GDC 2010: OnLive launches June 17 for $14.95 a month

The streaming gaming service known as OnLive has finally received a release date and price. Announced at GDC 2010, OnLive will be launching June 17, 2010 for a monthly price of $14.95 in the lower 48 states in America. Alaska and Hawaii citizens will have to sit this one out for now.

The $14.95 a month only covers certain aspects of the service such as access to demos and viewing matches others are playing. Pricing for game rentals and purchases have not yet been revealed.

If you are one of the first qualified 25,000 people to sign up for OnLive, your first three months of service will be free of charge. The rest of the community will be able to pay the standard monthly fee or sign up for 3 or 6 month plans for a discount. OnLive promises to reveal these prices options closer to the start of E3 which starts June 15, 2010.

Pre-registration is going on now at OnLive’s website.

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