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Xbox Live boss says streaming machines won’t be mass-market ‘for the foreseeable future’

Streaming games service still on track for a ‘winter’ launch, though that could mean a 2010 arrival

Beta of streaming service unleashed by new platform holder

Israeli tech firm Playcast Media System beats OnLive and Gaikai to the punch

‘OnLive is trying to directly compete with the platform holders,’ says Gaikai founder David Perry

Cloud gaming service only viewable for publishers at E3 due to patent complications

OnLive’s new business model means it has no business talking to retail, apparently

As competition for retail shelf space grows, publishers are turning towards the digital market for a solution. Christopher Dring speaks to the key players about the sector’s growth, and where it’s headed…

Digital distribution was the talk of GDC. No surprise there, given the importance of network services to Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation. But OnLive stunned everyone, whilst Zeebo had us thinking about Brazil and China. Where no consoles currently grow.

Rival cloud computing boss claims OnLive has been set up for a big money sale

Key founder of controversial streaming games service insists that firm’s claims are for real

SCEA’s Patrick Seybold questions the costs of building streaming games service

Though NoA president admits that streaming games service could ‘make a lot of sense’ for PC games industry

One day after OnLive’s much-discussed GDC reveal, Sony moves to protect its games brand

GDC 09: Just as Zeebo promises new ‘fourth’ console, rival service threatens to bring high-end gaming to the masses