Virtual and augmented reality news
Fantastic Contraption was one of the more creative virtual reality games that debuted last year on the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift VR headsets. Now it’s coming to the PlayStation VR in April. I had a hands-on preview at Sony’s game headquarters in Foster City, California. And if you’re part of the Minecraft generation, you might...
Statik drove me nuts in a very short time. This game coming for the PlayStation VR is pretty simple. Your hands are trapped inside a box, and you have to give them out. It’s a puzzle game that takes brainpower and patience. In some ways, it’s like you’re in a straitjacket and you have to...
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We’re still playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and we’re sharing tips that can help you on your Hyrule adventures. We also found out that Overwatch’s Symmetra is autistic, making the shooter’s cast even more diverse. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and...
First-person shooter games are one of the best genres for virtual reality, as the games become much more realistic and immersive when you are looking around in 360 degrees for things to shoot. Farpoint from Impulse Gear is one of the games that makes the best use of the medium of VR. I played it...
StarBlood Arena is first-person shooter for the PlayStation VR that will make you feel like you’re rolling around in a barrel. Fortunately, I didn’t get nauseous when I played StarBlood Arena in a hands-on preview at Sony’s offices in Foster City, California. It has plenty of fast action and movement that enables you to move in...
Sony is unveiling The Persistence, a new sci-fi survival horror game for the PlayStation VR virtual reality headset. It is an interesting because it makes VR more social, as your friends can join in using tablets or smartphones while you play with the PSVR headset. It’s one of the games that shows that horror is one...
Virtual reality games may not yet be raking in lots of revenues and views, but New York startup Littlstar says that it is having great success with its 360 video and immersive virtual reality films. While other companies are trying to find their footing in VR, Littlstar CEO Tony Mugavero said in an interview with...
Vimeo has joined the ranks of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook in adding support for 360-degree videos. Filmmakers and creators can not only upload footage in this new media format, they’ll be able to leverage resources designed to educate them about best practices so they can produce high-quality content. The company has also expanded its marketplace...
There may not be any major new AAA releases for the HTC Vive this week, but if it’s the only VR headset you’ve got then there are plenty of good things worth picking up. AirMech Command is one of VR’s best strategy games and it finally makes its way over to the Vive, as well...
Throughout the summer and fall of 2016, in the sudden whirlwind that was Pokémon GO, it was hard to go anywhere in public without seeing someone attempting to catch Pokémon. Now, thanks to an upcoming platform called Motive.io, from the Vancouver company of the same name, location-driven application development will soon be accessible to everyone....
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