GamingShogunThe Darkness II Review (PC/OnLive)
So a while back I asked to review a game for OnLive and they generously said “sure, have a couple” so I picked a second game called The Darkness II simply because I loved the trailer with a twitchy guy standing in the dark babbling about the game. Don’t get me wrong I had heard of The Darkness and it’s acclaim for both being an extremely solid video game and its rich storyline which it had mostly borrowed from the comic book whose staff included my favorite comic writer, Garth Ennis, so it was on my to play/read list. The…
OnLive News Released
Palo Alto, Calif. August 19, 2012 — OnLive, the pioneer of instant-action cloud computing, announced today that on August 17th all of its assets were acquired by a newly formed company that will continue to operate under the OnLive name. The OnLive® Game and Desktop Services, all OnLive Devices and Apps, as well as all OnLive partnerships, are expected to continue without interruption and all customer purchases will remain intact; users are not expected to notice any change whatsoever. OnLive’s current initiatives will continue as well, with major announcements of new products and services planned in the coming weeks and…
Darksiders II Launches on TV, PC, Mac, Tablets via OnLive
Palo Alto, Calif. – August 14, 2012 – OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of on-demand cloud gaming, announced that Darksiders® II arrived on the OnLive Game Service in North America today, simultaneous with its official PC and console release, following a summer-long pre-order promotion. The highly anticipated sequel to THQ’s popular action-adventure Darksiders will be playable on demand on PC, Mac, Android™ tablets and on OnLive-enabled TVs. Availability in Europe will begin August 20th. In Darksiders II players assume the role of Death, the most feared of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in an action-adventure game nearly four times the…
Classic Gaming Showcase #6 Golden Axe II (PC/MicroConsole/Sega/OnLive)
Golden Axe II was definitely a sign of its time and did things right and wrong which video game sequels today tend to do even though this is a history lesson over two decades old. Golden Axe was a huge success, even more so on the console than on the standup arcade game so the decision was made to get it out on console first, then work out all the logistics of the arcade version. It makes sense, the software is written and stuck on a cartridge then sent out to Genesis players without having to worry about motherboards, standup…
Classic Gaming Showcase #5 Golden Axe (PC/MicroConsole/Sega/OnLive)
There was once a time when the hub of social activity was the video arcade, where loud games noises and Journey music bombarded you while you played your favorite game and flirted with the big haired blonde next to you. Quarters lined the edge of the playing screen or pinball table as people used them to hold their spots in line for the next game while they watched the current players trying to pick up new tricks and tips. One of the shining beacons in these arcades was a game called Golden Axe where you got to choose from three…
OnLive Reveals its E3 Showcase
Los Angeles, Calif. (E3 Expo, 2012) — June 5, 2012 — OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of on-demand cloud gaming, announced today that it will be showcasing a broad range of new video games as well as breakthrough new features at OnLive’s Booth #535, South Hall at the Electronic Entertainment Expo from June 5-7 in Los Angeles. OnLive Cloud Gaming Demonstrated on LG Smart TVs with Google TV OnLive is demonstrating the OnLive® Game Service on the next-generation LG Smart TV with Google TV (G2 Series) from LG Electronics. Capitalizing on the power of LG’s L9 dual-core processor, the service will…
Classic Gaming Showcase #4 Altered Beast (PC/MicroConsole/Sega/OnLive)
I was thinking of hopping to a different part of the alphabet for this review but instead I will go with the next one because the games are both from the same creator and even have a same creature between them! But that is for the next installment. This Classic Gaming Showcase almost needs no introduction because it was so popular back then it can still be found in retro arcades around the world and has been re-released and even reinvented on various systems and even watches. For those who haven’t played Altered Beast in a while here are a…
Classic Gaming Showcase #3 Alien Storm (PC/MicroConsole/Sega/OnLive)
Let’s face it we had a pretty decent obsession with aliens back in the days of Sega. Most of us still have that obsession which brings us to revisit games like Alien Storm and find dozens of other outer worldly creations that go bump in the night. For now we will pass up on nocturnal fixations (probing!) and talk about a game which had one of the most interesting takes of all time on aliens: possession. Ok Ok I know you are saying that really isn’t that much of an interesting take but I didn’t finish… possession… of mail boxes. …
Classic Gaming Showcase #2: Alien Soldier (PC/MicroConsole/Sega/OnLive)
This was a game I thought I hadn’t played before based on reading the premise because I didn’t understand the premise. I was right but that was luck. I am all for a nice rich storyline but this set some insanely lofty goals when it came to the idea behind this side scrolling shooter. You play Epsilon Eagle, a robot/animal/human parasite that co-exists with each of it’s parts including it’s eagle head. He was the head of a criminal organization which was attacked and he was forced to hide in a young boy’s body until his rival Xi-Tiger forced…
OnLive Celebrates 200 Games In PlayPack
In honor of crossing the 200 game mark in their PlayPack, OnLive is offering the first month for $2.00 with each additional month for the normal $9.99 and are having the following events: 4/20: 200 minutes of Multiplayer Madness in Homefront starting at 3pm PDT 4/21&22: Brag Clip Challenge where you get to show off your best skills or goriest kills 4/23: Guess the Game and Write the Caption Contest 4/24: Watch Andrew Hume of S.P.A.Z. show his game skills and show off some new features starting at 1pm PDT 4/25: OnLive Community Manager does a live streaming PlayPack broadcast…
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (OnLive/PC/Micro-Console)
I remember way back when the Street Fighter franchise started up and my buddies and I fed the machines at the arcade our quarters by the handful. One of the best things to ever happen was console versions of the game thought they were never quite the same since they didn’t have all the buttion in the right places. This resulted in the fighter pads, strange little devices you had to find a solid surface for but overall gave you the arcade experience on your games that used all the buttons. I wonder how many wound up gathering dust after…
OnLive Wireless Controller – Review (Multiple Platforms/OnLive)
OnLive has been long committed to being on as many platforms as possible. Those who have no idea what I am talking about when I say OnLive can read our review of the system right here and really should so you have a proper understanding of the scope of the system and how well this peripheral compliments it. To simplify it Onlive is to gaming, and now desktop Microsoft programs, as Netflix is to movies. I became a true believer when I researched them then visited them at E3 in 2011 and I have been nothing but more impressed with…
OnLive Brings Back Sega Games
Ok, I am old enough that I played the Atari 2600 and though I had a great deal of love for it the systems that followed were quick to blow it out of the water. As a result my Atari got lost over the years but I still have my Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega… well the list goes on. The folks at Sega and OnLive understand the love for old school gaming and so they have teamed up to bring over 40 Sega games to our new tech world over the next month. Best of all they are all part…
Microsoft Apps Go Cloud – Review (Tablet/OnLive)
Ok if you are a regular to the site there is one name that has to have stood out over the months: OnLive. If you are new to the site I’ll give you a real brief overview. OnLive is cloud-based gaming that delivers your same game to multiple locations including your PC, your tablet, some smart phones and even has a micro console around the size of a deck of cards so that you can plug directly into your TV and play like a video game console but at a cheaper console price. In short it is like Netflix for…