While companies like Nvidia, OnLive, and Gaikai break technological barriers to make cloud-gaming work with graphic-intensive hardcore games, Big Fish Unlimited is happily serving up over 150 casual games to its fans on the web.
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“We are thrilled to support the innovative new Windows 8 platform with Microsoft Studios,” said Big Fish general manager of cloud gaming Will O’Brien. “Windows 8 and Big Fish Unlimited are a perfect match. Already live today on the web and Android tablets, Big Fish Unlimited will undoubtedly delight new customers on Windows 8 devices.”
Big Fish players can subscribe to the Unlimited service for a $7.99 monthly fee, and a rotating roster of ad-supported free games are available for anyone to play. Big Fish Unlimited syncs all game progress on its remote servers, so gamers can start a campaign on Windows 8 and pick it up on a tablet device.
Users can even connect to their Xbox Live gamertags to unlock Achievements on the service.