Otoy joins the fray of companies offering video games on demand

Otoy joins the fray of companies offering video games on demand

When OnLive came out of hiding in March and declared it could let gamers play fast-action games over the network — a futuristic service dubbed video games on demand — a lot of critics said it was impossible.

But now Otoy, a startup with just seven people, says it can do the same thing with even fewer resources. And beyond delivering fast-action games to players on PCs, Otoy says it can deliver fast games to players… Continue Reading

OnLive video-games-on-demand service shakes loose a competitor

OnLive video-games-on-demand service shakes loose a competitor

OnLive’s announcement of a ground-breaking video-on-demand service has become the buzz of the game industry this week at GamesBeat 09 and the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. But it has also shaken loose a competitor.

David Perry, chief creative officer at Acclaim and an active game entrepreneur, said he has a new company dubbed Gaikai that’s trying to do the same thing as OnLive but without some of its drawbacks.

“I was going to reveal… Continue Reading