ZeniMax Media’s legal battle with Oculus isn’t over just yet, but that’s not stopping the company from making moves in the VR space. Escalation Studios, the developer behind the VR port of Please, Don’t Touch Anything! [Review: 8/10] and the Oculus-published Herobound: Gladiators, has been picked up by the publishing company, which owns game publisher...
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PSVR’s Psychonauts Launches February 21st, PS4 Pro Support Confirmed
Warm up your brains and get ready to get weird: Double Fine’s cult classic platforming franchise, Psychonauts, finally returns later this month. The San Francisco-based company recently announced that Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin will be launching on PlayStation VR (PSVR) on February 21st. This isn’t the long-awaited sequel to the 2005 game (though that...
Sony’s PSVR Launch Bundle Returns With Until Dawn Offering
If you were quick, you might have got your hands on a PlayStation VR (PSVR) launch bundle last year. If you missed out, though, you needn’t worry; it’s coming back this month. Sony today announced that its VR headset will soon be repackaged with extras including the PlayStation Camera, required to actually use the headset,...
Landfall is Like Halo Wars Meets a Twin-Stick Shooter in VR
Looking across the battlefield inside my Oculus Rift headset I see red and blue colored troops scuttling across the scorched battlefield, darting from cover point to cover point. Reinforcements are running low on both sides with nothing but willpower and the quest for survival keeping each team going. With only a few units left I make...
HTC Executive Vice President Jason Mackenzie Leaves After 12 Years
Last week HTC lost its VP of Design to Google. This week, the company’s Global Executive Vice President has also departed. Jason Mackenzie yesterday announced that he is leaving the company after nearly 12 years. The executive did not give a reason for his departure, nor does he know where he’s heading next, as one...
Pulse Partners with Company Augmently Inc
Earlier this week, an article on Business Wire reported that leading developer of holographics, AI, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Pulse Evolution Corporation, has announced a joint venture with Augmented Reality specialist, Augmently, Inc. The partnership is aiming to obtain digital celebrity assets as well as boost Pulse’s digital portfolio of performers and artists. The organisations...
General Electric Wearables Challenge
A recent article on IT World Canada discussed General Electric (GE) Corp.’s Wearables Challenge which was launched last year, and led to pilots being made for three use-case scenarios for AR headsets; assembly instructions and metrics, field service applications for calling an expert, and packing. The projects involve the following AR organisations: AREA member DAQRI...
Samsung Sets Its MWC 2017 Press Conference Date, But VR Might Miss Out
It’s no secret that the latter half of 2016 didn’t go quite the way Samsung was hoping it would, but the company is looking to hit back later this month. The electronics giant today confirmed its Mobile World Congress press conference would take place on February 26th, a day before the show itself kicks off...
‘Racket: Nx’ Early Access Review
Details Developer: One Hamsa, Waves AudioPublisher: Keshet International GamingAvailable On: SteamVR (HTC Vive)Reviewed on: HTC ViveRelease Date: January 31, 2017 Official Website This game is in Early Access which means the developers have deemed it incomplete and likely to see changes over time. This review is an assessment of the game’s current state, and will not receive a numerical score....
How should Overwatch evolve in 2017? GamesBeat Decides
Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast GB Decides on Facebook Watch on YouTube Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. The best game of 2016 was Overwatch, according to the GamesBeat staff. But this sensation isn’t going to evaporate into memory any time soon, and that has us wondering what Blizzard’s sci-fi shooter is going to look like over the...
