Oculus Rift exclusive card battler Dragon Front is VR’s first stab at challenging Hearthstone Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 26, 2016 4 min High Voltage Software is creating a collectible card game, Dragon Front, as an exclusive for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The game plays... Continue Reading 4 min
Crytek’s The Climb lets you scale cliffs in virtual reality that you won’t attempt in real life Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2015 4 min Virtual reality is a great substitute for exploring new things that you would never dare in real life. That’s the premise behind The Climb,... Continue Reading 4 min
Ex-Halo creators want Golem to be a flagship game for PlayStation VR Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 7, 2015 11 min Golem is the brainchild of Highwire Games, a Seattle startup from video game industry veterans who hope to create one of the flagship games... Continue Reading 11 min
Don’t be afraid to fail now in order to succeed later at making virtual reality games Posted byby Jason Wilson November 2, 2015 2 min Jason Rubin was skeptical about the new Oculus virtual reality head-mounted display before he even threw on a pair for the first time nearly... Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: Seattle event marks the accelerated growth of virtual reality and augmented reality Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 30, 2015 9 min SEATTLE — It’s not easy to find benchmarks for the excitement around virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) — two technologies that are... Continue Reading 9 min
Oculus VR’s Jason Rubin says designing VR titles is the toughest learning curve in games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 19, 2015 13 min Jason Rubin is a 30-year veteran of video games and the cofounder of Naughty Dog, the maker of the Crash Bandicoot series and many... Continue Reading 13 min
The DeanBeat: 22 industry leaders sound off on gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 3, 2015 20 min Here are the best quotes from the movers and shakers of the game business. Continue Reading 20 min
The Order: 1886 studio Ready for Dawn is creating exclusive VR game for Oculus Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 14, 2015 4 min Ready At Dawn is working on a VR game exclusive for the Oculus Rift. Continue Reading 4 min
Oculus VR’s Jason Rubin talks about the games we’ll play in virtual reality Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 13, 2015 6 min Rubin promises that 2016 is going to be an "absolutely incredible year for gaming." Continue Reading 6 min
How Oculus VR is starting to change the direction of gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 14, 2014 18 min Two years after its founding and a few months after Facebook agreed to buy it for $2 billion, Oculus makes a triumphant return to E3. Continue Reading 18 min