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A ratings listing for DriveClub VR suggests that the game remains in the works despite the closure of its developer. The Entertainment Software Rating Board has published a new listing for the PS4 title for the US market, complete with an E (Everyone) rating. The page also points to the …
Read More »VR development ‘akin to traveling back in time and developing for the N64’
The need for virtual reality devs to get as much bang for your buck out of the limited processing capacity available harks back to the early days of coding. That’s according to Futuretown co-founder and CTO Justin Liebregts, who told Develop: A large portion of the engineering and art issues …
Read More »Triggering emotions in virtual reality with Frima Studio’s Fated
Executive producer Vincent Martel tells us how the developer is targeting compassion from its players
Read More »‘Developing for VR’s hardware constraints is like going back to the N64’
Futuretown co-founder and CTO Justin Liebregts tells Develop about the technical challenges of bringing golf to virtual reality and explains why Wii Sports won't make you a skilled putter in real life – but Cloudlands might
Read More »Dev cuts 25% off Job Simulator price
One of the first big virtual reality titles has been reduced in price. Owlchemy Labs has said it is reducing Job Simulator from $39.99 to $29.99. Those who bought the game at the previous price have been told they can request a refund for the price difference. Sales data for …
Read More »The big gamble: Why Fierce Kaiju risked it all on virtual reality
Studio co-founder Paul Colls reflects on the team's first two years of VR development
Read More »Owlchemy drops Job Simulator price by $10: ‘No one knew what to expect from VR’
Player feedback, limited install base and need to recoup costs of 15-strong dev team cited as reasons behind price cut and offer of refunds
Read More »Peter Jackson: ‘AR will be bigger than mobile in 10 years’
'I find mixed reality much more exciting than VR – mixed reality doesn’t take you out of this world,' says Lord of the Rings director
Read More »80 per cent of consumers are unaware of virtual reality
New SuperData Research report shows general public yet to be reached by VR hype, revises 2016 forecasts for VR industry
Read More »SuperData lowers VR revenue forecast for a second time
One analyst has now significantly reduced its expectations for the financial impact virtual reality will have on the market in 2016. SuperData had at one stage predicted that VR revenues would reach $5.1bn in 2016. In March that was reduced to $3.6bn. Now the company has revised that second estimate …
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