The Gear VR Controller announced just last month is already right around the corner. Samsung has announced that the latest hardware update to its line of smartphone-powered virtual reality headsets is set to ship in just under a month. Come from VP bet
As the Verge points out, the upcoming Gear VR release doesn’t alter the headset itself but instead introduces a bundled virtual reality controller into the mix.
The inclusion of the Gear VR Controller brings Samsung’s offering more in line with Google’s Daydream View headset, but in doing so the Gear VR has left its $99 price tag behind.
The bundle is set to ship…
At Microsoft's E3 press conference in Los Angeles today, Xbox head Phil Spencer announced the addition of five first-party studios.
In previous years, Microsoft had shed much of its stable of first-party studios. The addition of the new studios appears to be an effort to rebuild that internal lineup.
Spencer announced the creation of The Initiative, a Santa Monica-based studio headed by industry vet Darrell Gallagher working on an unannounced game.
He also announced the acquisitions of Undead Labs (State of Decay), Compulsion Games (We Happy Few), Playground Games (Forza Horizon…
Developers on Red Dead Redemption and the Mario + Rabbids series have teamed to found their own studio, Day 4 Night.
Led by game director Davide Soliani and Christian Cantamessa, the team will split its staff between Los Angeles and Milan, Italy. Fellow co-founders include Cristina Nava, Gian Marco Zanna, and Luca Breda, all of whom were previously at Ubisoft for 13-16 years.
Soliani exited Ubisoft Milan this past July after 25 years. Along with the Mario+Rabbids games (which Nava, Zanna, and Breda also helped develop), he wor…
Update: This story originally noted that Echoes Act 2 and 3 would do away with the weekly method of delivering story, but Bungie has clarified that change is not coming until Destiny 2’s next Episode, “Revenant.” We’ve updated the story with the correct information.
The next of Destiny 2’s new Episodes that continue the story of its latest expansion, The Final Shape, is changing how the game dishes out story. Instead of a new story beat releasing each week to create three separate Acts, as in the current episode, the second episode will see all the story beats for an Act drop at once.
Bungie announced the change during its Echoes: Act 2 live stream, which gave a look at the changes and additions coming to the game. The pacing of the sto…
As part of its Prime Day sale, Amazon is offering 20% off preowned products via Amazon Resale (previously known as Amazon Resale). A bunch of video games and accessories are featured in the catalog, including like-new DualSense Edge controllers. Prime members who add the DualSense Edge to their cart will see the price drop from $173.20 to $138.56 at checkout. That’s quite the deal, and it’s still in stock as of 9:45 AM ET (July 17).
Amazon states the controller “looks and functions as if it were new. Item will come in original packaging.” Your purchase is backed by Amazon’s normal free return policy, so you can send it back if it winds up not being up to your standards.
To get the deal: On the DualSense Edge listing, click the “Save with Use…
Looking for a cool way to update your PC gaming space this Black Friday? Then look no further than these wild Lord of the Rings keyboards. Designed by Drop, four unique TKL mechanical keyboards are now on sale for $149 each. Typically sold for $200, the current price cuts are among the best we’ve seen all year for the stylish keyboards–some are even down to their lowest prices ever.
Specifications are largely shared across all models, with just the colors and overall design scheme changing between the four. Regardless of which you buy, you’ll benefit from a premium aluminum frame, Drop Holy Panda X switches for a tactile feel, and Drop Phantom stabilizers to quiet all your keystrokes. Toss in N-key rollover, a compact TKL format, and a full row of function bu…
You don’t need a lot of space to enjoy virtual reality gaming, but a good chair certainly can elevate the experience. That’s where Roto is aiming to make a mark, as it recently unveiled what it calls the first gaming chair designed specifically for Meta Quest headsets. Made in partnership with Meta, the Roto VR Explorer is designed to take advantage of the “look and turn” technology in Quest VR headsets.
In a nutshell, this allows you to move around a VR environment more seamlessly, a feature that does work well considering that the Quest headsets are wireless. The downside here is that the system doesn’t work too smoothly if you’re seated, and flicking the analogue stick for quick turns can be jarring. With the Roto VR Explorer chair, you’ve got a secure seat with 360-d…
The officially licensed Pokemon Lite-Brite is discounted to only $11.87 at Amazon for Black Friday. The Pokemon Edition of the classic light-up art toy released last year with a price tag of $25. Amazon has offered multiple discounts in recent months, but this is the best one yet. The Pokemon Lite-Brite features six different templates featuring Pikachu and other easily recognizable designs.
Originally released back in the 1960s, Lite-Brite is a light-box toy that lets you create art with multi-colored pegs.
The classic creative toy has been updated with a high-definition light grid that is brighter than ever with double the LEDs. You’ll get six high-definition Pokemon templates with this special-edition Lite-Brite, allowing you to create three charming Pikachu designs as we…