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This is a really special day.

In the past, you have always needed to buy and connect a console to your TV if you wanted to play the latest state-of-the-art games. No longer.  Now the TV itself can deliver instant, state-of-the-art game play. No discs, downloads, or updates needed. Games start up as instantly as changing channels, and you can spectate games in the Arena just as you surf through live TV content. No hassles. Just play.

Today, we’re happy to announce that the OnLive® Game Service will be integrated into new VIZIO® VIA Plus™ TVs at up to 1080p resolution in 3D*. Not only that, but OnLive will also be integrated into VIZIO’s new line of VIA Blu-ray™ players, Android™ tablets and smartphones.

With the click of a remote control, or a tap on a tablet or phone touchscreen, VIZIO owners will be immediately transported into the OnLive Game Service, with the same state-of-the-art, instant game experience you get with the OnLive MicroConsole TV adapter, PCs, Macs®, and the iPad®. In fact, you’ll be able to save your OnLive game on one device, and instantly resume it on another device. Seamlessly.

Just as you can enjoy services such as Netflix® and Pandora® across virtually all consumer electronic devices, you’ll also be able to enjoy OnLive everywhere. The OnLive game experience is generated in the cloud, so as a device ages, the OnLive experience remains state-of-the-art. This is extremely important for long life-cycle devices like TVs: For example, in 5 years, your OnLive-integrated VIZIO TV will still be compatible with the latest, highest-performance games.

You can see OnLive technology built into VIZIO HDTVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The first OnLive-integrated VIZIO products will be in stores later this year.

Also at CES, we’ll be demoing the OnLive Game Service with SRS 5.1™ Surround Sound. What’s cool about SRS 5.1 is that, like OnLive, it works compatibly across all devices. It’s compatible with both SRS and non-SRS surround sound decoders. If you only have stereo or even mono sound, you’ll still get the best audio for the setup you have. Surround sound makes for an incredibly immersive experience when playing a game on the OnLive Service: you hear sounds all around you, and as you rotate your character, the sounds rotate around the room as if you are in the game. Combined with 3D, it is mind-blowing. SRS 5.1 surround sound will be an automatic free update to all users in early 2011.

We know most of you won’t be able check out this cool stuff and celebrate with us at CES, so we decided to give you another way to celebrate by offering the OnLive Game System at a special CES price.** Today through the last day of CES, Sunday Jan 9 at 11:59 PM PST, the OnLive Game System will be 33% off! You still get a free game of your choice and free PlayPack Beta. So, get ‘em while they’re hot and make your TV happy. To order a new OnLive Game System at 33% off today, click here.

All this in just the first week of 2011! Stay tuned for more great OnLive announcements as the year unfolds!

—Steve Perlman, Founder & CEO

*Subject to availability of 3D content. 3D TV standards are rapidly evolving. May not be compatible with final 3D content TV standards.

**ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS. NO RETROACTIVE DISCOUNTS. From January 4, 2011 (5:00 AM PST) to January 9, 2011 (11:59 PM PST), the OnLive Game System is available at the promotional price of $66.00. Purchase the OnLive Game System and receive a promo code via email for one Full PlayPass after the OnLive Game System ships. Promo code must be used by January 31, 2011 (11:59 PM PST) while connected to the OnLive Game Service. OnLive is not responsible for any inability to take advantage of this offer, including but not limited to delivery delays, limited supplies, or inability to connect to the OnLive Game Service. Offer only valid within the contiguous United States. Game purchases are not transferable and are available only for the OnLive Game System, PC and Mac® platforms. No cash value.

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