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Skateboarding Sim ‘VR Skater’ Coming to PSVR 2 This Summer, Trailer Here

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In it, you move your motion controllers in the same way you might move your feet. It’s a pretty unique locomotion concept that sidesteps the need for some sort of skateboard peripheral, like the old skateboard controller for Tony Hawk: Ride (2009).

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John Carmack Offered A $1 Million Guarantee To Bring Team Beef's Ports To The Quest Store

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But id Software was sold to ZeniMax in 2009, and ZeniMax was acquired by Microsoft in 2021. Thus, Carmack no longer controls the IP. In a thread on X about the modding team's Quake 3 VR port, a fan tagged the former Oculus CTO and asked him to make the port "canon".

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‘Angry Birds VR: Isle Of Pigs’ Arrives On Major Platforms Early 2019

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Just as Angry Birds was applauded for its intuitive controls and gameplay on mobile, we feel Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs will continue that legacy for VR.” Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs will be available on all major VR platforms sometime early next year. Image Credit: Rovio Entertainment / Resolution Games.

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Acer & HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset Dev Kits Now Available for Pre-order Starting at $300

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Among other things, these specs imply a PC that could be running with hardware as low as the 2009 AMD Anthlon II series (some have 4 cores) and 2010 Nvidia GT 400 series (some support DX12). And what that means is a very cheap PC, that may also be ancient by today’s standards.

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Co-op VR FPS ‘Killing Floor: Incursion’ Launches on August 16th, Save 10% on Pre-order

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Killing Floor: Incursion is a co-op VR FPS from Tripwire Interactive that puts players inside of the Killing Floor universe that’s been established by the studio’s two prior non-VR titles under the same franchise (2009, 2016).

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Why Setting a Clean Energy Standard Should Be Democrats’ Next Move

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Prior to last month, the last time Democrats controlled both houses of Congress and the White House was the early Obama years. And one of the signature failures of that period was a 2009 bill that would’ve created a national cap and trade program but ultimately never came to a vote in the Senate (it squeaked by in the… Read more.

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Hands On: ‘4D Toys’ is a Mind-Bending, Unique VR Puzzler

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However, the VR experience is probably the most compelling, thanks to the depth sensation, more intuitive controls, and the ability to easily manipulate objects and even juggle two objects at once with motion controllers. Is it a great VR showcase? For those of a certain mindset, it’ll push the right buttons.