Tag Archives: gaikai
Wed, Jan 04, 2012 | 18:59 GMT
Gaikai adds BestBuy, YouTube to customer base, hires ex-Sony pictures exec as COO
Gaikai has announced it’s added BestBuy, Capcom, Ubisoft and YouTube to its list of clients, and in the same breath, announced it’s hired former Fox Mobile COO and ex-Sony Digital Pictures CFO, Mark Anderson. In December, it was also announced Eurogamer would be hosting Gaiaki demos, and Origin would host Gaiaki streaming via its portal. Walmart will also host streaming content from Gaiaki on its website. Thanks: GI.biz, VentureBeat.
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Posted in: Development, PC
Tags: cloud gaming, gaikai, mark anderson
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 20:22 GMT
Thursday Shorts: Garriott, The Sims, Nintendownloads, Firefall, Gaikai
A link to a massive batch of screenshots, Garriott tooting his own horn, information on a new mobile/social games developer, and more is below the break.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Abobo's Big Adventure, Christopher Cherubi, David Chiapperino, dead rising 2, Dynasty Warriors: Xtreme Legends, firefall, gaikai, ian livingstone, Jupiter Moon Studios, Margaritaville, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS, nintendo downloads, Nintendownloads, Richard Garriott, the sims, the sims 3, the sims 3 demo, ukie
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 02:36 BST
Former Sony Executive predicts Apple could “be” the games industry
Phil Harrison, former head of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, has predicted the death of physical media and said if Apple continues as it is, it “will be the games industry”.
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Posted in: Apple, Sony, Trade
Tags: cloud gaming, Cloud Gaming Service, gaikai, Phil Harrison
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 | 08:10 BST
Head in the Cloud: Gaming’s hardware agnostic future
Expectation says we’re three to four years from the next major console cycle. If cloud gaming has anything to do with it, it may well be the last.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: cloud gaming, Cloud Gaming Service, gaikai, onlive
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 00:43 BST
Perry promises Gaikai on TVs by 2012
Streaming games service Gaikai’s claim to fame is the ability to run on practically everything – including Internet-capable TVs, as early as next year.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: dave perry, gaikai
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 23:18 BST
Cloud-based gaming companies could take years to earn money back, says exec
Cloud-based streaming game services like OnLive and Gaikai may not be ready for prime time, according to one game industry executive.
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Posted in: OnLive, PC
Tags: cloud gaming, gaikai
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 15:48 BST
Gaikai teams up with Bigfoot Networks for better PC game streaming
Cloud gaming firm Gaikai’s announced an agreement with PC hardware company Bigfoot Networks that will allow Bigfoot’s products, which include gaming-oriented PC networking cards and Wi-FI adapters for notebooks, to work with Gaikai’s servers. When a Bigfoot Networks PC goes to a Gaikai-powered website, it “automatically recognizes the Gaikai service, delivering an unmatched cloud gaming experience.”
Gaikai and Bigfoot promise to reveal more about this new partnership “in the coming months.”
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Posted in: PC
Tags: bigfoot networks, dave perry, gaikai
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 05:33 GMT
Gaikai’s launch was delayed by “Zero Day” demo servers
Dave Perry has said Gaikai’s late launch was a result of choosing to meet publisher demand for “ultra” streaming from day one of a new game’s release.
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Posted in: Internet, Trade
Tags: dave perry, gaikai
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 | 06:19 GMT
Gaikai now live in across 12 countries, ME2 playable
Veteran designer Dave Perry has announced streaming games service Gaikai is live, with trials of Mass Effect 2, The Sims 3, Spore and more available to those with beta access and robust Internet connections.
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Posted in: PC, Trade
Tags: dave perry, gaikai
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 17:29 GMT
Ex-Namco and EA execs move to Gaikai
Former EA Redwood Shores CTO Tim Wilson and ex-Namco Bandai Games America VP of online development Robert Stevenson have joined cloud-based gaming company Gaikai. Gaikai, headed up by CEO and industry veteran David Perry, said the new appointments will help extend the company’s online expertise.
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Posted in: PC, Trade
Tags: gaikai, Robert Stevenson, Tim Wilson
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 19:55 GMT
Mass Effect 2 looks like it runs rather well on a netbook when using Gaikai
Want to know how Gaikai works or how it will run a game like Mass Effect 2 on a netbook with a “single core Atom CPU”?
Engadget has you covered.
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Posted in: Internet, PC, hardware
Tags: cloud, Cloud Gaming Service, dave perry, gaikai
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 | 09:16 GMT
Gaikai enters open beta with 11,000 invites
David Perry’s confirmed that Cloud gaming service Gaikai has now entered open beta, with an initial round of 11,000 invites having been already sent out.
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 20:55 GMT
Perry: “Major” US games site wants to host Gaikai closed beta
David Perry, founder of Gaikai, has said he is close to landing a deal with a “major” US gaming site which wants to host the North American beta for the cloud service.
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Posted in: Development, Internet, PC
Tags: david perry, gaikai
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 10:31 BST
David Perry: Gaikai already feature complete, will be out of beta in “mid-December”
OnLive’s been going through some growing pains, but awkward teenager or not, it’s still available for all to try. Its main competitor Gaikai, however, has definitely subscribed to the mantra of “slow and steady wins the race.” When, though, will it finally cross the finish line?
Speaking with VG247 during an interview at GDC Online in Austin, David Perry said that the cloud gaming service is on track to go live in mid-December.
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Posted in: GDC Online 2010, Hot, PC
Tags: david perry, gaikai, Interview, launch date
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 09:48 BST
Gaikai takes shot at OnLive, beta servers now live in Italy, Japan
Gaikai’s closed beta servers are now live in Italy and Japan, according to the service’s creator, Dave Perry.
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Posted in: Development, PC
Tags: dave perry, gaikai, onlive
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 15:30 BST
THQ and others feel Cloud gaming is the future
THQ CEO Brian Farrell is a proponent of Cloud gaming, and believes it has the potential to lower the “entry barrier” into gaming for consumers who don’t wish to spend the cash on a console.
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Posted in: Development, Internet, PC, Retail, THQ, Trade, tv
Tags: brian farrell, cloud gaming, david perry, digital distribution, gaikai, game industry tv, Nolan Bushnell, ted price
Fri, Jun 18, 2010 | 22:29 BST
Gaikai signs EA, moves into 2011
Gaikai has announced it’s struck a multi-year deal with EA to include some of its more popular PC titles when the service launches.
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Posted in: EA, Internet, PC, hardware
Tags: Andrew Gault, cloud gaming, dave perry, gaikai
Mon, May 03, 2010 | 07:42 BST
WoW shown running on iPad via Gaikai
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, iPad
Tags: gaikai, world of warcraft
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 16:47 GMT
OnLive subscription service will draw customers to Gaikai, says Perry
David Perry has said that OnLive’s pricing model will cause gamers to flock to his free cloud service, Gaikai.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2010, Hot, Internet, PC
Tags: cloud gaming, david perry, gaikai, onlive
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