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Video: Intel Project Alloy Shows Multiplayer Gaming in Mixed Reality Demo

Project Alloy, Intel's VR headset with mixed reality (MR) capabilities revealed at Intel Developer Forum last August, got a little extra stage time this CES, as Intel showed off some more of the headset's gaming chops. The video shows two users playing...

1,000 Vive Trackers to be Given Away to Developers Ahead of Launch

HTC's new Vive Tracker accessory was announced today, and while the company says it will launch to consumers in Q2 2017, ahead of that release HTC plans to give away at least 1,000 to VR developers. At CES 2017 today,...

‘Alien: Covenant’ is Getting a VR Experience

The minds behind the well-executed-but-a-little-too-expensive The Martian VR Experience are working on a new immersive tie in for the next entry in the Alien movie franchise, Alien: Covenant. Movie tie-ins, once reviled in the gaming community, often viewed as worthless, lazy...

New Asus ‘ZenFone AR’ to be Daydream VR and Tango Ready, Leak Details

Asus' latest smartphone, the ZenFone AR, has had its details leaked ahead of its CES 2017 unveiling tomorrow and the new device packs hardware certified for use with on both Google's Android Daydream VR and Tango platforms. CES isn't officially...

First Ever Steam Awards Finalists Include Two VR-enabled Games

Tabletop Simulator (2015) and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (2015) are the two virtual reality-enabled games nominated for the very first Steam Awards. The winners will be announced on New Year’s Eve after a period of public voting. Introduced during the...

Microsoft to Debut VR Dev Kits for Windows Holographic in March

Microsoft has confirmed that development kits of VR headsets for their Windows Holographic platform are in the works and will make their debut at GDC 2017 in March. Today Microsoft confirmed that VR headsets from major manufacturers are set to...
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‘Planetary Annihilation’ Developer Reveals Lite RTS ‘Dino Frontier’ for PlayStation VR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWWJ1yECoWo Uber Entertainment, the studio behind Planetary Annihilation and the VR title Wayward Sky, have announced their next virtual reality game, Dino Frontier, for PlayStation VR. As the name would imply, Dino Frontier is a mashup of classic Western elements and...

Star Wars Battlefront ‘X-Wing VR Mission’ Playable at PlayStation Experience This Weekend

The lengthily-named Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission is due to launch free for all owners of the PS4 version of Star Wars Battlefront on December 6th. Developed exclusively for Sony's PlayStation VR headset, it will be...

Oculus Store Thanksgiving Sale Now On, Up to 50% Off Rift Games

Oculus dropped prices on several VR titles on their store for Thanksgiving with those prices likely to persist through the weekend until Cyber Monday. Here's what's on offer. In addition to offering $100 in Oculus Store credit for every new...

Moto Z and Moto Z Force: Now Daydream-Ready

The Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones are the first devices after the Pixel and Pixel XL  to be recognised by Google as ‘Daydream-ready’. Daydream VR is Google’s new mobile VR platform built into the latest version of...

Oculus Touch Day-one Launch Lineup Soars to More Than 50 Titles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpNPsIlPzZc Oculus today has confirmed that there's more than 50 Touch-supporting titles ready for the controller's launch next month. Last we heard from Oculus, there were some 35 “full, made-for-VR games” launch titles that would be ready for Touch and Rift...

Oculus Rift Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deal Offers $100 in Store Credit

From November 24th to the 28th, purchases of an Oculus Rift headset through Best Buy will be eligible for $100 of Oculus Store credit which can be spent on Rift and Gear VR games and apps. This Black Friday and...
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Conan Visits YouTube’s Mixed Reality VR Lab

Late night talk show host Conan O'Brien visits YouTube Space New York to check out their mixed reality VR lab. Although he can't avoid the low hanging fruit of VR porn jokes (NSFW), he does seem to have a good...

The Game Awards 2016 to Stream Live in Virtual Reality via NextVR

The Game Awards 2016 is building towards its third year, scheduled for December 1st at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Spiritual successor to the ten-year run of the Spike Video Game Awards, The Game Awards is considered the...

Cardboard Apps Can Tap into Enhanced VR Performance on Daydream Phones

A spokesperson for Google's VR team has confirmed that Google Cardboard applications will be able to benefit from the enhanced VR performance that's baked into Daydream ready phones. Cardboard was Google's first step into virtual reality. Wanting to introduce as...
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