Crytek has closed five game studios and is concentrating all of its resources in its remaining shops in Frankfurt, Germany, and Kiev, Ukraine. The Frankfurt-based company — maker of hits such as the Far Cry and Crysis first-person shooters and the CryEngine game development engine — is shutting studios in Hungary, Bulgaria, South Korea, China, and Turkey....
CAUTION: Before reading on, it’s probably best that you complete all of your holiday shopping for others (something you’ve hopefully done so you can avoid the herds of last minute buyers at retail stores). Still here? Alright. The Oculus Home Winter sale is officially here! Oculus has revealed their price cuts across a library of...
Every time a new VR shooter is announced or shown off, people want to know if it supports full locomotion options. “Enough with the nausea hysteria!” comment sections cry out. “We want full movement with our joysticks and trackpads. It works for most people without making them sick in games like Onward or DOOM 3:...
Startup DabKick has expanded to include virtual reality functionality on HTC Vive. CEO Balaji Krishnan told UploadVR the company has plans to support all VR platforms. The company is building social VR tech that connects the emerging virtual reality ecosystem with the established smartphone ecosystem. The app makes it easy to instantly share a selfie from...
HTC’s out of home VR initiative is taking shape as the company officially unveils plans for Viveport Arcade in China and Taiwan and a partnership with Leke VR’s “offline content distribution system” in a thousand locations before the close of 2016 and thousands more by 2017’s end. HTC continues to explore every opportunity to capitalise...
If there’s one thing the past year has taught us, it’s that building in VR is just as fun as playing in VR. Standing toe-to-toe with fast-paced action experiences are expressive creativity apps like Tilt Brush, while long-established development engines like Unity are looking to headsets to revitalise game making in exciting new ways. But...
As more filmmakers dip a toe into VR, the sheer volume of 360-degree video releases can be overwhelming. Samsung today just released its top five most viewed videos on its Samsung VR service in 2016, including Source: Ten 360-Degree VR Projects You Might’ve Missed
Giroptic, creator of the standalone ‘360cam’, today announced the launch of the iO 360 camera which attaches to any Lightning-enabled iPhone or iPad. The Giroptic iO 360 camera for iPhone/iPad is available starting today for $250. With two counter-facing lenses, the camera enables Apple devices to capture full 360 degree photo and videospheres. The camera...
Drop everything. Stop what you’re doing. Leave your desks, close your text books, and put that baby down. The most important PlayStation VR game of the year is here. Yes, Rollercoaster Dreams has arrived. You may recall the article we put up for the announcement of this new PS4 game last July. Back then, developer...
During Hackvention 2016 we had a chance to discuss the pressing matter of wireless VR with people who know the struggle behind it: Nicole Laux from XMG and Dominic Eskofier from NVIDIA. Nicole Laux is the marketing manager at XMG, with particular focus on VR. XMG (Xtreme Multimedia and Gaming) is a provider of high...
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