The Official PlayStation Blog has shared Sony’s most downloaded games of last year. This includes a dedicated list for PlayStation VR, representing almost three months of software sales since the hardware launched in October. PSVR now has more than 50 titles supporting the headset, check out the most downloaded in 2016 below: Job Simulator ($30)...
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EXOS Haptic VR Exoskeleton Glove Aims to Deliver Practical Touch Feedback
EXOS is a new haptic enabled VR glove which uses force feedback to deliver the sensation of physicality when inside immersive applications. Tokyo based developer Exiii are working on a new VR glove which delivers so-called “reactive force” in response to your actions inside virtual reality – the practical upshot of which is that you’re...
Devs Behind ‘Max Payne’ and ‘Quantum Break’ Form New VR House, ‘3rd Eye Studios’
3rd Eye Studios is a new VR developer team formed from Remedy Entertainment alum and they’re working on a new, original made-for-VR anthology inspired by 70’s sci-fi television shows. Here’s an exclusive first look at some of the first art for the game. As we’ve charted the growth of the VR industry over the years, one thing...
The top 10 tech stars in the north
From an app that boosts declining high streets, to a platform where anyone can create an online radio station, these startups have been tipped for big things The north’s digital economy is creating jobs at 10 times the rate of the region’s non-digital sectors, according to a recent report. To celebrate and promote the emergence...
5 Ways VR Has Taken a Giant Leap Forward in 2016
At the beginning of last year, it was proclaimed by several publications (and wondered by ourselves) that 2016 was to be the “Year of Virtual Reality”, the year that the potential and promise of a virtual future would be realised. While there is certainly debate about how ultimately true, it was clear that 2016 was...
Superhot VR “Forever Update” Promises Even Wilder Action
Unique first person action game Superhot VR will receive an update in February to add more challenges, ways of playing and even more difficulty. In an update posted to Oculus’ website, Oculus and the Superhot team announced new modes added to the main story. This included time trials, aiming challenges and faster enemies giving the...
Community Download: Are Oculus and HTC The Apple and Microsoft of VR?
The technology world is always a game of rivals. For every Facebook there is a Twitter. For every Nintendo there is a Sega and for every Apple there is a Microsoft. This latter pair is perhaps the best representation of tech rivals in Silicon Valley. These two monolithic companies have been warring in the personal computer space for...
Trolls, Robots and a Moment in The Rain – This Week in Virtual Reality Art
Welcome to this week’s virtual reality art roundup! This is our chance every week to highlight some of the best VR art that we have seen in the past seven days. Submissions are shown using Sketchfab, an innovative platform for hosting 3D artwork and making it available in interactive 36o degrees. This week’s creations were made using...
3 Great Games To Get Fit Using Virtual Reality
It’s hard to be on the web these days and not see something about the impact of virtual reality on just about any industry, or the next big wave in VR in general. Being in the space directly, it’s very easy to get desensitized to it and a little jaded as well. People are shouting...
Vive Studios Takes a Swing at VR Boxing with Knockout League
Vive Studios and Grab Games launched Knockout League this week to bring arcade boxing to virtual reality. Grab Games made the classic boxing game for VR, and Vive Studios is publishing it today on early access on Steam for the HTC Vive. HTC is investing heavily in VR, which could be a $25 billion market by 2021,...
