OnLive brings cloud gaming to tablets

service, OnLive is bringing its cloud magic to smartphones and tablets, Tech News World reveals.

The pioneer in cloud-based gaming has introduced a free app that allows gamers to play console-style games on their smartphones and tablets.

The Washington Post says OnLive has already been one of the companies at the forefront of the shift to cloud gaming, offering AAA titles to gamers who opt not to buy a physical copy of their games.

The service offers about 200 games to play via the company's servers, and the new app also features at least one game - Rockstar's L.A. Noire - that's been retooled by developers specifically to fit a touch interface.

Games that do not have custom solutions will use virtual controls that emulate a mouse and keyboard or control pad, Hindustan Times notes.

Users will be able to buy an official controller from the Web site for $49.99, with "a number of different radio protocols", that will create a one-size-fits-all connection to whatever mobile device the consumer is using.