PCGamesN's Julian Benson spoke Toni Parisi who said that getting in to VR was not a choice for an "economic argument"
Read More »Starbreeze believes VR success will come from outside the home
The early focus on virtual reality in the home has distracted from where its real success will come. That’s the belief of Starbreeze’s chief technology officer Emmanuel Marquez, who told VentureBeat that dedicated gamers will not be the catalyst of the technology’s eventual rise. Since day one I knew it …
Read More »ReVive creator claims to have received Palmer Luckey backing
The creator of a mod that allows HTC Vive owners to play Oculus Rift titles claims that controversial Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is now providing financial backing. Jules Block now has a Patreon so he can raise the funds needed to cover the time spent keeping the mod up and …
Read More »Former Xbox head, Phil Harrison invests in Dream Reality Interactive
Headed by former Sony London Studio head, Dave Ranyard, the VR start up closes recent investment round
Read More »VR developer Dream Reality secures investment from Phil Harrison
Former PlayStation exec and Sony Studios president Phil Harrison has been named as one of the first investors in VR studio Dream Reality. The developer was founded last year by industry veteran and former Sony man Dave Ranyard. Alongside Harrison, the company has also secured investment from independent creative company …
Read More »Research shows HTC Vive is developers most popular VR platform
Data from VRDC report shows 35 per cent of developers would release their next title exclusively for the platform
Read More »Vive partners with Tate Modern to present VR art experiences
New Modigliani exhibition opens in November with an integrated VR experience.
Read More »Sony was surprised by Resident Evil 7’s VR success
The higher-than-expected number of players who tried Resident Evil VII in VR was a surprise to Sony and has shaped its PS4 strategy. That appears to be the message from PlayStation’s global sales and marketing boss Jim Ryan, who told Games Industry: We had no idea that VR would play …
Read More »Why E3 shows that games shouldn’t be a technology leader
The dust has now settled on E3 and deltaDNA CEO, Mark Robinson, responds to our opinion piece on VR at the show
Read More »HTC expands Vive availability in the US
Consumers are now able to buy the HTV Vive at more US retailers than ever before. The company has announced a large online retail expansion” that sees the virtual reality hardware become available from BestBuy.com, Walmart.com, Jet.com and B&H. These retailers mark a massive expansion of our online retail presence …
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