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LotRO and DDO coming to a cloud near you
Cloud-based gaming service Gaikai, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive have just announced a plan to stream Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online gameplay via browser. Players will be able to feed their impulse gaming by hopping into both hybrid free-to-play MMOs without any lengthy downloads or huge installations. According to a press release distributed today, Gamers can try The Lord of the Rings Online now, with Dungeons & Dragons Online to follow soon [...] via a simple one-step registration process that will provide them instant access to try the full version of the award-winning, free-to-play massively multiplayer experiences. A Turbine FAQ further clarifies that this service provides only one hour of gameplay. [Thanks to reader Mr. Angry for the heads up.] This marks the first MMO streaming Gaikai will have undertaken; its streaming portfolio includes non-MMO games like Spore, Mass Effect 2, and The Sims 3. [Source: Warner Bros. and Gaikai, Inc. press release]
Stream IGF nominee games through OnLive
Haven't had a chance to play all of the IGF nominees this year? Well, a lot of them aren't out, so that makes sense. OnLive is providing the most stress-free avenue for catching up, with a two-week Indie Showcase on the streaming service.Through March 11, you'll be able to play timed demos of 16 nominees, including: Atom Zombie Smasher, Be Good, Botanicula, Dear Esther, Dustforce, English Country Tune, Frozen Synapse, FTL, Lume, Nitronic Rush, Once Upon a Spacetime, POP, SpaceChem, To The Moon, Toren, and WAY. Your "likes" and play sessions will be tallied by OnLive to determine the most popular IGF game on the service.Then, starting March 5, OnLive will put a bunch of previous IGF honorees on sale. Basically, no matter what, you're going to be able to find some kind of indie thing to play.
Engadget gets its hands on Gaikai closed beta
Our geekier, yet still kind of cute in her own way sister site Engadget recently took Dave Perry-fronted streaming service Gaikai for a spin, and posted the results for all to see. Though the performance sounds about comparable to OnLive, the greatest strength of Perry's competing service is that it's not, in fact, attempting to compete. Gaikai is primarily a way to sample games before purchasing them on a retail console or PC, so the inherent limitations aren't as large of hurdles as they are on OnLive, which aims to replace the home console. Or, at least, that's how Perry's pitching it. Get more of his take (and more Engadget reaction to the Gaikai experience) right here.
Massively TV Livestream Event: Cataclysm live!
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/pc_games/Livestream_of_World_of_Warcraft_Cataclysm_on_Thursday'; You've heard about World of Warcraft: Cataclysm from our good friends at WoW.com, and you've probably seen a boatload of pictures of the new areas. But have you seen it live? Well, thanks to our newest feature here on the site, you'll get to see the lands of Azeroth as never before! We're running head-first into the world of livestreaming, and we want you to join us for the ride! Enter Massively TV -- a whole Livestream channel dedicated to bringing you footage of new and upcoming MMOs, as well as tips and tricks, trailers, and more! Massively TV is still in its beta phases as we work everything out, but we thought it would be a great idea to kick off the channel with a livestream of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm! We'll be starting our stream on Thursday, at 9:00 p.m. EDT (6:00 p.m PDT) and running until 10:30 p.m. EDT (7:30 p.m. PDT). Just visit our Livestream page, or visit here on the site and look for the Cataclysm stream post! If you're not able to attend the live event, no worries, as we'll be recording and leaving it up for you to watch later! And, if you want to see anything special, just be sure to mention it in the chat during the live event, or twittering your request to us with the hashtag #massivelytv while the event is on the air!
