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Virtual reality specialist Oculus is taking new steps to attract smaller developers to its Rift platform. As part of its pre-E3 press conference, the company said that it would be pouring an additional $10 million into ‘accelerating’ support for indie studios working on content for the VR headset. (via Polygon) …
Read More »Microsoft partners with Oculus to stream Xbox One games in VR
Oculus and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will pair the consumer model of the Oculus Rift with an Xbox One controller and allow owners of the console to stream Xbox One games to the VR headset. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer took the stage at the virtual reality firm’s Future of …
Read More »SuperData: E3 to be dominated by VR and sequels
Research firm questions whether retail-focused event will adapt to industry’s digital shift
Read More »Valve starts shipping Vive VR developer kits
Developers selected to receive a dev kit for the new Vive VR headset should be receiving them soon. Valve announced that it has started shipping the Vive Developer Editionsvia the Steam website, havingopened applications for the hardware back in April. Hinting at the variety of companies that will soon get …
Read More »New VR studio set up by former Evolution devs
Several members of Driveclub and Motorstorm developer Evolution Studios have departed in order to set up their own venture. The new company Secret Sorcery is based in St Helens in the North West of England, and will be focused entirely on virtual reality games, according toGamesIndustry. The team is led …
Read More »Former Evolution devs set up new virtual reality studio
Secret Sorcery now hiring, will show off early work to industry partners at E3 next week
Read More »The Assembly will be a launch game for Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus and HTC Vive
VR developer and publisher nDreams has unveiled a game that it says it will be a launch title for the big three upcoming virtual reality headsets. The Assembly, which has been rebuilt with Unreal Engine 4, aims to be a launch title for not only Facebook’s Oculus Rift but also …
Read More »$2m investment for VR dev Reload Studios
Studio behind virtual reality multiplayer FPS receives funding from World Innovation Labs
Read More »Oculus won’t block porn on Rift headset
Virtual reality firm Oculus says it won’t be blocking porn on its Rift VR headset. That’s according to Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who – as reported by Variety – on stage at the first Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference was asked if the firm had any plans to block X-rated …
Read More »Consumer specs confirmed for Oculus Rift
VR firm promises recommended spec will "stay constant" through device's lifetime
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