Facebook/Browser-Based Dead Space 2, Mass Effect 3 in Beta
Gaikai kicks off its project as console makers look on...
Gaikai - the "cloud-based gaming technology" that "powers a next-generation video game advertising" has kicked off its beta program enabling gamers to play high profile titles such as Mass Effect 2 inside Facebook.
According to Venture Beat, "David Perry, chief executive of Gaikai, says that the games can be embedded within Facebook pages. That means you can play high-end PC games such as Mass Effect 2 embedded inside Facebook. Players could then share the game with their friends simply by sharing the embed link. That could be a very powerful way to spread a brand new game in a way that would be far more viral than can be done with games on other platforms."
The games lined up include Dead Space 2, Mass Effect 2, Spore and The Sims 3 - yup, Electronic Arts.
Dean Takahashi has had a go and reports, "The Gaikai software ran a scan on my setup (cable modem) and determined it was fast enough to run. Then it went into an 'instant demo' and threw me right into the startup menu for the game. I clicked and was in the game in no time, playing Spore on a laptop where I had never installed the game.
"Dead Space 2 worked equally well within my Internet Explorer window. When I exited the game play, the screens can ask if you want to buy the game. The point is to get you to experience the game in a hands-on way that you can’t do in other circumstances. The publishers set the price for how much the games will cost."
Full report here.
According to Venture Beat, "David Perry, chief executive of Gaikai, says that the games can be embedded within Facebook pages. That means you can play high-end PC games such as Mass Effect 2 embedded inside Facebook. Players could then share the game with their friends simply by sharing the embed link. That could be a very powerful way to spread a brand new game in a way that would be far more viral than can be done with games on other platforms."
The games lined up include Dead Space 2, Mass Effect 2, Spore and The Sims 3 - yup, Electronic Arts.
Dean Takahashi has had a go and reports, "The Gaikai software ran a scan on my setup (cable modem) and determined it was fast enough to run. Then it went into an 'instant demo' and threw me right into the startup menu for the game. I clicked and was in the game in no time, playing Spore on a laptop where I had never installed the game.
"Dead Space 2 worked equally well within my Internet Explorer window. When I exited the game play, the screens can ask if you want to buy the game. The point is to get you to experience the game in a hands-on way that you can’t do in other circumstances. The publishers set the price for how much the games will cost."
Full report here.
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