At MWC 2019, HTC announced its new standalone Vive Focus Plus VR headset. It offers increased immersion compared to the regular Focus and is aimed at the enterprise market.
HTC on Monday announced big changes to its Vive virtual reality headsets. The Vive Pro, which HTC recently announced at CES, will start at $799. It comes with an upgraded 2880 by 1600 resolution display, much sharper than the regular Vive's 2160 by 1200 resolution, along with custom headphones with meant to deliver a more immersive audio experience. HTC's $799 pricing for the Vive...
Remember way back when Valve used to be a video game company instead of a hardware producer, storefront, and e-sports curator? Pepperidge Farms remembers. It seems so long ago that that meme almost works. But it seems time is circular, not linear, and Valve is getting back into game development. Valve boss Gabe Newell spoke this week at a presentation for the company's upcoming Dota 2 ...
HTC on Monday announced the company’s virtual reality headset, Vive, will see a $100 discount on April 5. The deal is in celebration of Vive’s one-year anniversary—and that’s not all HTC is offering. The Taiwanese company said it’s also offering a free month of Viveport Subscription, a free download of Arcade Saga, and more. A Viveport Subscription ($6.99 per month) will allow users to...
American Dream is pitched as a World’s Fair ride created by a US gun manufacturer, predicting what life could be like if only we were more attached to our guns. As a full blooded American, I was right at home strapping into a campy Disney-esque ride through Charlton Heston’s deepest fantasies. Coming from an Australian development team which includes zero Americans, I couldn’t wait to...
Developing video games is a risky business. It’s risky on established platforms like consoles and the PC gaming space. It will always be risky. What about virtual reality? Well, according to one developer, that effort is even worth the time. DayZ creator Dean Hall offers that his studio, RocketWerkz, isn’t currently interested in VR any longer. Why? It’s too expensive and there’s no...
Virtual reality is usually talked about in breathless tones, both by gamers and by many of us in the press. It’s a new, exciting way to play games, and it’s absolutely brimming with promise. It could be the next big thing. The third big headset, the PlayStation VR, has arrived, and all the big players are on the scene. What we most often forget to address as we talk about it, though,...
When the HTC Vive first launched it came bundled with three virtual reality apps (Tilt Brush, Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption) to introduce you to the new technology. Now HTC and Valve are introducing a better bundle with two of the best games currently available from Steam VR. The most exciting addition is The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed from Cloudhead Games. The...
HTC is ramping up its virtual reality efforts yet again with a new VR app store called Viveport. The Taiwanese company announced the news on Friday at the VRLA expo in Los Angeles. Viveport aims to be the place to go for virtual reality experiences and apps. HTC notes that it plans to serve Vive owners and “other VR customers” alike. The online market will feature a wide array of...
What’s better than watching Rick and Morty? How about being Rick and Morty? Well, now you can with a new VR game, Virtual Rick-ality, coming to the HTC Vive. The game was developed by Owlchemy Labs, the same company behind popular Vive demo Job Simulator. This Rick and Morty simulator may just look like a re-skinned version of the original title, but it apparently took months to...