Tag Archives: virtual reality

Studio behind VR platformer Lucky’s Tale raises $25m in funding

Playful, the developer behind virtual reality title Lucky’s Tale, has been given a sizeable bump by its latest round of investment. The studio announced the 3D platforming game for the Oculus Rift VR headset last year, with the title differing from its VR peers by providing a more traditional overhead …

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Volume is getting a PlayStation VR expansion

Mike Bithell’s PlayStation and PC stealth outing Volume is to receive a free expansion designed for Sony’s virtual reality headset PlayStation VR. Volume: Coda takes place after the events of the main game, with players controlling a brand new character. It boasts 30 levels, a new cast and a new …

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Valve survey says bulk of PC users won’t upgrade for VR

Developers working on VR projects would do well to keep PC players’ current set-ups in mind as most potential adopters plan to hold on to their current rig. In a survey carried out buy Valve, 42 per cent of 2,000 respondents said they were not planning to upgrade their computer …

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Analyst predicts Oculus Rift will be sold at cost, ship 5m units in 2016

Facebook will sell the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at cost in an attempt to boost early adoption, Credit Suisse has predicted. As reported by Barron’s, the analyst group reckons Facebook will hope to make money on the headsets via subsequent software sales. This model is not a million miles …

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Capcom’s Resident Evil team is focusing efforts on virtual reality

One of Capcom’s flagship in-house development teams has slowed down game creation in favour of working on technology for virtual reality projects. Division 1 is the department best known for creating the Resident Evil games, but in Capcom’s latest financial report, the publisher reveals the team has a new focus, …

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