Gaikai game streaming service evades also-ran status with investments from Intel and Limelight

Since we\’re still reeling from the undeniable fact that OnLive actually works, it sort of feels just a little premature to be purchasing for competition within the game streaming space. Still, the browser-based Gaikai service is coming on fast, with a planned September launch and EA on board for those mega-hit titles the teenagers are playing in this day and age. For a little added reassurance, Gaikai just announced it\’s getting investments from Intel Capital and Limelight Networks, whose products it just happens to be using. Gaikai\’s servers may have 6-core Intel processors and Intel SSD drives inside, and Limelight is already on tap to make the entire distribution part work. We will\’t say we\’re happy to work out an extra platform war inside the gaming space, especially after it seemed like Steam was going to let us all live in perfect harmony in computer land, but the allure of playing high-end games instantly from a browser is tricky to deny.

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