VR (Page 31)

Feature

We don't even have a language for VR - Rebellion CEO

Jason Kingsley discusses expectations for virtual reality's first year and his studio's £5 million bet on the tech, PSVR launch title Battlezone

Feb. 3, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

News

Google Cardboard has shipped 5 million units

VR viewer hits sales milestone, apps have been downloaded 25 million times through Google Play

Jan. 28, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

News

Vine GM leaves Twitter to work on VR at Google

Jason Toff switches jobs as Google posts ads for roles working on multiple VR devices

Jan. 25, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

News

Starbreeze to open VR arcade hall in Los Angeles

"Project StarCade" to open by the end of this summer, content from third-party developers welcome

Jan. 25, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

News

Apple hires virtual reality expert

Report suggests Doug Bowman has joined tech giant

Jan. 22, 2016 Rachel Weber

Feature

The Cost of VR: a Consumer Response

Eedar's Patrick Walker analyses the public's reaction to VR hardware

Jan. 22, 2016 Patrick Walker

News

Ubisoft partners with Elijah Wood's SpectreVision

"Their expertise in the horror film genre is exciting for us"

Jan. 22, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Developers show rising confidence in VR/AR and eSports - GDC survey

GDC's latest survey shows almost 90% of devs believe eSports to be a long-term sustainable business; 75% for VR/AR

Jan. 20, 2016 James Brightman

News

Judge rules Total Recall Technologies can sue Oculus founder

Palmer Luckey faces breach of contract claim

Jan. 20, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Oculus opening Pittsburgh research office

Facebook expands virtual reality operation, currently recruiting

Jan. 19, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Microsoft, Crytek launch educational gaming initiatives

Mojang owner acquires MinecraftEdu as CryEngine developer launches VR First lab at Istanbul's Bahçesehir University

Jan. 19, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

News

Tokyo VR Startups launches incubator fund

Seed funding, office space and support available to accelerate local projects

Jan. 19, 2016 Dan Pearson

News

Google appoints new VP of virtual reality

Clay Bavor, VP for product management, previously oversaw Google Cardboard

Jan. 13, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Analysts cool on VR, eSports

Deloitte Global restrained about growth markets' 2016 performance, expects mobile to get tougher for devs

Jan. 13, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

GameStop CEO: Sony has strongest VR line up

Retailer backs PlayStation VR in the headset battle

Jan. 13, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Oculus open to subsidizing Rift in the future

For now, the company just wanted to ensure it's at the break-even point, says Nate Mitchell

Jan. 11, 2016 James Brightman

News

Oculus: PlayStation VR addresses "a separate market"

"They're bringing virtual reality to a different group of people who I don't think were ever really a part of our market anyway"

Jan. 11, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

Opinion

Roundtable: Rift's $600 aftermath

Does Oculus' premium price point hurt the headset's chances of success? Could it hold back VR as a whole? The GI.biz team weighs in

Jan. 7, 2016 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

Opinion

Oculus must open the warchest and show us the software

$600 makes Oculus Rift into a platform, not a gadget - and that makes it absolutely essential that Oculus prove its worth in software

Jan. 7, 2016 Rob Fahey

News

Luckey: "I handled the messaging poorly"

Oculus founder apologises for pricing shock, but maintains that "we don't make money on the Rift"

Jan. 7, 2016 Dan Pearson

News

Oculus Rift priced $600, ships in March

The much anticipated VR headset finally has a retail price [Update: Palmer Luckey says Rift "obscenely cheap"]

Jan. 6, 2016 James Brightman

News

HTC upgrades Vive VR headset with Vive Pre

Front facing camera, better controllers for the virtual reality kit

Jan. 5, 2016 Rachel Weber

News

Oculus rewarding dev kit backers with free Kickstarter Edition Rift

Oculus thanking its early supporters with free VR headset

Jan. 5, 2016 James Brightman

News

VR installed base to hit 38.9m by year-end - SuperData

Research firm expects total VR gaming market, driven by mobile, to be worth $5.1 billion in 2016

Jan. 5, 2016 James Brightman

News

Oculus Touch pushed into second half of 2016

Company confirms that Touch controller will not ship with the Rift headset [UPDATE: Rift pre-orders open on Jan 6]

Jan. 4, 2016 James Brightman