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Latest version of OSVR HDK headset adds diffusion technology to reduce ‘screen door’ effect
Read More »Ubisoft announces social VR game Werewolves Within
Classic party game Werewolf is coming to Virtual Reality via Ubisoft. Under the name Werewolves Within, the game will ask four to eight players to uncoverthewerewolves that have been terrorising the medieval village of Gallowston. It’s due this year for ‘major VR platforms’ and is being developed by Ubisoft’s Red …
Read More »Finally, EA backs virtual reality with Star Wars ‘experience’
Electronic Arts is the second major third-party publisher to develop a Virtual Reality project. Despite attracting support from a number of high profile developers, including Crytek, Rebellion and Creative Assembly, big third-party publishers have been reluctant to jump into the VR sector. Take-Two told MCV that it was waiting to …
Read More »Unity Collaborate and EditorVR lead slew of new features
FireOS support, Unity Multiplayer, Cinematic Image Effects suite all now live, Unity Analytics drops SDK
Read More »PlayStation VR to launch in October, cost £349
More than 230 developers building for the PS4 VR headset
Read More »Former Pixar animator reveals PlayStation VR interactive movie Gary the Gull
A former Pixar and Bungie animator is heading up development on an interactive movie for PlayStation VR. The game itself is called Gary the Gull, and the technology powering it will be made available to other developers too. It tells a story like a movie, but it’s interactive like a …
Read More »AMD shows off wireless all-in-one VR headset
Newcomer to increasingly popular sector puts the processing power inside the headset, doing away with two of VR’s main gripes
Read More »Stingray and Maya updates add VR support and character creation tweaks
Stingray now compatible with Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, while Maya LT boasts a new quick rig tool, shape authoring toolset and updated game exporter
Read More »MaxPlay adds MaxCore multi-core rendering support
Engine firm says that new ability is suitable for maximising performance in AR and VR titles
Read More »AMD’s Sulon Q offers wire, PC and console free all-in-one VR
There’s a new virtual reality headset on the block that looks to address two of the key problems with most VR headsets. The AMD Sulon Q is an all-in-one solution that is not only wire-free, but also does not require users to plus it into a PC or console. There’s …
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