Scott Hayden
An American expat based in Italy, Scott learned at a young age to revere the power of science fiction, becoming a figurative stained glass window through which he viewed the world. Throughout his childhood he was force fed countless reruns of Star Trek TNG, Quantum Leap, Sliders, (among many others) and lived by The Evil Dead triology and Saturday mornings watching MST3K with the rest of his sci-fi-freak family.
Like every card-carrying dweeb who grew up in the ’90s, Scott spent uncountable hours in front of a TV and various consoles, but even longer wishing inside his head that the fantasies played out in games and movies would someday become a reality. After following VR casually since its entrance into the public psyche, he decided to investigate further by the only way he knew how: by writing about it. He believes that VR will start a revolution of the mind, helping to give ineffable ideas form and increasing humanity’s ability to relate to one another through free expression.
Google seems to be taking somewhat of a step back from VR, as Variety reports the company will be shutting down its Jump program for good next month.
Google posted an updated Jump FAQ recently regarding the shutdown of the VR video...
Vacation Simulator (2019), Owlchemy Labs' recently released sequel to their smash hit VR parody game Job Simulator (2016), seems to be garnering its fair share of kudos; Valve today announced that Vacation Simulator was one of the top 20 earners...
Pavlov VR is one of the most well known VR shooters, partially thanks to its viral success among YouTubers, and partially because it basically delivers on the dream of playing Counter-Strike in VR. Now, the studio behind Pavlov VR says...
Front Defense: Heroes is a first-party multiplayer shooter from Vive Studios, developed by Taipei-based Fantahorn Studio. HTC today announced that the WWII-themed shooter is heading out of Early Access today with a few updates in tow.
What's more, HTC is...
Ubisoft recently pushed an update to the PSVR version of Space Junkies (2019), the zero-g arena shooter, that finally brings PS Move support to the game.
Launched simultaneously on the PlayStation Store, Steam, and the Oculus Store back in March, Space Junkies boasts support...
nDreams, the studio behind Shooty Fruity (2018) and The Assembly (2016), announced a curious new VR stealth adventure coming to Quest and Rift (S) that puts you smack dab in the middle of enemy territory on a military-grade kayak.
Called...
Rec Room, the popular social VR platform, is set to take its next big step outside of VR by offering a version of the app for iPhone and iPad.
Against Gravity's Head of Community Shawn Whiting says it should be available in the...
Sixense today announced that games industry veteran and former head of Vive Studios Joel Breton has joined the company as president of its studios and executive VP of product development.
Breton is tasked with leading the strategy for creation and...
Both Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S are seeing their respective launches today, so the company has now opened up store links and official pricing for all of the new Quest goodies you'll be able to download starting today.
Many of...
There are plenty of great games out there for Oculus Rift and Rift S; the Oculus Store and Steam feature a number of top titles certainly worth your hard-earned money. But before you crack that wallet too wide open,...
Funktronic Labs, the studio behind funky real-time strategy game Cosmic Trip (2017), unveiled their next VR project that aims to let you explore fantastic worlds while doing what the team calls “creative gardening.”
Called Fujii, the game aims to be a musical gardening adventure...
First Contact Entertainment announced that Firewall Zero Hour (2018), the tactical team shooter for PSVR, is getting what they call their "biggest update yet" next week.
One of the main changes coming is a new system of time-limited progression taking the...
HTC opened up orders in Europe today for their latest VR headset, Vive Pro Eye, a version of the company's enterprise headset with integrated eye-tracking. HTC also opened up pre-orders in China too, with launch slated for May 24th;...
DigiLens, a creator of waveguide optics and related manufacturing technology today announced the closure of a $50 million Series C investment, adding UDC Ventures and Samsung Ventures to its list of investors.
Update (May 14th, 2019): DigiLens creates waveguide optics for...
Beat Games today announced that their hit black-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) is finally headed out of Early Access on PC. To boot, the studio is also releasing the long-awaited official Level Editor.
Update (12:30 PM ET): Beat Games has...
