What? You didn’t get an OnLive code with your PC version of Deus Ex? Let me guess: You bought your copy at your local GameStop. How did I know that? Well, reports are circulating that a memo went out to GameStop employees telling them to open the PC copies of the game and remove the code. When asked to comment, GameStop public relations representative Beth Sharum said, “Square Enix packed the competitor’s coupon with our DXHR product without our prior knowledge, and we did pull and discard these coupons.”

Do you think GameStop had any right to do this, or did they just end up looking like a bunch of jerks?

Sources: OnLiveFans.com, GameSpy

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OnLive gets an exclusive demo of Red Faction: Armageddon today. Not to be confused with the already available Xbox 360 demo, this is the first 30 minutes of the game. Upon completion of the timed demo you will be offered a choice of pre-ordering the game from any number of retailers or pre-ordering the game through OnLive. Pre-ordering through OnLive gets you an instant code reddemable for Red Faction: Guerrilla and a free OnLive Game System for free as soon as your credit card gets charged for the game. Whether you pick it up at the store or you stream it to your computer Red Faction: Armageddon is out June 7th.

Even though Homefront has yet to be released,  Kaos Studios is already preparing for work on the next iteration of the series. The game does have to perform well financially for a sequel to be officially green-lit, but considering that it is the most pre-ordered game in the US in publisher THQ’s history, we shouldn’t need to hold our breath.  General manager and creative director for Kaos, David Votypka, expressed his vision for the series:

“We’ve been talking about it for quite a while…THQ and Kaos have always looked at it as a franchise. Assuming it does well, that’s certainly the plan – to move on to future Homefront products.”

While it is good to hear about the passion and expectations Votypka has for the game, there have been instances where that hasn’t quite panned out…cough Shenmue cough. So here’s to hoping the game is well received and Kaos Studios will get to realize their multi-gamed dream.

Homefront is to be released March 15th in the US, March 17th in Australia, March 18 in Europe, and April 14th in Japan. Fans can pick it up on the Xbox 360, PS3 and OnLive.

Source: Eurogamer

In a new video that should probably come with a seizure warning, THQ showed off some new footage for Homefront’s multiplayer. This video is really pushing the fact that they’re going for a fast paced explosion-fest type of feel with the multiplayer’s gameplay. We’ll find out if they deliver when Homefront comes out on March 15th for OnLive, PC, 360, and PS3.

Onlive’s buffet style PlayPack plan has been in the beta testing stage for a couple months, but it is now available to everyone to add to their account. For just $10 a month you are able to access a list of 38 games that is going to grow with “premium, indie and classic games” partially based on user feedback. The great part is that when you sign up, the first month will be free!

Steve Perlman, the CEO and founder of OnLive, said the PlayPack was inspired by “the meteoric growth of Netflix reflects the enormous consumer demand for flat-rate instant-play media.”  Click here to see the available games, and tell us what games from the list you’ll be playing.

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• Alien Shooter
• Alien vs Predator Classic 2000
• Bioshock
• Brain Challenge
• Ceville
• Defense Grid Gold
• Dimensity
• Evil Genius
• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
• Frontline: Fuel of War
• Gene Labs
• Hotel
• King’sBounty: Armored Princess
• King’s Legacy
• LEGO Batman
• The Maw
• Madballs in Babo: Invasion
• Men of War: Red Tide
• NBA 2K10
• Ninja Blade
• Pathologic
• Port Royale 2
• Prince of Persia
• Puzzle Chronicles
• Saw
• Star Wolves 3
• Supreme Commander
• Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
• Titan Quest: Gold
• Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X.
• Tomb Raider: Underworld
• Trine
• Tropico 3
• Unreal Tournament III: Titan Pack
• Wheelman
• World of Goo
• Zombie Shooter 2

According to an email I just received OnLive is opening the PlayPack beta to all OnLive members, not just those who bought a Micro Console, or game system, or whatever they are calling it. For those who need their memories refreshed OnLive is going to offer a service called PlayPack where for $9.99 a month you can play all you want of back catalog titles. Right meow this includes F.E.A.R. 2, Tomb Raider Underworld, 2008′s Prince of Persia reboot, Ninja Blade, Lego Batman and a slew of other titles. The number of titles is expected to grow rapidly as the service goes on.

So if you have an OnLive account go ahead and login and give some of these older games a whirl. I know I’ll be spending most of the weekend playing Vin Diesel’s Wheelman.

UPDATE: The company also just tweeted the info.

OnLive is making a series of moves that are more than likely essential to the future of its business. Taking cues from juggernaut streaming services like Netflix and Pandora, OnLive is incorporating its streaming game service onto several popular devices. So far, the list of devices hopping on-board include Vizio’s Via Plus TVs & Blu-ray players as well as Android tablets & phones. OnLive is already available for PCs, Macs, and iPads. OnLive didn’t differentiate how functional their services would be on each individual device, so we’ll have to wait for more details to see which devices will offer full gaming like the PC or Mac and which will be used for spectating like the iPad.

In addition to attempting to become a ubiquitous feature of all internet-connected devices, OnLive is going to be implementing 3D support and 5.1 surround sound in early 2011.

To celebrate, OnLive announced that their MicroConsole would be 33% off until January 9th. So, to sum things up, OnLive will soon be available on a lot of devices eliminating the need for the OnLive MicroConsole, so go ahead and buy the recently discounted OnLive MicroConsole. Wait, what?

Source: OnLive Blog