Nvidia's free GeForce Now beta lets you stream games from the cloud to your crappy PC

The dream of turning any cheap PC into an impromptu gaming rig took a step closer to reality late Sunday night, as Nvidia announced that its GeForce Now game-streaming service is now available on PCs--and even better, giving this beta build a whirl is free. GeForce Now essentially rents you a speedy virtual gaming PC stored in Nvidia's servers, where you can sign into digital gaming accounts like Steam or Uplay or Blizzard's Battle.net, just like you would on a computer in your home. Your BYO ga...