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No OnLive at E3 2009?

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by admin.

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E3 is without a doubt the largest video game event of the year. Yet it appears that OnLive won’t be there at all. OnLive is not listed on E3’s exhibitor list and nothing on the official OnLive website mentions E3. This is a bit of a disappointment considering the huge splash they made at the Game [...]

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Can OnLive Succeed in this Economic Environment?

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by admin.

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Many have said that OnLive will fail because technologically, it just isn’t possible to do. I think this is a fair argument to consider and it has been discussed thoroughly by a number of online gaming publications. I think another giant obstacle that hasn’t been considered as widely as the technological issues is the state of the [...]

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OnLive Game of the Week - GRID

Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by admin.

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Each week we will be featuring an OnLive game of the week. The purpose of these posts are to provide details about the game and to give those that plan on signup up for OnLive something to look forward to. This week’s game of the week is GRID.
Game Info:
GRID
Availabilty: Currently available on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation [...]

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Top 10 Reasons NOT to Get OnLive

Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by admin.

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Since I wrote a quick post on the Top 10 Reasons to Get Onlive, I thought to be fair I should also list the top 10 reasons others won’t get OnLive. Check them out below:
1. OnLive is using new technology that possibly might not work.
2. Lag could possibly be a huge problem.
3. OnLive has very [...]

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Top 10 Reasons to Get OnLive

Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by admin.

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OnLive has a number of really neat features, so I decided it would be a good idea to list the top ten reasons why I will be getting OnLive when it comes out in Winter 2009. Here they are:
1. No need to buy expensive gaming hardware, such as a $500 graphics card.
2. No giant downloads [...]

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OnLive Game of the Week - Mirror’s Edge

Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by admin.

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Each week we will be featuring an OnLive game of the week. The purpose of these posts are to provide details about the game and to give those that plan on signup up for OnLive something to look forward to. This week’s game of the week is Mirror’s Edge.
Game Ino:
Mirror’s Edge
Availabilty: Currently available on PC, [...]

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Nintendo Takes a Cheap Shot at OnLive

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by admin.

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Speaking to the WSJ at GDC 2009, Reggie (Nintendo Of America President) had somewhat harsh words about the recently announced OnLive gaming service. Check out the quote below:
For a game like Scrabble, the nanoseconds it takes for all that data to travel sometimes thousands of miles isn’t noticeable. By for a state-of-the-art shooter game like “Crysis,” [...]

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PlayStation to Compete with OnLive? - Sony Registers “PS Cloud”

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by admin.

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Sony recently registered a trademark for “PS Cloud”. This probably means that Sony is working to develop a cloud computing service for PlayStation, or at least thinking about it. If Sony does develop a cloud computing gaming service, it would directly compete with the OnLive gaming service. OnLive is set to launch this year. So [...]

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Will Xbox 360 Hardware Problems Lead to more OnLive Users?

Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by admin.

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For those that don’t know, the Xbox 360 does one thing very well. That is giving you the red ring of death! The Xbox 360 is well known for hardware problems and the red ring of death basically means your Xbox 360 is now a brick. The failure rate of Xbox 360s is through the [...]

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Brag Clips will work Retroactively

Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by admin.

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While watching numerous videos and interviews from GDC about OnLive, a question was asked about how exactly the brag clips work. The best part about it is that you don’t have to press a record button before you do something. All you need to do is press a button and it will automatically save the [...]

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