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Unfortunately, you wouldn't know that unless you owned a VR system for your PS4 Well, until now. credit//Sony Tomorrow (Feb 21), Sony will be releasing an update for the game, making it available for play without the requirement of the PlayStation VR headset The company released the news today on their PlayStation blog, including how to access the[...]

Aren't they just so cute as they brutally injure one another for your amusement? Voice commands with our Fan AR Pokemon battle Hololens! (Link : https://t.co/cCJWnZAO9Z #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #HoloLens #pokemon #AR pic.twitter.com/zB0p9oMSGW — Kenny W (@Kennywdev) November 12, 2016 His latest project tosses Portal's titular portals in VR alongside a companion cube that interacts not only with the[...]

Microsoft have held somewhat firm on not yet embracing VR However, they left the door open to the tech when they announced Project Scorpio While no device or partnership (which many believe would be with Oculus) has been announced, it was said that the console would be 'ready' for the tech if one such time[...]

At Vive, we are laser focused on building out a strong and growing ecosystem for current and future Vive owners so they can experience the best room-scale VR with the most compelling content available. As an early adopter and lover of VR and the Vive, this is nice to hear, but I do expect to hear[...]

Nintendo have distanced themselves pretty heavily from VR in recent interviews It's clear they aren't quite big believers in the tech yet as much as, say, Sony. However, during a Bloomberg interview, CEO Tatsumi Kimishima seemed to give just an inch When asked if Switch could have VR, he somewhat dodged but said the company 'considers' it[...]

The idea of VR Star Trek is a neat one Bridge Crew from Ubisoft is promising players the opportunity to take up different positions on the deck of the Enterprise and really immerse yourself in the universe with a few friends. Sadly though, if you were looking forward to playing with it before Christmas, you are[...]

The Vive's controllers are a strange thing. They absolutely do the job, but they are pretty weird looking and don't really allow you to simulate what your

It has been announced, alongside great cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, the director will be taking on VR next This is for a short film that will make use of the technology to tell its story Not too much is known about it, but Variety are saying that it will focus on "the intense and excruciating experience of a group of[...]

So, remember when I said the story about previous employers suing Oculus wonderkid Palmer Luckey for essentially being fake might be one of the biggest

Nintendo have an… interesting history with the VR The company once hitched its wagon to the VR train (sort of) in the Virtual Boy and created one of the worst mainstream consoles in history Since then, especially with the resurgence of the the tech, Nintendo have indicated that they do not believe in the tech. Mario[...]

There is a lot to it, so I'll try and just hit the important parts for you. The lawsuit now says that John Carmack copied 'thousands of documents' to a USB before he left the company for Oculus, right before he left his time at ZeniMax, as well as later returned to take a 'customized tool[...]

Despite Oculus founder Palmer Luckey saying he would like the Library to be open to all VR users, that came to a stop when a patch was released by Oculus that blocked the program (and subsequently opened it up to more piracy). That patch, which checked for an Oculus headset has now been repealed the change,[...]

With that in mind, thinking about the game in VR is a really interesting proposition Director on the game Fumito Ueda told GameSpot at E3, that he is way into the tech While he said there are no plans for the Last Guardian, he marked his enthusiasm. The scale–the idea itself being able to express a[...]

Give it a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRZYi4I8anoVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Star Trek: Bridge Crew Gameplay VR Co-Op with Star Trek Cast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRZYi4I8ano) We heard about the Star Trek: Bridge Crew earlier this week, but Ubisoft weren't content with just that though. The game has just been debuted in motion at Ubisoft's E3 Press Conference[...]

At Bethesda's E3 Press Conference, the publisher announced a drive to become an industry leader in VR, and announced a Fallout 4 VR version for the HTC Vive It's a huge step for all of VR, as we are soon going to have an honest to goodness AAA game on the platform That's exciting. The version[...]

VR is going to be part of the games industry for quite some time, that much is pretty clear at this point Big companies are getting involved, and Ubisoft have just revealed a pretty interesting new title. They are going out to space to make Star Trek: Bridge Crew, which they will be showing on Monday's E3[...]

However, that support was dropped when it was announced the Frontier were going to 'side' with SteamVR It was then announced after that, that the game was actually coming to Oculus afterall, confusing everyone about where they stand. Well, this new trailer has cemented that it is indeed coming to consumer versions of the headsets[...]

Insomniac were one of the first major developers to throw in with VR, with the announcement of Edge of Nowhere for the Oculus Rift. Well, the developer has just announced two more games set for release later this year The first is The Unspoken It's being described as a magic fight club, which will pit players against[...]

The Oculus Rift is starting to find its way out there now, with March pre-orders beginning to be filled. The earliest buyers will begin to receive their

Unless you were picking up a dev kit, you probably haven't had regular access to the device, if any at all. Well, it appears as if high end VR is here Today, CEO of Oculus Brendan Iribe posted to Twitter that those who were the first to order the Oculus and got into the March window[...]

We saw a huge list of developers working on games for the PlayStation VR this morning, with 230 developers currently creating titles for the device It's been said that 50 of those titles are set to come between launch in October and the end of the year too Now we can take a look at what Oculus[...]

Apple's Macs aren't really known for their gaming prowess. Of course, you can run the likes of Civ 5 on a Macbook pretty well, but there are few who are

With moments like this next one too, it's not hard to see why. At the Unity Vision Summit, Newell appeared in a video to say that all the developers at the Summit would be getting a free Vive VR headset He even went all Oprah about it You can see this act of generosity here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2ekteuHBi4Video can't be[...]

The VR marketing machine is most certainly picking up now We're not so far away now to these headsets being shipped and the talk is all about which of the three premium headsets, the Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR or the Vive, will come out on top. One of the things that will dictate that will be[...]

At $599, it was a lot to ask, and it set the next most anticipated headsets up, the PlayStation VR and the HTC and Valve Vive. Well, the latter of those will set up its flag in just a few weeks now, as The Verge confirmed from the HTC February 29th is the magic date to[...]

Well, the day is finally here, and the first premium VR headset has stuck its flag in the sand And it's a pretty controversial flag. Oculus have just announced that the Oculus Rift will launch in March and will set you back $599/£499 You can pre-order the headset here if you so wish. That…that is steep[...]

We're just on the cusp of the VR horizon, with just a few months until these premium headsets are set to come out There are a lot of big questions to still be answered though, such as price, practicality and the exact release dates. Well, this new report from SuperData Research went deep into market to try and[...]

I'm all in. The Arizona Cardinals Quarterback is also all in when it comes to VR Palmer spoke to Sport Illustrated recently about how he has incorporated VR headset StriVR into his training regiment The headset recreates what he sees on the training field and lets him break down plays from his point of view[...]

The HTC Vive, for my money, is the most incredible VR headset I've used I've played with most of the competitors, and the act of being able to move around in a space on your own terms is an enthralling aspect that the other competitors don't have. Well, despite the headset first being touted for a[...]

The dawn for the new wave of VR gaming is just on the horizon with Oculus, PlayStation VR and the Vive set for releases next year I'm certainly fascinated in seeing how the technology affects the landscape, both from design and social stand points. Although ne way I hadn't considered is how it will change game's[...]