Tag: ONLIVE

A new partnership with OnLive will bring streaming games to Vizio's recently announced lineup of tablets, phones, TVs and Blu-ray players. Engadget writes that, even though it runs as an app, Vizio's OnLive gaming experience will "support full 1080p resolution, stereoscopic 3-D images, and OnLive's wireless gamepads." OnLive CEO Steve Perlman has also asserted that the gaming service is being ...

OnLive, the on-demand video game service, has addressed many of the issues that initially concerned consumers. With those worries assuaged, and with a physical console on the immediate horizon, OnLive now apparently plans to turn its focus from rectifying problems to diversifying content. According to Reuters, OnLive officially intends to add television shows and movies to its streaming catalog. ...

As of last summer, the success of OnLive's unreleased, on-demand gaming program appeared to hinge on a variety of significant issues. The uncertainties included the program's lack of wireless access, its undetermined pricing scheme and the absence of a physical console. CEO Steve Perlman assured consumers those concerns would be addressed, and his promise is steadily coming to fruition. OnLive ...

Although, for a time, the video game industry valiantly staved off the recession while other enterprises suffered, console game sales did eventually stagnate before precipitously dropping. Online gaming currently thrives, though, particularly with enormously popular titles like Zynga's 'FarmVille' and 'Mafia Wars.' Other services like Xbox Live, which reportedly generates billions in revenue, ...

In March, the streaming video game service OnLive promised us it would launch its final version during E3, specifically on June 17. Well, by midnight yesterday not everyone had been granted access, but it appears that the company is rolling out the service in stages. We're still not seeing a link to sign up for a new account, but some who pre-registered for the service are reporting their ...

Gamers have been waiting for OnLive, a cloud-based video game streaming service, to launch since last year. Good news: the wait will soon be over. According to Joystiq, CEO Steve Perlman announced that a final version of OnLive will debut at E3 2010, and the service will become available to gamers in the 48 continental states on June 17th, 2010. For $14.95-a-month, you can stream video games ...

The software industry has been slowly moving away from traditional physical media and in-store purchases. Downloads, legal and otherwise, have all but wiped away the music industry's business model, and the Internet and video-on-demand services have hurt DVD rentals and sales. The software industry (and especially the video game industry) foresaw the future of distribution and started moving ...