One of the early selling points of the Oculus Rift was the fact that it would have some commercial games to support it, allowing developers and hardcore tech enthusiasts to have working examples. Unfortunately, it seems that the first publicly displayed demo of the VR HMD, Doom 3: BFG Edition, will not have support by the time the Rift ships between now and April. This doesn’t mean that BFG … [ Read More... ]
Category Archives: Game Development
Kojima Suggests ‘Pilot Episodes’ For Next-Gen Development
Hideo Kojima says that game developers could release ‘TV style pilot episodes’ for upcoming games on next generation systems to see how the episodic game content does before spending three to four years on a project. When Edge interviewed Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima he told them ‘that next-gen development could be more social and based on user feedback’.
When Kojima was asked whether new consoles could mean bigger development … [ Read More... ]
How to become a Destiny Beta tester for Bungie
Bungie, the developer of Halo and Marathon, is looking for beta testers for their new IP, Destiny. An exciting possibility for many, especially the Bungie die-hard. For budding game designers, this can also be a way to gain experience in the industry. Destiny is a new FPS which will feature a persistent online world. It will be released for PS3, PS4 and Xbox 360. If … [ Read More... ]
VR: Interview with the Creator of the Virtuix Omni
Remember when we reported on that virtual reality treadmill running Skyrim last week? It’s called the Virtuix Omni, a brand new VR system still in the prototype stages. We wanted to know more about it so we had a sit down with Virtuix CEO, Jan Goetgeluk, to discuss his company’s consumer level VR solution.
Virtuix Omni is still in the very early prototype stages. That means in … [ Read More... ]