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OnLive woos free Founding Members, launch lineup detailed

E3 2010: On-demand game-streaming service offering chance to get first year on the house; 23 titles slated for June 17 launch; Japanese pubs sign on.

LOS ANGELES--Last year, on-demand game streaming service OnLive publicly snubbed the Electronic Entertainment Expo, saying its service has no place at the "retail-oriented conference." However, that tune has changed a bit for E3 2010, as the company took advantage of the publicity surrounding the event today to announce its first-year-free membership program, as well as a batch of games prepped for the service's June 17 launch.

OnLive goes online this week.

OnLive goes online this week.

Making good use of that attention-grabbing four-letter "F" word, OnLive announced today its Founding Member Program, a limited-availability promotion that grants lucky registrants a free year of the game-streaming service. Those interested in the Founding Member Program, which is offered in collaboration with AT&T, can now register through OnLive's Web site. Those selected will also be eligible to receive a second-year monthly subscription rate of $4.95.

OnLive also announced today that the service will launch with 23 titles from a range of high-profile publishers. Highlights of the launch lineup include Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II, Square Enix's Batman: Arkham Asylum, and EA's Dragon Age: Origins. A full list of launch titles can be found below.

Further, the company has secured additional publishing partnership deals. Newly added to OnLive's roster are Square Enix, Sega, Capcom, and Konami. All together, the service boasts support from more than 25 publishing partners, including Electronic Arts, Take-Two, THQ, Ubisoft, Epic, Atari, Codemasters, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

The OnLive service aims to offer lag-free PC gaming via the Web. The company claims that since the heavy lifting of graphics processing will be done on the service's servers, it will offer high-definition gaming on any PC or Mac, regardless of graphics card or CPU speed. The service will initially be available as an application for the Windows and Mac operating systems, with a micro-console that can be attached directly to HDTVs to arrive later on in the year.

The service will offer 1080p high-definition gaming at 60 frames per second starting in 2011. An international launch is also planned for an undetermined date.

OnLive launch titles:
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Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Borderlands
Brain Challenge
Defense Grid: Gold
Dirt 2
Dragon Age: Origins
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Just Cause 2
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Demo (Full version available 6/29)
Madballs in Babo: Invasion
Mass Effect 2
MLB 2K10
NBA 2K10
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Puzzle Chronicles
Red Faction Guerrilla
Shatter
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Trine
Unreal Tournament III
World of Goo

Coming soon:
Aliens vs. Predator
Alpha Protocol
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Darksiders
Deus Ex 3
Driver San Francisco
F.E.A.R. 3
Homefront
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
MLB 2K10
Red Faction: Armageddon
Shaun White Skateboarding

103 Comments

  • evaneself

    Posted Nov 12, 2010 12:30 pm GMT

    Wait fo Fanpack UT3 http://www.gamespot.com/users/evaneself/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25834023&tag=all-about%3Bblog1#post_comment

  • dragusica

    Posted Jul 23, 2010 8:47 am GMT

    I won the 1 year free of charge but it says that is not supported in my region. i hope i have fun in one year.

  • shrink45

    Posted Jul 13, 2010 1:10 am GMT

    I'm trying out the program now. So far, I LOVE it. I always had doubts that this would not possibly work (lag between button presses, bandwidth intensive etc). Man, was I wrong.

    Because of this service, I now regret not looking into Batman Arkham Asylum sooner. This kicks major ass!

  • Jpleblancfinal

    Posted Jul 11, 2010 8:02 am GMT

    I got it and it shows that my Internet connection speed is to slow. So much for that

  • KrazzyDJ

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 12:58 am GMT

    The launch list is pretty impressive !!!

  • emacdaddy08

    Posted Jul 9, 2010 5:46 pm GMT

    why does it say 2011, shouldn't it be 2010?

  • donmega1

    Posted Jul 9, 2010 5:06 pm GMT

    i got it and its awesome. this will change the game in a few years. so far the games list is weak and the pricing is not acceptable at this point. im looking foreword to what comes next.

  • Flakcon

    Posted Jul 6, 2010 8:45 pm GMT

    mehh.. good for the casuals but a definite NO-NO for competitive players. I can't imagine playing RTS/FPS on multiplayer on this.

    Also imagine when Onlive service goes down for maintenance. You got no access to the games you purchased. How does that sound? And when the service ends, the full price purchase you bought might be gone with the wind.

    Then again, its really good for people at work to kill time. XD I could use this right now but not if i wanna play games that a second's delay could cause me to lose.

  • vamsi000

    Posted Jul 3, 2010 10:06 am GMT

    one word "Amazing"... I was skeptical when i first heard of Onlive, but I started using it 2 days ago and have to say its very impressive, I have not seen any lag so far in my system. This service truly has the potential to change gaming by simplifying console choices and making games more accessible.

  • ztron370

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 11:44 am GMT

    Out of all the games that were or was supposed to be released for Onlive Mass Effect 2 was the only game that did not make it.

  • e1ysium

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 9:59 am GMT

    Am I the only one that has a bandwidth limit? I mean i could get unlimited service but it's way slower, I know there's a lot of places and providers that offer unlimited bandwidth but I figure this would take quite a bit of bandwidth. I want to see multiplayer gaming on this service.

  • derek_g

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 4:30 am GMT

    I've also been on Onlive since it launched and frankly I'm amazed that it really does live up to the hype. Runs like a champ on my i7 system but just to really put it to the test I fired it up on my AMD3000 XP system. I ran into a little stuttering at times but to be able to play Arkham Asylum or Assassin's Creed on a 10 year old system is pretty amazing. I also like the ability to spectate on other games as it can help learn tricks I can use when playing. Library is pretty weak right now and so are the prices they're charging, but hopefully that'll improve with time.

  • bwgamer

    Posted Jun 21, 2010 11:28 am GMT

    Onlive rocks!!! I've been playing it over the weekend on various computers and this very well can change gaming forever! For all those bashing Onlive you need to shut up and give it a try first. Some people keep saying things like "all the hardcore gamers know it will fail," well I'm a hardcore gamer and I think otherwise. I've been playing games ever since pong, lol. I own the Xbox 360 and PS3 (other consoles as well but won't mention for time sake). Each offers something different. Xbox: great online play, PS3: blu-ray and now Onlive: instant gaming on your PC or Mac....awesome!!! Also coming out soon they will release the MicroConsole for your TV. Not only is gaming instant and in HD, but also cheaper. Right now games vary in price from $19 to $59 (Splinter Cell is the only game at full price at $59 and I don't think that will stay that way) and rentals from $3 for 3 days and $5 for 5 days. I'm sure it will fluctuate for a few months until publishers find a good medium for making money and keeping the users happy similar to how apps varied on the iPhone when it first started. All you need to enjoy Onlive is a computer and a broadband connection. So, give it a shot. Right now its free to join so why not??? You won't be disappointed.

  • Marky360

    Posted Jun 19, 2010 7:30 pm GMT

    I saw them show this off at E3 working on an Ipad the guy was playing Borderlands and it was the exact same as wat u would see on a game console or PC.

  • Paintballa

    Posted Jun 19, 2010 3:27 pm GMT

    This service is very exciting but confusing on what kind of system you have to have in order to use this service. In the beginning all of the videos and info was that you don't need a super computer to play games or anything too heavy. Now they have released required specs for your computer. Dual core processor, certain video card that can display 1280x720 HD. That's not what they advertised. But anyways, I do hope this comes around quickly for us all and I hope they can keep the prices decent for games. I heard Splinter Cell: Conviction is still $59 to play it. Again not what they advertised.

  • Immartinez

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 10:14 pm GMT

    This was for me the most exciting item at E3 2010. This type of service addresses many issues that get in the way of PC game sales, and it promises to do away with my biggest problem with STEAM (which I do love) huge downloads and almost complete hard drive space usage. If this catches on and they price it right it may also do away with a large chunk of piracy. I think developers and publishers should support services like this. I got a chance to play a few titles in the booth and I was very impressed. I can't wait to start playing.

  • Toysoldier34

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 6:01 pm GMT

    I got the free year and game, just gotta wait for my account to activate today or soon

  • JimmyJimJim

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 3:06 pm GMT

    @vodoo Well your right about a couple things, They have rental options usually setup in either 1day or 3day to 5day options. Then theirs the full paypass which is basically like buying the game, only difference is it's somewhat like a lease as they only host the games for so long. For example Splintercell conviction says " will be available until atleast june 17th 2013" So you could end up not even being able to play a game you bought at a certain point in time. Also it does buffer if the internet connection slows, usually what you'll see is the screen/graphics will start to look a little bit blurry till your internet speed catches back up and then everything goes back to looking crisp.

  • shkar

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 2:42 pm GMT

    I just hope that this Onlive thingy will not shift the companies interests in making consoles and making physical copies of games..........

  • Ladiesman17

    Posted Jun 17, 2010 1:02 pm GMT

    Publisher(s) make enemies with companies that support them from behind!! ATI & NVidia, Sony / Microsoft!! will be angry!! lol