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Oculus VR has announced the computer specifications recommended to run the Oculus Rift headset. The company has confirmed that the following specs will hold for the lifetime of the headset: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater 8GB+ RAM The Rift will also …
Read More »Ubisoft pledges key brand to virtual reality
Ubisoft has shown more enthusiasm for virtual reality, teasing that it is currently developing titles for the new technology that will be based on its hit franchises. During this week’s quarterly earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot discussed the potential for virtual reality and said it will have a few titles …
Read More »Ubisoft bringing its biggest brands to virtual reality
VR Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry could be seen as early as next year
Read More »Angry Birds coming to Samsung Gear VR
First virtual reality outing for the winged sensations unveiled
Read More »Angry Birds VR unveiled for Samsung’s Gear VR
Rovio has bought mobile sensation Angry Birds to virtual reality for the first time. The company this weekend unveiled Angry Birds VR for Samsung’s already available Gear VR. VR Focus reports that the game has been jointly developed by Rovio and Brazil’s Imgnation Studios. Road to VR adds that the …
Read More »Open-world dinosaur game Ark: Survival Evolved announced for PS4 and Xbox One
Indie developer Studio Wildcard has announced an open-world dinosaur survival game for next-gen consoles and PC. Called Ark: Survival Evolved, the game is built using Unreal Engine 4 and focuses around multiplayer co-op and a persistent ecosystem. Crafting, hunting, shelter building, tech developing and harvesting seem very much the order …
Read More »Oculus has spoken to Sony and Microsoft about Rift for consoles
Could Oculus Rift be compatible with PS4 and Xbox One? Perhaps the possibility shouldn’t be ruled out, if comments from Oculus VR vice president Nate Mitchell are to be believed. GameSpot reports that Mitchell told the TechCrunch Disrupt conference that the company had spoke to both Sony and Microsoft about …
Read More »Oculus Rift release window confirmed
Oculus has finally announced a release date for virtual reality powerhouse Oculus Rift. The company says that the headset will ship to consumers in Q1 2016, meaning it could arrive at the same time as Sony’s Project Morpheus, which is currently due out in the first half of 2016. Steam’s …
Read More »HoloLens was key driver of Microsoft’s Mojang acquisition
Microsoft’s new chief executive has revealed that HoloLens played a crucial role in the company’s acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang. Let’s have a game that, in fact, will fundamentally help us change new categories,” CEO Satya Nadella told The New York Times. HoloLens was very much in the works then, …
Read More »Tommy Palm vows to bring VR to the mass market
Former King man and Candy Crush mastermind Tommy Palm thinks VR is not only nearly upon us, but is destined to become a mass-market proposition. One of the most important takeaways from massively popular mobile games like Candy Crush Saga, is that the majority of all gamers span across many …
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