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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its...

Hands-on: ‘After the Fall’ is a Pretty Zombie Shooter That Doesn’t Understand Immersion

After the Fall is an upcoming co-op VR zombie shooter that promises to let groups of up to four players battle for survival within a zombie infested landscape. Revealed last week at E3 2019, the game's first demo offered...
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Watch: ‘Beat Saber’ 360 Mode Feels like a New Way to Play

Developer Beat Games last week revealed a new '360 mode' for their VR hit Beat Saber. Notes can now come from all around the player instead of just straight ahead. While it feels like a fun new way to play,...

‘Lone Echo II’ Roughly 50% Larger Than Its Predecessor, E3 Demo Reveals New Gameplay

This week at E3 2019, Oculus is showing their first ever demo of Lone Echo II, the anticipated followup to 2017's Lone Echo. While the first game was an achievement in VR locomotion, interaction, and storytelling, Lone Echo II aims to...

Hands-on: ‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Boasts Smart VR Design and Big Potential

At E3 2019 this week, I got a chance to go hands-on with Phantom: Covert Ops, an Oculus Studios exclusive in development by nDreams. The game plays out over the course of a single night, and follows a special operative...

Preview: Valve Index is the DSLR to the Oculus Rift S Point-and-shoot

While we offered our initial hands-on impressions with the Valve's new Index headset last month, we've now had many more hours inside the headset, and an opportunity to put it side by side with others. Here's a deeper look...

Analysis: Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam Pass 1 Million Milestone

Valve's monthly Steam Survey has long offered useful insight into the share of VR headsets in use on Steam. But the figures provided are relative to the non-static Steam population, which obfuscates the actual adoption trend of VR headsets...

Hands-on: Logitech is Building the SteamVR Stylus That Needs to Exist

Logitech today revealed the VR Ink 'Pilot Edition', a stylus built for art and design in VR. Built with SteamVR Tracking tech, the stylus works similarly to a typical SteamVR controller, but affords the natural precision that comes with...

‘Blood & Truth’ Review – Action Movie Antics With Unmatched Character Visuals

Sony's next big PSVR exclusive, Blood & Truth is finally here. This action adventure aims to make players feel like the lead character in an action movie, and brings strong gunplay and big set pieces to the table. But its...

Facebook Has Four Separate Social VR Apps and None of Them Are on Quest

Facebook's fragmented approach to social VR hasn't gotten any better with the launch of Quest. The company now has four separate social VR apps, and none of them are currently available on its newest headset. With Oculus, Facebook has aimed...

The First 10 Games You Should Consider Buying on Quest

Today is the day that many pre-orderees will be unboxing Oculus Quest, the company's latest standalone headset, and the big question will naturally be: what should I play first? Here's our top 10 recommendations for Oculus Quest games (plus...

Oculus Quest Review – The First Great Standalone VR Headset

After months of teasing, Oculus Quest starts shipping today. After testing the headset for several weeks, our Oculus Quest review is here. Because it doesn't rely on a PC, but still has full tracking capabilities, Oculus hopes that Quest...

Oculus Rift S Review – A Good Choice for VR Newcomers, a Difficult Choice for VR...

After an impressive three-year tour of duty for Oculus' first PC VR headset, the Rift, along comes the Rift S. Oculus bills the headset not as a sequel, but a remaster. With a focus on ease of use, Rift...

The Top 5 Free Games for Oculus Rift S

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,...

Oculus Could (and Should) Offer Rift S Accessories for Improved Audio, Visuals, & Fit

With Rift S right around the corner, a bunch of people are about to find that the headset's on-board audio is lacking in quality and that the face gasket will make it difficult for some to get the lenses...
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