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Thin & Light PC VR Headset Bigscreen Beyond Now Shipping in US

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In addition to taking preorders from customers in the US, UK, most of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, the company is also set to expand preorders to Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

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VR Train Simulator ‘Derail Valley’ to Launch into Early Access This Week

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The game will also include rudimentary controls for playing on standard monitors, including support for keyboard and mouse. The delay, the studio say in a Steam news post , was due to “last minute changes that made it impossible to test essential features (savegame, non-VR controls, railways, tutorial, license unlocking).

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‘ARKTIKA.1’ Behind-the-scenes – Insights & Artwork from 4A Games

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1 isn’t part of the Metro universe, and despite the fact that the company’s main headquarters moved to Malta in 2014, the studio is sticking to its guns for their first VR game, building out a new universe, but one which still very much influenced by the region. And though Arktika.1 1 , told me.

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Bigscreen Beyond Ultra-Compact SteamVR Headset Now Shipping

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Bigscreen is also now accepting orders from 13 new countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. UploadVR Ian Hamilton Beyond is priced at $1000 or from $32/month , but doesn't come with positional tracking or controllers out of the box.

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Watch: 17 Mins of ‘Arktika.1? Oculus Touch Gameplay

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Their Malta studio has been dedicated to building a new made-for-VR title which was unveiled for the first time at Oculus Connect 3. It’s a first person shooter designed around motion controls, specifically Oculus’ forthcoming Touch devices. All of this contributed to the high quality AAA feel of the game.

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Leap Of Faith: Behind The Making Of The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie VR Experience

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While the Spanish Inquisition scene in the big budget film was shot on location in Malta, the VR experience was shot in Los Angeles. Lewis said his team went out with drones and scanning equipment to painstakingly scan the set, props, and other elements from the film production in Malta and London. That was hugely important to us.

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‘Metro’ Devs 4A Games Ready to Reveal Oculus Touch Title, First Glimpses Here

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Oculus’ reasoning for the protracted delay in the launch of their VR motion controllers ‘Touch’ is that they need to ensure the consumer has enough compelling content to make it an essential purchase. In the mean time, this is what we know.

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