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Ex-OnLive employee claims half of workforce laid off

, Aug 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Friday was something of a whirlwind day for the employees and executives of OnLive. At the start of the day, we heard that OnLive would be shutting down, with a number of employees saying they had been handed pink slips. Throughout the day, OnLive executives claimed that everything was fine. After the end of business of Friday, OnLive announced that it had been "acquired into a newly-formed company" and with this freshly-found financial backing, would be re-hiring a "large percentage" of its staff as it makes this transition. Read The Full Story

More evidence for OnLive shutdown surfaces (UPDATE: OnLive confirms sale)

, Aug 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, we brought you news of an imminent OnLive shutdown. According to sources inside the company, today is OnLive's last day of existence, but the company itself is denying that it's in any trouble. It's very confusing, but new evidence has been presented that suggests everything is not okay like OnLive's executives would have us believe. Read The Full Story

Marvell and OnLive team up to bring game streaming to Google TV

, Jul 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

OnLive already lets you enjoy the benefits (and sometimes share in the frustrations) of cloud gaming on PC, Mac, and tablets, but today the company announced a deal that will soon see the service coming to Google TVs and Google TV devices. OnLive has partnered with Marvell and plans to use Marvell's technology to increase the range of its cloud gaming service. The best part? By using Marvell's tech, OnLive subscribers will be able to access the service on their Google TVs without a console. Read The Full Story

EA aims to be a “100% digital” company

, Jul 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Say what you will about EA, but the company definitely seems to be thinking ahead. Head of EA Labels, Frank Gibeau, has told GamesIndustry in an interview that EA will “be a 100% digital company, period.” Talking about the gaming industry and the rise of digital media, Gibeau believes that selling digital products directly to the consumer via the internet is the way of the future. Read The Full Story

So who’ll buy OnLive now?

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony’s acquisition of Gaikai today closes off one long-standing rumor of a cloud gaming investment, but opens up another: which rival can’t afford to leave OnLive on the shelf? Whispers that Sony was eyeing a cloud specialist culminated back in May with OnLive and Gaikai presumed the most likely candidates for powering the company’s long-standing “Four Screen” strategy, something Sony described as its retort to Apple’s iOS, iTunes and iCloud ecosystem. That leaves OnLive potentially up for grabs, and a number of potential suitors.

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Samsung Smart TVs to get Gaikai cloud gaming

, Jun 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has plans to enter the gaming business, starting off by partnering with cloud gaming service Gaikai. The South Korean manufacturer will be introducing a Samsung Cloud Gaming (SCG) platform on its new 7000 series and up Smart TVs. The service will be powered by Gaikai, but the UI and game selection is customized by Samsung. Read The Full Story

Sony PlayStation 4 tipped for 2013

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

With games such as Doom 3: BFG Edition still making waves in the industry of what some would call a fading wave for console gaming, Sony's PlayStation 4's release in 2013 is sure to be a hit. That's what "sources close to the matter" speaking with the Wall Street Jounral are saying in hopes that the news this week that an ultra-slick disk-less cloud-based PlayStation was being released was bashed by early critics. This situation reflects essentially what happened when the PSP Go was released, failure that it was with downloadable content only, ditching physical game units altogether. Read The Full Story

Sony mulling cloud gaming purchase

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Here’s an interesting little rumor: Sony is reportedly looking into streaming game services, and more specifically aiming to acquire either Gaikai or OnLive. Information has pointed towards Sony purchasing a cloud gaming company and announcing the buy at its E3 conference this coming Monday. Sources have told MCV that Sony is poised to sign an agreement with “a high profile cloud gaming firm.” Read The Full Story

NVIDIA enters cloud gaming with GeForce GRID

, May 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Cloud gaming seems to be gathering some momentum, with OnLive and Gaikai both providing streaming games for reasonable prices with decent, if not amazing, quality. Now NVIDIA has signed a partnership with Gaikai that would see the cloud gaming company make use of of the new Kepler architecture as well as dedicated video encoding via CUDA. Read The Full Story

GameStop pulls Deus Ex from store shelves after OnLive controversy

, Aug 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

GameStop has completely yanked the PC version of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution game title from its store shelves following the OnLive controversy. The game retailer had come under fire after it was revealed and then comfirmed that the company was opening up boxes of the Deus Ex game to remove coupons from cloud-gaming competitor OnLive. Read The Full Story

GameStop removes OnLive coupons from Deus Ex

, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [5]

GameStop has ordered its employees to open up new boxes of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution game title to remove the included OnLive coupon. The offer gives customers, who purchase the regular PC version of the game, a free OnLive version, encouraging them to try the OnLive cloud gaming platform. This didn't sit well with GameStop, as cloud gaming is certainly competition for video gaming dollars. Read The Full Story

OnLive Cloud Gaming Offers Free Console With Game Pre-Order

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [14]

OnLive is trying a new tactic that could prove to be pretty smart. The company is offering a deal right now where if you pre-order THQ’s Homefront game from February 25th to March 14th you’ll get a free version of its OnLive gaming system. The system normally retails for $99, but by giving it away free they may be able to get the system into a lot more hands than otherwise. Read The Full Story
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