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GDC 2016 Round Table Discussion – PlayStation VR, Minecraft VR, Star Wars and More

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Mar 17, 2016

I’m joined again by Road to VR co-founder Ben Lang & writer Scott Hayden to do a wrap-up of Wednesday’s GDC news including all of Sony’s PlayStation VR Announcements, the Star Wars Trials on Tatooine experience by ILMxLAB, and Scott’s in-depth reaction to Minecraft on Gear VR. We also cover some GDC demo highlights including Sony’s Social VR, the 3D Tetris-like game Super HyperCube, block stacking game Tumble VR, Ubisoft’s social deduction game Werewolves Within, and Sony’s series of social mini-games with Playroom VR.

Preview: ‘John Wick: The Impossible Task’ Puts You in the Shoes of an Elite Assassin

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Mar 17, 2016

John Wick – The Impossible Task is an upcoming shooter from Starbreeze Studios working in collaboration with WEVR, Grab Games and Lionsgate that throws you into the John Wick universe for dual pistol-wielding action. We went hands on with the demo shown at this year’s GDC at Valve’s booth running on the HTC Vive.

Oculus’ Jason Rubin on Rift and Touch Games “We’re Not Launching a Dev Kit”

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Mar 17, 2016

The Oculus Rift will land in people’s homes from March 28th and there’ll soon be 1000s of people hunting for new content to play in virtual reality. Oculus is of course keenly aware of this, and Jason Rubin, Head of Oculus Studios, is leading the company’s assault on content. At Oculus’ pre GDC ‘Game Days’ event, he spoke to Road to VR‘s Ben Lang on the 30 strong launch line up, title exclusivity and Oculus Touch content timelines.

Save $100 on Road to VR Exemplar Gaming PC During GDC

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Mar 17, 2016

With the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive just weeks away, you’re going to need a PC capable of meeting the extreme levels of performance that high-end virtual reality demands. Road to VR‘s Exemplar PC gives you that performance and, for the duration of GDC, you can claim $100 off with this code.

Basemark Has a Dead Simple Solution to Precisely Measure VR Headset Latency

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Mar 17, 2016

Helsinki based Basemark has created a simple device called the Trek which works with their forthcoming VRScore benchmark to measure the latency of VR headsets in both left and right eyes.

Gunfire Games’ David Adams on Rebooting Old-School Adventures with Chronos

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Mar 17, 2016

Chronos from Gunfire Games is one of the 30 titles you’ll be able to play at Oculus Rift’s launch on March 28th and it represents a revisiting of the traditional adventure game mechanics of yesteryear, brought up to date in virtual reality. Ben Lang spoke with Gunfire’s President David Adams to find out why the studio decided to step into the past with their venture into the future of games.

Sony: ‘PSVR Breakout Box is Not a Crutch for PS4’

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Mar 17, 2016

Today at the ‘PlayStation VR: Development and Innovations’ session, Sony Senior Staff Engineer Chris Norden took to the stage to give a technical overview of the company’s VR headset. During the talk he sought to clear up misreported information regarding the PlayStation VR breakout box.

‘Giant Cop’ on HTC Vive Available via Humble Bundle Until 18th March

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Mar 17, 2016

The folks over at Humble Bundle just sent us word that the HTC Vive launch title Giant Cop is available now until March 18th and will be available as an early build that same day.

‘Gary the Gull’ Takes First Steps into Character-driven Interactivity in VR

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Mar 17, 2016

Gary the Gull is an interactive short film featuring a feathered conman—a dirty, two-faced lunch-stealing swindler. Ok. I’m not really angry, partly because both Gary and my picnic lunch aren’t technically real, but the people behind Gary the Gull want to make you feel like it is, and doing it by involving you directly in the cinematic experience.

New Job Simulator Trailer Reveals Final Job: The Automotive Mechanic

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Mar 16, 2016

Owlchemy Labs’ Job Simulator is coming to the Oculus Rift with Oculus Touch support this year and launches alongside (and indeed in the box) with the HTC Vive. This latest trailer for the game reveals the fourth and final job type you’ll take on in the final game, the Automotive Mechanic.

Valve’s ‘The Lab’ is a Wondrous Playground Full of VR Toys on HTC Vive

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Mar 16, 2016

Road to VR‘s Scott Hayden goes hands on with Valve’s latest virtual reality experience, a collection of experiments in immersive gaming known as ‘The Lab’.

Unreal Engine VR Editor Demonstrated on Oculus Rift and Touch, Available Today

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Mar 16, 2016

At Epic’s Unreal Engine presentation at GDC, the team demonstrated their forthcoming Unreal VR Editor working with both the Oculus Rift VR Headset and the Oculus Rift motion controllers.

GDC 2016: Sony PlayStation VR: Development and Innovations – Live Blog @ 11AM PST

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Mar 16, 2016

With the launch of the PlayStation VR now announced to be arriving in October this year, the focus on content creation for the first console powered VR system will intensify. This session, presented by Sony,

Watch Epic’s Keynote ‘State of Unreal Engine’ – Live Stream @9:30 PST

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Mar 16, 2016

Epic’s presence at GDC and VRDC reflects it’s importance in this next phase of virtual reality application development as it’s Unreal Engine drives a significant number of new games and applications in the VR space heading into 2016. Watch it live here at 9:30 AM PST.

‘Battlezone’ Gets New Gameplay Video, Heading to PlayStation VR as Launch Title

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Mar 16, 2016

Battlezone will be among the first PlayStation VR games you’ll be able to play when you plug your shiny new PlayStation VR headset into the PS4 this October. A new gameplay video shows the launch sequence for the ‘Cobra’ hover tank you’ll be piloting, and a glimpse of the environments in which you’ll do battle with your robotic foes.

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