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Day Z creator Dean hall has spoken out in defence of studios who release platform exclusive virtual reality titles, arguing that the VR sector would be weaker without the practise. Hall’s current studio Rocketwerkz recently released Out of Ammo for the HTC Vive. Oculus continues to face heat for its …
Read More »VR treadmill Omni cancels non-US pre-orders
Successfully Kickstarted virtual reality treadmill Omni has told backers outside of the US that they will not receive their device. Having assessed the logistics of shipping the 80kg unit overseas, Virtuix has concluded that it isn’t really achievable. As a result, non-US backers are to receive a refund, plus three …
Read More »Research: Sony lays claim to 30% of VR market
Sony already winning the virtual reality war of adoption.
Read More »Dean Johnson: “VR is still expendable”
Brandwith head of innovation says that VR needs to move away from throwaway experiences to make VR more relevant
Read More »Tag Games: Lessons Learned from VR Development
Scott Downie from Tag Games takes us through the struggles and realisations of developing for VR in their recent game jam
Read More »53 titles confirmed for Oculus Touch launch
Oculus has said that its Touch controller will launch to a line-up of 53 compatible games. Well, at least that’s the ‘launch window’ target. The Oculus Touch controllers launch on December 6th, priced at 189 per pair in the UK – which seems pretty steep compared to the $199 US …
Read More »Is VR and AR in the social casino industry a reality?
In this guest blog from KamaGames, the gaming team look at the impact of VR and AR in the online casino space
Read More »Ubisoft’s VR games feature cross-platform play
The chances of finding a healthy player base for Ubisoft’s multiplayer VR games have been given a welcome boost. The publisher has announced that its multiplayer VR titles will all offer cross-platform play, meaning owners of the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR can all seamlessly compete with one …
Read More »OSVR certified by Steam and supported in update
OSVR technology now integrated into Steam platform
Read More »Google dreams big on VR
After toying with virtual reality with its Cardboard project, tech giant Google has finally launched a ‘proper’ virtual reality platform: Daydream. Announced at the company’s annual IO event, Daydream is a phone-based VR platform, much like the Samsung Gear VR. Unlike Gear, which only works with some Samsung phones, the …
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