How Sony could disrupt its console rivals — and itself — with its Gaikai acquisition
The disruptive effect of Sony’s $380 million acquisition of Gaikai could send reverberations throughout the video game industry. As such, the deal will give...
OnLive gets its cloud gaming service on LG TVs and broadens its service
OnLive is announcing several new deals and enhancements to its cloud gaming service, where users play games that are hosted on web-connected data centers...
Samsung to compete with Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony via Gaikai cloud gaming
Samsung plans to enter the game business through a cloud-gaming service that is powered by game-streaming startup Gaikai. The Korean electronics giant plans to...
Nvidia poised to change gaming with cloud graphics chips
Nvidia announced today that it has created unique features in its Kepler-based graphics chips that could make cloud-based gaming much more practical. The company...
Numecent spins out Approxy cloud-gaming startup
Numecent, a startup with an interesting new cloud technology for digital delivery, is spinning out Approxy as a new cloud-gaming startup. While Numecent will...
Playcast snags French TV provider to debut cloud gaming service (exclusive)
Game streaming is taking a step into the European market today. Playcast Media Systems is announcing that Bouygues Telecom will launch a cloud gaming...
LG and Gaikai to bring cloud gaming to 3D televisions in 2012
LG Electronics and Gaikai are teaming up to bring an integrated cloud gaming service to LG Cinema 3D TVs in 2012. Gaikai says it...
The DeanBeat: Game industry predictions for 2012
We all know how worthless predictions can be, but they’re kind of irresistible. They’re easy to make, particularly if nobody pays attention to whether...
Review: OnLive Mobilized: How cloud gaming works on cell carriers
This holiday season, mobile gamers will get a chance to do something they’ve never been able to do: play console games on smartphones and...
Cloud gaming service OnLive offers crazy discounts this Thanksgiving weekend
The pioneering on-demand cloud gaming service, OnLive, is offering all users a free five-day rental of both Homefront and Red Faction: Armageddon during its...