
OnLive is about to broaden its capabilities to serve its games wirelessly later this month. OnLive’s Steve Perlman has announced at onlive.com that a Wi-Fi Beta of OnLive will launch beginning mid-September. All OnLive members will be able to test the performance of the streaming game service. Currently, users are required to plug-in to a wired internet connection to ensure gameplay runs without any lag. OnLive takes care of the graphical power and storage of data on their end and delivers a seamless single-player or multiplayer gameplay experience, so it’s quite a feat to be able to deliver this wirelessly.
OnLive also officially started to support netbooks and connection speeds as low as 3 Mbps (although 5Mbps is recommended), expanding its reach and allowing hardware to run processor intensive games that wouldn’t be possible in any other way. There will be a demonstration this weekend of OnLive’s wireless play and a showing of OnLive’s MicroConsoles (coming soon) at PAX Prime (booth 3446). Check out OnLive’s PAX activities and get more information here.
For more details on the OnLive service, including Labor Day 50% off deals and the games that are offered for PC and Mac users, visit www.onlive.com.

Back in July 2010, Just Add Water (JAW) teased that they had been working with Oddworld Inhabitants. Today JAW announced they are bringing Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath to the PlayStation 3. The game is a remake of the original Xbox’s Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath (released in 2005) and marks a return of the Oddworld series to the PlayStation platform since 1997 (Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee). What can you expect to see revamped for the PS3? Here’s an excerpt from JAW’s announcement:
“JAW has worked closely with Oddworld founders Lorne Lanning and Sherry McKenna to ensure the remake is faithful to the original moolah-chasing epic, while offering a raft of enhancements, including: stunning 720p visuals; much more detail in the characters; normal mapping and self-shadowing; re-mastered dialogue, support for PlayStation®Move; and additional bonus material still to be revealed.”
Keep a lookout for Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, which will be available for the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network next year, around Easter.
Source – JAW press release

Shank
Available Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game Developer: Klei Entertainment
Game Publisher: EA Partners
Release Date: August 24 & 25, 2010
Official Website: shankgame.com
Review Summary:
Klei Entertainment’s downloadable game Shank brings a refreshing and mature spin to the side-scrolling beat ‘em up genre. Fans of Double Dragon, and anything from Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino will enjoy the game’s environment and gameplay style. This is a great meld of art and gaming, with a great soundtrack to boot.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Read the full review below.