I Expect You to Die‘s cheeky debonair humor has paid off. Developer Schell Games announced today that the escape-the-room virtual reality game has earned more than $1 million since its December launch. It’s available for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR. Founder Jesse Schell has been working with virtual reality since the ’90s, when...
Humaneyes Technologies has announced a number of notable updates to its virtual reality (VR) camera and associated products. To recap, the Vuze is capable of capturing and rendering 3D and 2D VR content using eight on-board HD cameras, as well as 3D audio via its four internal microphones. At 12x12x3cm, the Vuze is pitched as a portable “point-and-shoot” VR...
Asus has unveiled a new line of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) computers at the IFA show in Berlin. The products include the ROG Chimera gaming laptop with a wide-view display and the ROG Strix curved 35-inch gaming monitor. In doing so, the company is joining a bunch of computer makers revealing their fall line-ups...
Half-Life 2: Episode 3 died a long time ago, but its soul found some new life this week when writer Marc Laidlaw (Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episodes) apparently published the story he had planned to close out the trilogy. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, we talk about Laidlaw’s attempts to finish...
PREVIEW: CCP Games has launched Sparc for Sony’s PlayStation VR. It’s CCP’s fourth VR game, and it’s a homage to sci-fi experiences like the film Tron, with plenty of colorful neon art. It’s part of a new category of active sports, or virtual sports. I played Sparc last week at the Gamescom convention in Cologne,...
Google today launched a preview of ARCore, an Android software development kit (SDK) that brings augmented reality to existing and future Android phones without requiring additional sensors or hardware. Developers can download the SDK now and start creating new AR experiences on Android. The ARCore preview currently supports the Google Pixel, Google Pixel XL, Samsung’s...
Cyan has a double dose of news about its Obduction thriller. The game is debuting on the PlayStation 4 today, and the company has cut a deal with Hollywood’s Legendary Pictures to add a backstory to the award-winning adventure puzzle game. Legendary Pictures’ VR division will work on fleshing out the narrative experience of Obduction...
Microsoft is working on a Halo virtual reality experience for its Windows Mixed Reality platform. Developer 343 Industries, the studio responsible for overseeing Halo, has previously created demonstrations for the HoloLens augmented-reality headset that is still in early testing at Microsoft. But now, the 343 team is developing a Halo game that is among the...
YouTube is going through some growing pains as it tries to balance its history as one of the most important platforms to the democratization of content creation and its current status as a highly valued partner for brands and advertisers. The latter wants some insulation from the behaviors of the former — especially after some...
VB LIVE: VR has sprouted a lot of startups, but not a whole lot of revenue yet. But as console headsets get closer to plug and play and mobile VR and mobile 360 grow more popular with consumers, it’s time to start thinking about monetization. Join our latest VB Live event to learn more about...
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