Tag Archives: virtual reality

Microsoft’s push into the worlds of VR and AR is really gathering pace with the announcement of a new dedicated controller. The Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers are broadly similar to the Oculus Touch controllers in appearance, but also share traits with HTC’s Vive controllers. They are topped by ringed …

Excalibur Games will this month release a physical version of VR PC title Craft Keep VR. The game was initially an Early Access release on Steam but has since graduated to a full release, winning itself a positive review rating in the process. The game is the first title by …

One of the most highly regarded HTC Vive and Oculus Rift games is making the move to PS4’s virtual reality headset. Arizona Sunshine offers a full campaign, as well as both single and multiplayer modes, set among the wastelands of a zombie apocalypse. While parts can be tense, however, it’s …

White confirms he will be leading the VR Studio in future projects

Develop’s editor Jem Alexander discusses the out-of-home VR market and how escape rooms are delving into digital. Escape rooms are exploding all over London. The rooms themselves aren’t literally exploding, of course, but I’ve noticed frankly ridiculous growth in the market in cities all over the world. It seems that …

Job Simualtor developer will still do multi-platform releases

Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality developer Owlchemy Labs is now owned by Google. Google is going big on VR following the release of its Daydream platform, and the studio’s early success with Job Simulator clearly made it a priority target. Owlchemy recently discussed the importance it placed …

Google’s Daydream View headset sales are set to jump to 2.23m in 2017, according to IHS Markit, but Samsung’s Gear VR is still on track to become the market leader this year with sales of 4.1m. This is a more conservative estimate than SuperData’s recent report, which pegs the Gear …

Back in June last year, MCV named its top titles from E3 2016. When it came to VR games, though, we faced a difficult decision: choosing between Capcom’s Resident Evil VII: Biohazard and Ubisoft’s Star Trek: Bridge Crew.  We chose the latter due to the unparalleled sense of being inside …

SuperData has updated its VR headset shipment figures and Samsung’s Gear VR headset is once again the most shipped headset in Q1, according to the research firm’s estimates. In Q1, the Gear VR shipped 782,000 units through to consumers and businesses, says SuperData, making it by far and away the …