OnLive raises big round from AT&T and others for on-demand gaming
OnLive is announcing today it has raised a third round of funding from AT&T Media Holdings, Lauder Partners and its existing partners as it moves toward the launch of its video games on demand service, which will let you play high-end games with no special… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Interview with game developer Chris Taylor, supreme commander of imaginary wars
Chris Taylor is a goofy character in the game business. That’s why he was a fine emcee at our recent GamesBeat 09 conference. But he has a serious side as the founder of Gas Powered Games, a maker of real-time strategy games that has weathered… Continue Reading
Will OnLive succeed with its video-games-on-demand service?
OnLive created a big stir last week as it announced a video-games-on-demand service set to launch this fall. The service promises to let gamers play high-end games on low-end hardware and would mean you’ll never have to upgrade to a new game console again. Created… Continue Reading
Game industry executives react to OnLive video games on demand announcement
Steve Perlman’s OnLive video games on demand service was the talk of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week. Every person I interviewed had an opinion about the story, which broke on Monday night.
The service, launching this fall, lets gamers play high-end games… Continue Reading
New OnLive service could turn the video game world upside down
Few startups have a chance to revolutionize an industry. But if entrepreneur Steve Perlman’s OnLive lives up to its goals, the company will disrupt the entire video game industry — to the delight of both game publishers and gamers.
Perlman (right), a serial entrepreneur whose startup… Continue Reading
OnLive, another data and networking storage startup, raises $16.5M
OnLive Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif. data and networking storage startup, has raised $16.5 million in a second funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Wire. Backers include Maverick Capital and Warner Brothers.