Ben Gabbard on the VR Design & Gameplay of ‘Chronos’
Gunfire Games' Chronos is an atmospheric RPG with over 10 hours of action and adventure, and it uses a satisfying combat game mechanic that's very similar to their Herobound: Spirit Journey on the Gear VR. Chronos had a lot...
PlayStation VR Launch Bundle Pre-orders Opening at Amazon Today (Update: Sold Out)
Sony's PlayStation VR headset is due to reach consumer homes in October and Amazon in the US are going live with PlayStation VR launch bundles today from 7AM PST for $499.
Update (3/22, 7:22 PT): In less than 10 minutes...
‘Defense Grid 2’ Proves How Compelling Tower Defense in VR Can Be
Jeff Pobst admits that it's probably not a new Rift owner's first thought to go out and buy a tower defense game, but Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition proved to me how compelling a tower defense game can...
Optimizing Gameplay and Fun with Fantastic Contraption
Fantastic Contraption is an amazingly fun and super compelling world building tool where you build contraptions that get from point A to B, and it was recently announced as one of the games that's going to be bundled with...
Hands-on: Oculus Touch 2016 Prototype Brings Refinements to an Already Elegant Design
Oculus Touch won't launch until the second half of 2016, but the company continues to iterate on the impressively ergonomic VR controller. We went hands-on with their latest prototype at GDC 2016 last week.
This article discusses the changes between...
Poll: Buying One of the Big Three VR Headsets This Generation? Tell us Which
With features, prices, and launch lineups announced, it's the home stretch for the big three VR headsets: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR. If you're planning to buy one (or more!) let us know which in the poll...
Crytek and Basemark Accidentally Made the Most Spectacular Cinematic VR Short I’ve Ever Seen
At GDC 2016 I saw an early version of VRScore, a virtual reality benchmarking program created in collaboration with Crytek and Basemark. To test PC hardware performance to ensure enough power for running VR experiences, Crytek created a real-time...
Sam Macaroni’s ‘Junkbots’ Used a Custom Camera Rig to Capture Seamless 360 Action
Over the last four years, Sam Macaroni has pumped out over two hundred movies on YouTube. Before that, he was carving up Hollywood as an actor and a director. Last year, someone placed an Oculus Rift DK2 on his...
Survios Launches Paid Internship Program for VR Game Designers
Survios is one of the few studios that's been working on VR game design and motion controls since even before Oculus was shipping their initial Rift DK1 headset. Now the company is opening its doors with an internship program...
GDC Round Table: Valve’s ‘The Lab’ & Survival Wave Shooters as VR’s FPS
Road to VR co-founder Ben Lang and writer Scott Hayden join me in our third and final GDC round table discussion talking about our demo highlights including Valve's The Lab and a series of different shooters. There is a...
