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Nintendo interested in the tech, but unlikely to replicate the OnLive model
Read More »Intel named as Gaikai investor
While the leading network firm Limelight also steps out as an shareholder
Read More »E3 2010: Gaikai signs EA
EA has become the first publisher to sign up to Gaikai’s streaming video games service that will allow users to play high-spec titles via any web browser. Titles that will be hitting the service include The Sims, Battlefield: Bad Company, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Medal of Honor and Need for …
Read More »E3 2010: OnLive roundup
Ahead of its launch on Thursday, Onlive has released final details of its cloud gaming service – including the initial games line-up and titles that will be available in future. Each of these announcements can be found in our E3 feed, or you can browse through this handy summary of …
Read More »E3 2010: OnLive gets Deus Ex 3, Driver and more
OnLive hasn’t even launched yet – and already big publishers are saying their upcoming major titles, first shown at E3 this week, will be available on the streaming game service. Today Square-Enix, Sega, Capcom and Konami Digital Entertainment have joined a chorus of publishers that includes Electronic Arts, Take Two …
Read More »E3 2010: Japanese firms back OnLive
There are now 25 publishers supporting the OnLive game streaming service. Today the firm has announced new support from Square-Enix, Sega, Capcom and Konami Digital Entertainment at E3. They join Electronic Arts, Take Two Interactive Software, THQ, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Mike McGarvey, COO of OnLive, said: These …
Read More »E3 2010: Dell signs OnLive deal
OnLive has announced it has teamed up with PC specialists Dell to power the launch of its upcoming cloud gaming service. The two companies have been working for several years on custom-designed servers that will handle the new service when it launches this Thursday. Dell has also confirmed it will …
Read More »E3 2010: OnLive ready for launch this week
When E3 closes its doors on Thursday June 17th, a new era will begin for online gaming. If you believe OnLive, that is. The firm’s ambitious cloud games streaming service goes live on Thursday and will, the firm says, ‘make an important first step toward making instant gaming a reality’. …
Read More »Gaikaiâ??s reality check
Co-co founder Andrew Gault on how the service is shaping up ahead of its E3 push
Read More »OnLive to hit UK in 2011
Radical new gaming operation OnLive should launch in the UK by the end of next year, following a US launch this month. The system processes games content on external servers, and streams an image feed directly through to a TV or computer, negating the need for a console or high …
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