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In Search of the Pyjama People: VR’s New Wave of Bedroom Coders
Matthew Magee ponders virtual reality's potential impact on game development culture and how immersive technology may encourage a renaissance in independent, disruptive bedroom coders a.k.a the Pyjama People.
Guest Article by Matthew Magee
A twenty year career as a Software Engineer started in...
Saudi Arabia Gains Majority Stake in Magic Leap in $450M Deal
Saudi Arabia has taken majority share of the US-based augmented reality company Magic Leap, The Telegraph reports, widening the stake via its state-owned sovereign wealth fund with a deal amounting to $450 million.
Citing delayed accounts obtained from its European division, the company is...
‘Zoom’ App Comes to Quest, Letting You Join Work Meetings as Your Avatar
Meta announced it's now added an official Zoom app to the Horizon Store, letting you host and join online meetings as your Quest avatar.
This isn't the first time Quest users could jump into a Zoom call in VR. In...
‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ for Quest is Getting ‘The Trial’ Wave Mode Next Week
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), Skydance Interactive's hit single-payer zombie shooter, now has a revised release date for the Oculus Quest release of 'The Trial', its wave-based mode.
Update (January 26th, 2020): Skydance Interactive announced The Trial game mode...
Zero Latency’s ‘Warehouse Scale’ VR Arena Comes to MGM Grand in Vegas
Zero Latency’s new installation at the MGM Grand’s massive Level Up gaming lounge marks another positive milestone for the Melbourne-based company and out-of-home VR technology. The Las Vegas facility opens on September 8th, offering untethered, eight-player VR entertainment across a...
‘Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife’ to Release in Spring 2021, More Gameplay Revealed
Fast Travel Games, the studio behind Apex Construct (2018) and Budget Cuts 2 (2019), are bringing their 'World of Darkness' horror game Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife to all major VR platforms this spring. Now the studio has served up a...
Valve Reveals More Detail on ‘Knuckles’ Motion Controllers
Valve has lifted the veil somewhat on its Knuckles controllers, first revealed as a prototype last October at the company's annual Steam Dev Days conference. In a blog post today, Valve showed off some specs of the Knuckles dev kit...
Puzzle Adventure ‘Last Labyrinth’ to Launch on All Major VR Headsets Next Week
Last Labyrinth, an escape room-style adventure game from Japan-based studio Amata K.K., is making its debut across a variety of VR platforms soon, arriving on PC VR headsets, PSVR, and Quest next week.
Last Labyrinth is slated to release on November 13th, coming...
‘Dimensional Double Shift’ Moves to Early Access on Quest, Releases First Paid DLC
Owlchemy Labs announced its free-to-play social game Dimensional Double Shift is leaving open beta and getting its first paid DLC, bringing a new Texas-inspired dimension to the game.
Now in early access on Quest, Dimensional Double Shift is a lot like...
Every PSVR 2 Game Confirmed for PS5 Pro Launch Day Enhancements
PlayStation 5 Pro is launches today, November 7th, priced at $700. While Sony is boasting a list of over 50 games getting day-one enhancements, there are notably few PSVR 2 titles getting a launch day bump. Here's the full...
TPCAST Shows Off Oculus Rift Wireless Module, Due Out By Year’s End
TPCAST announced last month plans for an Oculus Rift version of their wireless module. This week at the SVVR offices in Silicon Valley, the company showed off a functional version of the module for the first time. The unit...
Reminder: Virtuix Omni VR Treadmill Airs on Shark Tank Investment Reality Show Tonight at 9PM EST
A friendly reminder for those with cable TV: tonight the Virtuix Omni omnidirectional treadmill for VR gaming will be on Shark Tank, a venture capital reality show.
The Shark Tank Virtuix Omni episode airs tonight, December 6th, at 9PM EST...
HTC Says Vive Price Drop Wasn’t a Reaction to Oculus
Next to Oculus' big $400 Summer of Rift sale, the $800 HTC Vive felt as if it was in another price bracket altogether. Now after a price drop to $600, the Vive feels very much back in the game...
360 Degree Oculus Rift Ready Videos Give you a Front Row Seat to Extreme Sports
Take a flight in a wing suit, ride in a formula one car, or go on a daring course in a stunt prop plane -- all from the comfort of your home. Making View has adapted their 360 degree...
FTC Sues to Block Meta’s Acquisition of Top VR Fitness App Developer
In 2021 Meta announced its intention to acquire Within, the studio behind popular VR fitness app Supernatural; though neither company announced the deal price, reporting indicated a whopping $400 million price tag which may have caught the attention of...



















