OnLive Brings Console-Class Gaming to Tablets/Phones
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Posted on December 7, 2011 at 9:07:01 PM
OnLive Brings Console-Class Gaming to Tablets/Phones
PALO ALTO, California, December 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Top Console Titles Now Available Instantly on Mobile Devices for both Touch
and Controller Play
New Universal OnLive(R) Wireless Controller Enriches Gameplay on Most
Tablets, Phones
UK Rollout Overseen by newly announced UK General Manager Bruce Grove
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(TM): The Videogame, which will be given free to anyone who downloads the OnLive
app. Additionally, almost all games in OnLive's growing library of nearly 200 games are
playable with the new Universal OnLive Wireless Controller, compatible with many tablets
and smartphones.
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20111207/498634 )
OnLive harnesses the power of the cloud to instantly deliver high-end games on demand
over the Internet with the simplicity of streaming video. OnLive's breakthrough cloud
gaming technology arrived in the UK in September, enabling UK gamers on PCs, Macs(R) and
TVs to instantly jump into console-quality games on demand, without discs or lengthy
downloads, regardless of the performance of their local device. With today's launch,
gamers can now experience the same instant-play, top-tier games on tablets and
smartphones, despite the fact that these games require vastly higher performance than is
achievable on a mobile device.
"Today marks a major milestone: OnLive is now delivering the latest, console-class,
top-tier games-literally to your fingertips-on tablets and phones for instant, on-demand
play anywhere, anytime," said Steve Perlman, OnLive Founder and CEO. "Through the free
OnLive app, tablet and smartphone gamers can play top console and PC titles like Assassins
Creed(R): Revelations and L.A. Noire-one of the most highly acclaimed, graphically
sophisticated games to date-with exclusive OnLive Cloud Touch controls or with the new
mobile-compatible Universal OnLive Wireless Controller. Tablets and smartphones, the
fastest-growing consumer product categories in history, are now capable of running the
hottest, highest-end games. Gaming and mobile devices will never be the same."
Marking the most dramatic departure possible from the side-scrollers and 3D puzzlers
that have defined the current tablet gaming marketplace, the award-winning L.A. Noire is
now the first high-performance console video game developed specifically for touch-enabled
play via tablet cloud gaming-with exclusive distribution on the OnLive Game Service. The
release of a game this immersive and cinematically engaging heralds a new era-and new
market-in high-end gaming.
Over 25 OnLive titles, including L.A. Noire, family titles like LEGO Harry Potter:
Years 1-4 and 5-7, and indies like Defense Grid Gold, will work with touch control on
tablets and smartphones. And most of the nearly 200 games in OnLive's growing library,
including recent top-tier releases like Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed: Revelations
and Lord of the Rings: War in the North, are immediately playable on virtually any device
with the Universal OnLive Wireless Controller, which utilizes OnLive's exclusive adaptive
wireless technology to automatically find an optimal wireless connection for a given
tablet, smartphone, PC, Mac, TV or Blu-ray player. The Universal OnLive Wireless
Controller will be available soon for purchase in the US and the UK, for $49.99 and
GBP39.99 respectively.
As always, any game purchased on one OnLive app device (TV, PC, Mac, tablet or mobile
device) can be played instantly on any other OnLive app device with full cloud save game
data intact, allowing users to start play on one device, and continue playing on any other
device, whenever and wherever they want.* OnLive's cross-platform capability extends to
multiplayer gaming, enabling, for example, a tablet gamer to play with TV, PC, Mac and
smartphone gamers. OnLive's exclusive social features, such as international massive
spectating and Brag Clip(R) videos, are available on tablets and mobile devices, as well
as chat and Facebook posting of videos, messages and achievements. And unlike downloaded
games, OnLive games are streamed over the internet just like streaming music and video,
never taking up storage on any mobile device.
The rollout of the OnLive app to UK gamers, occurring simultaneously with its US
release, is the first of many groundbreaking initiatives overseen by OnLive's new UK
General Manager, Bruce Grove, who was previously the Company's Sr. Director of
Engineering. With more than ten years of engineering management for enterprise systems,
software, gaming hardware and jet engines-including tenures at industry giants such as
Dell and Sun-Bruce is uniquely qualified to understand the challenges of bringing an
entirely new, revolutionary technology to an ever-increasing audience. "Having been a part
of the OnLive team as it grew from a small handful of people to our first launch in a new
country, I'm hugely excited to be taking on the role of GM here in the UK. Following our
phenomenal reception at launch in September, it's really important to maintain that
momentum and keep growing this market. You can expect to see lots more great stuff in the
future."
The OnLive app is available for free download for tablet and mobile devices starting
today (release dates and times subject to mobile app store certifications). The Universal
OnLive Wireless Controller will soon be available for purchase in the US and UK through
the OnLive web store at http://www.onlive.com/store and
http://www.onlive.co.uk/store. As always, most OnLive games purchased on one device or
through the OnLive website can be played on all devices, and L.A. Noire and other
touch-adapted games will continue to work with controller and/or keyboard/mouse as they
did before, including with the Universal OnLive Wireless Controller.*
A trailer showing the new OnLive app is available at http://www.youtube.com/onlive
About OnLive
OnLive is the pioneer of on-demand, instant-play video game services, delivering real-time
interactive experiences and rich media through the Internet. With groundbreaking video
compression technology, OnLive harnesses cloud computing to provide the power and
intelligence needed to instantly deliver the latest, premium game titles to any HDTV via
the OnLive Game System, nearly any PC and Mac(R) via a small browser download and tablets
and smartphones through the OnLive app. OnLive is available in North America and the UK
and will continue expanding into Europe and Asia soon. OnLive's technology is backed by
hundreds of patents and patents pending. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto,
California. OnLive investors include Warner Bros., Autodesk, Maverick Capital, AT&T,
British Telecommunications (BT), The Belgacom Group, HTC and Juniper Networks. More
information is available at http://www.onlive.com and http://www.onlive.co.uk.
# # #
OnLive and Brag Clip are registered trademarks of OnLive, Inc. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
*Some games not available or playable on all devices.
Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20111207/498634
Source: OnLive Ltd
For OnLive media inquiries, please contact: James Beaven, Indigo Pearl for OnLive, Inc., james@indigopearl.com,
+44-(0)-208-964-4545
PALO ALTO, California, December 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Top Console Titles Now Available Instantly on Mobile Devices for both Touch
and Controller Play
New Universal OnLive(R) Wireless Controller Enriches Gameplay on Most
Tablets, Phones
UK Rollout Overseen by newly announced UK General Manager Bruce Grove
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(TM): The Videogame, which will be given free to anyone who downloads the OnLive
app. Additionally, almost all games in OnLive's growing library of nearly 200 games are
playable with the new Universal OnLive Wireless Controller, compatible with many tablets
and smartphones.
(Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20111207/498634 )
OnLive harnesses the power of the cloud to instantly deliver high-end games on demand
over the Internet with the simplicity of streaming video. OnLive's breakthrough cloud
gaming technology arrived in the UK in September, enabling UK gamers on PCs, Macs(R) and
TVs to instantly jump into console-quality games on demand, without discs or lengthy
downloads, regardless of the performance of their local device. With today's launch,
gamers can now experience the same instant-play, top-tier games on tablets and
smartphones, despite the fact that these games require vastly higher performance than is
achievable on a mobile device.
"Today marks a major milestone: OnLive is now delivering the latest, console-class,
top-tier games-literally to your fingertips-on tablets and phones for instant, on-demand
play anywhere, anytime," said Steve Perlman, OnLive Founder and CEO. "Through the free
OnLive app, tablet and smartphone gamers can play top console and PC titles like Assassins
Creed(R): Revelations and L.A. Noire-one of the most highly acclaimed, graphically
sophisticated games to date-with exclusive OnLive Cloud Touch controls or with the new
mobile-compatible Universal OnLive Wireless Controller. Tablets and smartphones, the
fastest-growing consumer product categories in history, are now capable of running the
hottest, highest-end games. Gaming and mobile devices will never be the same."
Marking the most dramatic departure possible from the side-scrollers and 3D puzzlers
that have defined the current tablet gaming marketplace, the award-winning L.A. Noire is
now the first high-performance console video game developed specifically for touch-enabled
play via tablet cloud gaming-with exclusive distribution on the OnLive Game Service. The
release of a game this immersive and cinematically engaging heralds a new era-and new
market-in high-end gaming.
Over 25 OnLive titles, including L.A. Noire, family titles like LEGO Harry Potter:
Years 1-4 and 5-7, and indies like Defense Grid Gold, will work with touch control on
tablets and smartphones. And most of the nearly 200 games in OnLive's growing library,
including recent top-tier releases like Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed: Revelations
and Lord of the Rings: War in the North, are immediately playable on virtually any device
with the Universal OnLive Wireless Controller, which utilizes OnLive's exclusive adaptive
wireless technology to automatically find an optimal wireless connection for a given
tablet, smartphone, PC, Mac, TV or Blu-ray player. The Universal OnLive Wireless
Controller will be available soon for purchase in the US and the UK, for $49.99 and
GBP39.99 respectively.
As always, any game purchased on one OnLive app device (TV, PC, Mac, tablet or mobile
device) can be played instantly on any other OnLive app device with full cloud save game
data intact, allowing users to start play on one device, and continue playing on any other
device, whenever and wherever they want.* OnLive's cross-platform capability extends to
multiplayer gaming, enabling, for example, a tablet gamer to play with TV, PC, Mac and
smartphone gamers. OnLive's exclusive social features, such as international massive
spectating and Brag Clip(R) videos, are available on tablets and mobile devices, as well
as chat and Facebook posting of videos, messages and achievements. And unlike downloaded
games, OnLive games are streamed over the internet just like streaming music and video,
never taking up storage on any mobile device.
The rollout of the OnLive app to UK gamers, occurring simultaneously with its US
release, is the first of many groundbreaking initiatives overseen by OnLive's new UK
General Manager, Bruce Grove, who was previously the Company's Sr. Director of
Engineering. With more than ten years of engineering management for enterprise systems,
software, gaming hardware and jet engines-including tenures at industry giants such as
Dell and Sun-Bruce is uniquely qualified to understand the challenges of bringing an
entirely new, revolutionary technology to an ever-increasing audience. "Having been a part
of the OnLive team as it grew from a small handful of people to our first launch in a new
country, I'm hugely excited to be taking on the role of GM here in the UK. Following our
phenomenal reception at launch in September, it's really important to maintain that
momentum and keep growing this market. You can expect to see lots more great stuff in the
future."
The OnLive app is available for free download for tablet and mobile devices starting
today (release dates and times subject to mobile app store certifications). The Universal
OnLive Wireless Controller will soon be available for purchase in the US and UK through
the OnLive web store at http://www.onlive.com/store and
http://www.onlive.co.uk/store. As always, most OnLive games purchased on one device or
through the OnLive website can be played on all devices, and L.A. Noire and other
touch-adapted games will continue to work with controller and/or keyboard/mouse as they
did before, including with the Universal OnLive Wireless Controller.*
A trailer showing the new OnLive app is available at http://www.youtube.com/onlive
About OnLive
OnLive is the pioneer of on-demand, instant-play video game services, delivering real-time
interactive experiences and rich media through the Internet. With groundbreaking video
compression technology, OnLive harnesses cloud computing to provide the power and
intelligence needed to instantly deliver the latest, premium game titles to any HDTV via
the OnLive Game System, nearly any PC and Mac(R) via a small browser download and tablets
and smartphones through the OnLive app. OnLive is available in North America and the UK
and will continue expanding into Europe and Asia soon. OnLive's technology is backed by
hundreds of patents and patents pending. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto,
California. OnLive investors include Warner Bros., Autodesk, Maverick Capital, AT&T,
British Telecommunications (BT), The Belgacom Group, HTC and Juniper Networks. More
information is available at http://www.onlive.com and http://www.onlive.co.uk.
# # #
OnLive and Brag Clip are registered trademarks of OnLive, Inc. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
*Some games not available or playable on all devices.
Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20111207/498634
Source: OnLive Ltd
For OnLive media inquiries, please contact: James Beaven, Indigo Pearl for OnLive, Inc., james@indigopearl.com,
+44-(0)-208-964-4545