Unfortunately they are not announcing a date for availability of OnLive on mobile phones just yet.  So, for now, OnLive on a mobile phone is only a technology demo. But, for those of you who have been asking about OnLive on mobile phones, the answer is yes, it is coming. And, it is REALLY cool.

“Today, at a Wedbush financial conference in New York I showed OnLive running simultaneously on 2 iPhones, a TV, and a computer. What is really cool is that all 4 devices had access to the full OnLive Game Service, so they could play the same games, spectate on each other’s (and Beta users’) game play, watch Brag Clips, check out Gamer Profiles, etc.

While we only showed a tech demo today, it was great to give people in the audience a chance to try out OnLive on an iPhone. The large tiles that make up the OnLive user interface work perfectly on the iPhone touch screen, allowing easy access to all of the features of the OnLive game service.

That said, it’s important to understand that a mobile phone is a very different beast than TV, PC or Mac. And while we’re thrilled about eventually bringing many new games to cell phone platforms, currently, games on OnLive are tuned for TVs and computers. So initially, it’s the Community and Social elements of OnLive that we’re most excited about on mobile devices. It’s amazingly cool whipping out your phone, checking out what your OnLive friends are up to, and then spectating their live game play: Unscripted live user-generated content, available anywhere.”(Steve Perlman, OnLive Founder & CEO)

The funding is much larger than their  previous deals and gives them a serious boost  while their Beta progresses and are looking forward to launching the OnLive® Game Service. Over the last decade, we’ve seen an enormous upheaval in the media business as the written word, photos, music, and video have been steadily moving away from physical media to online delivery. One major category that still remains largely based on physical discs is fast-response interactive media—in particular, video games. And, of course, OnLive’s goal is to enable that last remaining transition.

“We are both pleased and inspired that our  investors share this vision with OnLive. Not only do they see the value in OnLive in particular, but they also understand the significance of what OnLive is doing to lead a massive sea change in interactive media distribution. We are grateful that they have not only provided OnLive with their support, but they have also provided OnLive with such a strong endorsement” (Steve Perlman, OnLive Founder & CEO).

Onlive is certainly revving up to be a massive storm and is getting the backing they need to become unstoppable!

OnLive info

Now……What is Onlive Gaming you say? Put simply its an Internet server based online gaming platform designed to take the strain from your PC or in the future you home consoles.

OnLive is launching the world’s highest performance Games On Demand service, instantly delivering the latest high-end titles over home broadband Internet to the TV and entry-level PCs and Macs. No longer will you need to constantly upgrade your PC just to play the latest games!!

Onlive has been in development for 7 years and was stumbled upon by the founder of webtv.

OnLive lies directly at the nexus of several key trends, all of which are reshaping the way we think about and use digital media:

• The shift to cloud computing, displacing the limitations, cost and complexity of local computing;
• An explosion of consumer broadband connectivity, bringing fast bandwidth to the home;
• Unprecedented innovation, creativity and expansion within the video game market.

OnLive will change the way that entertainment applications are created, delivered and consumed.

EA, Take two, Ubisoft, epic games, Atari, Warner bros, Codemasters,  THQ, and Eidos have signed up to have their PC games available on the service, Sixteen game titles are currently available from the OnLive service^. There is currently a beta version that you can sign up for on their homepage at www.OnLive.com. The founder will also be releasing it for other countries once its established.