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Robots are taking our jobs. It’s a simple fact about our unstoppable march towards the future that we don’t want to acknowledge, but at some point we’ll all have to accept. First agriculture, then manufacturing, and now games have fallen to our silicon-brained superiors. The latest victim of this assault …

Deceased creator of Culture and Valhalla Hills to be absorbed into Dusseldorf office of online developer

Sales of the PlayStation Camera and PlayStation Move controllers have shot up on Amazon. Videogamer has spotted that PlayStation Camera sales are up by 975 per cent on Amazon UK. The firm sells the product for 39. Meanwhile, the PlayStation Move controller has seen sales rise by 305 per cent …

Compatibility with open-source virtual reality platform a result of collaboration between Epic and Sensics

Support for path tracer in texturing tool allows production of photorealistic renders

Sony’s brand new PlayStation VR tech will be able to play games and watch video that were not designed for virtual reality. In a press release – as reported by Polygon – PlayStation announced that the tech has a cinematic mode which allows users to play games and watch video …

Following the confirmation of PlayStation VR’s launch details last night, we now have a pretty clear picture of what virtual reality has to offer punters this year. Which means for many people it’s decision time. But what am I going to opt for? The only way to find out is …

Latest version of OSVR HDK headset adds diffusion technology to reduce ‘screen door’ effect

Sony is revealed it is launching a hardware bundle with everything consumers need for PlayStation VR. Speaking to TechInsider, an unnamed Sony rep sitting in on an interview with PlayStation’s Shuhei Yoshida said that a bundle that comes with the PlayStation VR headset, Camera and Move motion controller would be …

New programme includes App Store-like web portal, with QA provided by the tech company