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HTC’s VP of Content on VR Industry Verticals & Game Genres
Joel Breton is the Vice President VR Content at HTC, and I had a chance to catch up with him at the Casual Connect conference in July to talk about the different industry verticals that they've identified. These include...
‘Loading Human’ Review
Loading Human is a first-person sci-fi adventure that, much like the pulp fiction space operas of years gone past, puts you in the shoes of a charming 22nd century astronaut straight out of space academy. Instead of launching into the far...
Sony Expects Early PSVR Sales to Reach “Many Hundreds of Thousands”
Sony is setting high near term sales figure expectations for PlayStation VR's rollout.
Speaking with CNBC earlier this week, Jim Ryan, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, spoke to the company's confidence in early traction of the PSVR headset.
"We know...
Impressions on Valve’s New VR Controller Prototype from Cloudhead’s Denny Unger
Valve premiered a prototype of a new type of VR input controller at Steam Dev Days in order to get some preliminary feedback from developers. They've created a capacitive-touch controller that is attached to your hand so that you...
‘Until Dawn: Rush of Blood’ Review
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is a horror rail shooter launch title for PlayStation VR. It begins with a creepy carny warning you about the horrors that lie ahead. Once you ignore his warnings and accept the challenge of...
‘RollerForce’ Review
RollerForce attempts to blend gunplay with a rollercoaster. Following on from the atmospheric iOmoon, Headtrip Games’ latest wants to take you on a very different ride on the HTC Vive, with support “coming soon” for Oculus Rift with Touch.
RollerForce...
First Look at Valve’s New VR Controller Prototype
Today at the Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Valve is showing off brand new prototypes of its Steam VR controllers.
While the original VR controllers that ship with the HTC Vive are undoubtedly functional, it's widely agreed that Oculus'...
Valve Teases New VR Prototypes at Steam Dev Days
Steam Dev Days, Valve's annual developer conference, just started and from the tweets we've seen (no press allowed!) VR is getting the star treatment this year already.
According to press release sent out yesterday, visitors to Steam Dev Days "will...
Valve is Investing in Wireless VR via Video Streaming Company Nitero
Valve's annual Steam Dev Days event is underway and news about how the company is investing in VR's future is seeping out. One interesting development is that they're reportedly investing in 60Ghz wireless video streaming specialists Nitero, with a view...
Valve: 300 Companies Already Planning to Use SteamVR Tracking Tech
Valve have revealed that their room-scale tracking technology SteamVR has now been licensed to over 300 companies, many of which plan to release products integrating the tech in 2017.
Valve's pseudo-annual developer focused event 'Steam Dev Days' will kick off...
Battlezone PSVR Dev Diary #2: Building Levels in VR That Welcome Players Into the World
In the 2nd of our 3 part developer diary series from Battlezone developers Rebellion, Game Designer Grant Stewart writes on making levels that don’t just use VR, but also welcome you into the game world.
Guest Article by Grant Stewart
Grant designs...
Virtual Reality Strategy Conference 2016 to Bring VR Insights to Industry Execs
A new annual conference from Greenlight Insights is angling itself to sate the growing desire for "actionable insights" from the rapidly expanding VR industry. The 2016 Virtual Reality Strategy Conference aims to layout the "new rules" of the VR...
Battlezone PSVR Dev Diary #1: The Importance of Feedback in Uncharted Territory
Welcome to the 1st in our 3 part series of developer diaries from Rebellion covering the making of the forthcoming PlayStation VR title Battlezone, a reboot of the 1980 Atari arcade classic in virtual reality. In this entry, Senior Designer...
Oculus Will Cover Unreal Engine Developer Fees Through First $5M in Revenue, Per Game
Oculus covered a lot of ground during their opening keynote at Oculus Connect 3 this week; among many exciting announcements, one of interest for Unreal Engine developers might be how Oculus says that they’ll cover the royalty fees for any...
PlayStation VR Launching with 30+ Games, Another 20+ to Follow in Q4
PlayStation VR is almost here, with its October 13th launch creeping ever closer. Although we've already had our paws all over the headset in our comprehensive review—a deep dive into the platform that any prospective buyer should read before...




















