#Archiact interactive

[devstreeca]

Leading the Virtual Frontier: A Look into Canada's Top VR Game Developers

In the ever-evolving gaming landscape, Canada has emerged as a powerhouse in virtual reality (VR) gaming, boasting influential developers that push the boundaries of immersive experiences. Leading the charge is Cloudhead Games, known for its groundbreaking "The Gallery" series, followed by innovative studios like Secret Location, renowned for blending VR with film and TV. Archiact and Owlchemy Labs contribute to the vibrant ecosystem with diverse VR experiences, while Aldin Dynamics pioneers interactive VR design. With accessible technology and a supportive environment, Canada's VR gaming future looks promising, driven by creativity and a commitment to excellence. As leaders in this dynamic industry, including Devstree Canada, continue to innovate, the potential for captivating virtual worlds knows no bounds.

[jasonnally]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgP-T80k2B8) Check out Gameplay for the Brand NEW @playstation VR Game DARKNET by E. McNeill & Archiact Interactive on NalyoGaming. If you enjoy the game and/or the Gameplay video then please let me know in the COMMENT section below the video, SHARE it with your friends, leave a LIKE on the Video and SUBSCRIBE to NALYO GAMING.

[kapaoo]

Freediver Triton Down Full Walkthrough : Scary Diving in VR

FREEDIVER: Triton Down is an original game concepted and developed by Archiact. With the objective of innovating a new method of locomotion that was intuitive as it was exciting, a strike team of technical and creative developers came together to create the best underwater adventure in VR.

FREEDIVER: Triton Down plunges you into a capsizing research ship, the Triton, where survival means outmaneuvering the water's lethal surge. As world-class diver Ren Tanaka, you must freedive through a sinking ship, overcome underwater chaos, and unlock your path to the surface, all while protecting your most precious resource: the breath in your lungs. Ren Tanaka is a freediver, capable of swimming to incredible depths without the use of scuba gear. A close call on her last dive has kept her landlocked for months, but when her mentor Dr. Lindstrom, an eccentric and brilliant scientist, claims to have made a stunning discovery in an underwater cavern, Ren decides to return to the deep.

Features : - Underwater Adventure: Survive a harrowing nautical disaster as a world-class freediver. - Fight for Breath: Oxygen is your only resource, the rising seawater your greatest adversary. - Gestural Locomotion: Navigate virtual spaces with intuitive dive and swim movement. - Interactive Puzzles: Stay calm, think fast, and use your environment to escape. - Binaural Soundscapes: Handcrafted music and SFX from an award-winningaudio team. - Realism in Unreal: Dive into vivid underwater environments, brought to life in UE4.

[vrheadsets]

PlayStation VR Library Now Over 100 Titles

Originally launched on 13th October, 2016, the PlayStation VR went through something of a rocky start to reach its current position as king of the high-end virtual reality (VR) castle, with over 1 million units sold. With the upcoming release of the updated PlayStation VR headset, this seems like a good opportunity to look at the history of the device so far, and what is currently available for users to play.

Upon first launch, the PlayStation VR’s popularity appeared to take Sony by surprise, as the company had not produced enough stock to meet demand, a problem particularly seen in Japan where customers queued around the block on restock days. With the new PlayStation VR version seeing initial release in Japan later this month, lets hope Sony have learned from experience.

The PlayStation VR features a 5.7 inch OLED panel with a display capable of 1080p resolution, the device also has a video output box that allows video to output to the TV as well as the headset as well as providing processing for 3D audio effects. Though the PlayStation VR has no build-in headphones, it has a standard 3.5mm audio jack for users to plug in their own headphones, or a third-party audio solution such as the Mantis. The headset has nine LEDs for position tracking, which is PlayStation Camera is responsible for.

A run down of the currently available PlayStation VR titles follows below:

Title

Publisher

Release Date

Dreamworks: Voltron VR Chronicles Digital Domain Interactive September 26, 2017 DWVR Perziur Slu September 26, 2017 Light Tracer Oasis Games Limited September 26, 2017 End Space Orange Bridge Studios Inc September 19, 2017 Bloody Zombies NDreams Ltd September 13, 2017 The Solus Project Grip Digital S.R.O. September 18, 2017

  The Solus Project

A tense, atmospheric hybrid between a survival crafting title and sci-fi horror that gradually ramps up the tension until you are jumping at your own shadow.

VR Karts Viewpoint Games Ltd September 12, 2017 Don’t Knock Twice Wales Interactive September 5, 2017 Sparc CCP Games August 29, 2017 Sneaky Bears War Ducks Ltd August 29, 2017 Soul Dimension Time of Virtual Reality August 22, 2017 Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul VRWerx, LLC August 15, 2017 Neptune Flux Zoxide Games August 8, 2017 The Lost Bear Fabrik Games Ltd September 5, 2017

  The Lost Bear

A narrative puzzle-platform title that uses an aesthetic borrowed from paper cut-out puppet shows to tell a story of overcoming fear.

Dino Frontier Uber Entertainment August 1, 2017 CastleStorm VR Edition Zen Studios August 1, 2017 Theseus Forge Reply S.R.L. July 26, 2017 Smashbox Arena Archiact Interactive Ltd July 25, 2017 Tiny Trax FuturLab Limited July 25, 2017 Heroes of The Seven Seas Time of Virtual Reality July 25, 2017 Infinite Minigolf Zen Studios July 25, 2017 Superhot VR Superhot Sp. z o.o. July 21, 2017 The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Viewing Revolution Bandai Namco Games America Inc. July 18, 2017 Manifest 99 Project Flight School Inc July 18, 2017 Archangel Skydance Interactive LLC July 18, 2017

  SuperHot VR

A VR recreation of the hit time-bending first-person shooter. With its own unique and distinctive look etched in red, white and black SuperHot VR delivers unique gameplay in which time only moves when you do.

Apollo 11 VR Immersive VR Education Ltd. July 12, 2017 The Bellows Castle Steps LLC July 11, 2017 Fantastic Contraption Radial Games Corp. July 11, 2017 Arizona Sunshine Vertigo Games B.V July 5, 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming – VR Experience Sony Pictures Virtual Reality June 30, 2017 Cavernous Wastes PouncingKitten Games LLC June 27, 2017 Ancient Amuletor Time of Virtual Reality June 27, 2017

  Arizona Sunshine

In a world overtaken by zombies, you must travel the desolate and dangerous deserts of Arizona, shooting down zombies with your trusty gun, facing horrors in bright sunshine.

Chess Ultra Ripstone LTD June 20, 2017 Air Force Special Ops: Nightfall Sony Interactive Entertainment June 20, 2017 Race the Sun Flippfly June 13, 2017 (VR Update) Special Delivery Meerkat Gaming LLC June 6, 2017 Tekken 7 Bandai Namco Games America Inc. June 2, 2017 Star Trek: Bridge Crew Ubisoft Entertainment May 30, 2017

  Star Trek: Bridge Crew

Fulfil the dream of generations of Star Trek fans by taking a seat at a bridge console and becoming a Starfleet officer. Explore the galaxy, battle Klingons and get your friends in on the action for this intergalactic experience.

Dick Wilde PlayStack Limited May 16, 2017 Farpoint Sony Interactive Entertainment May 16, 2017 Moonshot Galaxy Big Fish Games May 9, 2017 Polybius Llamasoft Ltd May 9, 2017 Gnog Ko-Op Mode Inc. May 2, 2017 Oasis Games Shooter VR Bundle Oasis Games Limited April 25, 2017

  Polybius

Drawing inspiration from an infamous videogaming urban legend, Polybius presents a surreal arcade shooter that is as addictive as it is bewildering.

Symphony of the Machine Stirfier Pty Ltd April 25, 2017 Statik Tarsier Studios April 24, 2017 Quiz Night Tonight! Mardonpol Inc April 21, 2017 Bandit Six: Combined Arms Climax Studios Limited April 19, 2017 HeroCade Lucid Sight, Inc. April 18, 2017 VR Invaders – Complete Edition My.com B.V. April 18, 2017 StarBlood Arena Sony Interactive Entertainment April 11, 2017 Mortal Blitz Skonec Entertainment April 4, 2017 Fated: The Silent Oath Frima Studio March 28, 2017 Korix StellarVR Limited March 28, 2017 Leave the Nest Kaio Interactive LLC March 14, 2017 Darknet Archiact Interactive Ltd March 7, 2017

  Statik

A puzzle title featuring a creepy scientist who seems to have taken lesson in charm from GlaDOS and a box that holds your hands confined form the basis for a clever and intuitive puzzle title.

Unearthing Mars Winking Skywalker Entertainment Limited March 7, 2017 Dying: Reborn Oasis Games Limited February 28, 2017 Psychonauts In The Rhombus Of Ruin Double Fine Productions February 21, 2017 Mervils: A VR Adventure Vitruvius Technologies Inc. February 21, 2017 DiRT Rally Plus PlayStation VR Bundle Codemasters Inc. February 17, 2017 Joshua Bell VR Experience Sony Interactive Entertainment February 14, 2017 VR Ping Pong Merge Games Limited February 7, 2017 Dexed Ninja Theory Limited January 31, 2017 Moto Racer 4 Anuman Interactive January 24, 2017 Resident Evil 7 biohazard Capcom U.S.A., Inc. January 24, 2017

  Resident Evil 7 biohazard

Generally acknowledged as one of the best entries in the Resident Evil series for many years, this dark tale of an apparently abandoned plantation house and the sinister family inhabiting it is given whole new levels of terror in VR.

Eve: Valkyrie CCP Games December 23, 2016 Rollercoaster Dreams Halfbrick Studios Pty Ltd. December 20, 2016 Lethal VR Team17 Software Ltd. December 20, 2016 Fat City Heavy Iron Studios December 15, 2016 Starship Disco Solus Games December 15, 2016 Perfect NDreams LTD December 13, 2016 I Expect You To Die Schell Games LLC December 13, 2016 Werewolves Within Ubisoft Entertainment December 6, 2016 Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality Bossa Studios Limited December 3, 2016 How We Soar Penny Black Studios Ltd November 29, 2016 Crystal Rift Psytec Games Ltd November 29, 2016 Pinball FX2 VR Zen Studios November 29, 2016

  EVE: Valkyrie

Spin-off of the popular sci-fi MMO EVE, EVE: Valkyrie for many was their first taste of the depth and immersion that VR is truly capable of.

NBA 2KVR Experience 2K November 22, 2016 Gary the Gull Limitless Sky Squadron, LLC November 22, 2016 HoloBall Treefortress Inc. November 22, 2016 VirZoom Arcade VirZoom, Inc November 22, 2016 Proton Pulse Plus ZeroTransform LLC November 22, 2016 Space Rift – Episode 1 bitComposer Interactive GmbH November 15, 2016 Time Machine VR Minority Inc. November 15, 2016 Trackmania Turbo Ubisoft Entertainment November 11, 2016 (VR Update) Robinson: The Journey Crytek November 8, 2016 Eagle Flight Ubisoft Entertainment November 8, 2016

  Robinson: The Journey

Step into a sci-fi world full of adventure, secrets, and dinosaurs. The players takes the role of a young boy, trying to survive on a harsh world with only an AI for company.

Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare Jackal Assault VR Experience Activision November 4, 2016 O! My Genesis VR Xpec Entertainment Inc. November 4, 2016 Carnival Games VR 2K October 28, 2016 Weeping Doll Oasis Games Limited October 27, 2016 Windlands Psytec Games Ltd October 25, 2016 Tethered Secret Sorcery Limited October 25, 2016 Pixel Gear Oasis Games Limited October 20, 2016 Sports Bar VR Cherry Pop Games October 18, 2016 Waddle Home Archiact Interactive Ltd October 13, 2016 Gunjack CCP Games October 13, 2016 Rez Infinite Enhance Games October 13, 2016

  Rez Infinite

Successor to the cult trance shooter of the SEGA Dreamcast, Rez Infinite gives the experience a new dimension by bringing it into virtual reality with spectacular results. Particularly with Area X.

Headmaster Frame Interactive Studio LLC October 13, 2016 Loading Human: Chapter 1 Maximum Games October 13, 2016 The Assembly NDreams Ltd October 13, 2016 Ace Banana Oasis Games Limited October 13, 2016 Catlateral Damage Fire Hose Games October 13, 2016 (VR Update) Job Simulator Owlchemy Labs, Inc. October 13, 2016 The Brookhaven Experiment Phosphor Games October 13, 2016 Battlezone Rebellion October 13, 2016

  Job Simulator

One of the earliest VR success stories, Job Simulator is a tongue-in-cheek look at a future run by computers where humans have forgotten how to work. Job Simulator was so successful that merchandise was produced.

Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live Sega of America Inc October 13, 2016 RIGS Mechanized Combat League Sony Interactive Entertainment October 13, 2016 Here They Lie Sony Interactive Entertainment October 13, 2016 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Steel Crate Games, Inc. October 13, 2016 Volume: Coda Bithell Games October 13, 2016 World War Toons Beta Studio Roqovan, Inc. October 13, 2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Square Enix Co. Ltd. October 11, 2016 Batman: Arkham VR Warner Bros. Interactive October 11, 2016 Thumper Drool LLC October 10, 2016 Harmonix Music VR Harmonix Music Systems, Inc October 10, 2016 100ft Robot Golf No Goblin LLC October 10, 2016 SuperHyperCube Polytron Corporation October 10, 2016

  Batman: Arkham VR

Though short and more of a proof-of-concept than a full videogame, giving people the chance to be Batman, even for a short time, drew a lot of attention.

The Playroom VR Sony Interactive Entertainment October 10, 2016 Until Dawn: Rush of Blood Sony Interactive Entertainment October 10, 2016 PlayStation VR Worlds Sony Interactive Entertainment October 10, 2016 Tumble VR Sony Interactive Entertainment October 10, 2016 Hustle Kings VR Sony Interactive Entertainment October 10, 2016 Super Stardust Ultra VR Sony Interactive Entertainment October 10, 2016 Wayward Sky Uber Entertainment October 10, 2016 Driveclub VR Sony Interactive Entertainment September 21, 2016 Nebulous Namazu Studios August 30, 2016 Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X Sega of America Inc. August 30, 2016 Bound Sony Interactive Entertainment August 16, 2016 VEV: Viva Ex Vivo‎ Truant Pixel, LLC May 17, 2016

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[jerryh156]

Controller

Archiact Interactive is a full-service virtual reality studio that is striving to create the highest quality content with the worlds most exciting partners. Were headquartered in downtown Vancouver and were changing the world of Virtual Reality (VR) from Job Portal http://bit.ly/2ZrUSI9

[james2198universe]

Controller

Archiact Interactive is a full-service virtual reality studio that is striving to create the highest quality content with the worlds most exciting partners. Were headquartered in downtown Vancouver and were changing the world of Virtual Reality (VR) from Job Portal http://bit.ly/2ZrUSI9

[barbosaasouza]

Evasion VR Interview: Archiact Interactive's Jennifer Dowding on the Co-Op Shooter

Evasion is an intense new bullet hell VR shooter game from Archiact Interactive that'll put you right in the middle of the battlefield with frenetic combat going on all around you. It's dropping on PlayStation VR soon, so we had a brief chat with the game's Senior Producer, Jennifer Dowding, about what to expect from the title. From what we can tell, it looks pretty slick!

The game will debut on PlayStation VR with support for the Aim controller, with movement built from the ground up for locomotion.

"We have ground-based enemies and aerial enemies. Our ground-based enemies are good at using cover, and our aerial enemies have different flight patterns based on different insects. They're all based on They're all powered by swarm AI that we developed in-house. It'll be really intense and have players second-guessing their movements." 

Evasion is targeting a fall release on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. Let us know if this is something you think you might be interested in checking out!

Evasion VR Interview: Archiact Interactive's Jennifer Dowding on the Co-Op Shooter published first on https://superworldrom.tumblr.com/

[smlpodcast]

The SML Podcast - Episode 362: Verbal Accidents, Llama Attacks

Download Episode 362

It's llamas and puns as Matt Cavanagh of Rogue Code joins the show to discuss his game VALA!

The show kicks off with Matt, as well as guest co-host Scott "K4rn4ge" Smith, joining to discuss Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse, a rouge-lite-ish top town twin stick shooter starring vicious llamas! We all chat about the decision to go with llamas, the incredible number of llama puns, the long development of the game and the changes it brought, the feedback and difficulty, and tons more!

After Matt & Scott head out, Cole Martin joins to tackle all of the news of the week including Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Super Bomberman R, SEGA Genesis Collection, Hello Neighbor, Splinter Cell, Geralt in Soulcalibur VI, and tons more. Plus a Switch - or die trying giveaway and a truckload of reviews!

Deep Rock Galactic is a co-op miner/shooter in Early Access/Game Preview from Ghost Ship Games & Coffee Stain Publishing. Blasters of the Universe is a first person VR bullet hell from Secret Location & Archiact Interactive. Darwin Project brings the battle royale genre north and to reality TV from Scavengers Studio. Train Sim World: Founders Edition from Dovetail Games puts you in the drivers seat on Britain's busiest railways.

The Long Reach is a dark horror adventure from Painted Black Games & Merge Games. Tim Ekkebus checks out Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo a mech themed hack and slash from APLUS Games & Arc System Works as well as a very early preview of Feudal Alloy, a stylish Metroidvania action RPG from Attu Games. Chris Taylor joins to check out ACA: Star Force & ACA: Crazy Climber, two old school arcade games on Switch from Hamster.

Where Are My Friends? is a uniquely odd, hardcore experimental mashup of multiple genres from Beard Games Studio & Soemtimes You. Abo Khashem is a one of a kind entrepreneurial business sim mixed with dungeon delving RPGs from Moving Dimensions. Finally, Cruz Bros is an ambitious, story heavy fighting game from DCF Studios.

This episode once again features music from Viking Guitar Live's recent album "Warpath" since physical copies are now available and shipping!

Viking Guitar Live - Vash the Stampede (Trigun) Viking Guitar Live - Scorched Earth (Link to the Past) Viking Guitar Live - Charge Shot (Mega Man X2) Viking Guitar Live - Time is a Wheel (The 7th Saga)

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[maczealots]

The Future Has Gone Virtual

Virtual reality is no longer a dream but a reality of our times. What started as a gaming technology is finding itself more useful in different aspects of life too. The most popular way of enjoying virtual reality is through virtual-reality headsets that let you enjoy a 3D experience as if you were there too yourself. Now, who says these tech advancements can’t make our lives more exciting?

Just what is virtual reality? It actually is just a combination of the definition of both words, virtual and reality. Virtual simply means near whereas reality is our personal experience as human beings. In short, a virtual reality experience is a digital experience that is almost near reality.

Throngs of people flapped imaginary wings, paddled invisible canoes and took aim at shapeless digital foes, all courtesy of this year’s Consumer Virtual Reality (CVR) conference.

Now in its second year, the May 6-to-8 conference brought together tech enthusiasts of all kinds to embrace all things virtual.

With interest steadily growing, the CVR conference is poised to become one of the venue’s fastest-growing events as Vancouver takes centre stage in the virtual and augmented reality space.

“Last year, we were expecting about 1,200 to 1,400 people, and we ended up overselling and getting roughly 3,000,” said Dan Burgar, director of business development at Vancouver-based virtual reality (VR) company Archiact and president of the VR/AR Association.

(Via: https://www.biv.com/article/2017/5/virtual-reality-gets-comfortable-vancouver-venue/)

As the technology advances and becomes more accessible mainstream, more and more people become curious about it and are even willing to try it themselves. These gaming virtual-reality headsets are even selling like hot pancakes in kids and teens that are tech-savvy.

Virtual reality can be lonely.

For all of the overwrought promises about the futuristic technology connecting people, it's a pretty isolating experience. The hardware shuts out any view or sound of people physically near you, not many people own headsets yet, and interactions inside virtual settings are still limited.

Google (GOOG) is working on new features that could fix some of that. Unfortunately, it might involve hanging out in the VR version of a YouTube comments section.

The company announced the next steps for its virtual and augmented reality technology on Thursday at its annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California.

Google is releasing a major update to its virtual reality platform, Daydream. It's the software that will run on its own Daydream View goggles as well as the standalone headsets that third parties like Lenovo are creating later this year. Google also makes the Daydream View, a low-tech VR headset that uses a smartphone.

(Via: http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/18/technology/gadgets/google-vr-updates/)

The truth is that any obsession with technology tends to alienate the person from almost everyone and everything in his surroundings. They get lost in their virtual world and spend hours on end doing their thing on the computer and miss out on creating relationships and strengthening bonds between family and friends. It might be the same thing with virtual reality. Fortunately, Google got this covered as indicated in the article.

"I’m afraid [virtual reality] can be too good, in the sense of being an experience that people want to spend a huge amount of time in,” said Hanke at an industry conference last month, as reported by GamesIndustry. “I mean I already have concerns about my kids playing too much Minecraft, and that’s a wonderful game."

Hanke continued: “We’re human beings and there’s a lot of research out there that shows we’re actually a lot happier when we get exercise, when we go outside – and outside in nature in particular. I think it’s a problem for us as a society if we forgo that and spend all of time in a Ready Player One-style VR universe."

(Via: http://time.com/4780507/virtual-reality-vr-problems/)

This is one sad reality we have to acknowledge about virtual reality. Humans are social animals. It has been proven throughout history. We feel depressed and perform poorly in isolation. Unfortunately, the technology that we have now and are likely to dominate our future does just that. We get lost in our little virtual bubble that we become oblivious to what’s going on around us. We try to connect with people from our past and even to strangers but we miss out on living in the now with the people who means a lot to us because our times are consumed by our preoccupation with these tech gadgets and the Internet of Things.

Fortunately, they are still optional technologies right now. The thing with technology is that they only become bad depending on how you use it. Technology can either be your friend or foe, so make sure you use it right. Immerse yourself with the right technology and use it in moderation and you’ll be able to enjoy the best of both worlds without getting out of touch with reality.

The Future Has Gone Virtual was initially published on https://maczealots.com

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[hammerandtusk]

H+T 360 Podcast: Eric Hine, Executive Producer @ Archiact

[vrheadsets]

The VR Job Hub: Climax Studios, Curve Digital Entertainment, Archiact

Whether you’re an experienced designer, programmer, engineer, or your’re looking for a move into the exciting worlds of virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) – whatever the case, welcome once more to the VRFocus’ Job Hub. The jobs listed here are located worldwide, from major game players to humble indie developers – the one thing they all have in common is that they are all jobs in VR.

Featured on this week’s list are: Google is looking for an Interaction Designer for their top VR product on the market so far; Hasbro interestingly are looking for designers for AR development; PlayStation continue to shake up and look for new people to join their team in London with an opening for Graphics Programmer; CognitiveVR is looking for a Software Engineer; and Climax Studios, based in the South of the UK, is looking for a long list of desirable programmers, designers, artists, and producers.

View the new listings below for more information:

LOCATION

COMPANY

JOB

LINK

Los Angeles, US

Mindshow, Inc

3D Environment Artist

Click here to apply

London, UK & Remote

Curve Digital Entertainment

Junior – Standard Level Programmers (5 Months)

Contact: vrjobs@kuju.com

Portsmouth, UK

Climax Studios

Senior Producer

Contact: stu@climaxstudios.com

Vancouver, CAN Archiact Software Engineer, Unreal VR

Click here to apply

 Vancouver, CAN  Archiact  Senior Engineer, Unreal VR

Click here to apply

 Vancouver, CAN  Archiact  Core Tech Engineer

Click here to apply

  You can always look back at last week’s post as well for additional listings. Check back with VRFocus at the usual time next Sunday for the latest positions in one of the world’s most progressive industries.

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[vrheadsets]

PlayStation VR Release Date for Darknet Confirmed

Last month Archiact Interactive announced a partnership with indie developer E McNeill to bring the award-winning Darknet to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) PlayStation VR. A release date for the title has now been confirmed, arriving on 7th March.

Origianlly launched for Samsung Gear VR, Darknet is an deep strategy/puzzle game that lets gamers play as an elite hacker contracted to retrieve data from the world’s most secure networks. Players dive into the Net, install viruses, inject code, and hack their way through cybersecurity in an experience inspired by a classic cyberpunk vision of the future.

Darknet has been refined and tailored for PlayStation VR boasting several new improvements. This includes full audio integration added to the PlayStation 4 Dualshock controller, art enhancements to the UI and main menu, as well as all-new PlayStation trophies for players to earn.

Since releasing Darknet E McNeill has gone on to create Tactera and most recently Skylight. VRFocus gave the former a 4-star rating saying: “Tactera is a great example of high production values on the Samsung Gear VR’s limited hardware and is a showcase piece for the strategy genre in VR.” While Skylight got a 5-star review: “Skylight has been perfectly formulated with engaging gameplay, quirky visuals and hours of entertainment.”

When Darknet launches on Tuesday, 7th March, PlayStation VR owners will be able to pick it up for $14.99 USD. For the latest updates from E McNeill, keep reading VRFocus.

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[vrheadsets]

All the VR Games Sony is Demoing for PlayStation VR at E3 2018

The presence of virtual reality (VR) at the biggest videogame event in the world, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2018, tends to be a bit of a mixed bag. There will be indie developers showcasing their latest projects while the bigger studios put on a smaller display. That’s not the case when it comes to Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), with the company showcasing 14 PlayStation VR titles at its booth, with other compatible experiences elsewhere.

All of the titles available on the booth have been announced in some fashion, some only very recently like Beat Saber, and Space Pirate Trainer, whilst others like Blood & Truth were unveiled last year.

With the launch of the PlayStation Experience booking app the full list of playable VR videogames for PlayStation VR at E3 2018 are as follows:

Sony booth:

Evasion

Megalith

Firewall Zero Hour

Ghost Giant

Beat Saber

Space Pirate Trainer

Blood & Truth

ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission

Bow to Blood

Creed: Rise to Glory

Star Trek: Bridge Crew – The Next Generation

Tetris Effect

The Persistence

Vacation Simulator

Other booths:

Gungrave VR

VRFocus has previously played titles such as Archiact’s sci-fi first-person shooter Evasion, finding it to be one first-person title to keep an eye on and Creed: Rise to Glory on PC VR headsets, saying for the latter: “Survios has already established itself as one of VR’s premium content developers, with Creed: A Rise to Glory looking to continue that trend.”

Among the main three, high-end VR head-mounted displays (HMDs) PlayStation VR has the biggest and most prominent presence at E3 2018. Neither Oculus or HTC have booths dedicated to their headsets. Obviously, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive do feature at other booths, but there’s no official support from the manufacturers. This certainly goes in SIE’s favour as E3 now allows consumers to attended, offering dedicated PlayStation fans the opportunity to trial PlayStation VR, encouraging that temptation to purchase and increase its sizeable sales lead.

VRFocus will be at E3 2018 all week to bring you the latest news and announcements from SIE regarding PlayStation VR.

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[vrheadsets]

What to Expect at E3 2018: Sony’s PlayStation VR

The PlayStation VR has been a showcase piece for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Los Angeles, for two years running. Last year’s media briefing featured a segment which demonstrated dozens of titles in quick succession, including big hits such as Moss and new downloadable content (DLC) for Farpoint. This year, the heat is on to raise more interest in the PlayStation VR beyond that of the early adopters.

The PlayStation VR is arguably the most successful of all the head-mounted displays (HMDs) currently available. While it may not have outsold the Samsung Gear VR, it most certainly has a much bigger active install base. But what’s next? Those who were keen to get the device early-on have already jumped in, and so SIE need to bring a big new wave of titles to convince the naysayers that now is the time to jump into virtual reality (VR).

  New VR Games

We should expect a number of new titles at E3 this year as part of SIE’s media briefing, both first- and third-party. Indeed, the recent announcement of a PlayStation VR version of Archiact’s Evasion has started the ball rolling, and there’s likely to be many more on the way. Something new from Polyarc – currently assumed to be a second chapter for Moss – is expected, plus more information on the release of Blood & Truth and numerous other PlayStation VR titles that are considered missing in action.

Megalith

Originally expected in Q1 2018, Megalith hasn’t delivered any new information for some time. A new playable build at E3 2018 should be expected, plus hopefully some solid details on a release later this year. It wouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to see Megalith held back for a holiday season launch.

  Blood & Truth

And the same applies for Blood & Truth, also. After the hugely positive reaction to the spiritual predecessor – The London Heist featured in PlayStation VR launch title, PlayStation VR Worlds – Blood & Truth is looking set to be an influencer amongst new adopters of the PlayStation VR. SIE will undoubtedly want to time such a launch wisely, and will surely use E3 to build hype for the title prior to its launch later this year.

Golem

‘Golem will launch on 13th March 2018!’

Really? Then where is it? Nowhere, except maybe in SIE’s E3 plans. Highwire Games’ PlayStation VR adventure has been high on many early adopters ‘most wanted’ lists for quite some time, and so the rapid updating of information late last year built up the hope that it might actually see a release soon. Nearly six months later and we’ll still no closer to seeing an official launch. All we can do is hope that E3 will bring the news we want.

What to Expect at E3 2018: Ubisoft’s VR Games - Ubisoft still have two announced VR titles coming, will we see any new reveals at E3 2018?

What to Expect at E3 2018: Oculus VR - With new hardware out the door, surely we can expect a grand showing from VR pioneer Oculus?

What to Expect at E3 2018: Bethesda’s VR Games - Bethesda is likely to expand upon its VR success in 2018.

What to Expect at E3 2018: HTC Vive - Will we get a Vive Focus North American and European launch date announcement?

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343 Industries Advertise Creative Director Role for Halo VR Experience

Last year 343 Industries, the developer behind the recent Halo installments – after taking over from Bungie – released a virtual reality (VR) installment of the famous franchise Halo: Recuit for Windows Mixed Reality headsets. While the excitement for a Halo videogame in VR was palpable, the experience turned out to be nothing more than a brief tech demo, instead of a fully fledged title everyone was hoping for. Now it seems as though the idea of Halo VR  hasn’t disappeared, thanks to an appearance of a job role.

Appearing on both 343 Industries career page and Microsoft’s Linkedin, the team have been looking for a Creative Director to help deliver an all new VR experience in the Halo universe.

The vacancy – which is now listed as no longer accepting applications – states: “Halo is known for its epic sci-fi worlds, its transmedia storytelling, and its heroic gameplay – VR brings the potential for a new level of immersion in our universe. We are looking for an inspiring individual to help us pave this new path in partnership with an external development studio.”

Under responsibilities the advertisement notes that the applicant will: “Help shape the creative vision and design of a VR experience in the Halo universe”. Going on to say that they will: “Work closely with an external development partner and internal team leads to direct the tone and timber of the project with an eye towards compelling character development, innovative narrative progression, and engaging interactions/gameplay in VR.”

This is certainly encouraging for all those Halo fans out there who have embraced VR over the last couple of years. The first thought would be towards Halo 6 having a possible VR element/support. While the entire experience would be great – it’s becoming more feasible in VR, just look at titles like Archiact’s upcoming Evasion or other first-person shooters (FPS) such as Doom VFR, Apex Construct or Island 359 – there’s also the possibility of a tacked on section like that found in Gran Turismo Sport. 

As there’s going to be an ‘external development partner’ also working on the project the likelihood of this being a complete separate entity along the lines of Halo: Recruit is much more feasible.

If Halo VR does come to fruition then which headsets will it support? Windows Mixed Reality is the most likely yet there’s still the lingering question of VR on Xbox One X. Halo has always been the console series’ biggest IP – even if it’s spark has somewhat diminished in recent years – so having the videogame introduce VR to the console would certainly garner a lot of interest. Whatever happens, you can be sure VRFocus will be you any news relating to Halo in VR.

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