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Turtle Beach Launching VR Headphones With an Incredibly Obvious but Undeniably Useful Tweak
Gaming peripheral maker Turtle Beach has a new pair of headphones aimed specifically at VR gamers.
It's so obvious. So painfully obvious. And yet we wonder why no one did it sooner.
The new Turtle Beach Stealth 350VR is a pair of...
Ubisoft Fart Simulating “Nosulus Rift” South Park Ad Pokes Fun at VR Headsets
Ubisoft have taken immersive hardware peripherals to the next logical level for the new South Park game with a fictional, but completely functional, nose-mounted odour generator, the Nosulus Rift.
Subtlety, taste and class - three words you'll never hear associated...
Elders React to the HTC Vive with Joy, Fear, and Disbelief at How Far Technology Has...
...granted, that's not much different than how the rest of the world reacts to it in their first try of VR, but this video (above) in the 'Elders React' series is too good to pass up.
Fine Brothers Entertainment took...
Killer Raptors and Crash Landings – ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Dev Diary Explores Crytek’s Second VR Title
Robinson: The Journey is Crytek's second VR game, coming to PSVR, following The Climb which was launched earlier this year for the Oculus Rift. A new development diary explores the game's premise, design philosophy, and killer raptors.
Crytek has long been...
Gear VR Pre-orders Now Open, Launches August 19th – 16 New Photos
Samsung yesterday announced the latest version of their Gear VR mobile headset alongside the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Both the headset and phone are available for pre-order starting today with a release date of August 19th.
Like the Gear...
‘Unlimited Corridor’ Video Shows Mind Bending ‘Infinite’ Redirected Walking
This video showcases a new redirected walking implementation project that creates an "unlimited" virtual corridor in a space just 5 x 7 metres in size.
Redirected walking (RDW) is a technique which aims to maximise the physical space of a virtual reality playspace...
Last Chance to Buy a UK HTC Vive Before £70 Price Hike Tomorrow
HTC has announced that in response to "recent currency valuation changed" the UK price of their HTC Vive VR system will see a significant £70 increase come August 1st to £759.
As a UK resident, I've been thankful that my...
Oculus CTO Shares VR Dev Tip: ‘The Formula for Avoiding Aliasing’
Oculus CTO John Carmack is an OG of the game development world has demonstrated a deep understanding of the ins and outs of computer rendering. In a detailed technical post published on Facebook, he shares a useful tips with...
‘Casino VR’ Now Offers In-App Chip Purchases
Casino VR, a free multiplayer poker game for Gear VR and Oculus Rift, now allows you to buy chips to fuel your need for table dominance. And no, you can't spend them (yet).
Users who've signed up with a valid email...
ILMxLab Experimenting with 8 GPU Rendering to Bring Photoreal Graphics to VR
ILMxLab, the experimental division of Lucasfilm's VFX house, Industrial Light & Magic, is experimenting with large GPU arrays of up to eight cards in an effort to bring movie-quality graphics to virtual reality.
While the graphical capabilities of real-time game...
HTC Vive Accessory Store Now Stocks Things You Actually Need
Want to know how much a replacement HTC Vive Base Station or SteamVR controller would set you back should the worst happen? HTC's Vive accessory store has been updated to include these items, along with some eye opening prices.
The HTC...
‘Mr. Robot’ 360 Experience Set to Stream to all Major VR Headsets For Limited Time
Mr. Robot fans take note: a special one-time-only 360 experience is headed your way for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR and Google Cardboard-enabled smartphones exactly at 10:45 AM PST on Thursday, July 21st.
According to a report by Entertainment Weekly, the 360 experience...
Report: Google Ditched Plans for High Spec Oculus Rift Rival
Google had a high-end, standalone virtual reality headset in the works that was recently ditched in favour of the Android-centric 'Daydream' VR platform, a new report suggests.
It seem that persistent rumours of a standalone, Google VR headset may not have...
DiRT Rally Devs Say Lack of Vive Support Not Due to Oculus Exclusivity Deal
Codemasters have responded officially to Road to VR on why DiRT Rally, which recently received Oculus Rift VR support, lacks support for the rival SteamVR based HTC Vive system.
DiRT Rally received its first VR update this week for the...
DiRT Rally VR – 4 Minutes of Oculus Rift Gameplay
DiRT Rally, one of the finest driving games out there, has finally arrived with official Oculus Rift CV1 support and it's elevated our opinions of the Codemasters developed game even higher. Here's 4 minutes of direct feed gameplay captured...




















