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‘Superhot VR’ is Coming to PSVR This Week

Sony's E3 press conference saw a rush of reveals coming to the company's PlayStation 4 headset PSVR, including a full release of Skyrim VR coming in November and a list of VR exclusives soon to follow. Among them is the stylized and the...
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MMO-like Dungeon Combat Game ‘Age of Heroes’ Launches From Vive X Portfolio Company Omnigames

Omnigames, among one of the first companies to join HTC's Vive X accelerator, has launched their "multiplayer combat VR game," Age of Heroes, on Steam. Age of Heroes aims to bring a MMO-like experience to VR, which means choosing classes, casting abilities,...

Missed Out on Rift’s Black Friday Deal? It’s Back for a Limited Time

Normally priced at $400, the Rift + Touch bundle has returned to its $350 Black Friday pricing for a limited time. The deal ($50 off MSRP) can be found at Amazon US, Oculus, NewEgg, Microsoft Store, Micro Center, and Best Buy. The Cheapest Deals Oculus is...

Google Glass Developer Update: Devs Invited to ‘Glass Foundry’ Event

Google has sent out invites to a developer-focused event for Google Glass, the company's upcoming wearable head mounted display. They're calling it 'Glass Foundry' and it will be a two day 'hackathon' held in two locations: San Francisco and New York...

StarVR Teases New Version of Its High-end VR Headset to be Revealed Next Week

StarVR, creator of a high-end VR headset for out-of-home use, is teasing something new to be revealed next week at SIGGRAPH 2018. StarVR is a high-end headset made for out-of-home use like VR arcades and attractions. The headset's main selling...

‘Bonelab’ Made $1M in First Hour on Quest, Setting Record as Fastest Selling Game on Platform

At its annual Connect developer conference this week Meta revealed that Stress Level Zero’s Quest 2 game Bonelab (2022) made its first $1 million in revenue less than an hour after launch, making it the fastest-selling app in Quest history. Released late...

Proto Award Winning ‘Synthesis Universe’ Teases Breathtaking Visuals – Hands-On

Synthesis Universe is a rare thing, a virtual reality game which has been in development for over 3 years. Paul James goes hands-on with the neon infused, futuristic teaser experience for the Oculus Rift DK2 and comes away wanting...

‘Star Citizen’ Dev on VR Support: “I have no doubt we will get there”

Star Citizen, the space adventure game seemingly in perpetual Early Access, has been committed to adding VR support since well before consumer headsets existed. As time passes though and the game grows evermore ambitious in scope and scale, the...

Secretary of Defense Peers into the Future at Navy VR Research Lab

The Secretary of Defense—second only to the President in control of the US military—recently stopped by the Navy's BEMR lab to see the latest work being done with VR, AR, and mixed reality technology. Get ready for some fun acronyms:...

‘Testimony’ Uses VR to Create an Opportunity to Heal Sexual Assault Trauma and Raise Awareness

Testimony is one of the most profound and powerful applications of virtual reality that I've seen so far. It's an experimental documentary that captures the stories of sexual assault from five women broken up into five segments. You're completely...

After Reports of Canned AR Glasses, Google’s XR Ambitions May Be Just a Daydream Without Samsung

Google has reportedly shelved a multi-year project that sought to commercialize an AR headset, known as Project Iris. Provided the report is true, it appears Google will now need to rely on Samsung to compete with Meta and Apple...

Oculus to Enforce More Strict Quality Bar for Quest Content

Oculus has always taken a curated approach to VR content, being the first and last word on what VR content can and can't be offered through their platform. But now the company plans to further tighten its grip on...

Oculus: ‘More than 8 VR Titles Have Made $1M+ in the Oculus store alone’

For VR to succeed in the consumer space, an ecosystem of developers making content that users want to buy is an absolute must. Oculus for its part has attempted to kickstart that ecosystem by investing hefty sums in content...

Microsoft Reaffirms No Plans to Compete Against PSVR 2 on Xbox

Amid mounting pressure from Sony with the recent launch of its PSVR 2 headset for PlayStation 5, Microsoft again affirmed that it's still waiting for the technology to mature before offering any sort of dedicated VR software or hardware...

VR Creation Tool ‘Masterpiece X’ Comes to Quest 2 for Free

Masterpiece Studio, the developers behind the titular PC VR creative suite, released a new version of its software built natively for Quest 2, something its creators hope will appeal to people looking for an easy way to make models,...
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