Today I stumbled over a News of the new gaming service OnLive streaming. If you just do not know what that is: If OnLive is a startup company. The same product out of the house makes it possible, even with a computer that does not meet the minimum requirements of a game to gamble, this. How does it work? It's simple: The games will be in the running of OnLive cloud server and is streamed in practice only the image on the home computer. By the user, only the keystrokes. According to OnLive, it will be possible to play a game at the highest level of detail and a resolution of 1024 × 768 px 3000 with a broadband line.
This all sounds very tempting. Easy to gamble at times as the netbook FacCry2 or GTA IV can. Only with the help of a plugin that just 1 MB in size. For the TV is also a set-top box is available, one on the whole the fullest on your TV. As I said, tempting. Were it not for a news, which I stumbled.

The message to, costs OnLive minutes per month. 14.95 U.S. dollars. And that's just the ongoing cost, ie the costs that must always be paid, because the server farms must also be paid. You can not play it. Per game, the customer will be asked to pay again ie. How much does it cost there is still not known. Out of sheer speculation, I would guess times that the games are not much cheaper than the store itself, the $ 14.95 is yes, only the server, and traffic costs. The publisher will even earn a little. So would the fun be quite expensive. But as I said, this is just speculation. OnLive has even commented on the additional cost for games not yet exist.

If this were really so, it would not be worthwhile to use OnLive. It is also of course so that it will be practically limited by DRM in the possession of the game. I go to the store, I've's in your hand. Even if the OnLive servers are offline, I can play. This is at the service not so.

As part of this news, I'm a bit of doubt on whether OnLive is really the blockbuster.

Yes, GTA IV, GTA IV is already a hot iron. On the one hand, Rock Star with Grand Theft Auto a strong title in hand, on the other hand, they have to part IV as something set in the sand. But that will not go now. I want to make attention to a problem that when I slow down and some other passionate gamers enjoy the game much is. We are talking about the strong jerk of the cutscenes. While the rest of the game to run properly, it takes a few seconds if not minutes, so that Niko bought a hot dog or accepted a mission. Because the scenes are barely distinguishable from a slideshow. I've put myself look at the search and found a half decent solution to the problem. more

If you can believe rumors, it is the successor of GTA IV will appear soon as 2009. Specifically, we read in the U.S. magazine "Game Informer" and Pains blog from this year's holiday shopping season. In addition to "GTA V" build well on the old engine, and therefore can not continue the numbering of GTA IV, but have similar titles such as "San Andreas" and "Vice City". In which city will actually play the new GTA is not yet known. Very hot on the list, however, is the Japanese Tokyo.

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As I have previously blogged , I was lucky enough to free-tagger to win the game GTA IV. Normally I'm not exactly a winner. Therefore, the joy of the win was even bigger. When the game is still on 24 December in time for Christmas Eve in my mailbox, I was proud as punch.

To my regret I had to find that my PC does not meet the minimum requirements. The question was: What to do? For to leave the game next to my desk makes me nervous. "There is such a cool game, but I can not gamble it. Damn it! ". So there was only one option: to give the game to a friend. Someone had offered me almost 30 Euronen for the title. After some back and forth I've been thinking of giving the game my best buddy. Until I have a better PC. To pass if it is still loose 2-3 months and he has enough time to play through the story and to test the multiplayer mode. So it went this morning with the Rad'l to him. Early, because you never know what to come on a ... Read more

Now everything is better?

I just like to blog Pains have read, Rockstar has released a first patch, the problems and the numerous disgruntled users is to reassure.

You can download the patch from either Windows Live or 4players . Here are the release notes: Read more