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The Virtual Reality Thread: Bye, Bye Real Life

The MOP Up: Gunjack 2 gets a launch date (November 13, 2016)

November 13, 2016 1 Comment





The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a weekly compilation of smaller MMO stories and videos that you won’t want to miss. Seen any good MMO news? Hit us up through our tips line!


This past week, CCP announced a launch date for Gunjack 2: End of Shift. We’ve got that plus stories and videos from Aion, Final Fantasy XI, and more, all waiting for you after the break!
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source: Massivelyop.com/
 
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EP Daily Rundown for November 17, 2016

Today in the Rundown, we have exclusive new intel on Ghost Recon Wildlands from Ubisoft Paris! We also get the latest on the JRPG Persona 5, find out how Google Earth is taking users into virtual reality, go ape with Kong: Skull Island, try to escapeThe Legend of Zelda in real life, and finally, get a little less serious with the next chapter in Telltale’s Batman game!

Google is bringing the whole wide world into virtual reality. The tech giant has released Google Earth VR, which, as you might have guessed from the title, is a virtual reality version of Google Earth. Users can strap on a headset and explore anywhere on the planet, with full 3D renderings available for most major cities. The detail level will vary depending on where you are, so don’t expect places to look as good as they would if you were actually standing there. Google Earth VR available right now for the HTC Vive headset, and will come to other headsets, including Google’s own Daydream View, in the not too distant future.

source: EPN.tv
 
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EP Daily Rundown for November 24, 2016

Today in the Rundown, we have a possible release date for Avatar 2, Star Trek: Discovery finds a new captain, Xbox and Oculus team up, the Ghostbusters reboot likely won't have a sequel, and finally, the best DC superheroes are joining forces once again.You’ll soon be able to play Xbox One games on the Oculus Rift… sort of.

On December 12, Microsoft will release a free app that will allow Oculus Rift owners to stream games from the Xbox One directly into the headset. They won’t actually be in VR, but you’ll be play to play them on what appears to be a big screen within your headset, just like the cinema mode for the PlayStation VR headset on the PS4.

You’ll be able to stream anything you can play on the Xbox One, which includes backwards compatible 360 titles. This is part of an on-going partnership between Microsoft and Oculus VR, which started with the inclusion of an Xbox One controller with every Oculus Rift headset, and continued with Rift compatibility for Windows 10.

Their partnership is just getting started. The upcoming Xbox console codenamed Project Scorpio is expected to support virtual reality through the Rift, although this hasn’t been officially announced.

source: EPN.tv
 
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Pokémon Movie Catches a Director – The Rundown

Today in the Rundown, we catch the latest news on the live-action Pokémon movie, have some good news for fans of virtual reality multiplayer, find out how the Assassin's Creed franchise is entering the world of VR, have some eye-popping news about The Walking Dead, get even gorier with a look at the new movie The Belko Experiment, and finally, intercept the latest intel on the future of the Battlefield and Battlefront franchises!

Ubisoft wants to bring all the VR players of the world together. With their new VR games Eagle Flight, Werewolves Within, and Star Trek: Bridge Crew being built for multiple VR headsets, Ubisoft has revealed that all three games will support cross-platform multiplayer. Starting now, Eagle Flight allows owners of the competing Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR headsets to play together online, with Werewolves Within and Star Trek: Bridge Crew getting cross-platform support when they launch. Ubisoft says that cross-platform multiplayer was a goal of theirs from the start because all of their VR titles have a strong emphasis on multiplayer, and cross-platform is the best way to ensure that they have a thriving online community. Of course, this same logic could be applied to regular, non-VR games, so hopefully Sony and Microsoft are listening. Werewolves Within will take a bite out of players on December 6, with Star Trek: Bridge Crew beaming down on March 14.



That’s not the only Ubisoft-related VR news. To promote the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie, Twentieth Century Fox has launched Assassin’s Creed: The VR Experience. It puts users inside the world from the film, allowing them to watch a medieval battle unfold right in front of their eyes. It’s available now on the Oculus Rift, and will also be coming to select theatres alongside the film, which arrives December 21. Hopefully this won’t be the last Assassin’s Creed VR experience. Ubisoft hasn’t said when the next game in the franchise will arrive, but some kind of VR support would be pretty cool.


source:EPN.tv
 


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Two articles from the same place

Microsoft and Intel's Project Evo - making mixed reality mainstream in 2017. Sure...



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Microsoft and Intel have announced a new PC partnership, codenamed “Project Evo,” at an hardware engineering event in Shenzhen, China. I could...
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Are any developers actually receiving Valve's "pre-paid Steam revenue" VR funding?





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http://www.pcgamesn.com/valve-vr-fundingsource:PCGN

 
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You can play Steam games with PSVR, albeit unofficially



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If you're looking at getting a proper VR headset, PSVR is probably the best value for money.
By all accounts, Sony's headset is one of the most...Read more

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The Realities Centre is offering £30K to VR start-ups in new 'incubator' scheme



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The Realities Centre is a recently-unveiled initiative that aims to support virtual,
augmented and mixed reality development in the UK. Its...
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source:PCGN
 
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Got some VR news with the switch from EPN.TV both in video and article form which was put up in the switch, This is also backed up by Warpzone as well


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Nintendo Switch VR? – The Rundown

Today in the Rundown, we have some cool news about the possibility of virtual reality on the Nintendo Switch! We also head to the galaxy far, far away for the latest on the Star Wars franchise, sink our teeth into the new Walking Dead video game, and finally, get some very good intel about Call of Duty!


Nintendo might be jumping into the world of virtual reality after all. With Nintendo’s new system the Switch coming out in just a few months, patent applications filed by the company indicate that they’re planning to bring VR support to the console. The patents reveal that Nintendo is working on a head-mounted display that’s essentially an empty shell, with an opening in the front where users can slide in the detachable Switch screen. They would then be able to run VR games off the detachable screen itself, kind of like how the mobile Samsung Gear VR headset works, only with the Switch screen instead of a smartphone. The patent also points out that the two Switch JoyCon controllers could then be used as motion-sensing VR controllers, similar to the more fancy Oculus Rift Touch controllers. This seems like a smart and efficient way to bring VR to the Switch, and would likely be a lot more affordable than rival Sony’s VR headset for the PS4. Before you get too excited, keep in mind that filing a patent is no guarantee that Nintendo will actually follow through and make it happen. The company has been back and forth about VR. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that he doesn’t think the solitude of VR is the right fit for their games, while Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé has said that they’re just waiting for VR to become more mainstream before they start using it. We’ll let you know when more details about their VR plans come in. The Switch will hit stores in March. If it does come with a VR peripheral, hopefully it will be better than the Virtual Boy, which was a disaster for the company when it was released back in the mid 90s.



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Nintendo files patent for VR-like headset for the Nintendo Switch


Posted on December 16, 2016


Posted in News, Switch |


A few months ago, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima gave a very interesting answer when a reporter from Bloomberg asked if the Switch would ever receive its own virtual reality headset. While the executive didn’t answer in the affirmative, he admitted “it’s something we must consider.”


And consider it they have.


Earlier this week, Nintendo filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a Switch accessory that looks quite similar to mobile virtual reality headsets such as Samsung’s Gear VR or Google’s Daydream View. The goggles-style headset would feature a slot at the top, which would house the Switch’s tablet screen. After strapping it to their head, players could then use the detachable Joy-Con controllers or a Switch Pro Controller to play VR-style games.


However, as with all patent applications, it’s important to remember that Nintendo is merely disclosing a possible use for the Switch. There’s no guarantee this headset accessory is in development, and on top of that, the patent application doesn’t include any mention of “virtual reality” or “VR.”


Nintendo will fully unveil the Switch on January 12, after which they’ll immediately take it on a multi-city Preview Tour across North America. While it might be a while before we learn more about the console’s possible VR capabilities, it’ll be released sometime in March.
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source: EPN.tv & Warpzoned.com/
 
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Best VR Game 2016 - Rocket & Raygun Awards - Electric Playground


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Get ready for the annual Rocket & Raygun Awards, where we name the best games of the year! Victor Lucas is joined by his pals Ben Silverman, Jose Sanchez, and Steve Tilley to discuss the best games of 2016. In this video, we name the best VR game. The nominees are:

Batman: Arkham VR
Lucky's Tale
EVE Valkyrie
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
Rez Infinite
Thumper
Audioshield
The Lab
The Unspoken
Raw Data


source:EPN.tv ​
 
three articles, one's from a different places from the other two , all of them on Oculus and the latter is a sad case of one of the dev's going bad in the worst way possible


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Pros and cons: Our quick verdict on the Oculus Touch


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Oculus now owns an eye-tracking company

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The Eye Tribe's visual tracking technology could be in the next Oculus Rift.
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Oculus exec arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a 15-year-old girl




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An Oculus executive has been caught in a police sting for allegedly soliciting sex from an underage girl.
Head of Oculus computer vision and...Read more






Source: Engadget&PCGN
 
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[FONT=&quot]Since a VR headset covers your entire field of view, your brain thinks the images its seeing are real. This makes the virtual experience more intense than playing on a TV or computer screen. Some developers have noted that large creatures don’t work well in VR. That’s because a creature larger than the player tends to illicit a primal, survival type of fear in the player. That just isn’t so fun. This means that games need to be intentionally designed for VR. For example, a 3rd-person game probably would not work so well in VR (especially when the camera moves, causing nausea). It remains to be seen whether they will add VR support for the Nintendo Switch, but it could be very cool if they do.[/FONT]
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