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3 Ways to Watch Oculus Connect Keynote Presentations in VR
Connect, Oculus's annual developer conference, is already in full swing, but if you didn't manage to book the flight and hotel to San Jose, CA, you can still pop your head in to see what this year's hubbub is...
Oculus Unveils ‘Medium’, a Creator’s Tool that Lets You Sculpt in VR Using Oculus Touch
At Oculus Connect today a new 3D paint program was announced that aims to take Oculus Touch to the artists among us, and it's called Medium.
Among the 10 new Touch demos made available to the attendees at Connect was Medium, 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...
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...
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,...
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...
Sunday VR Live Stream with Cymatic Bruce – Ep. 29 (@1pm PDT / 9pm GMT)
Hey Rifters!
Missed the live stream? Here is the episode 29 recording with recap! This week, we checked out the latest DK2 demos released, as well as a few experiences that have been updated for DK2 including PolyRider and Euro...
Gear VR Now Available in 9 Countries, Paid Store Still Stuck in US but Going Abroad...
Slowly but surely, Samsung has allowed limited international sale of Gear VR, the companies 'Innovator Edition' VR headset. But in comparison to the far reaching nature of the Galaxy Note 4, the smartphone powerhouse behind Gear VR which can be ordered...
Latest ‘Blade Runner VR’ Screenshots Show Incredible Attention to Detail
We reported a while back on a hobby project by 3D modeller Quentin Lengele to reproduce Rick Deckard's apartment from the classic dystopian Sci-fi flick Blade Runner (1982). Well, the project received an update recently with screenshots showing great progress and...


















