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Read More »Oculus Rift patch opens door to software piracy
An update that at first prevented users from playing Oculus Rift games on the HTC Vive has instead made the process easier, and even led to the possibility of Oculus software piracy. In April a workaround called Revive was released that allowed HTC Vive owners to play Oculus exclusive titles …
Read More »CCP CEO: ‘The first five years of VR will be very slow, then very chaotic’
Hilmar Pétursson sees virtual reality as a ‘ten-year plan’, with the latter five years heralding ‘rapid expansion like we've never seen before’
Read More »Live streaming start-up VREAL is ‘Twitch for virtual reality’
Platform will support 360-degree streaming to both headsets and PC screens
Read More »Space Pirate Trainer studio I-Illusions on what VR devs can learn from Max Payne and Galaga
Space Pirate Trainer takes some of gaming’s most revolutionary mechanics and uses them to push the next generation of VR forwards. Dirk van Welden, founder of I-Illusions,explains how old can become new once again
Read More »Oculus hints at possible Vive software block
The workaround that lets Oculus Rift games run on HTC Vive may be in danger. Yesterday it emerged that a third party program released on Github allows any Oculus Rift title to be played on the HTC Vive headset. The first release allows titles such as Lucky’s Tale and Dreamdeck …
Read More »Oculus Rift games can be patched to work on HTC Vive
It seems as if Oculus Rift exclusives are exclusive only in name. Polygon reports that a third party program released on Github allows any Oculus Rift title to be played on the HTC Vive headset. The first release allows titles such as Lucky’s Tale and Dreamdeck to happily run on …
Read More »Oculus Rift customers see pre-orders pushed back as far as August
The troubled launch of the Oculus Rift VR headset shows no sign of improving. Polygon reports that a number of customers have now been informed that their pre-orders have been pushed back significantly, in some cases to as far away as June – that’s three months after the headset’s official …
Read More »How Portal and Unreal Tournament solved VR’s movement problem
HTC Vive launch title Budget Cuts is one of virtual reality’s most versatile experiences yet, requiring players to shoot, throw, duck and crawl in order to sneak past an army of murderous robots. Develop caught up with Neat Corp’s Joachim Holmér to ask why he threw virtual knives at a wall for a day and find out why stealth is the perfect fit for VR
Read More »HTC acknowledges ‘multiple issues’ with Vive deliveries
Tech company HTC has for the first acknowledged the issues that have been plaguing HTC Vive customers. Complaints about the ordering process and delayed deliveries have been doing the rounds for days, with reports that all non-Paypal orders were facing problems. HTC has denied credit card issues, however, and insisted …
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