Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Native OSVR support comes to Unreal game engine

Razer OSVR Headset For gamers worried about exclusive Oculus titles and the diverging future of content support on virtual reality, OSVR is making a bid to take over the platform and ensure that content is available across all hardware. The ecosystem received a major vote of confidence today from one of the largest gaming engines used by developers. Sensics, which helped lead the creation of OSVR alongside… Read More

Monday, 14 March 2016

Play your Steam first-person shooters in full virtual reality with MyDream Swift

Screen Shot 2016-03-13 at 3.31.32 PM As the launch dates of the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive virtual reality headsets approach, so does the release of a ton of awesome VR gaming content. To gamers with full Steam libraries however, it’s kind of a shame that once they put the headset on, most of their favorite content is no longer available to enjoy. MyDream Swift is looking to bring old Steam content into the next… Read More

Xbox Live now supports cross-platform multiplayer with PS4

alienware alpha xbox one At this point, there's very little difference between the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. But there was one key differentiating point. Xbox gamers could only play with Xbox and PC players as Microsoft was restricting access to the multiplayer component. Microsoft just announced that game developers can now create cross-platform multiplayer modes th Read More

Friday, 11 March 2016

YouTube Gaming expands to new markets, improves its browsing and viewing experience on mobile

youtube-gaming YouTube Gaming, the video network’s dedicated application for streaming and recorded game videos, and competitor to Amazon-owned Twitch, this morning announced an expansion into several more markets and a host of new features aimed at offering an improved browsing and viewing experience in its app. One of the changes will see the network more heavily promoting its “Live”… Read More

Saturday, 5 March 2016

Link from “The Legend of Zelda” pops up on Google Maps today

link-google-maps Google has hidden a little surprise today in Google Maps for fans of “The Legend of Zelda” – the company is celebrating the release of the new game, “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD” for Wii U by turning Google Maps’ Pegman figure into the game’s hero, Link, for the next five days. You’ll find the Link avatar in the same spot as you… Read More

Thursday, 3 March 2016

HTC claims 15,000 pre-orders in 10 minutes for its Vive VR headset

HTC Vive MWC A possible tidbit of early sales data for one of 2016’s flagship virtual reality systems: the HTC-Valve Vive has apparently racked up more than 15,000 pre-orders in less than 10 minutes, according to a tweet by HTC VR dev Shen Ye. Read More

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Strange sensations: HTC’s brave new virtual world

vr-couple1 The first thing I notice is a feeling of weight on my face. Followed by a sensation of standing in boundless space. A monochrome 360-degree vanishing point vista winks into view. I look around, blinking into the far distance and very quickly my adjusting eyes fill with grit… Welcome to the weird world of 21st century virtual reality. Read More