From the ashes of its high-profile bankruptcy filing and mass layoffs in 2012, OnLive's new CloudLift service has risen. After almost two years of silent reconstruction, OnLive's CloudLift builds upon its existing service, but instead of trying to replace the games on your PC with a cloud-based alternative, CloudLift detects the games installed on your machine to provide streaming access from virtually any device.

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The distinction, though seemingly small, could be critical to the company's resurgence. Not only does it allow players to retain ownership and purchase new games through the most popular methods, it also preserves high-fidelity localized performance when at home — two of the biggest criticisms OnLive originally faced. CloudLift matches games installed on your PC — either via disc or digitally — with those available in its cloud library, which can then be played on tablets, Macs, laptops otherwise incapable of running games, Vizio's COSTAR set-top box, or smart TVs. Games can also be purchased through CloudLift and will come with a Steam redemption code. Most importantly, the system also syncs save data to-and-from your localized content and OnLive, enabling players to stop and resume experiences from one device to another. Online multiplayer support and all of OnLive's social and gameplay recording features are also be standard across all CloudLift games.However, CloudLift is not without its caveats. Not every game a player owns will be available to stream, and the service will launch with a limited array of titles, including Batman: Arkham Origins, The LEGO Movie Videogame, Saints Row IV, and Type:Rider. While the company says it will add "dozens more" games over time, it hasn't specified when. CloudLift is also relatively pricey at $14.99 a month, though players can check out the service during a 7-day trial.Along with CloudLift, OnLive is also debuting OnLiveGO, a publisher-focused service for MMOs that allows game makers to offer "instant-start" access to online games from right within a sign-up page or clients for tablets, smart TVs, and more. The tool will launch in beta with SL Go, a streaming client for Second Life, but will soon include Gaijin Entertainment's War Thunder.OnLive's CloudLift service launches today.

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