OnLive Gaming Goes Live UPDATED AGAIN

The OnLive cloud gaming service is now live.  Reading the comments after Kotaku's announcement, I see that for the first year that you don't have to pay to use the service but you do have to pay for the games you use on it.  There are complaints that if you drop the service, you lose the games you paid for, so actually this is a rental service where you pay the same price as if you bought physical copies of the game.  Apparently one can't use a Wi Fi connection; you have to be wired to play with a speed of 5 Mbps.  This is not available in England yet.  One commentator thinks this should have been introduced in Asia where fast connections are the norm.  Many of the games available are shooters.
http://kotaku.com/5566691/onlive-goes-live-did-you-sign-up

UPDATE:  Eurogamer has posted prices for games available through the service.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/full-list-of-onlive-pricing-options

UPDATE #2: Sale on OnLive service.
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-rolling-game-sale-wifi

UPDATE #3:  Monthly fees are dropped (October 2010)
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-drops-monthly-membership-fees

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WOW Ruminations and Speculations

The changes to WOW that are planned for Cataclysm has people in a speculative mood. Each of these articles are worth a read.

What exactly is intellectual property in WOW?
http://procrastinationamplification.com/how-far-does-intellectual-property-go/

What is "community" in WOW?
http://www.pinkpigtailinn.com/2010/05/why-community-word-doesnt-make-sense.html

Aging and growth impact community quality.
http://www.psychochild.org/?p=946

What WOW would be like as a solo RPG game.
http://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/what-if-wow-rpg/


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Battle.net Integration Before Cataclysm

Blizzard is promising Battle.net integration (i.e., folks logged into Battle.net will be able to communicate with friends also logged into Battle.net, no matter which game or server or faction they are both playing) before Cataclysm hits.
http://www.wow.com/2010/04/28/battle-net-integration-before-cataclysm/

No word on when Battle.net security will be improved to meet current industry standards.  Presumably when pigs fly.

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Guide to Writing Forum Comments

Tongue-in-cheek guide to writing forum comments, geared toward the illiterate whiner.
http://mendpet.com/2009/09/01/how-to-qq-a-fill-in-the-blanks-guide/

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