You read that right, although it should come as no surprise since Maxis has reiterated several times that SimCity requires servers to support it’s specific gameplay features. This was in response to a tweeted question where a user asked about what will happen after the SimCity servers are taken offline after a few years.
Maxis also spoke with Polygon in an article regarding the technical issues of SimCity’s launch, in … [ Read More... ]
Xi3, the company that Valve backed for compact computer development has announced the price of Piston, it’s first unofficial Steam Box. It’s scheduled for a Holiday 2013 release date, with a price of $999.99. If you preorder Piston before March 18, 2013 you can get it for $900. Piston is a compact, Linux based gaming PC that is especially designed to work with Steam’s Big … [ Read More... ]
That’s what programmer Lat Ware is making a reality. He’s developing a new game called Throw Trucks With Your Mind. It uses a special EEG headset which allows you to throw objects in the game, using only your mind. This concept is not entirely new as there are other games that use an EEG headset to allow you to play little games; typically simple games like tug of war … [ Read More... ]
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... ]