The PlayStation VR had a stellar lineup of launch titles. From the intense shooter action of games like EVE: Valkyrie, Rigs, and Battlezone, to entrancing experiences such as Rez Infinite and Bound, there was truly something for everybody. Since then, however, quality releases have been few and far between. Luckily that seems to be changing...
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‘Robinson: The Journey’ Hits PSVR Today, Here’s the Launch Trailer (and final dev diary)
Robinson: The Journey is the hotly anticipated PSVR exclusive from Crytek that puts players in the shoes of a lone survivor on an alien planet. If you’re looking for FPS action, you won’t find it here; Robinson: The Journey is all about exploration, and you won’t be wielding any futuristic weaponry (which might a surprise given...
The Game Awards 2016 to Stream Live in Virtual Reality via NextVR
The Game Awards 2016 is building towards its third year, scheduled for December 1st at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Spiritual successor to the ten-year run of the Spike Video Game Awards, The Game Awards is considered the biggest annual award event for the video game industry, and 2016 promises to be bigger than...
Google’s Josh Carpenter on Bringing WebVR to Daydream in 2017
Google announced at the W3C WebVR workshop in October that they would be shipping a WebVR-enabled Chromium browser in Q1 of 2017. I had a chance to catch up with Google’s Josh Carpenter last week to talk about some of the work that Google is doing to enable innovation on the open web, and more...
How Rebellion Built Addicting Tank Combat for ‘Battlezone’ on PS VR
This article about Battlezone was contributed by Rebellion Game Designer Grant Stewart. Virtual reality is the cornerstone of Battlezone’s experience. It’s been built into every facet of the game. VR has certainly influenced the aesthetics and levels of Battlezone, but it runs deeper than that, into the game’s DNA, and right through to the moment...
‘Trackmania Turbo’ Receives Free VR Update for PlayStation VR, Rift and Vive
Ubisoft today rolled out free VR support for Trackmania Turbo, the latest installment in the online multiplayer arcade racer series. The update is now available for owners of the game on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. A total of 40 tracks spanning 4 different environments are available today for VR headset users, but if you’re looking...
Dedicated VR World Engine Neos Is Now Available
With so many resources available to us, anyone with the correct amount of ambition and discipline can make a mark in the gaming industry. Developer Frooxius has dabbled a great deal with applications and games and a quick glance at the older work on his site will show you a programming language centered on music...
‘The Climb’ For Oculus Touch Features A New Mountain and Separate Leaderboards
Oculus Touch will release in less than a month. Upon its launch it will be jam-packed with several new and fascinating titles, but it will also be allowing significant new updates to be made to already existing properties. The Climb (Review 8/10) is an example of a game that is already available on the Oculus Rift,...
Get Closer To ‘Planet Earth 2’ With New 360 Degree Mini-Series
Planet Earth II, the sequel to one of the most celebrated nature documentary series of all time, debuted on British TV screens this weekend. The series brings viewers closer than ever to some of the planet’s most exotic wildlife but, with the help of 360 video, you can get close still. The BBC has launched...
HTC Launches Dedicated Mobile Platform Viveport M
In mid-October this year, HTC made a few announcements signaling a major push forward with VR content. Those announcements included a content partnership with the Alibaba Group, a VR arcade publishing model, and the mobile VR platform Viveport M. Later into October we saw the fruits of the VR arcade initiative with the launch of...