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One of the most interesting rhythm games to hit the market in the recent memory is Thumper from two-man studio Drool. Rather than having consumers play along to pop and rock hits, like in Guitar Hero, Thumper has players hitting buttons sparingly to a soundtrack that can only be described …
Read More »Katamari’s Takahashi releases new Tango AR game Woorld
The latest creation from Katamari Damacy mastermind Keita Takahashi is now available for a very specific group of owners. Woorld, which is an augmented reality title, is designed for Google’s Tango AR platform. And to date only one handset supports it – Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro. Basically, this is about …
Read More »Three Fields and Team17 on Lethal VR, their first foray into virtual reality
Three Fields Entertainment has not ben idle since its inception last March. When some indie developers spend years announcing projects that come out years later, Three Fields is about to release its second game in just six months. The studio’s debut title, Dangerous Golf, launched in June but didn’t really …
Read More »Google Daydream VR arrives next week
Yet another VR competitor will be arriving on the scene next week in the UK, US, Germany, Australia and Canada. Google’s Daydream VR headset will go on sale on November 10th and will cost 69 in the UK. It can be had either directly from Google itself, or alternatively from …
Read More »CCP discusses Eve Valkyrie and being a VR pioneer
CCP’s VR dogfighting title Eve Valkyrie was one of the most visible virtual reality titles ahead its launch earlier this year. We catch up with the game’s global brand manager Ryan Geddes to see how the roll out of both Valkyrie and virtual reality has gone. Eve Valkyrie launched in …
Read More »VR push could yet lay ahead for Nintendo
Virtual reality could yet prove to be a feature of Nintendo’s future, but don’t expect anything in the short term. Sony’s first VR headset is out now, and Microsoft last week revealed a number of partners for Windows VR. However, while Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima says that the company is …
Read More »Opposable VR announce VR World Congress 2017
VR conference returning for third year
Read More »Could RIGS become the first true VR eSports experience?
RIGS: Mechanized Combat League straddles two newly emerging games markets. Could this be VR’s key to the eSports locker? Jem Alexander speaks to developer Guerrilla Cambridge. Virtual reality eSports have moved from sci-fi fantasy to near reality in just a few years, and UK-developed RIGS is leading the charge. The …
Read More »Read about the Past, Present and Future of VR in this week’s MCV
This week, we speak to three VR developers about working on the fledgling format. CCP discusses EVE Valkyrie and being a VR pioneer, Guerrilla Cambridge talks about RIGS’ eSports ambitions and Team17 and Three Fields speak about their partnership on the new bite-sized shooter Lethal VR. Elsewhere, VR expert Dave …
Read More »PSVR sells 50,000 units in Japan in first week
Seems to have outsold all big competitors, making development for the platform more attractive
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