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Read More »Ustwo Games considering multiple projects, console development
Studio head Dan Gray reveals plans to expand team, as lead designer Ken Wong prepares to exit company
Read More »Inaugural Vision VR/AR Awards announce finalists
Radial Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Kai and Tony Davidson tipped for Best VR Experience prize
Read More »Alton Towers announces VR ride Galactica
UK theme park Alton Towers has announced a new roller coaster that has its passengers wearing a virtual reality headset. Simulation rides have been around for yonks, but Galactica will be the first to combine an actual rollercoaster with a virtual reality experience. Passengers will lay face down and experience …
Read More »Luckey: Nintendo Virtual Boy hurt VR
The boss of virtual reality specialist Oculus has said that Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy platform was harmful to the whole virtual reality movement. In a second Reddit AMA, Palmer Luckey rightly points out that the Virtual Boy was not really a virtual reality device in any sense of the word. …
Read More »HTC Vive pre-orders go live in February
One of the big three virtual reality companies has said consumers will be able to pre-order its headset next month. HTC, which has partnered with Steam to make the Vive, will begin accepting pre-orders on February 29th. Oculus Rift made a similar announcement last week, although that was just two …
Read More »PlayStation VR ‘not as high-end’ as Oculus Rift
Oculus boss Palmer Luckey has said that gamers shouldn’t expect as much gaming clout from PlayStation VR as they will get from Oculus Rift. Their headset isn’t quite as high-end as ours,” he told IB Times. And the PlayStation 4 is not nearly as powerful as our recommended spec for …
Read More »Amazon Canada pulls listing for $800 PlayStation VR
Could Sony’s PlayStation VR actually retail for MORE than Oculus Rift? Forbes reports that a now removed listing for the device on Amazon Canada carried a price of $1,125 Canadian dollars – that’s just shy of 550. And with the way exchange rates work, that could in reality translate to …
Read More »Over 100 games in development for PlayStation VR
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says 200 studios are working with the new virtual reality hardware
Read More »‘About 100 or more’ titles are being made for PlayStation VR
PlayStation VR is out in the first half of 2016, and according to Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, there should be a large selection of games to play on the tech. Speaking to the BBC at CES, Hirai said that ‘probably about 100 or more’ VR titles are being made for …
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