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Chronicles of the Spellborn Launches Open Beta
WarCry Network : Latest News — ... former Activision CEO Howard Marks purchased the Acclaim name looking to revive one of the video game industry's former giants. With the help of renowned game director David Perry, Marks succeeded. Today, Acclaim offers some of the finest in multiplayer online gaming while using a new, free to play business model. Acclaim strives to offer its users a fun, community-oriented experience with a selection of titles ranging from casual browser games to hardcore MMOs. To learn more, visit http://www.acclaim.com Stay tuned for lots more from WarCry on the Spellborn front!

GDC09: Gaikai digital gaming service to stream MMOs to web browsers
Massively — ... will allow low-end PC's to play high-end games via streaming technology, piping in a game experience where all the heavy (graphics) lifting is done on the company's servers. It's a significant step forward in gaming provided it lives up to expectations, and the fact that it's fully cross-platform means that Mac users will be able to play PC titles never ported for the OS. OnLive isn't alone in wanting to make games more accessible though, particularly when it comes to MMOs. Acclaim CEO David Perry told GameDaily, "We have already filed a patent on what OnLive ...

The Chronicles of Spellborn art book now available as free PDF
Massively — ... is a (air quote) freemium massively multiplayer online title from Acclaim, where three areas of the game are available for free, while subscriptions truly open the game up for its players. Those gamers in the EU who jump into ...

Gaikai and OnLive both a no-show at E3 Expo 2009
Massively — ... . Both services aim to stream game content to users while the graphics crunching is handled on company servers, thereby eliminating the escalating hardware barriers to playing the latest and greatest titles -- a home user's low-end machine would be able to run high-end games. Gaikai head David Perry (of Acclaim) has said that the company's ...