Netflix’s Qwikster game rentals may have short shelf life, thanks to cloud gaming
Netflix today spun off its mail-order DVD business into a new service called Qwikster, which will include mail-order video game rentals. Given Netflix’s immense...
THQ’s Farrell on how the cloud will change the video game business
“Cloud gaming” has become a hot topic lately, with game startups such as OnLive, Gaikai and Otoy serving up cloud-based game streaming. But the best...
OnLive to launch cloud games in UK in September
OnLive is launching its cloud gaming service for the United Kingdom on Sept. 22. This is the the first major international expansion for the...
Happy Cloud joins crowded games-on-demand market
The latest entrant in the crowded games-on-demand market is Happy Cloud, a startup that lets you stream games to your computer so you can...
Cloud-based video games will put pirates out of business
Ever wonder what the gaming world would be like without pirates? That future isn’t too far away, thanks to the advent of cloud-based gaming...
One game, any device: Hideo Kojima’s vision of a seamless gaming future
Hideo Kojima, who created the Metal Gear Solid game series, demonstrated the newest gaming feature from game maker Konami today: the ability to transfer...
Who invented cloud gaming? T5 Labs tangles with OnLive (exclusive)
Cloud gaming service OnLive recently announced that it had a fundamental patent on its business of instantly providing sophisticated video games to users over...
Is cloud gaming service OnLive really worth $1.8B? (poll)
OnLive’s $40 million in funding from HTC yesterday has everyone in the game business wondering what the company’s overall valuation might be. One expert...
OnLive’s cloud gaming service will be built into Vizio flat-panel TVs
Cloud-gaming service OnLive is announcing today that its top-tier online games will be available on new models of Vizio flat-screen televisions, allowing consumers to...
Gaikai isn’t concerned about OnLive’s fundamental patent on cloud gaming
OnLive announced yesterday that it had received a fundamental patent on cloud gaming, where users can play high-end games on low-end computers by utilizing...