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Cloud gaming specialist OnLive has relaunched itself with two major new business models that it believes will finally win over gamers. The firm’s new management team have added two new services, the first of which is called CloudLift. The concept is that gamers – for 9.99 a month – can …
Read More »OnLive’s new business models explained
OnLive re-launched itself today, but what does the new service really mean? MCV explains all Didn’t OnLive go bust? Yes, in 2012 the old OnLive collapsed. But it was rescued and has continued to work in the background. The OnLive network has never gone offline, although has not courted much …
Read More »Sony: Retailers should treat digital the same as physical
UK games stores should push digital games as much as physical ones, says Sony. The platform holder has been active in supporting digital games on the High Street with various point card solutions for specialists and indie retailers. We are looking for retailers to support each piece of content as …
Read More »Ubisoft plans Watch Dogs licensing assault
Licensing firms have already rushed to back Watch Dogs – even before the game has launched. Gamers can already order Watch Dogs books, t-shirts, scarves, caps and hoodies. It’s great to have a game as highly anticipated as Watch Dogs out this year and observe the number of licensed deals …
Read More »Are video games the next for merged Dixons and Carphone Warehouse?
Electronic giant Dixons hopes to become a major player in smartphones via a proposed merger with Carphone Warehouse. The firm is already a major player in other electrical goods and one insider told MCV that should the deal go through, Dixons would consider turning its guns on gaming. Dixons is …
Read More »Cortana is Windows Phone’s voice recognition assistant
Halo’s AI sidekick to be Microsoft’s answer to Siri
Read More »RadioShack closing up to 1,100 stores in US
Electronics and games retailer RadioShack has announced significant US store closures. The news follows a 20 per cent sales decline in the last quarter and the company’s eighth straight quarterly loss. Net losses tripled in the period to $191.4m. The closures equate to around 1,100 stores (20 per cent of …
Read More »Goat Simulator gets PC release date
Coffee Stain Studios’ deliciously bizarre Goat Simulator has now got a release date. The game will be released on April 1st – and yes, we realise that’s April Fools’ Day. The PC-only game will offer Steam Workshop support so players can make their own goats, missions, levels and more” although …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight announced for PC, PS4, Xbox One
Rocksteady Studios will return to the helm of the Batman series this year with the release of Batman: Arkham Knight. Arkham Knight will be series creator Rocksteady’s final Arkham title, and the iconic Batmobile will be at the core of the new game, including Riddler’s challengers. The game will take …
Read More »Twitch introduces streaming for mobile games
New SDK allows users to broadcast and capture footage from smartphone titles
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