The leader in the cloud-based charge in the industry, OnLive, has announced that the micro-console box will launch this December 2nd, with pre-orders already open to the public. The box will retail for $100, and allow console-based gamers to stream OnLive’s HD server content directly to their home HDTVs. The system includes the physical box and wireless controller, and a free game voucher (up to $49.99 in value) until December 31st.
Any doubts on whether or not the lack of the Infinity Ward label on Call of Duty: Black Ops would translate to less sales were put to rest after the game’s $350 million+ launch day. The next four days didn’t slow the sales too much either, the game going on to make $650 million in revenue across all regions, a full $100 million above the previous record holder, Activision’s own Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from last year.
Dave Perry’s cloud-based streaming platform Gaikai entered public beta late yesterday, with 11,000 invitations having been sent out prior to the opening. More invitations will be sent out as initial feedback is taken into consideration and the service’s infrastructure is beefed up to accommodate the additional necessary traffic. Interested players can register for the beta invitations via Gaikai’s official site.
Namco Bandai has a lot of cultural phenomenons in their back catalog, so its no surprise that the company is now devoting an entire new studio to their maintenance and updating. Namco Generations is a label strictly designed to bring HD remasters and remakes of classic arcade and console hits back onto digital distribution platforms like Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. The first game under the label, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, releases on November 23rd, with other games like Metro-Cross and Galaga set for similar treatment down the road.