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Ubisoft and 11 Other Companies Join OSVR’s Open Source Initiative
OSVR announced today that 12 new partners have signed up to work with the Open-Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) headset, a so called "hacker dev kit" that is intended to be entirely hardware agnostic.
Ubisoft, the video game studio best known for popular...
Blackspace is Back — New Video Shows Early Oculus Rift Support
Blackspace is an in-development Oculus Rift game by developer Pixel Foundry that ran an unfortunately unsuccessful Kickstarter back in September 2012, long before the Oculus Rift was in the hands of developers. Fresh activity on the game's developer blog...
Source Claims Sony PS4 VR Headset to Debut Next Month at GDC 2014
It seems the long rumoured Sony VR HMD is finally set to appear at this year's Games Developer Conference in March. But will Sony now beat Oculus to the consumer marketplace?
Sony First to Consumer VR Marketplace?
TechRadar reports that Sony...
Hands On: ‘Gunjack’ from CCP Speaks the Same Design Language as ‘Valkyrie’
CCP Games, makers of Eve: Online and the upcoming multi-headset title Eve: Valkyrie, are expanding the Eve universe to Samsung Gear VR with their new mobile release Gunjack. The game isn't only jaw-droppingly beautiful, (and despite my penchant for...
STEM Motion Controller Prototype Demoed with Crashland, Sixense AMA Today With STEM Feature Announcement
Sixense has put together a video showing their STEM prototype played with one of my favorite Oculus Rift demos -- Crashland. The Sixense team is also doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit where the community can...
‘Gary the Gull’ Takes First Steps into Character-driven Interactivity in VR
Gary the Gull is an interactive short film featuring a feathered conman—a dirty, two-faced lunch-stealing swindler. Ok. I'm not really angry, partly because both Gary and my picnic lunch aren't technically real, but the people behind Gary the Gull want to make...
Oculus VR Responds to ZeniMax Allegations with 32 Page Court Filing
As part of the ongoing lawsuit against Oculus VR on behalf of ZeniMax, Oculus has today responded to ZeniMax's official court filing with their own comprehensive 32 page document. The response presents what appears to be a strong case...
What to Expect at I/O 2016: Android VR, the Missing All-in-one Headset, and the Fate of...
Google’s annual I/O conference kicks off tomorrow and we’re expecting VR to be a major part of the event. Here’s a look at everything we know and what we expect to see from Google’s virtual reality initiatives.
Android N Bakes...
SDC 2014: Samsung Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition’ to Launch in U.S. Early December—Breaking
Today at Samsung Developer Conference 2014, the company has announced that their mobile VR headset, Gear VR, will launch in early December, just in time for the holiday season.
Price and exact date yet to be specified. There's not much...
Oculus Teases Improved Touch Controller with “Significant Advances in Ergonomics”
After revealing the Touch 'Half Moon' prototype earlier in 2015, Oculus has continued to hone the already impressively designed VR controller. Alongside an update stating that Touch would be shipped in the second half of 2016, the company also...
Dust Off Your Silly Hats: The Kentucky Derby Will Be Livestreamed in VR
It's that time of year again—when people pretend to care about horse racing by putting on ridiculous hats and getting drunk during the daytime. Yes, it's the Kentucky Derby, and this time you can watch it live in your...
Google Goes Skydiving with Glass, Live [video]
Since Google's announcement of Project Glass, the company has remained quite silent on their augmented reality glasses project. We saw Project Glass in an interview with Charlie Rose back in April, but that was nothing compared to Google's latest...
Valve’s Joe Ludwig to Talk ‘OpenVR’ and ‘Lighthouse’ Hardware Partners at SVVR Expo
Valve Software Programmer Joe Ludwig, aka one of the brains behind Team Fortress 2's 'VR mode' and SteamVR, will be giving a talk at this year's SVVR Expo on the company's SteamVR APIs, otherwise known as OpenVR.
The 20 minute talk,...
GDC 2014: Immersive Technology Alliance Press Event – Live Blog @ 9:15
GDC 2014 - ITA Press Conference
Ben Lang Live Blogs from the Moscone Center where details of the evolution of the S-3DGA (Stereoscopic 3D Gaming Alliance) is taking place. Updates will appear live below, no need to refresh the page.
Minecraft Creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson “Officially Over Being Upset About Facebook Buying Oculus”
After initially speaking out against Facebook's purchase of Oculus VR back in March, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson is ready to move on.Despite backing the Oculus Rift Kickstarter for $10,000 and subsequently being one of the first people to...


















