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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

Portal 2 for PS3 to Come with Free Mac and PC Version

, Jan 18th 2011 Discuss [4]

We're not sure about the Xbox 360 version yet, and it doesn't appear that the PC version will come with any extra functionality to it, but the Playstation 3 version of one of the most cult-classic-great games we've ever played will be coming with both Mac and PC versions attached. This PS3 version of the game comes with full Steam integration which will allow you to continue the game wherever you left of no matter which platform you decide to bring your Portal 2 Blu-Ray disk to. Read The Full Story

OnLive’s Playback Beta Open to All Users Free of Charge Until January 31st

, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

OnLive's flat $10-per-month gaming package, Playback, was launched at the end of December, and was supposed to herald the official launch on January 15th. Unfortunately for the company, it doesn't look like that date is going to be met. However, due to the set-back, the company has rewarded its users the usage of Playback through the rest of January, completely free-of-charge. Read The Full Story

OnLive patent cloud gaming tech

, Dec 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

OnLive has successfully patented its cloud gaming technology, IP which the company describes as "fundamental" to its system of wireless video gaming. Patent 7,849,491 - "Apparatus and method for wireless video gaming" - describes the OnLive system of a remote server running the game itself while a low-power MicroConsole is used to interface with the gamer's TV and the controllers. Read The Full Story

OnLive cloud-based game service to launch June 17th at $15 per month

, Mar 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Well, what can we say, but it's finally here.  After almost 8 years of development and millions of lines of code, OnLive, the gaming equivalent of cloud-computing technology is set to take the gaming world by storm on June 17th, coming to both PCs and Macs in the contiguous 48 states at a $14.95 per month base subscription. Read The Full Story

OnLive cloud gaming service demoed, lag may be an issue

, Jan 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Any gamer that plays online games will tell you that lag is a serious problem. Too much lag keeps you from being able to control your character and gets you fragged, killing the fun of gaming. One of the big problems that many gamers feared when the OnLive cloud gaming service first surfaced was lag. Read The Full Story

OnLive secures more venture funding for cloud gaming service

, Sep 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

We have talked about the slick sounding OnLive cloud-based gaming service before. The service allows users to play the same games as console and PC gamers without a console and without having to purchase any game software. Read The Full Story
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