In The News
December 2010
OnLive MicroConsole Review
Jeff Schille“The convenience and speed of the streaming service is frankly wonderful, and the technical performance of the system is impressive.”
10 Technologies That Will Define 2011
Rob Enderle“This could open the door to blended entertainment where the lines between movies and games are truly blurred.”
GameTrailers 2010 Game of the Year Awards: Most Innovative
“OnLive makes something that was previously unheard of usable and practical… A no console future? Now it’s a possibility.”
Palo Alto Company Boots Up a Game-changer
John Orr“OnLive is a strong concept, one I suspect is going to be a major game-changer in the industry.”
The Year in Gadgets
Farhad Manjoo“In the end, OnLive was probably the most promising technology I saw all year. And I can’t wait to see what it does in 2011.”
OnLive Tapping Into Video Games
“Much like you get Netflix or Pandora today, just click on it and boom—you have this whole library of high-performance games … available anywhere.”
OnLive Claims Long-Delayed Patent is Pivotal
Don Clark“…claims of the patent discuss a video game server executing a ‘high twitch-action’ videogame, a compression unit, a transceiver to transmit compressed game video to one or more players located over a remote distance.”
Rivals Beware: OnLive Says it Has a Fundamental Patent on Cloud-based Games
Dean Takahashi“It is a landmark patent,” said Richard Doherty, analyst at the market analyst firm Envisioneering Group. “…based on real-world, not speculation as so many are.”
OnLive MicroConsole (CNET Editors’ Review)
Dan Ackerman“[The OnLive Game System] offers an intriguing low-cost alternative to traditional living-room game consoles, which can cost two to three times as much.”
Watch Out, OnLive Claims ‘Fundamental’ Patent on Cloud Gaming
Matt Peckham“USP 7,849,491 isn’t just any patent, but one ‘fundamental’ to cloud-gaming…”
OnLive Awarded Important Patent on streaming Gaming Content
Ben Kuchera““… the technology behind the service has proven impressive. The company now has another powerful weapon in its arsenal. …”
OnLive Viewer Hits The App Store
Scott diMonda“So be sure to checkout the OnLive Viewer that allows you to watch OnLive gameplay virtually anywhere.”
OnLive Granted ‘Fundamental’ Cloud-gaming Patent
Tom Magrino“USPTO grants on-demand streaming service company rights to method in which titles are stored on remote servers and delivered to consumers.”
Cloud Gaming Patent Arrives—after 8 Years
Rick Merritt“U.S. Patent #7,849,491 describes a technique for delivering fast-action video games running on remote servers to a wired or wireless thin-client device.”
OnLive awarded important cloud gaming patent
Richard Mitchell“The patent covers … the transmission of compressed game signals from one location to another. ”
OnLive Game System Hands-On Impressions
John Lomaga“… for those that don’t have the ability to use a TV as a computer screen or just lack the tech savvy OnLive now has the solution. …”
OnLive Awarded Cloud-Based Game Streaming Patent
Leigh Alexander“OnLive has been awarded a landmark U.S. patent for cloud-based game streaming. …”
The Money Making Game #3: Is OnLive the Next Big Thing?
Gaming-on-demand Gets Serious
Chris Morris“…OnLive has turned out to be a surprising success story that may prove bigger than most gamers expected.”
Gift Suggestions for Gadget-Heads on Your List
Rich Jaroslovsky“Imagine playing Xbox- or PlayStation-quality games on your TV without the Xbox or PlayStation. …”
This Week’s Must-Have iOS Apps: OnLive Viewer, Blueprint, Flud & More!
Killian Bell“One of our must-have iOS apps this week is the free OnLive Viewer that gives you a window in to on-demand, instant-play video games. …”
Analysis: Dude, Where’s My Save?
AJ Glasser“The bottom line is your saved game is as safe (if not safer) with OnLive as it is anywhere. … [T]he people running the service get it.”
OnLive Streams 36 Video Game Titles to Your Console
Christopher T. Fong“Setup was amazingly simple. …On startup, OnLive immediately logs in. Games load almost instantly.”
Dive Tech—OnLive Now More Than Just a Game
“… a new extension of the OnLive cloud service platform—one that turns just about any device into a console for their cloud system.”
OnLive to Extend Cloud Gaming to Run Apps
Chris Nuttall“… breaking down boundaries in serving not just games, but distributing movies and television and allowing access to sophisticated software programmes.”
Pigs Fly: Flash and Windows 7 On iPads, Android
Nick Wingfield“… a way to bring peace to seemingly incompatible technologies from the likes of Microsoft, Apple, Adobe and Google.”
In Another Stunner, OnLive Enables Game Spectating and Windows 7 Apps on Your iPad
Dean Takahashi“The demo marks the first-time that high-end apps have been adapted to run on the iPad and Android platforms.”
OnLive Launches for iPads, Tablets New Apps Let You Peer Into the World of Cloud-based Gaming
Levi Buchanan“OnLive will … stream a Windows experience to tablets, which opens up an entire world of potential for personalized cloud computing.”
OnLive Viewer Brings Game Spectating to the iPad
Geoff Duncan“iPad owners can now spectate on live games … and, soon, Android users will be able to do the same.”
OnLive Launches iPad Gaming Viewer App
Lance Ulanoff“… high-end applications on a Samsung Galaxy Tab through OnLive’s Viewer, including Autodesk Maya … browse Flash-based websites and run Windows 7 Touch.”
OnLive Wants to be Your Tablet’s Supercomputer in the Cloud
Oliver Chiang“OnLive … is going way, way past games. The service now is able to stream not only console games, but full applications and operating systems.”
Wireless Carriers, OnLive: Hot Trends
Theresa McCabe“OnLive’ is a trending search topic today …”
OnLive is About More Than Just Games
Rahsheen“… OnLive … raised a few eyebrows.”
Will OnLive Squash Game Retailers with $9.99-a-month Online Games?
Dean Takahashi“The move is as potentially disruptive as what happened to sales of DVDs when Netflix offered monthly subscriptions for access to a library of movies.”
OnLive PlayPack: Unlimited Access to 40+ Games for $9.99 a Month
Matt Burns“Combined with the previous purchase/play options, there really isn’t a more versatile gaming solution available.”
OnLive Announces Monthly PlayPack Plan
Jordan Devore“Between the new MicroConsole and this just-announced [PlayPack] subscription plan, OnLive is stepping it up.”
OnLive Unveils Netflix-like Plan for Games
Nick Wingfield“OnLive … seeks to build a Netflix-like service for games.”
OnLive Introduces Monthly Subscription Plan, PlayPack
Mike Sharkey“You have unlimited access to a massive digital library of music for a monthly fee, why not videogames?”
OnLive Mirrors Netflix Model In Expanding Cloud Video-Gaming Services
L. Baratti“OnLive … is set to follow in Netflix’ successful footsteps …”
OnLive CEO: More Games, Features are Coming
Louie Villalobos“[The OnLive Game System] works exactly as it should and is a great way to experience the service …”
November 2010
OnLive Gaming System Will Stream to TV Sets
Eric A. Taub“[OnLive has] a first mover advantage, much like Netflix has.”
OnLive MicroConsole Review: The Hardware and Experience
Randy Nelson“… I consider the OnLive MicroConsole (and its controller) to be a pretty fantastic piece of hardware.”
OnLive MicroConsole Official at $99, We Go Hands-on and Bombard You with Details
Sean Hollister“The hardware’s pretty badass …”
OnLive MicroConsole Streams Cloud-Rendered Games to Your TV
Jason Chen“… publishers can make incredible-looking and hugely-immersive games that aren’t capable of being rendered on consoles … This is incredible.”
OnLive’s Cloud Gaming Makes TV Connection
Chris Nuttall“I plugged [the MicroConsole] into a 50-inch HDTV and was even more impressed by the quality of graphics on this larger screen.”
OnLive MicroConsole Review
Cloud-based Gaming Comes to the Living Room, How Does It Perform?
Scott Lowe“There is something inherently cool with being able to fire up any game in a digital library instantaneously anytime.”
OnLive Launching MicroConsole for TVs Next Month
Brett Molina“The MicroConsole—which is about the size of a deck of cards—will sell for $99, and includes a wireless controller and HDMI cable to connect to HD televisions.”
OnLive MicroConsole Shipping December 2 for $99
Jeremy Hill“The MicroConsole may be small, but it is capable of running the most modern technology … 1080p HD … 3D graphics, surround sound, Bluetooth and has USB ports.”
OnLive MicroConsole Hands-On Preview
“Using OnLive is like a leap of faith. Part of you thinks that there’s no way this can work. But then it does.”
OnLive Cloud Gaming Service Lands on TVs
Nick Wingfield“OnLive Inc. is finally bringing its online game service to the screen where it could have the biggest impact: television sets.”
“An upcoming mini console sends games to your TV, and the service may eventually work on iPads and cellphones.”
September 2010
Opinion: Give Cloud Gaming A Chance?
Kris Graft“One of the most exciting aspects of OnLive is the upcoming MicroConsole … anything that encourages PC-to-TV connectivity is a good thing.”
OnLive Does What Consoles Can’t
James Pikover“… constant improvements of the service and the ability to play almost anywhere—indicate that OnLive may have a very bright future.”
