Virtual and augmented reality news
Generally speaking, VR developers are a very responsible lot. They’re keen to avoid anything that will churn the stomach and, for the most part, steer clear of the hyper-violent gameplay seen in a lot of more traditional games. Those people deserve a hearty pat on the back. But this post is not about those people....
In the build-up to QuakeCon 2017, which starts tomorrow, Bethesda has announced launch dates for their three major VR titles for the holiday season. Skyrim VR (PSVR) launches first on November 17th, followed by Doom VFR (PSVR, Vive) on December 1st, and finally Fallout 4 VR (Vive) on December 12th, rounding out what promises to...
Editor’s Note: This article was previously published on June 13th, 2017. It has been republished on August 23, 2017, to coincide with Bethesda recently announcing Fallout 4 VR’s release date as December 12, 2017 for HTC Vive. With Resident Evil 7 and Robo Recall both releasing already this year, Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Fallout 4...
If you’re a living, breathing person on the planet Earth, then you’ve probably found yourself wondering about the afterlife. “What happens when we die?” has been a popular philosophical, scientific, and religious question for centuries. Xing: The Land Beyond doesn’t claim to have all the answers, but it does endeavor to make you scratch your...
As rumors last week suggested, Samsung has indeed got a new Gear VR prepped and ready to go for the launch of its Galaxy Note 8 smartphone, also revealed today. It doesn’t sound like much is new in this update; it’s simply bigger to accommodate the new phone, which features the biggest screen on a...
Surprising just about no one, Samsung today revealed the latest in its series of enlarged smartphones, the Galaxy Note 8. The phone was unveiled during the company’s Unpacked press conference in New York. The device features a dual camera, the first in the Note series to do so. It also continues Samsung’s Infinity Display initiative,...
Haptic technology in consumer devices are getting better quickly. It’s just happening in ways that are less dramatic than full body motion tracking or dazzling, high-resolution VR headsets. Take the new Nintendo Switch console for example. The console comes with a technology Nintendo calls “HD Rumble”. This is a much more refined version of the...
Google might be launching a line of major standalone virtual reality headsets later this year but Pico Interactive has beaten it to the punch. As of this week the Pico Goblin, an all-in-one VR headset, is available to buy. This is a VR device that doesn’t need a phone, PC or console to get up...
HTC is obviously hoping that the $200 price cut for its HTC Vive, announced on Monday, will provide a big boost to sales, but it’s also boosted something else: the company’s stock. Share prices jumped from $62.50 NTD (just over $2 USD) in early Monday to $67.70 ($2.24) by the end of the day. That’s...
We’ve written a lot about SoulKeeper VR, the visually-stunning dark fantasy RPG. The game is still in Early Access, and the new 1.1 update from developer HELM Systems fixes numerous issues. SoulKeeper VR fans can expect to find these improvements when they start up the game on Steam. Updates: Performance Optimizations- The game has been...
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