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EVE VR Prototype Becomes EVE Valkyrie, Launching in 2014 with Full Oculus Rift Support
What began as the EVE-VR Oculus Rift tech demo is now due to become a full title under the name EVE Valkyrie. A newly released announcement trailer says that the game will launch in 2014. EVE Valkyrie is expected...
VRTGO 2014: CCP Games, Sony, RSI, Bossa Studios, nDreams to Speak at UK’s First VR Conference,...
VRTGO is the UK's first dedicated VR Conference and is set to highlight the UK's importance in both the gaming industry at large and the fledgling industry of virtual reality. The one day event comes to the Baltic Centre...
VR Design: From Splash Screen to Shutdown, a Presentation by Cymatic Bruce
In this presentation, given at the recent LondonVR meet up, Cymatic Bruce distills his experiences from over 400 VR demos and games to share his thoughts on what challenges virtual reality poses to developer and what can be done...
GDC 2014: Oculus VR Booth Walkthrough
While VR enthusiasts scramble to get their orders in for the DK2, Oculus has been hard at work setting up and manning a booth at GDC. It was not a surprise that the booth was larger than last year,...
John Carmack Talks Virtual Reality Latency Mitigation Strategies
John Carmack, the famed developer who helped put the Oculus Rift on the map, has been doing plenty of virtual reality research as of late. Carmack is particularly interested in latency. Specifically, he's interested in reducing latency to a...
Samsung Gear VR Now Officially Available in the US, Launches Internationally ‘Early 2015’
After over months of rumours and an official unveiling at IFA 2014 just 3 months ago, Samsung's Note 4 based VR Headset Gear VR is now finally available to buy.
Gear VR Has Arrived
Samsung has officially announced that as of today,...
Eve Valkyrie Fanfest 2015 VR Gameplay, Now Running on Oculus Rift Crescent Bay
At Eve Fanfest 2015, developer CCP Games is showing the latest build of their first VR game, Eve Valkyrie.
CCP says that the build of Eve Valkyrie running at Fanfest 2015 is one of the most full featured games to...
Codemasters’ ‘DiRT Rally’ Hits Steam Early Access with Oculus Rift Support
UK code shop Codemasters have today released the latest instalment in their DiRT franchise named 'Rally'. The game is out to buy right now on Valve's Steam Early Access program and it 'ships' with Oculus Rift support out of the box.
As a...
Formed by Ex Pixar and Bungie Alumni, Limitless Entertainment Says “We will be the Pixar of...
Limitless Entertainment is a new startup created by Tom Sanocki who hails from two of entertainment's biggest heavyweights, Pixar and Bungie. He saw the promise of virtual reality and decided he had to be involved. We talked to Tom...
Owlchemy Labs Teases New In-Engine Mixed Reality Tech
Owlchemy Labs, the studio known for the genre-defying game Job Simulator, have cooked up a new way of doing mixed reality that not only promises to be more realistic, but is sure to grab the attention of VR streamers and...
Nearly $700 Million Invested in AR/VR in 2015
According to a recent report by Digi-Capital, investors have injected some pretty big bucks into companies focusing on augmented and virtual reality lately. A total of $686 million in 2015 alone. The most interesting bit: they aren't counting Magic Leap.
Digi-Capital,...
Meet Drew Carey, Reggie Watts, Janeane Garofalo, and Many More This Week in AltspaceVR
Getting into a live show with your favorite celebrity isn't that tough if you live in the entertainment epicenters of L.A. or New York, but this week AltspaceVR, the social VR platform, is bringing the entertainers to you. Like all AltspaceVR performances...
‘River’ VR Accelerator Startups Showcased at Founder Field Day (part 2)
The first class of Rothenberg Ventures’ ‘River’ VR accelerator have graduated. Thirteen companies, in which Rothenberg invested a combined $1.3 million, showed off their latest work at the company’s annual Founder Field Day event. Road to VR was on the...
Sixense STEM Update: Pre-orders, Black Friday Sale, Mechanical Prototype, New Color Scheme
Time for a quick check up on the world on STEM, the next-generation VR motion controller from Sixense. The company is running a Black Friday / holiday sale and recently showed their first mechanical prototype along with the system's...
Ex-Lucasfilm Veterans Join with Jaunt VR to Form ‘Jaunt Studios’ to Create Cinematic VR Content
Jaunt VR have today announced they're launching 'Jaunt Studios', a venture dedicated to producing immersive cinematic experiences for virtual reality. The new studio will comprise veteran movie makers from the likes of Lucasfilm, ILM and Digital Domain and it...


















