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Google Confirms All the Games Coming to Daydream

Google didn’t disappoint on the hardware front when it finally unveiled the Daydream View head-mounted display (HMD) yesterday. With its fabric covering, a controller that fits into the headset, and several colour combinations, the company is definitely going for a mass market appeal. As for content the event did feature some but it was certainly lacking with only some videogames and experiences being shown. That’s not to say Google hasn’t got content lined up for the headset, on its Daydream View blog page Google has  listed 30 titles currently in development.

Some of the titles shown below have already been announced, such as Resolution Games’ Wonderglade, first shown at Google I/O in May. While others are brand new with very little details currently available, such as Hunters Gate from Climax Studios and EarthShape by Bithell Games.

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The 30 videogames are as follows:

  • Wonderglade – Resolution Games
  • Fantastic Beasts – Warner Bros/Frame Store
  • Danger Goat
  • Gunjack 2: End of Shift – CCP Games
  • EarthShape – Bithell Games
  • Mekorama
  • Need of Speed: No Limits – EA
  • Hungry Shark World – Future Games of London
  • Hunters Gate – Climax Studios
  • Action Bowling – Atomic Bullfrog
  • VR Karts Sprint – Viewpoint Games
  • The Arcslinger
  • Home Run Derby
  • Archer E. Bowman – voidAlpha
  • Underworld Overlord – Otherside Entertainment
  • Affected: The Manor – Fallen Planet Studios
  • Cosmic Chef
  • Daydream Blue – RalphVR
  • DRIFT – SharpSense
  • Classroom Aquatic – Sunken Places
  • Claro
  • Layers of Fear
  • Loco Motors
  • Poly Runner – Lucid Sight
  • Frostbound – Schell Games
  • Sisters – Otherworld Interactive
  • Avakin Life
  • Baskhead – VRLines
  • Orbital Loop
  • Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes – Steel Crate Games

 VRFocus will continue its coverage of Daydream View, reporting back with any further announcements.

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Google Daydream View Gallery & Roundup

Today was the big reveal for Google’s first Daydream ready phone, Pixel, and the Daydream View headset, the first high-end VR headset from the company. We’ve got a high res gallery of the new headset and have rounded up all of today’s coverage into one handy list for you.

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Google Pixel and Daydream View Coverage

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White Elk Studios’ Eclipse Coming to Google Daydream

Google has finally unveiled the Daydream head-mounted display (HMD), a fabric covered device with a Bluetooth remote/controller. While hardware was the main news along with launch details and price, on the videogame front the news was some what lacking. Only CCP Game’s Gunjack sequel made it into the event along with educational title Starchart. But that’s not to say there isn’t immersive content coming to the device as developers have begun revealing projects online. One of which is White Elk Studios with its first-person title Eclipse.  

Taking to Twitter the developer said: “We are thrilled to announce Eclipse is coming to #Daydream!” No further details have been released for the title which until now had only been confirmed for Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) PlayStation VR.

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Eclipse is an exploration game set on a sentient planet with a dark past. After crash-landing players will set about exploring the planet which is littered with the remnants of a failed civilization. Finding the Artifact, a mysterious device that lets them control elements of the world around them and interact with the ancient technology, players must collect various fragments that make up the device to escape the planet.

VRFocus previewed the title back in December 2015 and since then hasn’t heard much else on its development until now.

Now that Daydream has had its official reveal today expect more developers to be announcing project over the next few weeks. Resolution Games is currently making WonderGlade while nDreams has said its working on two projects for the device, but these were revealed back in May.

Daydream will be released this November for $79 USD, the event also featured the newest Google smartphone Pixel which will compatible with the headset.

For all the latest Daydream news, keep reading VRFocus.

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Hands on With Google’s Daydream View Headset (Video)

Here’s a video tour of Google’s eagerly awaited Daydream VR headset ‘View’, revealed today for the first time. We take a look at the design concepts, features, fit and finish of this unique looking VR headset.

Google’s latest announcements, made today at a special hardware-focussed event, add the final missing pieces to its forthcoming assault on the mobile VR space. Daydream View is the first, flagship VR headset to be unveiled for the Android powered VR platform and it’s certainly not your typical flashy design.

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Here, Road to VR‘s Ben Lang walks you through the Daydream View’s features. Highlights include an entirely passive design, no on-board power is present or required. Capacitive studs on the headset/phone interface which trigger screen auto-adjustments when a phone is inserted. Lightweight, soft-touch design – one of the lightest we’ve experienced. Finally, it seems a 90 degree FOV is being mentioned in relation to the headset, which will likely vary depending on which size phone is being used.

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Check out the video embedded at the top of this page for more details.

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Bithell Games Announces EarthShape for Daydream

Google’s event today, ‘Made By Google’ didn’t disappoint in terms of virtual reality (VR) announcements. The Daydream View hardware has finally been revealed along with some of the videogames and apps that’ll be coming to the device. Adding to that has been Mike Bithell, a British indie videogame developer who’s been working on Volume: Coda for PlayStation VR. He’s now revealed EarthShape for Daydream.

As Bithell describes EarthShape in a Tumblr post:”It’s a game about the millennia spanning mission of the first astronaut to leave Earth and terraform the universe. A ‘StarSeeker’ joined by a plucky lander. Together, they’ll travel the universe planting flowers and kicking off life through a fun new gameplay mechanic.”

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The developer will be working with a team of veterans on the project including composer Russell Shaw (who composed the music for the Fable franchise), animator Tim Borrelli (Red Faction, Saints Row) plus several others. He’s also managed to get the vocals talents of Sue Perkins (The Great British Bake Off) to tell the story and lend her comedy talents as well.

No further detail’s on the project have been released other than a couple of screenshots, which showcase a unique, cartoony art style featuring the astronaut and the lunar pod.

Daydream will be launching in November for $79 USD in a slate colour. It going to be the first headset that’ll be available in other combinations with crimson and snow being launched at a later date. The event has also seen the reveal of Pixel, Google’s first smartphone that’s Daydream compatible. No other smartphones were unveiled at the event to be compatible.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Daydream and EarthShape, reporting back with any further announcements.

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Specifications Have Been Revealed For the Google Pixel, and it Can Be Pre-Ordered Today

Today during Google’s event it was anticipated that the company would reveal the Google Pixel mobile phone, which was absolutely correct, and it is just as powerful as what was expected. The specifications for the VR-ready mobile has been revealed, and it has come out that you can even pre-order it from today.

As you can see from the screenshot taken down below, the following specs are: Aluminium body with glass combination; hi-def AMOLED display; the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Quad Core 2x 2.15GHz and 2x 1.6GHz Processors; 4GB LPDDR4 RAM; Pixel imprint fingerprint sensor; a 2,770 or 3,450 mAh battery; 12.3 MP with large 1.55 micron pixels and f/2.0 aperture.

GooglePixel-Specs

Unlike the recently announced iPhone 7, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack, and it holds either 32 or 128GB. The phone has been made for VR with the Google Daydream View to come out in November for $79 (USD).

If you thought that you would have to wait ages for the phone, you would be wrong as it is now ready for pre-order in US, Australia, Canada, Germany, and UK, with India to get pre-sale on 13th October. Prices for the phone starts at $649, or $27 per month.

For more on the latest from Google, as well as all the news, updates, and features in the world of VR, make sure to check back with VRFocus.