Pixar’s first foray into the world of virtual reality — Coco VR — was announced today during the Oculus Connect 4 keynote. Directed by Ross Haldane Stevenson and produced by Marc Sondheimer, Coco VR is a multi-user social VR experience set in the same world as Pixar’s upcoming Dia de los Muertos (Day of the...
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Hands-On With Santa Cruz And Full Freedom Of Movement Controllers
Oculus offered me brief hands-on time with its Santa Cruz standalone headset prototype and full freedom of movement controllers. I got to try the earlier version of Santa Cruz at last year’s conference and, like last year, I wasn’t allowed to shoot video of my time with the all-in-one gear. Before diving into my impressions,...
OC4: Echo Arena Expansion Echo Combat Unveiled
The critically-acclaimed and all-around-fun zero-G space esport Echo Arena is getting more gameplay modes as Echo Combat was announced today at Facebook’s Oculus Connect conference in San Jose, California. As Oculus’ fastest title to hit $1 million in sales, it’s no surprise developer Ready At Dawn would want to continue to expand the game and...
Ubisoft’s Multiplayer Arcade Shooter ‘Space Junkies’ Is Heading into Closed Beta in Early 2018
Ubisoft today announced that Space Junkies, the multiplayer arcade VR shooter, is going into closed beta in early 2018. We got a chance to go hands-on with a more developed prototype of the game at this year’s Oculus Connect, and while many of the basics haven’t changed much from our time with it at E3, it’s certainly...
Apple AR: Defend Your Home from Zombies with Your iPhone
While VR promises to take gamers to another world, AR has the potential to bring the game elements into your own neighborhood or home. Just in time for Halloween, ARZombi places your living room into the epicenter of a zombie outbreak, with your ARKit-compatible iPhone or iPad acting as your eyes and your weapon. The...
OC4: Pixar Headed Into Virtual Reality With Coco VR
Pixar’s first foray into the world of virtual reality — Coco VR — was announced today during the Oculus Connect 4 keynote. Directed by Ross Haldane Stevenson and produced by Marc Sondheimer, Coco VR is a multi-user social VR experience set in the same world as Pixar’s upcoming Dia de los Muertos (Day of the...
OC4: First Oculus Go Games And Apps Confirmed
Oculus Go is Oculus’ surprise new standalone VR headset, offering three degrees of freedom head-tracking and control and launching early next year for $199. But what VR worlds will you be able to visit with it? As explained during the Oculus Connect keynote today, Go will be ‘binary compatible’ with Gear VR, Oculus and Samsung’s...
OC4: Thor Is Coming To Marvel: Powers United
Just ahead of the launch of his new movie next month, thunder god Thor has been confirmed for the upcoming Marvel: Powers United. Thor made his debut during the Oculus Connect keynote talk today. A trailer for the game, developed by Ripcoil creator Sanzaru Games, shows the hero battling alongside Hulk in an arena similar...
OC4: Titanfall Developer Respawn Announces Oculus Rift Exclusive VR Shooter
Respawn Entertainment, the developer of the hugely popular Titanfall franchise, is working on a shooter for the Oculus Rift. A short trailer for the game was revealed at Oculus Connect today, though there was no name and very little in the way of footage. Based on commentary from the developers themselves, they’re working on a...
OC4: Oculus Rift and Touch Now $399 Permanently
Sorry if you bought an Oculus Rift and Touch in the last few weeks; it just got yet another price cut. The bundle is back to $399, the price it was cut to for this year’s Summer Sale, only this time it’s permanent. Over the last few weeks it had been priced at $499. It’s...