Macworld.com – Imagine being able to play video games anywhere, anytime, and with any computer or TV. Imagine being able to play top of the line games like Crysis or Prince of Persia and doing it on your momâ??s TV set or your old iMac. Imagine never having to upgrade your computer to meet the system requirements of a new game.
AP – “LittleBigPlanet” sacked the competition to win four trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
AFP – Californian technology firm OnLive is poised to launch a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.
Reuters – Nintendo has shipped more than 50 million units of its Wii game console since its launch three years ago, becoming the fastest-selling console ever, the company’s president said on Wednesday.
AP – Parents might get a new reason to yell at their kids for playing video games too much: In the future, it could rack up their Internet bills.
Macworld.com – Feral Interactive on Tuesday announced the forthcoming release of Lego Batman: The Videogame for the Mac. Itâ??s coming April 9, 2009 and will cost $40.
Macworld.com – Aspyr Media and Activision on Tuesday announced that Aspyr will bring Guitar Hero World Tour to the Macintosh. Itâ??s planned for a Summer, 2009 release.
PC World – Game consoles as you know them could become obsolete sooner than you’d think. Imagine a supersvelte thin-client box that streams HD games in real time over the Internet. Pay a subscription fee and it can run the latest games at reasonably high resolutions on your TV, PC or Mac. We just saw–and tried it–for ourselves. It’s called OnLive.
PC World – Are Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo in deep doo-doo when you can click an “on” button and instantly play the latest video games through a browser or set top box near your TV?
Reuters – A new videogame company is aiming to challenge the big three console makers by providing a “cloud-based” gaming system promising on-demand access to games and no lag time.