Virtual Reality is to be represented with two awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences it was announced. The categories, to be introduced at the 2017 D.I.C.E. Awards have been made in order to celebrate new technology platforms for games in what it terms ‘immersive reality’ and to celebrate games that take full...
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Hands-On With VRChat, A Social VR Experience Launching On Steam Today
Everyone begins in The Hub. The sky is purple and full of stars and the ground is rough and hewn from stone. There’s an extra-dimensional vibe going on here as you begin to look around. You spot your friends in one corner and walk over to them. Your group begins to backflip and breakdance by way of...
VR Projects Teased As ZeniMax Acquires Oculus Dev Escalation Studios
ZeniMax Media’s legal battle with Oculus isn’t over just yet, but that’s not stopping the company from making moves in the VR space. Escalation Studios, the developer behind the VR port of Please, Don’t Touch Anything! [Review: 8/10] and the Oculus-published Herobound: Gladiators, has been picked up by the publishing company, which owns game publisher...
PSVR’s Psychonauts Launches February 21st, PS4 Pro Support Confirmed
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...
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....
