Virtual and augmented reality news
I grew up as a Genesis kid back in the 90s. The Sega Genesis ruled my free time as I poured hours upon hours into the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, Aladdin, Golden Axe, and Streets of Rage. Back then sidescrolling beat ’em up action games were atop the game industry as one...
The VR Society has announced details for this year’s On The Lot conference, which will now include an all-new augmented reality track to discuss the latest on Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore. “We have long wanted to showcase AR professionals and their new technologies. On The Lot allows us to bring them together with our...
Pimax, the China-based VR headset manufacturer, just launched their Kickstarter for the hotly anticipated 8K and 5K VR headsets. Update (09/19/17): The rumors were true; Pimax has launched their Kickstarter today. The company is aiming to reach $200,000 in funding, with prices starting at $349 for the 5K, and $449 for the 8K headset. Unlike the Kickstarter preview page...
Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is upon us, and Sony has today shown off some a few brand new teaser trailers at its PlayStation keynote. Among them were two PS2-era franchises getting new life on PlayStation VR: Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner and Gungrave. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Konami’s Zone of the Enders: The...
While IKEA will employ ARKit to help you see how that new couch looks in your living room, Redbubble wants to show you throw pillows that match. Redbubble, an online marketplace for clothing and home décor from independent artists, has updated its iOS app to enable customers to preview throw pillows via ARKit. Eligible items...
Editorial credit: vsop / Shutterstock.com / Nintendo So Nintendo have said that they’ll probably give VR a skip. Why? They don’t think it’s really fun. Oh Nintendo. You’ve been consistently surprising during this current generation of console gaming. Not in the way we’ve all come to know the company, but in a surprisingly unsurprising way....
It looks like we’ll be finding out a lot more about Microsoft’s plans for VR and more in a few weeks’ time. The company this week announced that it will be holding a ‘Mixed Reality event’ on October 3rd. Mixed reality is Microsoft’s broad term encompassing everything from its HoloLens augmented reality device to the...
Apple is rolling out iOS 11 today, its mobile operating system that’s compatible with “hundreds of millions of devices” including iPhones going back to the iPhone 5s, and a variety of recent iPads. If your device is able to update (check here), that means you may be getting a number of features like an optimized...
It’s been a long time coming but Crytek’s VR adventure, Robinson: The Journey, is finally available on the HTC Vive. Vive support arrives as a free update to the SteamVR version of the game, meaning anyone that already bought it for Rift on the platform will be able to try it on Vive at no...
Sony is exploring new ways to let you enjoy some of your favorite original scores to iconic PlayStation games in VR. At its 2017 Tokyo Game Show press conference today the company revealed a new app that will let you enjoy music from games like The Last Guardian, Shadow of the Colossus, Ico and Gravity...
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