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Oculus last night named a number of titles that it hopes will win it its first generation of virtual reality gaming fans. Chief among the titles on show was a new VR exclusive from Ratchet & Clank, Sunset Overdrive and Resistance developer Insomniac Games – Edge of Nowhere. Studio boss …
Read More »OPINION: VR cannot steal the traditional market – it has to create a new one
Sitting in the cockpit of a spacecraft, trapped in an underwater cage surrounded by sharks or trapped in a dark house with a silent pursuer. It’s not hard to conjure a list of experiences that when coupled with virtual reality will become almost magical. Anyone who has tried VR will …
Read More »Oculus bolsters indie VR offering with $10 million investment
Virtual reality specialist Oculus is taking new steps to attract smaller developers to its Rift platform. As part of its pre-E3 press conference, the company said that it would be pouring an additional $10 million into ‘accelerating’ support for indie studios working on content for the VR headset. (via Polygon) …
Read More »Oculus VR reveals consumer Rift headset, Oculus Touch motion controls
Oculus has unveiled the consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset, along with a new motion controller prototype dubbed Oculus Touch. At its Future of Oculus event held earlier today, CEO Brendan Iribe explained the company aims to deliver the magic of presence” with its hardware – moving gaming away …
Read More »First look at the Oculus Rift’s prototype motion controllers
Wireless Oculus Touch being designed to provide ideal input for virtual reality gaming
Read More »SuperData: E3 to be dominated by VR and sequels
Research firm questions whether retail-focused event will adapt to industry’s digital shift
Read More »Future of Oculus event livestream today at 6pm BST
VR firm could show off final version of the Rift headset
Read More »Unity 5.1 adds Native Oculus Rift development
Full Native support also coming to HoloLens and Gear VR
Read More »Valve starts shipping Vive VR developer kits
Developers selected to receive a dev kit for the new Vive VR headset should be receiving them soon. Valve announced that it has started shipping the Vive Developer Editionsvia the Steam website, havingopened applications for the hardware back in April. Hinting at the variety of companies that will soon get …
Read More »Vive VR developer kits now shipping
Valve confirms its sending its virtual reality headset out into the wild
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