Telecom has announced a new cloud gaming service for Kiwi gamers called Aircade.

Gamers will not need to have a Telecom broadband account to make use of the service, said spokesperson Richard Llewellyn.

Those interested in trialling the service can sign up to do so on the Aircade website.

Telecom has not announced what games will be available on the service, but said there would be "a range of award-winning AAA blockbusters and pick-up-and-play hits from leading games studios across different genres."

Gameplanet readers who have already trialled the system claim that latency is not a significant issue. They report playing a range of games including Borderlands, NBA 2K13, and Batman: Arkham City.

Internationally, game streaming services similar to Aircade have so far failed to gain traction with gamers or find significant commercial success.