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OnLive Launches Thursday, New Details

OnLive announces further details on their cloud-based gaming service, which is to launch just two days from now, with CEO Steve Perlman saying: "This launch is just the beginning for the OnLive platform. We'll be rolling out new features, capabilities and performance improvements, continually adding new content along with the latest releases, and extending the service to more people." They say this page will begin accepting signups beginning at 3:01 pm EDT today, though it seems to be ready right now. Those accepted will receive their first year of the service for free, with subscription fees for the optional second year being $4.95 USD/month. Word on those signups is: "To commemorate the launch, AT&T has teamed with OnLive to become the official partner of the company's Founding Member Program. This limited-time and limited-availability program for qualified users will include a 1-year free membership to the OnLive Game Service, with an optional second year at $4.95/mo. The Founding Member Program presented by AT&T will be accepting signups beginning at 12:01 PM PDT on June 15, 2010 and continuing through 11:59 PM PDT on July 15, 2010. To sign up or learn more about program details and ongoing membership terms, visit www.onlive.com/att." They also offer a list of games they will carry at launch and beyond, which follows.

At launch, OnLive is offering a broad range of the most popular games from top publishers for instant play. Twenty-three* titles will be available on June 17, including:

  • Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft)
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
  • Borderlands (Take Two Interactive Entertainment)
  • Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts)
  • Just Cause 2 (Square Enix)
  • Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
  • NBA 2K10 (Take Two Interactive Entertainment)
  • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft)

OnLive will also announce new titles as they become available on the OnLive Game Service. Games coming soon include:

  • Alpha Protocol (SEGA)
  • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
  • Darksiders (THQ)
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square Enix)
  • DRIVER San Francisco (Ubisoft)
  • F.E.A.R.3 (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
  • Homefront (THQ)
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Square Enix)
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
  • MLB 2K10 (2K Sports)
  • Red Faction: Armageddon (THQ)
  • Shaun White Skateboarding (Ubisoft)

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