OnLive, Vizio strike deal to stream vidgames

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Chris Morris

Streaming movies directly to Internet-enabled TV sets has already become familiar, but manufacturers are about to begin adding top-tier videogames to their bag of tricks — which could prove to be a fundamental shift in the vidgame industry.

OnLive, a cloud-based game streaming service that has been making headlines for the past few months, announced Tuesday that it has struck a deal with Vizio that would put the service on all 2011 model HD TVs and Blu-ray players as well as forthcoming smart phones and tablets from the company.

CES 2011: Vizio TVs get a streaming game service

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Chris Morris

OnLive, one of the most promising streaming game services, has just become a legitimate threat to consoles.

The cloud-based gaming company today announced it has signed an alliance with Vizio to bring OnLive to that company’s TVs and mobile devices.

OnLive, one of the most promising streaming game services, has just become a legitimate threat to consoles.

The cloud-based gaming company today announced it has signed an alliance with Vizio to bring OnLive to that company’s TVs and mobile devices.

The Money Making Game #3: Is OnLive the Next Big Thing?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Chris Morris

We certainly have no problem getting caught up in the fun of playing games, but the people who create them have their pocketbooks to worry about, too. In this column, finance expert and GameSpy contributor Chris Morris guides you through the tricky corridors the gaming industry’s financial side, touching on big-time business decisions and how they matter to the common gamer.

OnLive’s initial announcement of its self-titled, gaming-on-demand service prompted a lot of skepticism. With vaporware services like Phantom still fresh on the brain, gamers didn’t trust the company’s claims of immediate streaming and strong publisher support.

Even the inclusion of CEO Steve Perlman — who previously led development on the technology behind QuickTime and founded WebTV — didn’t do much to lower eyebrows about the project. Infinium Labs’ Phantom, you’ll recall, had Xbox co-founder Kevin Bachus running the show.

OnLive offers streaming of video games

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Chris Morris

While gamers have been able to rent new titles by mail for years, the options have been limited when it came to streaming services.

That’s changing now, as OnLive looks to leverage cloud computing and a Netflix-proven business model to offer instant streaming of new hit titles to players. Last month, the company released a set-top box, letting customers buy recent and catalog releases on an a la carte basis; this week it released an iPad app; and starting in January, it will offer a pair of new payment options.

OnLive, Amazon set their sites on Netflix

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Chris Morris

Those pundits who have been focusing on the threat OnLive, a video game streaming service, poses to the traditional video game industry might want to expand their focus a little.

The company now says it plans to expand into subscription video streaming in 2011. And Amazon could be right behind it.

Chris Morris: Journalist

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