Oculus: exclusive games are good for VR

Exclusivity is a complex issue for the gaming industry, and has been for quite some time. Although platform exclusivity of first- and third-party titles creates competition between the console makers, it also fragments the user base and forces gamers to either put up with the fact that they’re going to miss out on major triple-A…

The Minecraft movie is coming in 2019

Minecraft has spawned action figures, a spin-off adventure game series, apparel, a convention, plush dolls, cosplay costumes, and more. On May 24th, 2019, arguably the most culturally significant video game since Super Mario Bros. will get its own movie. The news comes from the blog of developer Mojang. The game studio and its ultra popular…

HTC Vive prototypes – Revealed by Valve Engineers

If I had seen the below video as a child, I may have eagerly chosen engineering as my career. Make Magazine has not only uncovered the top secret prototypes hiding in Valve’s VR labs, but their interview with engineers Alan Yates and Monty Goodson is downright inspiring. The pair behind a significant majority of the…

EVE: Valkyrie Carrier Assault out now — experience a VR trench run

EVE: Valkyrie is the game that got me hooked on VR, and while it’s an exceptional game that showcases the immersion VR is capable of, it’s a little light on content. That recently changed, as developer CCP has released the first major, post-release update called Carrier Assault. And it’s 100% free.   [wpdevart_youtube]IwznFUJ0ejY[/wpdevart_youtube]   Unlike…

Check Out This Mind-Bending Star Wars Video From Magic Leap

Mysterious augmented reality startup Magic Leap announced a partnership today with Industrial Light and Magic’s ILMxLAB., Wired reports. The deal will (hopefully) result in semi-interactive Star Wars experiences coming to a reality near you. Both Magic Leap and ILM are being frustratingly tight-lipped on what form this will take, but a video from ILM gives…

OSVR wants its new headset to be a cheaper Oculus Rift

OSVR, the open source virtual reality initiative that launched early last year, is announcing a new headset it hopes can rival the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Called the HDK 2 (for “hacker development kit”), the headset looks very much like OSVR’s original kit. But where the previous-generation HDK used a single screen, its successor…

Facebook unlocks tilt-viewing of your panoramas with “360 Photos”

No more frustrating zoom-in/zoom-out. Facebook finally made a modern way to view panoramas and VR photos with your phone. Its new feature “360 Photos” rolls out tomorrow on iOS, Android, web, and Gear VR, and it will democratize creation of 360 and VR content. You can see Mark Zuckerberg’s example here from the top of…

HTC is selling a ‘business edition’ of the Vive VR headset

HTC is announcing a business-focused version of its Vive virtual reality headset. The Vive Business Edition will offer the same hardware as the consumer version, but come with a dedicated support line and the option to buy the systems in bulk. In return, customers will be spending quite a bit more: the system will sell…

Magic Leap headset design revealed? Not so fast, company says

Yesterday, a design patent from Magic Leap hit the internet and sparked rumors that this could be the company’s highly-anticipated augmented reality headset. But the secretive startup was quick to deny those claims noting that its final product won’t look anything like these science fiction-inspired sketches. Magic Leap’s PR chief said that this design is…