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The big topic at the Game Developers Conference this year is Ray-Tracing. Yesterday we covered how Microsoft is now introducing DirectX Raytracing, or GDC, and today, AMD along with GPUOpen are showing off what they have in store. AMD is announcing Radeon ProRender support for real-time...

Amazon has announced a new set of APIs built on the AWS cloud infrastructure. The new APIs gives tools for developers to allow players to compete for real-world prizes fulfilled by Amazon, or other in-game rewards. The API works on any operating system, and brings easy creation of competitions...

DSOGaming is reporting that Ubisoft's The Crew 2 will launch on June 29th. The sequel is being developed by French studio, Ubisoft Ivory Tower, and sports a fully redesigned map of the USA, as well as boat and aircraft racing and exploration. I was really excited for the original "The Crew,"...

In its 429th re-release since launching 7 years ago, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is back again, this time in VR. Launching on April 3rd and available for pre-order now on Steam for $59.99, the game supports the HTC Vive, the Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. $59.99 is a big ask...

Google has announced that they are making it's Maps API work with the Unity game engine. The integration turns buildings, roads and parks into game objects within Unity, that developers can then re-skin to build literally global scale game worlds. In practice game designers could take New York...

Ubisoft has treated us to a video of the newest DLC for Assassin's Creed: Origins called The Curse of the Pharaohs. The video shows 4k in game footage from the DLC, and I have to say it looks quite good. Black Flag was the last game in the series that I played because of the debacle that was...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was revealed today in a teaser trailer on the Call of Duty YouTube channel. The teaser shows what you would expect, and informs us that there will be a "community reveal event" on May 17th, and the Global Launch of October 12th. Also shown is the games slogan of "Forget...

First person psychological horror game "Rise Of Insanity" has been released today on Steam with VR support after being released in August 2017 in Early Access. RedLimb Studio says the game "draws inspiration from greatest psychological horror movies such as The Shining, The Exorcist and Silent...

The South by Southwest gaming awards are coming on March 17th, and they have announced the nominees for the "Gamer's Voice Awards." These are the set of awards that are voted on by the public, with categories from Excellence in Musical Score to Video Game of the Year. You can check out the...

Until now VR didn't have a Discord-like social app to converse with friends. Pluto is looking to change that and is available now in Steam Early Access. Pluto runs as a background app alongside SteamVR. After you create an avatar, friends can start a call with you, if you toggle on your Pluto...

Just when we thought it was impossible for Konami to sink any lower, Kagemasa Kozuki says "hold my sake" and decides that extra save slots in Metal Gear: Survive should cost $10. Metal Gear Survive requires you to create an avatar, which is tied to both single and multiplayer saves/accounts, and...

Brass Tactics has come out for the Oculus Rift and UploadVR is giving it a glowing review. Fans of the genre will be happy with the classic RTS style gameplay set in a steampunk setting. The game's campaign has 4-6 hours of content, and the whole game features 20 different maps, multiple armies...

The U.S Copyright Office is currently considering whether to loosen DMCA's provisions for abandoned online games. Currently there are preservation exemptions to keep abandoned games accessible, however the current exemptions do not cover online games. TorrentFreak is reporting that the...

The Steam Lunar New Year sale started yesterday, and is offering some decent deals for the gamers here. Who cares if you backlog of games goes all the way to Daikatana when Left 4 Dead 2 is only $1.99! To me the Steam Sales aren't what they used to be since they introduced refunds, but there...

If your K/D is lacking, The Yorkshire Post is reporting that you can now hire a Call of Duty coach to help you master your skills. Online services marketplace Bidvine is offering the UK’s first Professional Coaching gaming service, which the report says has seen "thousands of requests" for pro...

I am selling 3 Steam games, all for $30: DiRT Rally, Quake Champions & Rise of the Tomb Raider (all redeemable on Steam). Quake Champions includes a Ranger champion and the champion BJ BLASKOWICZ from WOLFENSTEIN; as well as 50 Shards, 100 Platinum, and 2000 Favor. I am open to trades, and I...

According to SuperData Research revenue for digital games increased year-over-year to 8.5 billion this October from $7.4 billion last October. Leading the way was PUBG which sold over 5 million copies in October. This just goes to show that gaming isn't anywhere close to dead and the current...

Oculus Rift Owners Thread

I was looking at videos on Project cars 2 and was thinking maybe it is worth getting it for my Rift? Any thoughts on the game? Is it worth it?

I recently uploaded a tutorial on how to record gameplay/cutscene videos using non real-time recording techniques. As an example, I recorded one of the last cutscenes from Nina Theory’s latest game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice running at 2560x1440 (2K), 60fps and all the graphical settings...

We have gotten to the point where we expect E3 to be a peasant-console-laden lovefest year after year. While we might have gotten a bit numb to this over the years, the guys over at GamerCrate were paying a bit better attention than we did. It suggest that Microsoft is front and center as it...

Hi guyz. :) I'm looking for the absolute best monitor for fast paced FPS games (Quake). I'm open for all screen sizes and types, I just want the best Quake performance possible. Maybe one of the newer 240Hz models? Any advice plz? :)

I have steam link and ps4, i want 2 of that connected to the tv at the same time but on the tv only have 1 hdmi so i can only connect 1 at a time, which is really inconvenient for me because i have to unplug 1 and plug the other one in. Are there any solution to this?

Yeah, that's right lol! Some games do actually have the ability to send shivers down your spine. I remember playing DOOM III, walking down a pitch black corridor, while a series of red lights flashed down the passage creating a tunnel vision effect. As I walked down this path, I could hear a...

So, I am considering picking up a Vive for the house for the holidays but I am just not sure. The tech seems pretty damned cool, but every review I read and check out, titles seem like goofy tech demos or silly little Wii games. I could be wrong, but I have yet to see anything that I think...

Hi all I have one big dilemma. I want a new high-performance PC assembly taking good monitor that would be best for editing images (I shoot with 6D and 7DmII mainly in sRGB and presentation on the Web) but was fairly good at my second hobby which is the gaming and here comes problem. I have...

thinking of getting a vive or rift just wondering if the games are all crossed compatible or if there are a lot of exclusive games for each headset?

There are numerous people who want to switch to a flavor of Linux but are held back for one reason or another. I am one of those people. What is holding you back?

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What are some of the best games or demos to have on hand when that new to VR person comes to the house?

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Hey HardForum, I'm still running my rig from early 2011 (see sig) and had planned on upgrading near the end of 2016. I admit I haven't given much thought to which version of Windows to run, except that I had no intention of running Windows 8. But I heard that Kaby Lake motherboards might...

DEAD deal now Link - Easter Surprise Box 2016 [PC DOWNLOAD] | Square Enix Online Store You can purchase through March 20th, so a couple more days. The games will be delivered on the 21st via email. Square Enix says you will get five individual codes, so any duplicates can be gifted to friends...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4: It's in mint condition and its a 16gb model. It comes with 3 cases each valve 14-20 each. It also comes with a 64 gb sd card. Day 1 had a screen protector and comes with original box. Only downfall is it doesn't come with the original charging cable or power adapter...