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LG Confirms No Presence at GDC, the One Year Anniversary of Their Headset’s Reveal

At GDC 2017 last year, LG made the surprise introduction of a SteamVR headset boasting high resolution displays and an interesting ergonomic design. After HTC's Vive, It would be the first SteamVR headset introduced by a major company and...

‘Payday 2 VR’ Exits Beta, Now Available as Free DLC to Main Game

Payday 2 (2013), Overkill's 4-player bank heist co-op shooter, has offered a VR mode in beta for the past few months, but now it's off the beta branch and pushed out as a free DLC to the main game. Payday...

Play Arcade Combat Game ‘Eternity Warriors VR’ This Weekend on Rift For Free

Eternity Warriors VR, an arcade combat game from Beijing-based indie studio Vanimals and Eternity Warriors franchise creators Glu Mobile, is opening up access to Rift owners for free this weekend. Eternity Warriors VR boasts online co-op in addition to single player mode. Based on...
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‘Golem’ Gets Delayed (Again) Indefinitely, But Developers Say it Won’t Be Long

Golem, a forthcoming PSVR title that's been in the works since 2015, resurfaced in late 2017 at Sony's PSX event after staying out of the spotlight for some time. At the time the studio revealed that the game would...

Play Magic Dueler ‘The Unspoken’ for Free on Rift This Weekend

Oculus has been hosting free access weekends for some time now, including Onward (2017), SPARC (2017), and From Other Suns (2017). Now, Oculus is tossing out free access to Insomniac Games' magic dueler The Unspoken (2016) this weekend for Rift players on Oculus Home. While The Unspoken does put...

‘Budget Cuts’ to Reemerge From the Shadows at GDC, On Track for 2018 Launch

It's been more than a year and a half since I first stepped into Budget Cuts, an instantly promising VR title from indie developer Neat Corporation with a novel and efficient locomotion system that blends perfectly with the game's throwing-knife...
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‘Bravo Team’ Gets New Trailer Ahead of Tomorrow’s Launch on PSVR

Ahead of tomorrow's launch on PSVR, there's a new trailer for cooperative VR shooter Bravo Team, which preps players for the game's strategic, cover-based gameplay and careful marksmanship. Bravo Team is a promising new title for PSVR from developer Supermassive Games,...
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Creators of ‘Myst’ & ‘Obduction’ Announce VR Steampunk Adventure ‘Firmament’

Cyan, the studio behind Myst (1993) and Obduction (2017), announced they're working on a new steampunk adventure game called Firmament. The studio is keeping specifics under wraps for now, including target headset, launch date, etc. Cyan calls it a "resplendent, magical, journey...

Facebook VP Teases Company’s ‘biggest AR/VR news to date’ Coming to F8 Conference

Facebook's annual developer conference, F8, won't be here until May, but with registration opening today, Facebook and Oculus is teasing some exciting AR and VR news to come. Update (2/28/18): Algonside Oculus head Hugo Barra's tease about AR/VR news to...
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‘Hatsune Miku VR’ Rhythm Game for Rift & Vive to Launch March 9th, Teaser Trailer Here

Hatsune Miku, the impossibly saccharine anime pop vocaloid, is coming to SteamVR headsets in a new rhythm game from creators Degica Games and Crypton Future Media. Update (02/27/18): The Steam link is live, and launch date is confirmed for March 9th,...
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‘Gorn’s’ New ‘Giant’ Update is Bigger, Badder, and (Optionally) Less Violent

Physics-based VR brawler Gorn, got a free update today which brings a host of new weapons, a big new baddie, an optional mode to tone down the game's over-the-top blood and gore, and more. Gorn, one of the top rated VR...

‘FORM’ Developers Announce Puzzle Adventure ‘Twilight Path’ for Summer 2018, Teaser Trailer Here

Charm Games, the developers behind the fantastic (albeit fairly short) otherworldly puzzle game FORM (2017), today unveiled their next upcoming VR title. Called Twilight Path, the puzzle game will take you on what Charm calls a fantasy adventure "to...

Developers Are Now Receiving HTC Vive Pro

Ostensibly the first batch of Vive Pro, HTC's upcoming prosumer VR headset, is now landing on the doorsteps of developers. Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017), tweeted out that they've...

PlayStation VR Bundles Now $100 Off Until 3/3

Sony is holding a PlayStation VR bundle sale from February 18th to March 3rd. The deal will see PlayStation VR bundles discounted by $100 across the board. If you missed out on the 2017 holiday deal season, this is your chance...

Microsoft Expands HoloLens Availability, Hard Hat Option Coming Soon

Despite HoloLens being now almost two years old, Microsoft isn't showing any signs of slowing down its plans for the AR headset. Today the company announced that the device is available in two more markets, with rental options rolling...
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