OnLive Archive
7 May 2014
10 April 2014
FeatureIn search of the perfect bug
"A metal clanking sound plays if the user's character stabs the curtains."
22 February 2014
FeatureLetter from America: Want an iPhone Game Boy?
Plus: Amazon's video game console.
21 December 2013
Letter from America: Saving the best 'til last
USgamer's favourite features of 2013.
11 April 2013
Digital FoundryOnLive boosts quality: is cloud gaming now viable?
Can faster broadband connections save gameplay over IP? A new OnLive update lets us put that to the test.
28 September 2012
"Technological challenges" holding up OnLive iPad app
OnLive still in talks with Apple nine months after announcement.
27 September 2012
FeatureBack from the dead: OnLive on what went wrong and what has to go right
"It doesn't make you particularly smart saying something's going to fail."
6 September 2012
Scott Pilgrim dev's Mercenary Kings coming to Ouya
Kickstarter funded, free Ouya codes for those who pledged over $15.
27 August 2012
Steve Perlman no longer at OnLive
Head of investor firm Gary Lauder takes over as chairman.
24 August 2012
Four free indie games this weekend on OnLive
Dear Esther! Lume! PoP! Defense Grid!
23 August 2012
Steve Perlman to remain CEO of newly minted OnLive
Cloud gaming company was estimated between $30 - $40 million in debt.
20 August 2012
Digital FoundryWhat Went Wrong with OnLive?
Digital Foundry once said it couldn't possibly work, then grew to admire how close it came. Rich looks back at its history.
As OnLive struggles, Sony reveals it's working with Gaikai to resolve issues around cloud gaming
"Games become something in the future, like when you watch YouTube."
OnLive vows service will continue as new company owner revealed
What next for cloud gaming?
17 August 2012
OnLive lays off most of its staff, files for alternative to bankruptcy
UPDATE: Buyout confirmed. S*** just got real!
26 July 2012
FeatureIs cloud gaming the future?
The death of the disc? We talk to Molyneux, Perry, Valve and more.
21 June 2012
When will OnLive have no latency?
"Fundamentally, at some point, you hit the speed of light."
20 June 2012
Civ 5 free with purchase of Gods and Kings expansion on Onlive
Offer ends Tuesday.
5 June 2012
Darksiders 2, Aliens and Hitman among games heading to OnLive this year
New MultiView feature unveiled, integration with LG and Google TVs at E3.
19 April 2012
Get OnLive PlayPack subscription for Ł2 trial
First month price for access to 200 games.
24 March 2012
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Gaikai vs. OnLive
Cloudbusting.
22 March 2012
CCP talking to Gaikai, OnLive about cloud-based Eve Online
Planetary Interaction mooted.
20 March 2012
LA Noire: Touch Edition announced for OnLive
Rockstar crime epic optimised for Android play.
28 February 2012
Play IGF-nominated indie games for free via OnLive
Dear Esther! Frozen Synapse! To the Moon! SpaceChem!
23 February 2012
EGXEurogamer Expo 2012 early bird tickets go on sale
Range of options available including new Super Passes, with special discounts for Virgin Media customers.
12 January 2012
New Google TVs will have OnLive built in
Cloud surfing.
9 January 2012
Eurogamer Reader Survey
Last push for the survey. Fill it out if you want us to consider your feedback!
22 December 2011
PodcastEurogamer.net Podcast #94: That was the news 2011!
Wes, Bertie, Fred and Tom P battle it out quiz style.
20 December 2011
Eurogamer Readers' Top 50 Games of 2011 Voting
Voting ends at 5pm today!
8 December 2011
OnLive "can't predict" when iPad app will launch
You can't buy games from within iOS app.
OnLive would "love" to talk with MS and Sony about getting its tech into the next Xbox and PS4
"It would work quite nicely."
OnLive app rolling out for iPad, Android tablets
Free Lego Batman to all who download client.
3 November 2011
Lord of the Rings: War in the North demo released exclusively on OnLive
Any PC and Mac should be able to play it.
14 October 2011
Batman: Arkham City
Where does he get those wonderful toys?
Orcs Must Die!
And so will you!
11 October 2011
First Leisure Suit Larry HD screens
Leisure suit up.
1 October 2011
Digital FoundryDigital Foundry vs. OnLive UK
So then: can it possibly work?
28 September 2011
OnLive
Merrily down the stream?
Eurogamer Expo 2011 cosplay pics
Plus more from the show floor.
26 September 2011
More Eurogamer Expo 2011 photos
Snaps from Friend-of-EG Michael Bowles.
25 September 2011
Eurogamer Expo 2011 in pictures
Games! Tanks! Cosplay! You!
22 September 2011
FeatureOnLive Launches in the UK
We talk to CEO Steve Perlman about the game streaming service.
OnLive UK launch details announced
Find out how much cloud gaming costs.
21 September 2011
OnLive's launch games: the full list
Plus, what's coming soon.
OnLive: Getting Started
What it is and how it works.
Eurogamer Expo set up pics: Day 2
Latest shots from the cavernous show floor.
Eurogamer Expo set up pics: Day 1
EGXP 2011 takes shape.
8 September 2011
THQ: future consoles will dump discs
Saints Row to have over 40 weeks of DLC.
7 September 2011
FeatureBatman: Arkham City
Knight vision.
6 September 2011
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Astartes well.
26 August 2011
Driver: San Francisco
Tanner the best.
Tropico 4
Totally tropical test.
25 August 2011
PC Deus Ex OnLive code US only
GameStop pulls PC version from shelves.
22 August 2011
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Praxis makes perfect.
11 August 2011
OnLive UK release date announced
Launches next month at Eurogamer Expo.
23 June 2011
FEAR 3
Ghost trick.
16 June 2011
OnLive boss counters lag criticism
"The algorithms are getting better."
14 June 2011
OnLive: CGI Arkham City visuals possible
"This will be the new standard for gaming."
13 June 2011
OnLive does "everything" Wii U does
Steve Perlman casts doubt on consoles.
12 June 2011
Duke Nukem Forever
The king is dead.
8 June 2011
OnLive heads to iPad, Android tablets
Dedicated app coming this autumn.
6 June 2011
Red Faction: Armageddon
Going underground.
2 June 2011
OnLive to launch in UK this Autumn
New universal controller to widen reach.
FeatureSaints Row: The Third
Never Mind The Bollocks.
20 May 2011
DiRT 3
Good clean fun.
16 May 2011
L.A. Noire
Face value.
10 May 2011
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean
A Jerry Brickheimer production.
15 March 2011
Homefront
Seoul mates?
11 January 2011
EA rejects cloud-only future for gaming
Discs not obsolete "any time soon".
4 January 2011
OnLive convinces TV giant VIZIO
Game-streaming out of the box.
16 December 2010
Gaikai not worried by OnLive patent
Insists remote gaming is not patentable.
14 December 2010
OnLive claims cloud-based games patent
Will it sue Gaikai?
7 December 2010
EA sceptical about OnLive
Publisher concerned about lag, price.
6 December 2010
Movie streaming heading to OnLive?
Service due to start next year.
2 December 2010
OnLive to launch $9.99 monthly subs plan
Get unlimited access to 40 titles.
18 November 2010
OnLive MicroConsole dated, priced
Hardware receives warm reviews in US.
16 November 2010
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Top of the Popes.
5 October 2010
OnLive monthly fee waived forever
"Which deserves a double woot woot."
6 September 2010
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Thanks for the memories.
2 September 2010
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2
A wing and a prayer.
24 August 2010
Mafia II
Crime doesn't play.
17 August 2010
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Muzzled toughs.
16 August 2010
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
It takes tomb.
17 July 2010
FeatureHead in the Cloud
Questions about how to entice gamers to use cloud gaming remain unanswered.
9 July 2010
Digital FoundryDigital Foundry vs. OnLive
At stake: the fundamentals of gaming as we know it.
8 July 2010
Disciples III: Renaissance
Matthew, Orc, Luke and John.
7 July 2010
Digital FoundryOnLive Latency Analysis
Counting the frames between button and motion.
Digital FoundryOnLive Latency: The Reckoning
Can Cloud gaming really compete with PC and console response?
25 June 2010
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
A kind of magic.
21 June 2010
Full list of OnLive pricing options
Rentals and licensing explained.
7 June 2010
BT hopes to launch OnLive in late 2011
More launch details later this year.
1 June 2010
OnLive early adopters get first year free
First 25,000 sign-ups also get free game.
28 May 2010
Alpha Protocol
007/10?
25 May 2010
Aliens vs Predator heading to OnLive
Rebellion deal a precursor of SEGA support?
18 May 2010
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Do you remember the time?
13 May 2010
BT signs exclusive rights to OnLive
Cloud gaming bundled with broadband.
23 March 2010
Just Cause 2
Jump for joy.