Remember when OnLive almost went bankrupt, laid off nearly half of its staff and had to go running desperately into the arms of a venture capitalist? You should, because it only happened a few days ago.

Well, in the middle of that near-collapse, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman let everyone in the company (and press) know exactly who was to blame for the company’s troubles: Steve Perlman.
Seriously. Here’s the quote:

“I'm the one that brought you here. I'm the one that ultimately made decisions. And I'm the one that ultimately takes responsibility. So I am sorry, and it didn't end up exactly as we'd hoped.”

But now that OnLive is being re-formed into a leaner, more efficient company, it looks like Perlman will once again be at the reins. Lauder Partners, the company that took over OnLive and its assets, has confirmed that Perlman will return to the role of CEO of OnLive 2.0.

So let’s get this straight—OnLive’s CEO, out of nowhere, announces that a bunch of employees are being laid off and the company is going under, then within 24 hours lands an investment partner willing to take on the risk, and is subsequently named the CEO of the company he supposedly almost ruined?

Sounds….fishy. At best.

What do you think?

[Joystiq]

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