Years ago, a rumor about a supposed arcade machine created by the government began to circulate. Polybius was a game, supposedly designed for mind control purposes, that had somehow ended up in front of the general public. The machine disappeared and was never seen again. The story, while interesting, was false and helped to inspire … Continue reading
Tarsier Studios is certainly not a household name in the video game world, and for good reason. A lot of the work they’ve done has been on other companies IPs, namely working on things like the PS4 remake of Tearaway or the Vita version of Littlebigplanet. So when not one, but two of their games, … Continue reading
When the PlayStation VR first launched, the demo for GNOG was released alongside it. The demo, from KO_OP and Double Fine, was a weird little diorama puzzle that was pretty vague with what exactly you had to do. The art was cute, but there wasn’t any real sense of why you were doing what you were … Continue reading
One of the major issues with how the PlayStation VR works is how the PlayStation Camera forces you to use a limited space. Unlike the Vive, or even the Oculus, the space where the PlayStation Camera can see is the only space you can really use. If your headset goes outside this limited space, the … Continue reading
The world of VR is still in a state of flux. Some games like Resident Evil 7 try to mold traditional full size games to accommodate VR. Still others like Batman Arkham VR create experiences with minimal gameplay that are designed to immerse you in the world. These types of experiences, while novel, feel like … Continue reading
Over a decade ago, Psychonauts helped to define much of what Double Fine would be. The platformer was appreciated by those who played it, though it notoriously didn’t sell very well. Years later, after the collapse of Majesco, Double Fine would get the series rights back and in the process, put out a string of … Continue reading
There are plenty of opportunities for VR games to succeed and for them to fail. Games can succeed by being unique, using the VR space in a new way or by just being fun games. However, when VR games fail, they can fail hard. Motion sickness combined with poor controls can create a mess unlike … Continue reading
The hype surrounding VR has definitely hit its boiling point. With the launches of the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive, along with the myriad of mobile VR solutions including Google Cardboard and the Gear VR, there have been a ton of VR options with each having varying levels of success. Now, the first console … Continue reading
In the newly emerging world of VR games, there are some games that seem like they just wouldn’t work. In the case of HeadMaster, it sounds like the experience could be horrible. A hands-free VR game where you use the head tracking on the PlayStation VR to hit soccer balls sounds like it could be … Continue reading
