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’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