Yesterday’s verdict in the Oculus/ZeniMax Media legal battle included some big accusations levelled at Doom creator John Carmack, and he doesn’t agree with them. Moments ago Carmack took to Facebook to give his account of the jury’s verdict, denying that he had destroyed evidence that would allegedly help prove he stole ZeniMax resources when he...
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Toy Clash Review: Tower Defense Meets Tabletop Strategy
I’m kind of a sucker for board games in VR. The sheer visual spectacle of seeing the entire game world before you coming to life in vivid 3D still wows me, so a game like 5 Min Lab’s Toy Clash has instant visual appeal. It’s less of a board game and more of a tower...
Sony Q3 Report: PSVR Still Selling ‘In-Line With Expectations’
Sony still isn’t releasing sales figures for PlayStation VR (PSVR) yet, but it does insist that it’s performing as expected. The Japanese electronics company today published its financial report for fiscal Q3 and, while profits are down year-on-year for the overall company, it’s good news from the PlayStation division. A total of 9.7 million PlayStration...
Rec Room Dev Raises $5 Million To Keep Social VR Free, Updates Teased
Against Gravity has done great things with its social VR app, Rec Room, and today it’s announcing a seed funding round that will help it to do even more. The studio confirmed the closure of a $5 million seed funding round to UploadVR, with the money coming from Sequoia, First Round, Acequia, Vulcan, Maveron, Anorak,...
Final Fantasy XV’s PSVR Support Is Still Coming, But No Date Yet
If there’s one thing Final Fantasy XV fans should be used to by now, it’s waiting, and the game’s VR experience is going to keep them doing just that. A PlayStation VR (PSVR) tie-in experience for the recently released JRPG was one of a handful of surprises Sony revealed for its headset at last year’s...
Homebound Hits Rift And Vive This Month, Watch The Stunning New Trailer
Get ready to suit up and head out into space once more: the visually-stunning Homebound is hitting the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive very soon. Sweden-based Quixel, best known for its high fidelity graphics creation tools, recently confirmed that its very own VR experience will be releasing on February 16th via Steam. That’s a little...
Verdict Analysis: Why the Jury Awarded ZeniMax $500 Million in Oculus Lawsuit
Following the news of a $500 million plaintiff award in the ZeniMax v. Oculus lawsuit, a detailed breakdown of the verdict reveals the jury’s specific findings, and who is responsible to pay for the damages. Guest Article by Matt Hooper & Brian Sommer, IME Law Matt is a Partner at IME Law, where he represents...
‘Project CARS 2’ Leaked Footage Shows Progress on Sequel to VR-capable Racing Sim
New footage from upcoming racing simulator Project CARS 2 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One has surfaced on YouTube. Slightly Mad Studios’ new game is expected to launch later this year with support for virtual reality like its predecessor, and hopes to address the criticisms of the 2015 original. We’ve known about Project CARS 2...
Watch: Epic’s Robo Recall is Coming, New Developer Diary Charts its Evolution
This latest video developer diary from Epic gives a very brief, but insightful overview of how Oculus Touch and Rift tech demo Bullet Train became fully fledged release Robo Recall, and what the developers learned along the way. Epic‘s Robo Recall is heading to Oculus Rift in Q1 of this year for free, but how did...
Nintendo President: Switch Will Get VR Support If Comfort Issues Can Be Resolved
What many people have suspected to be the case for quite some time turns out to be true: Nintendo is definitely experimenting with VR capabilities on its upcoming game console, the Switch. In an interview with Nikkei, current Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that the company was “studying” ways to add VR features to the console....
