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Social VR Startup Raises $57 Million Investment Led by Major Japanese Mobile Network
Japanese social VR startup HIKKY announced today that it has raised ¥6.5 billion (~$57 million), led by Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo. The startup says it will use the funds to expand its web-based metaverse platform.
Founded in 2018,...
Acer to Invest $9 Million in Starbreeze to Help Manufacture StarVR Headset
Taiwan-based electronics firm Acer recently announced an investment into game studio Starbreeze equating to the sum of $9M USD, an amount intended to further the manufacture and commercialization of Starbreeze's high-FOV, high resolution StarVR headset.
The investment, which comes on the heels of the news...
‘Firewall Zero Hour’ Comes to PS Plus Members for Free Starting Today, ‘Black Dawn’ Update Now...
Firewall Zero Hour (2018), the tactical team shooter for PSVR, is headed to PS Plus members for free starting today, February 4th.
Update (February 4th, 2020): Firewall Zero Hour is now free for PS Plus members who download the game...
Oculus Exclusive ‘Star Wars Vader Immortal’ Coming to PSVR This Summer
Admit it. You've been wanting to try out the Oculus exclusive series Star Wars Vader Immortal since it first came to Rift and Quest last year. Now ILMxLAB says it's preparing to bring the award-winning narrative adventure series to PSVR.
Vader Immortal...
YouTube VR Creator Lab to Mentor and Fund Creators up to $40K
On August 7th 2017, YouTube Space LA hosts the beginning of the VR Creator Lab, a 3-month program to assist content creators in producing "original and experimental" 360-degree videos. Along with regular mentoring and advanced education from leading VR...
AntVR Is A ‘Universal’ Wireless VR Headset with a 1080p Display, Kickstarter Begins May 14th
Another entrant to the burgeoning VR Headset market has appeared seemingly out of nowhere and straight to Kickstarter. AntVR promises wireless video streaming, a 1080p display and a proprietary motion controller. Sounds too good to be true ....
Promises, Promises
As...
CREAL Secures $8.9M Funding to Miniaturize Light Field Display for AR Glasses
Switzerland-based light field display startup CREAL announced its closed a $8.9 million equity funding round, which the company says will accelerate the miniaturization of its light field module for AR glasses.
The equity funding round was led by ZEISS, the...
PlayStation August Sale Offers Big Discounts on Top PSVR Titles, PS Plus Members Get up to...
Sony's August sale is here, offering big discounts on many top PSVR titles. If you're a PS Plus member though, you'll be able to score more than half-off on a majority of the games on offer.
The sale runs between...
Psychological Horror Game ‘MADiSON VR’ Delayed by “a few weeks” on PSVR 2 & PC VR
Previously launched on consoles and PC in 2022, the VR version of psychological horror game MADiSON was set to launch this month on PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets. Now, just a day before its planned launch, the studio says it's...
Smart Solution Makes Handheld VR Cinematography Easy with a Real Virtual Camera
VFX professional Kert Gartner has been pioneering new ways to make capturing virtual worlds as compelling as filming in the real world. His latest technique makes a real virtual camera out of an extra Vive controller and a smartphone.
You may...
NVIDIA Demonstrates Experimental 16,000Hz AR Display
While virtual reality surely has high performance requirements to maintain a comfortable experience, immersive AR may ultimately require a greater level of performance if we're to achieve the theoretical ideal.
While virtual reality can get away with comfortable and immersive...
Oculus Job Listing Points to Eye-tracking in ‘next gen AR/VR products’
Oculus seems to be on a bit of a hiring spree as of late; Facebook is advertising over 400 positions dealing with AR/VR via its job portal at the moment. One posting in particular at Facebook's Reality Lab—Electrical Engineer -...
‘VRTGO 2015’ UK Conference to Usher in Consumer VR on November 12th
One of Europe's premiere industry VR conferences, VRTGO, is back on November 12th and, like last year, the event promises appearances from some big industry names and a greater emphasis on commercial virtual reality.
The north of England isn't the first place...
Sos Sosowski’s ‘Mosh Pit Simulator’ is Disturbing, Funny, and Unapologetically Terrible
A video game is a reflection of its maker, and usually the smaller the developer team, the more clear it is to see something of its creator within. I think I caught a glimpse of project creator Sos Sosowski somewhere in Mosh...
‘Facebook Spaces’ Gets Major Functionality Boost Now With PC Desktop Sharing
Facebook Spaces, the company's experiment into social VR, launched to much fanfare back in April. Following a string of updates, the app now supports PC desktop sharing, allowing friends to stream any content from their computer, opening up a...




















