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Combining VR, RTS and Twin-Stick Shooting with ‘AirMech: Command’
James Green is the creative director at Carbon Games, and he was inspired to create AirMech: Command from playing a 1989 game called Herzog Zwei, which was one of the first real-time strategy games that also used a gamepad...
PlayStation VR Launch Bundle Pre-orders Back in Stock at Amazon from 2pm PST
Amazon have announced that launch bundles for the forthcoming PlayStation VR headset that include both the PlayStation Camera and Move controllers will be back 'in stock' and available to buy from 2pm PST today.
The PlayStation VR is due to...
FOVE Raises $11 Million Series A Investment to ‘Accelerate Mass Production’ in Fall 2016
FOVE today announced a Series A investment of $11 million led by the Colopl VR Fund with participation by Hon Hai VC fund 2020, and Samsung Ventures.
Fove, who is creating a VR headset with inbuilt eye-tracking, raised $480,000 on Kickstarter last...
Valve’s Jeep Barnett on Designing ‘The Lab’ for HTC Vive
Jeep Barnett is a programmer at Valve Corporation who has been on the VR team for the last couple year. He was at GDC showing off The Lab, which is a series of mini-games demonstrating different design principles within...
Unity’s VR Editor Lets You Create VR Content Like a God
At a special event at GDC this morning, Unity's Principal Designer Timoni West showed off the latest prototype of Unity's new Virtual Reality editor that lets you build VR applications and games as if you were a god.
The two biggest...
PlayStation VR Pre-orders Sell Out in Minutes at Amazon, 4 Other Stores Still Taking Orders
Those hoping to board the early train to VR town were likely dismayed today when Amazon's PlayStation VR Launch Bundle pre-order sold out within minutes of going live. Luckily it may not be too late. In the US, Best...
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...
UK Retailer Currys Lets You Go Hands-on With the HTC Vive Right Now
We're just a few weeks out from the consumer arrival of two major VR systems, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The biggest problem with VR however, is that in order to understand it's potential, you need to try...
Watch Epic Games’ Nick Donaldson Build a Scene in Unreal’s VR Editor
Epic senior designer Nick Donaldson schooled us on some of the intricacies of Unreal's new VR Editor, modifying a pre-built demo scene using the Oculus Rift and Touch controller in the Epic booth at GDC.
The Unreal VR Editor announced just last month...
Preview: ‘John Wick: The Impossible Task’ Puts You in the Shoes of an Elite Assassin
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...
Oculus’ Jason Rubin on Rift and Touch Games “We’re Not Launching a Dev Kit”
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...
Gunfire Games’ David Adams on Rebooting Old-School Adventures with Chronos
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...


















