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The credibility of streaming game service OnLive has been given a serious boost this morning – British Telecom has become one of its investors. Taking a small 2.6 per cent stake, the UK telecoms provider – best known for its UK telephone and broadband system and new TV on-demand service …
Read More »Prince Of Persia returns on May 21st
Ubisoft has announced Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be released in the UK on May 21st. The upcoming action game will hit shelves on the same day that Disney flick Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time hits cinemas. While the film retells the story of Ubisoft’s best-selling …
Read More »No 3D or motion could hurt OnLive
Though many think that cloud gaming could be the dominant force in the next generation of gaming, one analyst has predicted that the failure of services such as OnLive to embrace modern gaming trends could leave them floundering. What OnLive will not do, at least not at this point, is …
Read More »OnLive offers MicroConsole assurance
With the PC and Mac versions of OnLive expected to arrive in the US on June 17th, the firm’s COO Mike McGarvey has reaffirmed the company’s intention to bring its external MicroConsole to the market. The ability to stream games directly to the living room via the MicroConsole TV adapter …
Read More »GDC: OnLive dates launch, pricing for US
June US kick-off for PC/Mac streaming service; $14.95 subscription and publisher support; No details on Euro launch yet
Read More »Onlive details launch plan
Controversial games streaming service OnLive will launch in the US on June 17th backed by Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, THQ and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, MCV can reveal. Details for the cloud-based gaming service, which was unveiled amidst much attention at GDC last year, are to be given in …
Read More »OnLive demo boasts no latency issues
CEO Perlman declares: 'We have to get away from specialised, expensive hardware.'
Read More »Sony, OnLive, Unity and EA set for GamesBeat
OnLiveâ??s Pearlman and Sonyâ??s Jack Buser add to a star list of speakers
Read More »Analyst: Motion controls will increase console life-span
Screen Digest expects Project Natal and Sony’s motion controller to extend the lifecycle of PS3 and Xbox 360. The media analysts says it’s important for Sony and Microsoft to release motion sensing devices to face off the threat from on-demand services such as OnLive. However, the firm still anticipates a …
Read More »Gaikai grabs $5m funding
SEC filing reveals more about Dave Perry's cloud-based streaming game venture
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