The HTC Vive released today, and although it’s apparently a pain to set up, it does have at least one cool feature: Steam theatre mode.
Theatre mode allows you to view any Steam game (including non-VR games) through the Vive as if you were seated in cinema that features a huge screen.
There are third party apps that allow such things on the Oculus as well, but if a short clip on its website is anything to go by (start at 0:29), Steam might be sneaking extra functionality into its theatre mode.
The clip shows a pro Dota 2 match being watched via VR spectator mode, but here if the user turns his or her head, they see life-sized statues of each hero in the match, each of which is interactive.
By swiping on Razor, the user brings up graphs that show 'Difference in Experience Gained' and 'Difference in Team Net Worth' overlaid above a virtual 3D map. Razor’s items are also shown.
Progress on the movie version of The Last of Us has stalled, says Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann.
Speaking with IGN, Druckman said that despite a strong script that saw a table read, the project had entered “development hell”.
"There hasn't been any work done on it in over a year and a half," he said.
A couple of dudes by the names of Scott Lininger and Mike Magee have made a 3D browser-based version of The Legend Of Zelda.
The Legend Of Zelda: 30 Year Tribute only contains the first three dungeons and is a smidgen glitchy, but it does run in any browser.
It looks somewhat like a budget version of top-down Minecraft, and controls with a keyboard or onscreen buttons that you can click with a mouse.
Hand of Fate, the genre-blending title that combines action and dungeon crawling with deck-building elements, is getting a sequel.
Like the first, Hand of Fate 2 will pit players against a series of trials built from cards, test them with third-person action-adventure combat, and force them to make strategic choices while building their deck.
However, it will also introduce a suite of additions, including companions that aide players in and outside of battle, who each have their own storylines.
The next major PlayStation 4 system software update will add a much requested Friend Online Notification to the console, remote play for PC, and more.
It will allow Friend Online Notifications to be switched off on a per-friend basis, and will also allow players to appear offline.
PC and Mac Remote Play is compatible with Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later, OS X 10.10. and OS X 10.11.
AllGamesDelta has posted a few dozen pieces of concept art that are allegedly from God of War IV. [UPDATE: this page has since been deleted.]
The most interesting part? The blog is claiming that IV will represent a shift from the Greek mythology of the previous games to a Norse mythology setting.
Norse mythology is best known for the hammer-wielding, humanity-protecting god Thor, as well as Odin, Njord, and cosmological tree Yggdrasil.
EA has expressed displeasure that parts of a Mass Effect 2 trailer were used by a Donald Trump fan to show his love for the US presidential hopeful.
The video, called “Trump Effect” and created by Trump superfan “Mark F.”, contains Martin Sheen’s Illusive man voiceover, the trailer’s soundtrack (an orchestral piece by Two Steps from Hell called “Heart of Courage”), and other audio from the trailer.
These elements form a bedrock upon which footage of real-world happenings, and walking hairpiece Donald Trump sit.
Final Fantasy XV will have to sell 10 million copies to break even, according to director Hajime Tabata.
Tabata made the claim in a press conference on the weekend.
Square Enix has made a substantial (though undisclosed) investment in the action RPG, which began development in 2006, when it was to be titled Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
The speed-run record for Dark Souls III has already dipped below two hours, despite only being available in a single territory.
Speedrunner Jung Ho Min cleared the game's Japanese release in 1 hour, 42 minutes, and 10 seconds, by skipping optional areas, utilising unintended shortcuts, and running past most enemies.
FromSoftware's Souls titles are favourites for speed runners due to their perceived difficulty, multiple progress routes, and variety of play styles and gear options.
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