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New OnLive owner speaks publically for the first time
- Seven months have passed since OnLive’s public shake-up last summer. We later learned that the company and all of its assets were sold for $4.8 million just days before layoffs essentially gutted the streaming game company. News from OnLive’s new…
T5 sues Gaikai: Is a patent war brewing among cloud gaming outfits?
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With a cutthroat tech industry that loves playing fast and loose with the patent-legal system, we're surprised there haven't been more suits among emerging game streaming outfits, but there's at least one on record now as T5 Labs has sued Gaikai for alleged patent infringement...
US cable companies to enter cloud-gaming business
- US cable providers are reportedly gearing up to start testing their own cloud-gaming services, in a move that ultimately aims to make dedicated gaming hardware a thing of the past. Citing "people with knowledge of the matter," Bloomberg reports that…
Nvidia feels cloud gaming has a bright future despite rocky start
- Cloud gaming took a major step back in most people’s eyes following OnLive’s recent mishaps but not everyone feels the platform is destined to fail. A recent interview with Nvidia’s Phil Eisler may help to instill some confidence in cloud…
Square Enix intros ad-supported cloud gaming service Core Online
- Despite the recent shakeup at OnLive, it seems the industry at large hasn't given up on the idea of cloud-based gaming. Gaikai, an OnLive competitor that focused on demos, was purchased by Sony last month for $380 million and is…
OnLive rebooted: What went wrong?
- I remember the first time I saw OnLive demoed for me. Three years ago, I was ushered into a conference room on Manhattan's Midtown East neighborhood and saw Crysis running of the cloud gaming service's network. It looked impressive, sure,…
Weekend tech reading: OnLive reboots with new owner after layoffs
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"OnLive ... will continue to operate," the statement read. "...there is no expected interruption of any OnLive services." It was a statement that read as an assurance: everything is fine, we're still here, it's business as usual. But it was clear that everything wasn't fine. Earlier yesterday...
Gaikai reportedly wants to sell streaming game business for $500+ million
- Cloud-based gaming company Gaikai is reportedly up for sale. The firm has already hired bankers to shop a deal that is expected to bring in over $500 million, according to sources as reported by Fortune.
OnLive announces easy in-browser gameplay, MultiView, LG deal
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OnLive announced during E3 that it is expanding the Web and social aspects of its service in addition to offering on-demand games through smart TVs. The updated in-browser support makes it easier for partners such as publishers and retailers to integrate OnLive's service on their sites...
Rumor: Sony to acquire a cloud gaming company
- Rumors have been doing the rounds the past few days claiming Sony might be making a move into the cloud gaming space. Speculation first started when VG247 posted an article saying that there would be a partnership deal announced at…
GeForce Grid will let you stream games on a Kepler-based GPU
- We've already seen Nvidia's latest graphics architecture in action on standard gaming rigs, but the company shared some of Kepler's cloud-centric benefits during the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California today. Nvidia says that first-generation Fermi-based game servers, such…
OnLive Desktop changes OS to Windows Server 2008
- The popular iPad app, OnLive Desktop, which provides Apple tablet users with a hosted Windows 7 desktop and native Office 2010 support announced this week the move over to Windows shared hosting running Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 operating system.
Microsoft says OnLive's use of Windows 7 and Office is unlicensed
- Cloud gaming company OnLive announced last month that they had added a free version of their Windows 7 desktop for iPad users, giving them access to a virtual Windows 7 desktop on their iPads and the ability to run Microsoft Office applications.
OnLive expands Windows 7 on iPad offering with Desktop Plus
- Cloud gaming firm OnLive released a free version of its Windows 7 desktop for iPad in January, enabling iPad users to access a virtual Windows 7 desktop on their tablets and run Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel and PowerPoint --…
Crytek-backed Gface unveils social gaming platform with OnLive-like streaming
- Crytek, the studio behind the Crysis series and the CryEngine technology behind it, is helping develop a new social network service centered around gaming. Dubbed Gface -- a mash between gaming and Facebook, perhaps? -- the service is currently in…
Upcoming LG TVs will stream PC games with Gaikai
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Gaikai, a video game streaming platform akin to OnLive, has announced a partnership that will allow it to deliver games to high-end TV owners. LG has agreed to add Gaikai's offerings to its products, including Cinema 3D TVs expected to ship later this year...
OnLive readies game streaming app for Google TV devices
- Video game streaming service OnLive is adding yet another option for users to access their service. In a post just published to the Google TV blog, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman said that they've been working closely with Google to bring console-class…
OnLive Desktop brings Windows 7 and Office to your iPad
- Tablets have gained massive popularity over the past couple of years due to their ability to consume content, their portability, and ease of use. The explosion of all sorts of different apps has added even more functionality, offering users a myriad…
OnLive gaming hits Android devices, iOS app coming soon
- Video game streaming firm OnLive has launched a mobile client for select Android devices, bringing the latest and most graphically intensive titles to the fastest-growing category of consumer electronic devices. The service, which launched last year for Windows and Mac…
OnLive launches game streaming service in the UK
- OnLive, the on-demand game streaming service, has officially launched in the UK this morning at the Eurogamer Expo gaming convention in London. Users can sign up for free and stream triple-A games via almost any broadband Internet connection to their…
OnLive version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution free with PC retail purchase
- Update: It seems GameStop stores are actually removing the free OnLive game code from PC retail copies of the game. The company itself confirmed the move this morning by saying: "Square Enix packed the competitor’s coupon with our DXHR product without…
OnLive wants to bring its game streaming service to consoles
- OnLive is reportedly in talks with Microsoft and Sony about bringing its streaming service to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The revelation was made by the company's vice president of engineering Joe Bentley in an interview with CVG,…
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