News
HTC to further support Vive following $1.1 billion Google deal
Cash made from selling mobile staff to Google will partly be used to fund growth in VR and AR
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Feature
Force Field VR: Turning a profit in a difficult market
"Force Field is profitable," says creative director Martin de Ronde, "but at the moment you need to be more a b2b business than a b2c"
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Oculus introduces new audio tools for VR devs
"Sound is crucial when it comes to creating a believable VR experience"
News
No VR for Star Wars Battlefront II but still "very important" for Criterion
UK studio says Rogue One demo "informed" Starfighter Assault mode, but sequel will not support virtual reality
News
VR studio War Ducks raises €1.3 million in funding
Irish studio is currently expanding from mobile VR to Rift, PSVR and Vive
News
Rockstar's first virtual reality release is LA Noire
GTA developer also releasing 2011 crime thriller for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PS4 - with enhancements for X and Pro
News
Fast Travel Games raises $2.1 million
Swedish VR studio from Ex-DICE, Rovio developers putting money toward growing the team for its debut action-adventure game
Feature
VR will soon have its Commodore 64 moment - Schell
Designer behind I Expect You To Die compares VR to home computers from '78 but expects huge growth in the near future
News
Valve data shows Oculus Rift gaining market share on Steam
Rift had a strong August, gaining the most ground in a single month since Valve's survey started
Opinion
Mixed Reality is Microsoft's biggest 2017 launch
With strong partnerships and control of the Windows ecosystem, is Microsoft positioned to win the VR/AR race in the long run?
News
Jesse Schell's I Expect You To Die has earned over $1m
The VR title's revenue milestone comes eight months after releasing last December
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EA veteran Jim Preston joins VR firm Nomadic
Preston is one of three strategic hires, brings experience from eye-tracking firm FOVE
News
Windows Mixed Reality buy-in starts at $900
Headset bundles start at $399, PCs start at $499, 343 Industries is working on Halo VR experiences
News
Sony now bundles camera with PSVR for $399
Plus, the PSVR Worlds bundle with Move controllers has been lowered to $449
Feature
Codemasters is "holding back" from F1 VR
But racing studio celebrates arrival of high-end hardware like Xbox One X - and it's keeping an eye on Switch
News
Vive may be sold or spun-off from HTC - Report
Smartphone maker considering a variety of options from full sale of the company to separation from VR division
News
Payday 2, Dead by Daylight offset rising costs at Starbreeze
Costs up 50% in Q2, but revenue from core franchises was up year-on-year
News
Bethesda dates Skyrim, Doom, Fallout VR games
Publisher spaces out holiday releases for PSVR and HTC Vive from mid-November to mid-December
News
New VR/AR publisher Big Immersive emerges from stealth
Firm has already published three titles, also seeking new games to sign
Feature
Against Gravity: "Physical harassment in VR can be really intense"
CCO Cameron Brown on nurturing Rec Room's thriving community, and the "very real" sense of physical threat in a virtual world
News
Worldwide interactive media market tops $100 billion - Superdata
Research firm says global spend on games, eSports, game-related video content and VR/AR will be $104.6 billion this year, $168.8 billion by 2020
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Oculus co-founder Jack McCauley joins Lucid VR
VR veteran was also chief engineer at RedOctane, and now will help consumers capture VR experiences on smartphones
Feature
Is VR fulfilling its promise this time around?
On the fifth anniversary of the Rift Kickstarter campaign, early backers assess how it's gone and where it's going
News
AltspaceVR to close after lack of investor interest
Social space with 35k MAUs couldn't find a new investor amidst the "general slowness" of the VR market