Ted Price and Jason Rubin were pioneers at the start of the console video game business. Price started Insomniac Games in 1994, making games, such as Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet & Clank. Rubin cofounded Naughty Dog, maker of titles, such as Crash Bandicoot, in 1986. Now they’re pioneering another new medium for games, virtual...
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100+ AR/VR Companies to Gather at This Week’s SVVR 2017 Expo – Save $200
This week’s Silicon Valley VR Expo 2017 is set to bring together the core of the VR industry from Silicon Valley and beyond. As VR’s biggest industry event, this year’s event represents the most diverse group of companies from around the world ever to attend the conference. Well known as one of the largest and most...
NSFW: Gold Club SF VR Brings the Gentleman’s Club Experience Home
Adult entertainment has been an early driver of new video and digital technology for decades, and it’s often cited as a major influence on the rise of VHS over Betamax, Blu-ray over HD-DVD, the adoption of online credit card transaction standards and the proliferation of high-speed internet. So it should come as no surprise that...
GameStop Announces Store Closures, Sluggish Holiday Sales
Citing increased competition, falling consumer demand, a move toward digital distribution and publisher-imposed discounts during the holiday season, shares of video game retailer GameStop plunged 12% late last week after it announced Q4 revenue of just over $3 billion, down almost 14% year-over-year, a loss that was slightly greater than analysts’ expectations. GameStop’s stock is...
Statik PSVR Hands-in or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Box
Step 1: Cut a hole in a box.Step 2: Put your hands in that box.Step 3: Stick a bunch of baubles and bits and buttons and gizmos on the box.Step 4: Figure out the resulting puzzle and receive your sweet, sweet sedative. That’s the basic premise of Statik, a bizarre, soon-to-be-released puzzle-mystery game for PSVR....
How A Recession Could Boost VR Adoption
The best year ever for the US video game market saw 45 million game consoles ship worldwide. Its December marked the first time that video game revenue topped $5B in a single month. Its November broke the record for launch day PC game sales, with a single title shipping 2.8 million units in 24 hours....
Fallout 4 VR, Ghostbusters and Rock Band VR: The Week In VR Gaming
Sometimes you don’t realise quite how big of a week it’s been until you sit back and take a look. We got updates on a lot of major VR projects this week, and there were some big releases and surprising new reveals too. Dig in. Reveals And News Sony revealed a handful of new PSVR...
Report: Disney CEO Chooses AR Over VR For The Legendary Theme Parks
Disney is one of the biggest names in entertainment and there’s a level of quality that comes with the Disney brand. From classic animated features to the relatively newer relationship with Marvel comics and Star Wars brands, the company puts its best foot forward and supplies young and old fans with visual feasts. Thee company’s...
PSVR Dating Sim ‘Summer Lesson’ to Get English Subtitles and Broader Release in April
Summer Lesson, a rather unique offering among PSVR games, launched alongside the headset in Japan back in November. Now, come April 28th, the game will see a broader release into Southeastern Asia release with English subtitles, opening the door to enjoyment by those who don’t speak the game’s native Japanese language. Those in Western regions...
‘Robinson: The Journey’ Executive Producer Departs Crytek Amid Company’s Struggles
A little more than four months following the launch of Robinson: The Journey, Executive Producer on the title, Elijah Freeman, has departed Crytek for Virtuos, a game and asset production studio. Meanwhile Crytek attempts to get company back on track. As Executive Producer on the title, Elijah Freeman has worked closely on Crytek’s Robinson: The Journey...
