News Bits
Play ‘From Other Suns’ Co-op Sci-fi Adventure Game for Free This Weekend
Gunfire Games’ most recent release, the space adventure game From Other Suns (2017), is playable for free this weekend. The game is exclusive to the Oculus platform and designed “from the ground up” for the Touch controllers, coming from...
‘Snatch’ VR Experience Comes to PSVR, Featuring Rupert Grint of ‘Harry Potter’ Fame
To kick off the production of season two of Crackle's TV series Snatch, Sony has released a "VR heist game experience" on PSVR featuring Rupert Grint, known for his role an Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, and a number of other cast members from...
Kite & Lightning’s ‘Bebylon Battle Royale’ Nabs Unreal Dev Grant
Kite & Lightning, the studio behind some of VR's earliest experiences, is one of 13 developers receiving a portion of over $200,000 in ‘Unreal Dev Grants’, a program set up by Epic Games to showcase and provide financial support...
Oculus Now Sells Single Replacement Touch Controllers
So you got a little out of control last night playing Robo Recall (2017), and you smashed one of your Touch controllers to smithereens. It used to be that you'd have to buy a brand new pair of controllers...
‘Lone Echo’ Gets Final Update as Studio Turns Focus Toward ‘Echo Combat’
Lone Echo (2017), one of the Rift's most critically acclaimed titles (including one of our 2017 Game of the Year winners), has received a new update today which improves visuals for those playing on high-end hardware and offers up dubbing...
‘Brass Tactics’ Gets Pre-order Discount, Free-to-Play Version to Launch in February
Tabletop real-time strategy game Brass Tactics, which launches on February 22nd, is now available for preorder on the Oculus Store at a promotional price of $24.99. A free-to-play version of the game called Brass Tactics Arena is also open...
‘Elite Dangerous’ to See Overhaul in ‘Beyond’ Update, Open Beta Begins January 25th
Frontier Developments today announced an open beta test for the upcoming update to the third season of Elite Dangerous (2014), the open-universe space simulator for VR and non-VR players. Called 'Beyond - Chapter One', the update will officially arrive sometime in Q1 2018...
Pimax Responds to Critical Reception of Latest “8K” Prototype at CES
Expectations are high for backers of Pimax's very successful Kickstarter campaign which raised $4.2 million in crowdfunding last year for a VR headset promising an ultra-wide field of view and high resolution. Following a critical reception of the headset's...
WWE is NextVR’s Newest Partner, Steaming Wrestling Highlights Globally for Free
NextVR, the company delivering live events in VR, and pro wrestling company WWE announced a new partnership to bring highlights from select WWE special events to VR headsets this year.
The special VR highlights will clock in around 10 minutes in...
SteamVR Beta Adds Support for Oculus Dash
Oculus Rift users playing games on SteamVR will soon be able to more fluidly access Oculus Dash, part of the Rift Core 2.0 update which gives users an overlay menu allowing them to access social features, browse their desktop,...
In Vegas? HTC is Offering Public Vive Pro Demos Through Thursday
The official HTC Vive Twitter account has posted a reminder of their public invitation to anyone looking for a Vive Pro demo, with a “daily open house” from 4–6pm through Thursday at the Wynn’s Alsace Ballroom. The Vive Pro was...
HTC’s Vive Wireless Adaptor to Support Both Vive and Vive Pro at Launch
During HTC's pre-CES event where the new flagship Vive Pro headset was revealed, the company also announced an official Wireless Adaptor for Vive. The optional accessory will allow for a tether-free VR experience, and will support both the Vive...
CES 2018 Day 0 Roundup – Vive Pro, Intel’s Tiny VR PC, Shapeshifting Controllers, & More
Here’s a roundup of news from ‘day zero’ of CES 2018, served in bitesize chunks. Intel's tiny VR-capable PC, Tactical Haptics' reconfigurable controller, NextVR updates, TPCast Plus, HTC Vive Pro, and Xiaomi's re-branded Oculus Go.
Intel announces VR-capable NUC PC
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Sony Releases PSVR’s Top 10 Most Downloaded Games of 2017, ‘Job Simulator’ Tops the Chart
Sony has compiled a list of the top 10 PSVR games downloaded in 2017. Based on the number of downloads from PlayStation Store (and not total revenue), the list gives us a good idea of what's been popular with...
Deadmau5’s NYE Countdown Featured ‘VRChat’ Versions of Rick and Morty Voiced by Justin Roiland
It's no secret that both Deadmau5 and Rick and Morty show creator Justin Roiland both love VR, but we certainly weren't expecting to see the VRChat logo front and center at Deadmau5's New Years Eve concert.
Just as the clock was nearing...




















