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Read More »Dave Ranyard: Virtual reality heading for ‘anti-climax’
Former PlayStation studio boss warns against over-excitement surrounding VR during MCV & Develop Podcast
Read More »Former PlayStation dev David Ranyard warns over VR ‘anti-climax’
Former PlayStation VR veteran Dr David Ranyard says that the excitement around VR is ‘slightly over-heated’. Speaking during the MCV and Develop Podcast, Ranyard, who has worked at Sony London on a string of VR projects and has just set-up his own VR studio, believes that some companies might find …
Read More »John Carmack to receive BAFTA Fellowship
Id Software co-founder, Doom lead coder and Oculus tech chief will be honoured at British Academy Games Awards on April 7th
Read More »What do the developers think of PlayStation VR?
There are some 230 companies working on PlayStation VR games, including the likes of From Software, 2K Games, Capcom and Konami. Even EA is now on board with its Star Wars Battlefront VR experience. We speak to some of developers making games for the brand new tech to see if …
Read More »PlayStation rescues VR dream at GDC
It’s become almost predictable. PlayStation turns up to major industry event, steals all the headlines, and leaves its rivals wondering what exactly they can do to stop them. Not that the team always has to work that hard. Much like the PS4 vs Xbox One battle of E3 2013, Sony …
Read More »GAME warns of potential VR stock shortages
Virtual reality headsets won’t be available in console-like numbers at launch. That’s according to GAME, which said today that demand could well outstrip supply. "We are very well [versed in] dealing with products in high demand and low stock, and we would assume that virtual reality will fall into that …
Read More »Oculus will offer room-scale VR in the future
Both of HTC Vive’s VR competitors have now said they will also offer room-scale virtual reality. HTC Vive is the only virtual reality headset that will ship with room-scale support. It uses two wall-mounted emitters that allow the headset to track a user as they walk around a designated play …
Read More »Listen to the first Develop and MCV podcast
Debut discussion focuses on GDC 2016 and virtual reality, with special guest Dr. Dave Ranyard
Read More »Introducing… The MCV and Develop podcast
MCV and Develop have launched a brand new games industry podcast, and the first episode is now available (Update: and now on iTunes). For this inaugural outing, our own editor Christopher Dring and Develop editor James Batchelor are joined in San Francisco by Dr. Dave Ranyard, virtual reality expert and …
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