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Read More »Rock Band is coming to the Oculus Rift
VR adaptation adopts a first-person view similar to that of rival Guitar Hero Live
Read More »Alex McDowell to keynote first Vision VR/AR Summit
Production designer behind Watchmen, Man of Steel and Minority Report to lead new conference in February
Read More »Gear VR launches in the UK
Samsung’s Gear VR headset is now available to buy in the UK. The tech – which has people using their mobile phone as a screen – is up for grabs on Samsung’s own online store. The Gear VR will set consumers back 80. It launched in America in November, and …
Read More »Nvidia invests in anti-motion sickness tech for VR
Also rolls out GameWorks VR SDKs to registered developers
Read More »Google announces Star Wars: The Force Awakens VR ‘experience’
Disney and Google have teamed up to promote upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a virtual reality app designed for Google Cardboard. Google says it will feature the first-of-its-kind serialized Google Cardboard experience that combines a compelling story, which ties directly into the opening of Star Wars: The …
Read More »Analyst predicts 70m VR headset sales by the end of 2017
The jury remains out on the real market potential of virtual reality but analyst Superdata thinks it’s going to be a BIG hit. VG247 reports that the company has predicted that a whopping 70m VR headsets will have been purchased by the end of 2017. This represents around $8.8bn in …
Read More »Crytek’s VR demo Back to Dinosaur Island is now free on Steam
Crysis developer Crytek has released a free VR demo on Steam that allows players to catch a glimpse of the Jurassic. Back to Dinosaur Island isn’t really a game, but it does offer a great taste of the tech’s potential. It seems to also serve as a taster for the …
Read More »PEGI could adjust age ratings for virtual reality games
Ratings body PEGI admits it may need to reevaluate its ratings system when VR arrives next year. The firm says it will take a closer look at how it assesses fear and horror in terms of suitability for young audiences. It follows comments from Sony’s Worldwide Studio boss Shuhei Yoshida, …
Read More »EA cautious about making games for virtual reality
EA is planning to wait and see how well VR performs before it jumps into the virtual reality market. Speaking at UBS Global Technology Conference – as reported by GI.Biz – EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said that the publisher is going to hold off until the VR market reaches a …
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