OnLive Service Fires Staff, Appears Near Collapse

Although the company denies that they are going bankrupt, reports are that the OnLive gaming service laid off most of its staff Friday evening. Company officials have stated that the company is not going under, but has been sold to a third party and will be completely restructured. The company did not say who the new owner is or what exactly the restructuring plan will entail. As of Saturday morning, OnLive was still offering to sign up new users on their Website. The OnLive service made news at the Game Developers Conference in 2009, when GiN Reporter James Maddox examined … Continue reading OnLive Service Fires Staff, Appears Near Collapse

OnLive Bringing Console-Like Games To Phones

OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of cloud gaming, announced that it is bringing console-class gaming to tablets and phones with the revolutionary OnLive app for tablet and mobile platforms. The latest, top-tier, high-performance games-previously limited to only consoles and computers-will be available for instant play via the free OnLive app on over 500 million mobile devices over Wi-Fi or mobile networks in the US and UK. A growing library of 25 console-class games have been adapted for touch-screen control, including the gritty, award-winning hit L.A. Noire from Rockstar Games and family titles like LEGO Batman: The Videogame, which will be given … Continue reading OnLive Bringing Console-Like Games To Phones