We have tamed the beast known as E3, and now we are attempting to domesticate this wild creature. That’s why we’re back with another GamesBeat Decides podcast to talk about video games! Nintendo had the last media briefing this morning, and then the E3 show doors opened up. We talk about everything coming to the...
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HTC’s Vive wireless adapter claims up to 3 hours of untethered VR play
Announced in January as a high-tech way to free HTC’s Vive and Vive Pro virtual reality headsets from their tethering wires, the Vive Wireless Adapter now has a confirmed key spec and release window: It will deliver between two to three hours of wireless playtime, and hit stores in late summer 2018. The Adapter uniquely uses...
GamesBeat Decides at E3 2018 Day 2: Sony, Ubisoft, and more
We’re back, and we’re live from Los Angeles. It’s another day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, and we are covering what happened at the Sony, Ubisoft, and Square Enix media briefings. We’re also talking about some of the games we’ve played, which includes Anthem and Spider-Man. It was a big day for E3, and you...
Space Pirate Trainer will turn PSVR gamers into Star-Lord in 2018
First demonstrated for HTC’s Vive before hitting the Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality platforms, I-Illusions’ arcade-style VR game Space Pirate Trainer lets you suit up as a Peter Quill/Star-Lord-alike to fight off waves of futuristic drones. Today, Sony announced that it’s coming to PSVR in 2018. The concept is fairly straig…Read More Source: Space Pirate Trainer...
Apple’s Memoji are a decade late and just in time
Apple’s iOS 12 addition of Memoji — personalized “me” versions of its Animoji animated emoji — isn’t exactly novel. Video game makers realized the potential of avatars over a decade ago: Nintendo debuted Mii characters for the Wii back in 2006, and both Microsoft and Sony followed suit with avatars in 2008. So af…Read More...
Oculus launches virtual reality tour of Anne Frank’s house
Oculus is launching a virtual reality tour of the Anne Frank House, the home in Amsterdam where the famous author hid from the Nazi’s during World War II. I’ve seen the outside of Anne Frank’s house, but I’ve never set foot inside. With this tour, I was able to see inside the place that has...
PSVR hit Moss launches on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
The adorable virtual reality adventure Moss launched in February as a PlayStation VR exclusive, but today, its fairy tale world is opening up to more players. Indie studio Polyarc has released its charming puzzle platformer on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the game is now available on Steam, the Oculus Store, and HTC Viveport. Moss...
Déraciné is From Software’s first game for PSVR
FromSoftware and Japan Studio are working on an enigmatic virtual reality title, Déraciné, which seems to have to do with fairy tales — or at least, feels like one. The developers showed a teaser trailer at Sony’s E3 event. The title in development for PlayStation VR. The trailer didn’t give too much information as the camera...
Ubisoft’s Transference depicts a creepy family in VR
Ubisoft is getting near to shipping its virtual reality game, called Transference. The game invites you to “enter the home of a mind” in the fall of 2018. Made by Ubisoft Montreal’s studio, The Funhouse, Transference lets you enter someone else’s preserved digital mind and explore it in hopes of helping them solve a problem. Actor Elija…Read More Source:...
PlayStation Aim is Sony’s best VR controller – now it just needs games
ANALYSIS: Just like more than half of PlayStation VR’s 2 million users, I arrived late to the PSVR party, but waiting until last year meant that the platform had a robust library of games at reasonable prices. One of the games I missed was Farpoint, the mid-2017 first-person shooter that showcased Sony’s PlayStation VR Aim — a...
