Warm up your brains and get ready to get weird: Double Fine’s cult classic platforming franchise, Psychonauts, finally returns later this month. The San Francisco-based company recently announced that Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin will be launching on PlayStation VR (PSVR) on February 21st. This isn’t the long-awaited sequel to the 2005 game (though that...
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Sony’s PSVR Launch Bundle Returns With Until Dawn Offering
If you were quick, you might have got your hands on a PlayStation VR (PSVR) launch bundle last year. If you missed out, though, you needn’t worry; it’s coming back this month. Sony today announced that its VR headset will soon be repackaged with extras including the PlayStation Camera, required to actually use the headset,...
Landfall is Like Halo Wars Meets a Twin-Stick Shooter in VR
Looking across the battlefield inside my Oculus Rift headset I see red and blue colored troops scuttling across the scorched battlefield, darting from cover point to cover point. Reinforcements are running low on both sides with nothing but willpower and the quest for survival keeping each team going. With only a few units left I make...
HTC Executive Vice President Jason Mackenzie Leaves After 12 Years
Last week HTC lost its VP of Design to Google. This week, the company’s Global Executive Vice President has also departed. Jason Mackenzie yesterday announced that he is leaving the company after nearly 12 years. The executive did not give a reason for his departure, nor does he know where he’s heading next, as one...
Samsung Sets Its MWC 2017 Press Conference Date, But VR Might Miss Out
It’s no secret that the latter half of 2016 didn’t go quite the way Samsung was hoping it would, but the company is looking to hit back later this month. The electronics giant today confirmed its Mobile World Congress press conference would take place on February 26th, a day before the show itself kicks off...
‘Racket: Nx’ Early Access Review
Details Developer: One Hamsa, Waves AudioPublisher: Keshet International GamingAvailable On: SteamVR (HTC Vive)Reviewed on: HTC ViveRelease Date: January 31, 2017 Official Website This game is in Early Access which means the developers have deemed it incomplete and likely to see changes over time. This review is an assessment of the game’s current state, and will not receive a numerical score....
Valve Turns Destinations Into Social VR Platform With Trading And Quests
Valve Software just released a big update to its Destinations software that could make it a fun place to hang out with friends in virtual reality. Destinations is evolving steadily and might be blossoming into a social VR platform that could rival those in the works from Facebook, High Fidelity, Linden Lab, Altspace and others....
Leaked Project CARS 2 Trailer Shows a Glimpse of the Future of Racing Simulators
The original Project CARS from Slightly Mad Studios was a crowdfunded project that aimed to provide hardcore racing fans an authentic and comprehensive racing experience. It executed on multiple levels, eventually providing over 100 unique tracks and 125 cars across multiple racing disciplines and platforms over the course of its release. Eventually, virtual reality capability...
Playing Racket: NX With The Waves NX 3D Audio Tracker Is Like Being Inside Sound Itself
Imagine that you’re inside of a futuristic gymnasium, when a small, glowing ball comes careening at your head. You deflect it back using a small racket in your hand, aiming it towards a glowing green hexagon on the wall. As your time window to hit that dot decreases, the pitch of the target becomes frantic...
Hands-On: Resident Evil 7’s ‘Banned Footage Vol. 1’ Adds Replayability With New Game Modes
Last week we reported on the details of the first piece of DLC for Capcom’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard [Review: 9/10]. Released today for PlayStation 4, Banned Footage Vol. 1, the first pack of new content, includes three things for intrepid horror junkies like myself to sink their teeth into. The aptly titled Nightmare is...
