Impressions

Spud - Feb 06, 2021 Impressions

IntroJourney To The Savage planet is a game that was originally released in January 2020, an adventure game about exploring a dangerous…

What’s The Team Playing? - February Edition

The Stadia Life Team - Feb 01, 2021 Fluff

Playing? Is anyone ever actually playing? 🤔 Well, we try. Here’s what The Stadia Life team has been playing during January!

Another Week On Stadia - Madden NFL 21, Journey to the Savage Planet, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Jan 31, 2021 News

It looks like January the 28th was the date to mark for this week regarding Stadia. A slew of games and extra content has dropped.…

Demystifying Project Hailstorm

The Stadia Life Team - Jan 27, 2021 Rumours Opinions Fluff

The Stadia 2.52 APK was recently decompiled by 9to5google and in their article, they found a reference to a mysterious “Project…

Another Week on Stadia - Resident Evil, delays, TWoS, Outcasters, Cyberpunk, Ubisoft sale, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Jan 24, 2021 News

Hitman 3 is now available on Stadia, with it comes Stadia State Share. Drop into friend’s game state to use items you haven’t…

Hitman 3 launch guide

SirLANcelot - Jan 20, 2021 Fluff How-To

Hitman 3 is launching today and as some of you may know, this also means the Hitman 1 and 2 maps will look better too.This is a promise…

Outcasters Patch Notes, January 19th

Spud - Jan 19, 2021 Patch Notes

Outcasters has been out for a month and a half now and has just received it’s next patch, featuring a good few fixes and 6 new…

Another Week on Stadia - Project Hailstorm, State Share, Immortals, Fall Guys, Cyberpunk, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Jan 17, 2021 News

LG’s 2021 TV lineup is getting built-in support for Stadia. IO reveals all locations featured in the upcoming Hitman 3, and share…

NBA 2K21 is a scam on Stadia and something needs to happen

SirLANcelot - Jan 11, 2021 News

Stadians, assemble!For real though, there have been a lot of complaints about NBA 2K21 on Stadia and it is time we talk about this.…

Abandoning All Technology and Becoming a Hermit Keeps Stadia From Listening In

Spud - Jan 10, 2021 Fluff

As you’ll all be aware, Big Tech is always listening in to our every conversation, waiting for the perfect time to release their…

Another Week on Stadia - Road 96, Stadia Savepoint, Digital Foundry, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Jan 10, 2021 News

Through an interview with venturebeat.com (GamesBeat) published the 29th of December (that’s last year). Yoan Fanise's indie studio…

A bunch of tiny reviews - Kids and family-friendly games on Stadia

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Jan 10, 2021 Reviews

Games for the whole family, and kids, are dimes a dozen. Quality games for this market, however, are not. Let's take a quick look at…

What’s The Team Playing? - January Edition

The Stadia Life Team - Jan 08, 2021 Fluff

New year, new beginnings. Here’s what some of us at The Stadia Life team are playing and have been playing!

Stadia Beacon Review

Spud - Jan 05, 2021 Fluff

Here at The Stadia Life, we are known for our hard hitting news and reviews, and today’s review is no exception. In fact, I’d say…

Another Week on Stadia - No news is good news

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Jan 03, 2021 News

Stadia and everyone else have been on holidays this week, not a ton of news to report on. The Stadia community blog is back in business…

WE WANT YOU to (possibly) become part of The Stadia Life team!

The Stadia Life Team - Jan 02, 2021 News

New year, new us! We're expanding our team for a larger, better, and broader reach. Are you an awesome content creator…

Baldur’s Wait 3 (more months)

ViviPlays - Jan 02, 2021 Reviews

Ah, my wasted youth. It has been far too long since those days where I could spend hour upon hour wearing naught but my under crackers,…

Top 5 Exclusive Stadia Games

Spud - Jan 02, 2021 Opinions

Stadia is very different from other gaming platforms in many fundamental ways, but one thing that it does share is the existence of…

How to make Stadia look better on Chrome

SirLANcelot - Jan 02, 2021 How-To

Stadia looks amazing, we all know this, but most of us also know that Stadia looks less amazing on Chrome than it does on the…

Stadia in 2021 - Games we would like to see

The Stadia Life Team - Jan 01, 2021 Opinions Fluff

Which games would The Stadia Life community like to see launching on Stadia in 2021? No one asked, but let us tell you anyway.

Stadia DOA? No Games or Updates Since 2020

inconsiderate - Jan 01, 2021 Opinions Fluff

Remember the time Google tried to get everyone on board with their video game console The Stadia? Today it seems like a foregone…

Stadia in 2021 - Features we would like to see

The Stadia Life Team - Dec 31, 2020 Opinions Fluff

Stadia has been out and about in the public for one year and a few weeks. During this one year a slew of games, updates, promised…

Stadia store lists - Through the looking glass

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Dec 29, 2020 News Opinions

No webstore is a great store without features like filtering, sorting, and searching to help you wade through the tons and tons of…

Another Week on Stadia - Holiday Sale, Crayta free, January Pro Games, PUBG, Cyberpunk, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Dec 27, 2020 News Patch Notes

F1 2020 - Open-wheel racing at its finest!Hotline Miami - A fast, visceral top-down shooter that rewards the quick and punishes the…

Exporting your save data from Stadia

ViviPlays - Dec 24, 2020 How-To

Ok, so my last guide was quite frankly, amazing! A magnum opus of guide writing if you will. Today I will not try to top it but will…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 12: Cthulhu Saves Christmas

Spud - Dec 24, 2020 Impressions

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas Eve! Cheer levels are nearly at maximum levels and the last door on my advent calendar has been opened, which…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 11: Celeste

Spud - Dec 23, 2020 Impressions

The end is near. The death of this series draws closer. After tomorrow, the 12 Days of Pros-mas will be no more.It’s ok though,…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 10: Hello Neighbor

Spud - Dec 22, 2020 Impressions

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! At least, that’s what I’ll be saying in 3 days’ time. For now though, welcome back to The…

New Cyberpunk 2077 Update!

ViviPlays - Dec 21, 2020 Fluff

Cyberpunk 2077 on Stadia now has the latest update available and you may be wondering to yourself “How do I update to the latest…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 9: The Gardens Between

Spud - Dec 21, 2020 Impressions

Ah, hello again. I was expecting you. Welcome back to the Stadia Life Christmas Cabin, also known as my prison until December…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 8: Steamworld Heist

Spud - Dec 20, 2020 Impressions

Mele Kalikimaka! Welcome back to the Stadia Life Christmas Cabin. Hope that nice Hawaiian Christmas greeting gives you nice memories of…

Another Week on Stadia - Ubisoft+, iOS beta, gaaaames, PAC-MAN free play days, and more

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Dec 19, 2020 News

Weekly deals for Stadia Pro subscribersDarksiders Genesis for $19.99 USD or €19.99Unto the End for $18.74 or €14.99Weekly deals for…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 7: Into The Breach

Spud - Dec 19, 2020 Impressions

On the seventh day of Pros-mas, my true Spud sent to me: another pro game. That’s right, none of that bird rubbish. Who even wants 7…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 6: Submerged: Hidden Depths

Spud - Dec 18, 2020 Impressions

Come in, come in, it’s freezing out there! Welcome back into the Stadia Life Christmas Cabin. Warm up by the fire, refill your health…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 5: Sundered: Eldritch Edition

Spud - Dec 17, 2020 Impressions

Ho ho ho, welcome back to the Stadia Life Christmas Cabin! What do you want for Christmas this year? Have you been naughty, or have you…

Cyberpunk 2077 in 4K - PC vs Stadia

ViviPlays - Dec 16, 2020 Fluff

If you haven’t heard of Cyberpunk 2077 by now, then you must have been living under a rock and if that’s the case, then I…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 4: Kine

Spud - Dec 16, 2020 Impressions

Well well well, look who’s come back. Welcome back to the Stadia Life Christmas Cabin! I spent several hours today using my expert…

Cyberpunk 2077 Hotfix 1.04, now on Stadia

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Dec 15, 2020 Patch Notes

Update (2020.12.15): This patch is now out on Stadia, source: Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter Update (2020.12.13): This patch is not (yet)…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 3: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Spud - Dec 15, 2020 Impressions

Hello again, welcome back to the cosy Stadia Life Christmas Cabin. Why not treat yourself to a nice hot chocolate before you get…

Gushing about Cyberpunk 2077

Vesuvius - Dec 14, 2020 Opinions Impressions

Cyberpunk 2077 is a game developed and published by CD Projekt. Cyberpunk 2077 is an RPG and a first-person shooter (yes I don’t…

Ubisoft Plus lands on Stadia, only US for now

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Dec 14, 2020 News

Ubisoft Plus is finally rolling out to every user on Stadia, if said user resides in the United States of America. That’s right! The…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 2: Jotun: Valhalla Edition

Spud - Dec 14, 2020 Impressions

Welcome back to the Stadia Life Christmas Cabin. Thank you for returning, it gets very lonely here. The masters won’t allow me to…

12 Days of Pros-mas - Day 1: Monster Jam Steel Titans

Spud - Dec 13, 2020 Impressions

Hello, welcome to the cosy Stadia Life Christmas Cabin.

Outcasters patch notes, December 10th

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Dec 12, 2020 Patch Notes

Splash Damage silently pushed out an update for their frantic arena shooter Outcasters on Stadia, December 10th. Here’s what the…

The Razer Kishi Review!

Justine - Dec 10, 2020 Reviews

Today, let’s talk about an accessory aimed at mobile gamers, or even console gamers who would love to play anywhere, but without…

Destiny 2 confirms cross-play in 2021

SirLANcelot - Dec 09, 2020 News

Destiny 2, one of the pioneers in the “looter shooter” genre, has confirmed cross-play support beginning sometime in 2021. While…

Weekly roundup - Too much to sum up in this title!

SirLANcelot - Dec 09, 2020 News

Another week, another weekly roundup!And do I have a lot to cover here!Games, Games and Games!A lot to cover with this part, we're…

What’s The Team Playing? - December Edition

The Stadia Life Team - Dec 09, 2020 Fluff

Long time no see, fellow 21 Stadia users! It’s been four months since our previous What’s The Team Playing article. About time we…

Today on Stadia - YouTube Streaming

The Stadia Life Team - Dec 08, 2020 News

Finally, a promised feature that has been “coming soon” is slowly rolling out to users, starting today.YouTube Streaming when…

Thumper - My Journey With A Cosmic Beetle

Spud - Dec 08, 2020 Fluff

The date was the 1st of January 2020. The excitement of a new year and new decade was in the air, the world foolishly unaware of what…

To Valhalla or to Valhellyea

SirLANcelot - Dec 07, 2020 Reviews

When Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla launched, I wrote a first impression about the game and mentioned I would be writing a full review…

Today on Stadia - New featured deals, new countries and more!

The Stadia Life Team - Dec 07, 2020 News

Featured Deals:This week Stadia Store has been updated with some new Featured Deals. I really hope these offers continue moving…

Stadia arrives in eight new European countries

The Stadia Life Team - Dec 07, 2020 News

Stadia will be rolling out in 8 new European countries throughout the next 24 hours.First off, I want to Start by welcoming new members…

Outcasters First Impression

cim the Giant Enemy Crab - Dec 07, 2020 Impressions

Outcasters is a whimsical, frantic, fast-paced, easy to play and hard to master isometric arena shooter where you curve your shots for…

Immortals Fenyx Rising First Impression

Jezebelley - Dec 06, 2020 Impressions

Immortals Fenyx Rising is Ubisoft Québec’s homage to Nintendo Switch favourite Breath of the Wild. Character creation and quirky…

Destiny 2: Beyond Light Review

Spud - Dec 05, 2020 Reviews

We are now just under a month since the launch of Destiny 2’s latest expansion, Beyond Light, and now that the raid has been…

Stadia Live Hangout Roundup

SirLANcelot - Dec 03, 2020 News

Stadia had a live hangout today on their Youtube channel, Austin Creed & Katie Wilson were the hosts and the played some games…

Weekly roundup - Two games released today and another free title!

SirLANcelot - Dec 01, 2020 News

Another week has passed by and we’ve got some more news!We’re getting a few new games this week, the pro games released and another…

December Pro games and Black Friday deals!

SirLANcelot - Nov 24, 2020 News

Another week, another blogpost from our favourite Community managers!In the latest blogpost, the Stadia team announced the December pro…

Weekly roundup - Stadia gets its first free to play game!

SirLANcelot - Nov 17, 2020 News Rumours

We've had a pretty solid week of news so far, but the Stadia team didn't seem to stop just yet!On the newest blogpost they announced…

Assassins Creed: Valhalla - First impression

SirLANcelot - Nov 09, 2020 Impressions

Today Assassins Creed: Valhalla launched, and boy am I excited for this game. I had already pre-ordered the collectors edition for PC,…

Sekiro Shadows Die Twice First Impressions!

Vesuvius - Oct 30, 2020 Impressions

Sekiro Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure video game developed and self-published (for the Stadia port) by From Software who is…

Six Months of Windbound Updates Incoming

inconsiderate - Oct 30, 2020 News

Windbound has just posted a full six months of updates that they have planned, with the first one dropped today and full of halloween…

Watch Dogs Legion - Day One Review

inconsiderate - Oct 30, 2020 Reviews

The latest and greatest Ubisoft game is finally here and, as a huge fan of the series since the original way back in 2014, I’ve been…

Watch Dogs: Legion - First Impression

SirLANcelot - Oct 29, 2020 Impressions

Today Watch Dogs: Legion, the third installment in this franchise, was released. I’ve been playing for about 3 hours right now,…

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice available NOW!

SirLANcelot - Oct 28, 2020 News

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is available now on the Stadia store! The game is available for €32,99 or $32,99 (discounted until…

Cyberpunk 2077 delayed (once again)

SirLANcelot - Oct 27, 2020 News

Fear not, it only got delayed for a “minor” 21 days, the new release date will be December 10, 2020. Like with the last delay, CDPR…

November pro games

SirLANcelot - Oct 27, 2020 News

Just announced on the newest community blogpost, the November pro games.During November you’ll be able to claim 6 games which will…

Dead By Daylight Review (by a PC player)

Vesuvius - Oct 24, 2020 Reviews Opinions Fluff

Dead By Daylight is an asymmetric horror game developed and published by Behaviour Interactive. The game features prominent characters…

Stadia Good Stuff Announcement roundup

Vesuvius - Oct 23, 2020 News

The Good Stuff Event was an event held by Google to promote new games coming to Stadia as well as small announcements for new release…

Cris Tales Delayed to Early 2021

inconsiderate - Oct 14, 2020 News

An update from Modus Games this morning has announced that the artistic JRPG-inspired Cris Tales has been pushed out to early…

Cosmic Star Heroine Rated For Stadia

inconsiderate - Oct 08, 2020 Rumours

Another new game has been rated for Stadia today, Cosmic Star Heroine. I had to spellcheck this post three times because I kept…

Mortal Kombat 11 Gets Krossplay (but not on Stadia)

The Stadia Life Team - Oct 08, 2020 News

First thing this morning Mortal Kombat 11 has announced that they are testing out cross-play support exclusively for Xbox One and…

Stadia’s “Crowd Choice” is here! But how do I use it?!

inconsiderate - Oct 02, 2020 Opinions

Alongside the launch of our newest obsession, Dead By Daylight, the long-awaited Crowd Choice feature has finally arrived. And unlike…

Stadia Streaming Integration Appears For Some Users

The Stadia Life Team - Sep 30, 2020 News

Discovered just minutes ago by our resident Stadia guru Nathan, a “live stream” button has started appearing on select Stadia…

Google’s “Launch Night In” Recap

inconsiderate - Sep 30, 2020 News

The day is here! Let’s take a look at the new stuff that was announced, and skip over all the stuff that isn’t relevant to Stadia!…

Three New Stadia PEGI Ratings

inconsiderate - Sep 30, 2020 News

Three new games have been given PEGI ratings tonight, with quite a variety present. The 2011 classic Saint’s Row The Third…