Dragon Front is an addictive, free-to-play virtual reality trading card experience from High Voltage Studios for the Oculus Rift and Gear VR crafted in the same vein as industry stalwarts Magic: The Gathering and Hearthstone. In the game, you choose one of several factions to play as. Each faction has its own unique cards, abilities, and inherent strategies. So...
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Two Years After Release ‘Elite: Dangerous’ Players Finally Make First Contact With Aliens
The space exploration genre has seen a resurgence in the last couple years and some of those games remain as the most technologically impressive feats in gaming no matter what the reception may be. No Man’s Sky‘s near-infinite procedural world and Star Citizen‘s lofty ambitions have come under fire for various reasons, but they both...
Epic Games CEO: “HTC Vive is outselling Oculus Rift 2-to-1 worldwide”
Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of Unreal Engine, has a unique position in the virtual reality industry. As an active supporter of VR and head of one of gaming’s most important VR-compatible game engines, when Sweeney speaks, we tend to listen. In a recent interview with Glixel’s Chris Suellentrop, besides giving his predictions of where...
HTC is Working With Intel To Create A WiGig Wireless Solution for The Vive
CES has now officially come to an end and it was relatively light on virtual reality news when compared to the previous few years. However, HTC — the creators of the Vive high-end, PC powered VR headset — were on hand for a press conference that teased and revealed an intriguing road map of new...
CyberPowerPC and AMD Unveil VR-Ready Rig That’s Only $499 When Bundled With a Rift
At Oculus Connect 3, the Facebook-owned VR company revealed a new minimum specification for VR-ready PC rigs that would take advantage of its Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW) technology. In doing so, the company has also partnered with CyberPowerPC to debut an AMD-fueled VR-ready rig that will come in at the low-price of $499 when bundled with...
The ZeniMax Media v. Oculus VR Trial Begins Today in Dallas
ZeniMax Media v. Oculus VR is one of the first major legal disputes to happen in our young new industry. Following the massive Consumer Electronics Shows (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, the spotlight now turns to the Lone Star State as the court trial is set to start today, Monday, January 9th 2017, in Dallas,...
VR Training Might Help Part-Time NFL Referees Get The Calls Right
If you’re a sports fan, you likely have a special relationship with referees. Typically, when it benefits your team, they’re the most incredible and qualified employees in existence. However, the second that a call is against you, you’re wondering how in the world this person got the job. If you’re an NFL fan, the last...
Ambarella’s New 4K and 8K Imaging Chips Could Have Big Benefits for VR
Ambarella has carved out a niche in video compression and image processing chips, generating $100 million a quarter in revenue. And today, the company is launching three new chips that will bring next-generation imaging features to cars, drones, virtual reality, and sports cameras. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Ambarella showed off the three new chips at CES...
Playing ‘Deus Ex’ With Lenovo’s ‘VR Upscaling’ Was Far From Enjoyable
When I heard about Lenovo’s VR Upscaling feature, which debuted at CES last week, I just knew I had to try it. This strange little feature, included as part of the company’s upcoming Entertainment Hub storefront, takes AAA games and ‘upscales’ them to run inside the HTC Vive. In one corner of their show booth...
HTC Vive Mobile Phone Spotted in Promotional Video (Update: Perhaps Not)
An HTC Vive phone has been spotted in a promotional video ahead of a scheduled press conference for the company on January 12th. But what should we expect from a Vive branded phone? In another in a series of revealing tweets from Internet tipster Evan Blass over the CES period, a previously leaked promotional video seems to...
