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Comcast and EA join up for Xfinity Games in-home game streaming

Two giants are joining forces to help introduce a new way to stream games from the home.

July 14, 2015 11:50 AM

Two monoliths have apparently joined forces to further bring gaming into the home through new means. The cable giant Comcast is now working with the people at Electronic Arts to allow direct streaming of select games to Xfinity cable customers. The initiative will be known as Xfinity Games and is set to launch with 23 titles.

According to The Verge, the games offered are mostly aimed at families and casual users. The partial list of games that will be made available include:

Real Racing 2
FIFA 13
Little Inferno
Monopoly
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
EA Sports PGA Tour Golf
Plants vs. Zombies
Peggle Nights
Word Whomp Underground
World of Goo

Each of these games can be controlled through a compatible iOS or Android smartphone/tablet. And while this all sounds like fun and games, keep in mind that all of these games will count against any Xfinity data plans, so try not to slam your head against the data cap ceiling too hard.

Those interested in signing up for the beta can do so on the Xfinity website.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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