VRFocus- Today sees the announcement of the HTC Vive. The Taiwanese smartphone maker lifted the lid on its new virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) at the 2015 Mobile World Congress (MWC), surprisingly revealing that it had partnered with Valve to produce the device. Traditionally the announcement of a VR HMD is followed by years of speculation about a consumer release, but HTC has already confirmed when various versions of the HTC Vive will be shipping, as well as the first specs on the developer kit for the device.
Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has detailed how his team has been using Generative AI for research and development at Valve.
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
