News::PlayStation VR is a few games away from being ready for prime time

The PlayStation Experience event in San Francisco this weekend is one of the biggest opportunities to date for the public to check out PlayStation VR -- more than a dozen titles are on display here, including titles from Sony, Harmonix, Capcom and more. Unfortunately, it hasn't been easy for those at the show to actually try those games out. Attendees were able to sign up ahead of time and reserve a slot to try the PlayStation VR experience, but a glitch in Sony's database erased all those reservations, leaving a bunch of excited fans figuratively out in the cold.

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News::EA's new jobs hint at plans for VR gaming

EA hasn't done much of anything with virtual reality so far, but that may well change soon. DICE has started hiring creatives and engineers to bring VR support to Frostbite, EA's seemingly ubiquitous game engine. Don't expect the developer to go all-in on immersive displays just yet. This is a "small and collaborative" team, technical director Johan Andersson says. Still, the hires could represent a big step toward bringing VR gaming into the mainstream. While you can already find VR in a few important game engines, such as Unreal Engine and Unity, EA has some of the gaming world's biggest franchises under its belt -- a VR Battlefield or sports title could give the technology broader recognition.

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Source: Frostbite, Johan Andersson (Twitter)

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News::'Gigantic' creator layoffs show that MOBA games aren't easy

With Blizzard, Riot and seemingly everyone else making a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, the field is getting pretty crowded... and unfortunately, it's clear that some of those developers are facing greater challenges than others. Gigantic creator Motiga has revealed that it's delaying its take on the genre to 2016, and is laying off 16 employees more than a quarter of its staff) to make this happen. This is a startup with "finite" resources, the company says, and there's only so much it can do without letting people go. It's no doubt a tough decision -- here's hoping that Gigantic can stand out despite the heavyweight competition, and that Motiga's former workers land on their feet.

Via: Windows Central

Source: Motiga

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