- Remember Me – New IP
- uPlay Online Store
- Puppeteer – New IP
- Rain – New IP
- Dead Space 3 Release date: Feb 5th 2013
- Lego Lord of the Rings
- Onlive is purchased by an unknown source
- Until Dawn – New IP
- Castle Crashers comes to Steam
- Mysts of Pandaria opening trailers
- Mann vs Machine – TF2 update
- The beta launch of game communities on Steam
- Tearaway – New IP from the creators of Little Big Planet
- Darksiders II released
- Command and Conquer Generals II goes free to play
While Remember Me feels as if its trying to catch up the Deus Ex and the Last of Us in the way its attempting to setup its mood and feel, it has some interesting new twists. Out of the list of new IP, Rain and Puppeteer were by the the great standouts though, both having a unique art direction and push what games can be in a new direction.
The outright purchase of Onlive stole the news at the end of the week. An unnamed company reportedly acquired the live-game streaming service and let go the staff. As of this morning it seems half of them have been rehired by the company.
For those who don't now Onlive is a digital game streaming service. Think netflicks instant, but with games. Some server far away is hosting the game and you are just interacting with it. It doesnt matter if you have a laptop from five years ago or a brand new machine, your computer is not hosting the game, only streaming.
It was revolutionary when it was first announced and heralded as the future of PC gaming. However since its launch the service has steadily faded away from public interest due to its small library and usability issues.
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