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Virtual reality’s social credentials may remain a source of debate, but it sounds like the industry sprouting up around is quite the happy family. Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Polygon that, as has been hinted at before, the major players in the VR sector have been giving each …
Read More »E3 2015: Guerrilla Cambridge bringing eSports to Morpheus
Sony targets competitive multiplayer market with new IP Rigs
Read More »Sony opening Project Morpheus studio in North West
Developer based in Manchester and includes Evolution staff
Read More »Sony opening Project Morpheus studio in North West England
PlayStation is setting up a development studio in North West England dedicated to make games for its Project Morpheus VR headset. As spotted by Eurogamer, Sony has been advertising for experienced developers on its job site for a ‘North West Studio’ to work exclusively on content for Project Morpheus. Eurogamer …
Read More »Kickstarter alum Among the Sleep surpasses 100,000 sales
First-person horror game Among the Sleep has surpassed 100,000 copies sold, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed. The indie studio informed Eurogamer of the milestone at GDC this past week. The game got its start through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, earning $248k on a $200k goal from more than …
Read More »Project Morpheus is due out in the first half of 2016
Sony is slowly closing in on a final release date for its virtual reality headset. The company revealed at GDC last night that its VR hardware will be released in the first half of 2016. The machine has also had a bit of a spec boost. The latest design packs …
Read More »Project Morpheus launching in 2016, new design revealed
PlayStation shares more about its hotly anticipated virtual reality device
Read More »Virtual Reality will reach 11m users by 2016
Superdata research suggests significant early adoption of VR headsets in the coming year
Read More »Oculus warns Sony to make sure Project Morpheus solves nausea problem
Brendan Iribe has welcomed Oculus Rift’s inevitable rivals in the virtual reality market, but also urged them to ensure their product is up to scratch. We’re really looking forward to this as an industry that takes off… A number of companies will come in, even companies we haven’t heard of …
Read More »Project Morpheus VR headset is ‘85% complete’
Sony reckons that its own entry into the virtual reality market is nearing completion. The Wall Street Journal quotes Sony Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida as saying Project Morpheus is 85 per cent complete, although there’s still no hint as to when the device will be launched and how much it …
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