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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 »E3 2010: Ubisoft roundup
Ubisoft unveiled one of its most varied line-ups to date last night at its E3 press conference, including games based on celebrities, revitalised franchises and ambitious new IP. You can find each of these announcements detailed in our E3 feed, or check out our summary of the biggest Ubisoft news …
Read More »E3 2010: EA roundup
Electronic Arts hosted a special press briefing at E3 yesterday where it unveiled key shipping dates for top titles – and new online services. We’ve covered each announcement in depth in our E3 feed, but we’ve also summed up all the major announcements below. Click through to each for more …
Read More »E3 2010: Konami nabs Glee game rights
Could Konami have finally found a way to edge out the competition posed by Sony’s SingStar franchise? As E3 kicks off it has been confirmed that the publisher has scored rights to the hugely popular TV show Glee, which features the story of a (yep) rag-tag bunch of misfit singers …
Read More »E3 2010: Virgin Gaming goes public
Remember, folks, you heard it here first. Virgin Gaming came out of stealth mode last night in an understated LA E3 press conference that detailed Richard Branson’s plan to carve a new space in the games industry. And as we exclusively revealed last month the Virgin Gaming brand will head …
Read More »E3 2010: Sonic Free Riders races onto Kinect
A Kinect exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog title has been confirmed by Sega which will be available to buy on the motion accessory’s launch day. Sonic Free Riders allows players to turn, twist and jump to race characters from the Sonic series on vehicles like bikes and hover boards. Featuring both …
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