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Epic Games Busts ‘Robo Recall’s’ $10 Million Myth
Good news. Robo Recall, one of the best looking games available on a VR headset today, actually cost a lot less to produce than the rumored $10 million.
It's certainly a compliment to the small team at Epic Games responsible...
PlayStation VR Accessories Hit Major Online Retailers
With the PlayStation VR launch just around the corner—October 13th to be exact—major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop have started to stock a few accessories that are sure to keep you charged-up at moment's notice and travel-ready for those...
Launching Tomorrow, Sony Reveals How Farpoint’s PS VR Aim Controller Came to Life
Farpoint, one of the most anticipated titles for PlayStation VR, hits stores tomorrow along with the new VR device it was designed alongside, the PSVR Aim Controller. Sony has published details of the design decisions that drove development of one...
Sony Explains Huge Per-Region PSVR Demo Disc Content Differences
Responding to public reaction to the news that PlayStation VR buyers will receive far less content on their packed-in demo disc depending on where they live, Sony has responded with some sound reasoning to explain things.
Recently, news stories circulated focusing...
The World’s Largest Market Has Seen VR and It’s in Love
China’s VR scene is heating up.
Shanghai just had its largest VR event to date. The second SHVR event (named as an homage to Silicon Valley's largest community gathering, SVVR) had over 300 attendees, scores of demos and speakers, and...
Samsung Gear VR Unboxing, Handy Carry Case Included (video)
Today is the day that essentially the first consumer VR headset launched in the last decade becomes available. That headset is Samsung's Gear VR, created in collaboration with Oculus. Join us for an unboxing of this impressive device.See Also:...
Ragnarok VR is an Immersive Remake of the Biggest MMO You’ve Never Heard Of
This is Ragnarok VR, a virtual reality remake of an early and hugely popular Korean MMO, which takes the original's 3D assets and recreates the fantasy world in immersive 3D for a dose of immersive nostalgia, for those that have heard...
‘The Hobbit’ VR Experience Nominated for Visual Effects Award Alongside Halo 5, Destiny, and Others
Thief in the Shadows, a VR experience based on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), has been nominated for a Visual Effects Society award for 'Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project'.
Nominated for the 14th Annual VES Awards alongside triple-A titles Halo...
Hands-on: HTC Vive Pre Brings Notable Improvements to Visuals, Tracking, and Ergonomics
Although the HTC Vive saw a significant delay, pushing its expected delivery date way back from Q4 2015 to April 2016, development of the headset has not stalled. The new Vive Pre, the second Vive development kit, makes improvements...
Microsoft Reveals VR Headsets Coming From Top Manufacturers, Starting at $299
The number of big-name manufacturers getting into VR is going to increase substantially with the entry of Microsoft VR hardware partners, revealed on stage today at Microsoft's hardware-focused event.
Terry Myerson, Microsoft executive VP of Windows and Devices took the stage...
Spherica’s Hardware-stabilized Rig Makes VR Camera Movement More Practical
Every time I've ever been shown a piece of 360 video content with an improperly aligned horizon, I've wondered to myself why it seems like no one is using hardware-stabilization. Then I saw Spherica's custom-built 360 camera rig which...
First Impressions of Project Beyond, Samsung’s 360 3D Camera for VR
In a surprise announcement at SDC, Samsung revealed Project Beyond, a 360 degree 3D camera for filming virtual reality content. We got to take a look at the unit first hand and experience the VR video that it captures.
Project Beyond...
Developer Makes VR Accessible to Physically Disabled with Custom Locomotion Driver
WalkinVR is an upcoming driver for SteamVR designed to assist physical movement in a VR by moving or even resizing the virtual space relative to the user. It is currently in beta testing, with an initial release due at...
Sony: “Nearly All PSVR Titles Will Support DualShock 4 Controllers”
Sony is gearing up for the PlayStation VR's launch this October, but you shouldn't be boxing up your DualShock 4 gamepad in favor of the Move motion controller just yet. According to a statement from Sony issued to Eurogamer, you'll be able use the...
New AMD Driver Adds Spacewarp & Reprojection to More Radeon GPUs
Oculus' Asynchronous Spacewarp rendering technology is designed to smooth out the VR experience by making dropped frames a thing of the past. The tech rolled out several months ago, but some of AMD's older Radeon GPUs didn't get support...



















