What's that building in the distance? Where's the nearest Starbucks? How do I get to there from here? These are questions you'd likely find answers to in your smartphone's map application—but with Apple's ARKit, one developer showed it could...

Omnigames, among one of the first companies to join HTC's Vive X accelerator, has launched their "multiplayer combat VR game," Age of Heroes, on Steam. Age of Heroes aims to bring a MMO-like experience to VR, which means choosing classes, casting abilities,...

Game studio HappyGiant and Tippett Studio, the production firm founded by stop-motion guru Phil Tippett, has launched HoloGrid: Monster Battle (2017) on Microsoft’s HoloLens platform. First appearing on Samsung Gear VR, the tactical strategy game combines elements of chess,...

Platform exclusivity is a divisive issue in VR; on one hand, big financial backing helps create awesome games like Lone Echo —on the other hand, if you chose the 'wrong' headset, you're boxed out of what might otherwise become...

The team behind Daydream, Google's mobile VR platform, is currently conducting experiments with the aim of broadening virtual reality's usecase to include more interactive learning. With an experimental VR espresso maker at the ready, the team says "people learned faster and better in...

Casino VR Poker (2016), online multiplayer casino hosting live Texas hold’em, is offering real prizes in their 'High Rollers' poker tournament taking place on 20th August including multiple Oculus Rift + Touch bundles, hundred of dollars worth of gift cards, and Casino...

Sometimes sci-fi games need only put you head-first into a shiny new world, let you inhabit a universe seemingly ripped from TV and film, and call it a job well done. Then there's games that use science fiction as a...

Skydance Interactive’s first virtual reality game Archangel has launched with a short timed-exclusivity window on PlayStation VR. The first-person mech shooter is now available on the official PlayStation Store for $39.99, and is due to arrive on ‘other leading...

Oculus has confirmed that Crytek's The Climb is the platform's best selling Rift game to date, and among a handful of titles that have grossed more than $1 million on the company's VR storefront. When it comes to VR platforms today,...

Announced last week, Oculus has finally opted to put the Rift and Touch controllers together into one package, making motion input the new default. The new bundle also includes improved foam padding. The new bundle is currently on sale for...

Lenovo today unveiled at the company's annual Tech World conference a new standalone AR headset dubbed 'daystAR'. Revealed on stage by chief technology officer Yong Rui, daystAR is an augmented reality optical display with what the company says has an "independent vision...

Table tennis is becoming an increasingly crowded area in the world of VR sport, and Racket Fury aims to differentiate itself with a blend of futuristic visuals, unique robot AI personalities, and detailed physics. The game has been in...

San Diego's Comic-Con always sees a massive fanfare for all things science fiction, so there's no better place for Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros Pictures to debut the VR experience for their upcoming film Blade Runner 2049, Riddley Scott's sequel to the iconic Blade...

Oculus has teamed up with developer Sanzaru Games (behind titles like VR Sports Challenge and Ripcoil) to bring the world of MARVEL to VR. Marvel Powers United VR is a four-player co-op focused experience that will let you step into the...

Dustin Chertoff has pulled experiential design insights from the advertising world to come up with a more holistic theory of Presence in virtual reality. In 2008, he was in graduate school and was dissatisfied with the major theories of...