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\n\tOnLive is launching the world\u2019s highest performance Games On Demand service, instantly delivering the latest high-end titles over home broadband Internet to the TV and entry-level PCs and Macs....More»
\n\t\t\tOnLive is launching the world\u2019s highest performance Games On Demand service, instantly delivering the latest high-end titles over home broadband Internet to the TV and entry-level PCs and Macs.
Founded by noted technology entrepreneur Steve Perlman (WebTV, QuickTime) and incubated within the Rearden media and technology incubator, OnLive spent seven years in stealth development before officially unveiling in March 2009.
OnLive, together with its Mova subsidiary, lies directly at the nexus of several key trends, all of which are reshaping the way we think about and use digital media:
* The shift to cloud computing, displacing the limitations, cost and complexity of local computing;
* An explosion of consumer broadband connectivity, bringing fast bandwidth to the home;
* Unprecedented innovation, creativity and expansion within the video game market.«Less
Overview
\n\t\t\t\tLocation: \tPalo Alto, CA, United States\n
\n\t\t\t\tIndustry: Consumer Internet
\n\t\t\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\ton demand,\n\t\t\t\tgames on demand,\n\t\t\t\tmicroconsole,\n\t\t\t\tvideo games,\n\t\t\t\tinternet,\n\t\t\t\tgames,\n\t\t\t\tonline,\n\t\t\t\tlive\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tFinancials
\n\t\t\t\tLatest Funding: Series C (09/2009)
\n\t\t\t\tInvestors:\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tAT&T Media Holdings,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tLauder Partners,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tWarner Bros.,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tAutoDesk,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tMaverick Capital\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tMarket
\n\t\t\t\tCompetitors:\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCCP Games,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFuncom,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGixOO Studios,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSpawn Labs,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPopCap Games\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\tRelated Companies:\n\t\t\t\t\tWebcarzz,\n\t\t\t\t\tOutspark,\n\t\t\t\t\tCCP Games,\n\t\t\t\t\tNdoors,\n\t\t\t\t\tGixOO Studios,\n\t\t\t\t\tGameloft,\n\t\t\t\t\tPlaydo,\n\t\t\t\t\tHive7,\n\t\t\t\t\tRoblox,\n\t\t\t\t\tNext Island\n\t\t\t\t
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