Want 
to play Madden on your big screen TV, but don’t have an Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or Wii U? Comcast might have a solution.
The cable giant and video game publisher Electronic Arts are reportedly finalizing an agreement that would let customers of the cable giant stream EA games through their cable box.
OnLive, 
the cloud-based streaming media company that many believed was the future of video games, reportedly laid off virtually all of its employees Friday, raising questions about its future.
The OnLive service is still functioning at present, and company spokespersons say that’s not going to change, but some insiders say a new company is being planned to rise from OnLive’s ashes.
GameFly has found a fair bit 
of success by emulating Netflix’s old business model in the video game space. For a fixed amount per month, users can rent console games and keep them for as long as they want.
Now, the company is following in its forerunner’s footsteps once again – with plans to add a game streaming site to supplement its offerings.
With $10 million in new venture capital, Playcast 
tells Gamasutra editor-at -large Chris Morris how it’ll compete with cloud gaming services like OnLive indirectly, by providing a standardized service that can be integrated into any number of set-top boxes.
Playcast may not be the most familiar name in the video game world, but it’s one that’s certainly turning the heads of venture capitalists.
The cloud gaming company has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round to help it expand its ongoing rollout of services to telecommunications companies and cable television providers. The company previously raised $2 million in funding in 2009.
A slumbering giant appears to be stirring in the 
video game industry — and that could be bad news for Microsoft and Sony.
After quietly sitting on the sidelines for the entire console war, the television industry is starting to get into the fight. Vizio announced plans this week to integrate the OnLive game streaming service into all of its 2011 HD TVs and Blu-ray players, as well as forthcoming smart phones and tablets from the company.
Panasonic is getting its game on. The electronics giant
has struck a deal with Oberon Media to carry that company’s I-play TV in all 2011 Vierra Connect HDTVs.
It’s a big opportunity for the casual gaming service, which is also announcing today that it has locked up the Smart TV rights to “Tetris”. New Internet-enabled sets from one of the industry’s leading manufacturers will now feature its top franchises, which also include “Dream Day Wedding” and “Bubble Town” – along with casual standards such as “Solitaire” and “Texas Hold’em”.
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.
Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog
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.
Chris Morris: Journalist 