The cloud
gaming service launched a beta version of its Virtual Reality tool in January 2014 with the aim of capitalising on the growing enthusiasm for VR, centred around Oculus» innovations.
When the subscription
gaming service launched, Xbox boss Phil Spencer...
Not exact matches
Beyond the new label, the ESRB has also
launched a website dedicated to educating parents on various aspects of
gaming — from parental control instructions for each console, to information about how various online
services work, and all sorts of other stuff.
With the
launch of the new PlayStation Vita hand - held
gaming console closer at hand, Sony has recently announced dedicated apps from social networking and communication
services like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Skype to debut on its device.
This weeks stories: Microsoft acquires cloud
gaming platform; Playfab as well as potentially EA, Value or Bluehole, The latest PUBG update aims to make it's desert map more fun again after players delete the map files to avoid playing it, Mario Kart Tour is coming to smartphones, Nintendo announces their online
service which
launches in September, Switch firmware version 5 has leaked outlining some very interesting new features, PS4 system software 5.50 is released to Beta testers as it brings some long awaited features, Leaked documents confirm a Battle Royale mode for Red Dead Redemption 2 online mode as well as some of it's main campaign features, Plus the games we've all been playing!
OnLive has shacked up with Kickstarter smash hit Ouya, in a deal which will see the cloud
gaming company bring its full
service to the Ouya console at
launch, including its impressive catalogue of games.
Less than an hour ago, Google
launched its new
gaming streaming service, YouTube G
gaming streaming
service, YouTube
GamingGaming.
If cloud
gaming was so bennificial Sony would have their gaiki cloud
service up and running at
launch but they realized better hardware is better way to spend money.
So while we can't pick out one single game from the 17 the
service has
launched with, the entire
service is a significant moment for Western mobile
gaming.
«Neko is proud to have Puddle on board for the
launch of Agawi's new cloud
gaming service,» said Neko Entertainment business development manager Cedric Bache.
Not only that, but Sony announced that it will
launch its cloud
gaming service next year for old PlayStation 3 games.
Destiny 2
launches September 6th on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and will be available for PC on 24th October via Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment's online
gaming service.
Cloud
gaming service PS Now, which allows PS4 players to stream classic games via the Internet,
launches in the US.
OnLive has
launched a new
service operating on a different business model from its previous cloud
gaming offering.
The on - demand cloud
gaming service OnLive is finally going to see the light of day, as its
launch in the UK has been announced at the Eurogamer Expo 2011 in London.With over 100 games currently available it seems that the OnLive team is making all the... Read more
The
launch of
services such as Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and WiiWare have been heralded as the impetus for the
gaming revolution, with lower budgets allowing for more experimentation in gameplay.
However, «online multiplayer
gaming will be free until the paid
service launches in 2018.»
Launching the Xbox Live
service 13 years ago and giving the Xbox 360 an edge for having an easy way for friends to have a chat while playing separately, together, and even multiplayer with strangers; this showed the
gaming industry that couch co-op wasn't the only way games could be played, and online
gaming communities started to grow.
The immensely popular PC
gaming service Steam is
launching its own live streaming
service so that users can easily share their game playing footage.
Battle.net is an online
gaming platform and digital distribution
service created by Blizzard Entertainment and first
launched back in 1996 with the release of the original Diablo fantasy role playing game.
Welcome to Flashback 20 years after the original game's
launch, Conrad is enlisted back to active
service for the triumphant return of one of the most acclaimed franchises in
gaming history.
Nintendo also
launched an introductory episode of Threediots, its first original short - form comedy series, produced by Consolidated Baily, exclusively on its Nintendo Video
service, which delivers free handpicked comedy, animation, Hollywood,
gaming and music videos to Nintendo 3DS owners.
As a digital
gaming early adopter nearly 15 years ago, who was a loyal Steam user even before Half Life 2 popularized the
service, and a beta participant in the
launch of «Good Old Games», I have a particular fondness for both Steam and GoG.
Nintendo will
launch a paid
service called Nintendo Switch Online, which allows Nintendo Switch owners to enjoy online multiplayer
gaming as well as a dedicated mobile app that connects to the Nintendo Switch console.
Just yesterday, a report surfaced regarding Big Fish Games» plans to
launch a subscription - based
gaming service on the iPad.
When Sega first
launched its online
service for the Dreamcast, Nintendo dismissed internet console
gaming as little more than a fad.
First entry - level smartphone game by Nintendo - Miitomo App, is gearing up for its global
launch in March along with the
gaming company's customer - loyalty
service: MY NINTENDO.
While last year saw the
launch of a
gaming platform and the company's own social network
service, Kakao Story, the company continues to add new features and create business models for its cumulative 70 million users.
While these acquisitions have been taking place, Microsoft has been reshuffling its
gaming teams as the company prepares to
launch its own cloud
gaming services.
There's just one downside:
Launching the Shield Hub takes you straight to Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud
gaming service, with no apparent way to access GameStream (for in - home streaming from a PC) or Nvidia's native game store.
The
gaming industry seems to be moving towards a «games as a
service» paradigm as game publishers try to find way ways to continue monetizing games after they've
launched.
Along with the reveal of a
launch date for the Switch's online
services, Nintendo also confirmed that the Japanese
gaming giant's next mobile title is set in the Mario Kart series and will be called Mario Kart Tour.
The Japanese
gaming firm also confirmed the paid Nintendo Switch Online
service will
launch in September of this year.
YouTube's
gaming - based spinoff, YouTube Gaming, which was set to rival Amazon's video game livestream service Twitch, was launched in A
gaming - based spinoff, YouTube
Gaming, which was set to rival Amazon's video game livestream service Twitch, was launched in A
Gaming, which was set to rival Amazon's video game livestream
service Twitch, was
launched in August.
Competitors are looking to take a slice of the pie Twitch is enjoying, however,
launching their own streaming
services, like YouTube
Gaming, for a cut.
Google said it planned to
launch its Twitch - like YouTube
Gaming service sometime this summer - and now we have an exact date: 26 August.Google previewed a new initiative it was working in on in June called YouTube
Gaming.
Destiny 2 is scheduled to
launch on September 6 for Xbox One and will be available on October 24 for PC via Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment's online
gaming service.
Macau's ban on financial institutions providing
services to virtual currency companies comes during the same week that Macau - based
gaming company, Dragon Corp.,
launched an initial coin offering to raise $ 500 million USD for the construction of a casino in partnership with Thai - based Wi Holding.
This is the first price hike for the
gaming service since it was
launched in 2010.
According to the blogpost, this is the first time that Sony will be increasing the price of a PlayStation Plus membership since the
gaming service was
launched six years ago in 2010.
The OnLive cloud
gaming service struggled to reach its full potential, but with the beta
launch of NVIDIA GeForce Now the technology seems to have caught up to the promise.