‘Star Wars’: Denis Villeneuve Interested in Directing a Standalone Film; New Look at Benicio del Toro’s DJ

The Star Wars franchise is rife with possibilities. With a new trilogy helmed by Rian Johnson on the way, the door is open for even more enterprising directors to play in the cosmic sandbox in the form of standalone anthology or prequel films. And the latest visionary sci-fi director to impact Hollywood may be eyeing the galaxy far, far away. Denis Villeneuve received […]

Oculus’ standalone headsets point at a changing VR landscape

2016 was the year that VR went mainstream. The Oculus Rift finally shipped to consumers, as did the HTC Vive and the PS VR. But even as the VR industry is finally starting to take off, it’s already beginning to splinter. Before, we had phone-based VR the likes of Samsung’s Gear VR and Google’s Daydream, […]

HTC trademark points to standalone VR headset’s name: Vive Focus

We’re expecting to find out more about HTC’s Vive-branded standalone VR headset in a few weeks’ time, but it looks like the name has already surfaced online. Lets Go Digital has uncovered two filings from HTC for a ‘head mounted display’ named Vive Focus. One is from the European Union Intellectual Property Office while the other […]

Lucifer Bosses Talk Up 'Leftover' Standalone Episodes (Maze as 007?!), How They'll Fit Into Season 3

Lucifer fans need not worry about May’s cliffhanger ending not being addressed as soon as Season 3 arrives on Monday, Oct. 2 at 8/7c. Back in March, it was announced that Season 2 of the Fox drama would run only 18 episodes, and that the final four to be filmed would get added onto this […]

HTC adds a standalone Vive VR headset for China

Earlier this year HTC became an official partner with Google in producing a Daydream-based standalone VR headset under the Vive brand. Today, HTC announced it is producing a similar device for the Chinese market powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset. It looks like it will access HTC’s storefront, called Viveport, to get to virtual worlds rather than […]

HTC’s first standalone Vive headset is only available in China

At long last, HTC has released a PC-free version of the Vive… only you probably won’t get to use it. The company has introduced a Vive Standalone headset that’s intended strictly for the Chinese market. China’s mobile space is red hot, HTC says, so it makes sense that to take advantage of this “momentum” with […]

Mark Ruffalo Smashes Hopes for a Standalone ‘Hulk’ Movie: ‘It Will Never Happen’

There have been rumors of a solo Hulk film since Mark Ruffalo stepped into the ripped purple pants in 2012’s The Avengers. Could Thor: Ragnarok be a film setting up a Planet Hulk movie, the Internet buzzed? Will we ever get the adventures of Hulk after he leaves in that tiny Quinjet at the end […]

More on Oculus’ plans for a “spectrum” of standalone VR headsets

Enlarge / Just as there are no wires visible in this promotional shot, soon there will be no wires on a future Oculus standalone headset. Yesterday, a report from Bloomberg revealed that Oculus is planning to release a $ 200 wireless standalone VR headset. Today, we’ve got additional details on Oculus’ overall VR hardware plans. Ars […]