15,000 HTC Vives Pre-Ordered in 10 Minutes, Now Backordered to May
The pre-order countdown for HTC Vive is over, but if you're still on the fence on whether to get that shiny new VR headset, you're still not too late to pick one up for May shipment.
What's more, according to a tweet...
‘Ninja Trainer’ on Vive is Like Kinect ‘Fruit Ninja’, Except it Actually Works (really well)
While Fruit Ninja was neat in concept, the performance limitations of the Kinect made it amount to little more than glorified flailing; the latency and lack of precision made you feel more like a parody than a ninja proper. Thankfully,...
Latest ‘Final Approach’ Trailer Shows New Gameplay and Mini-games
Phaser Lock Interactive's title Final Approach, the RTS-style airport management mash up gets a new gameplay trailer showing off much more of what you'll get up to, including a peek at mini games, fending off UFO invaders and micro-managing...
McDonalds Introduce ‘Happy Goggles’, a Portion of VR with Your Happy Meal
In a move surely to reinforce the message that "VR has arrived", McDonalds in Sweden are bundling Google Cardboard-esque VR googles with their Happy Meals, assembled from the packaging the food came in.
McDonalds have announced a new initiative set to...
Alex McDowell on World Building in Storytelling
One of the most inspiring keynotes at Unity's AR/VR Vision Summit was by Alex McDowell on world building and storytelling. Alex was production designer for Minority Report, Fight Club, & Lawnmower Man, and so he's been creating imaginal worlds...
HP, Alienware, and MSI Among ‘Vive Ready PC’ Partners, Starting at $1,299
Mirroring the 'Oculus Ready PC' program, HTC is now working with PC hardware partners to offer 'Vive Optimized PCs'. The initial set of systems come from HP, Alienware, and MSI.
'Vive Optimized PCs' are "fully Vive-compatible right out of the...
The HTC Vive is Available for Pre-order Now
The HTC Vive VR headset is now available for pre-order from HTC's website. We tell you where you what it is, where you can buy it and how much you can expect to pay.
The HTC Vive is now up for...
Including Controllers, Vive and Rift Could be Evenly Matched on Price
Natural motion input is the clear future of VR. And while the Rift would seem to lead in price over the Vive, factoring the controllers into the equation will create a very narrow price gap, if any, between the...
HTC Vive Pre-orders Will Receive ‘Tilt Brush’ for Free
HTC today confirmed worldwide pricing for the SteamVR powered Vive VR headset, due to go up for pre-order tomorrow (29th Feb). They also announced that those pre-orders would receive Google's virtual reality, paint application Tilt Brush in addition to...
HTC Vive Worldwide Prices Confirmed, €899 in Europe, £689 UK
The HTC Vive VR system is due to go up for pre-order tomorrow (29th February) and we know the US launch price is going to be $799. But what can the rest of the world expect to pay for...