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20 Minutes of Raw John Carmack on Gear VR Positional Tracking & Much, Much More

John Carmack has a reputation for frank, no holds barred technical discussions in his publish speaking, but he's also known for his generosity with his time and seemingly endless patience. At last year's Oculus Connect, the programming legend who co-founded id,...
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New Trailer Announces PlayStation VR Horror ‘White Day’

Koreans like their horror it seems, which means that the release of this new teaser trailer for ROI Games developed title White Day will likely be welcome indeed. The title has is about to launch on IOS and PC in Korea...

3rd Annual VR Mixer GDC Afterparty Tickets on Sale Now, Hosted by SFVR and SVVR

It's that time of year once again. The Bay Area's leading VR communities, SFVR and SVVR, are co-hosting the third-annual VR Mixer, the GDC after-party for the VR industry. Tickets are available now. VR Mixer kicks off on Monday March...
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‘Myst’ Spiritual Successor ‘Obduction’ Gets Street Date, Supports New Nvidia VR Tech

A street date for the long-awaited VR-enabled Obduction, created by Cyan, a development studio set up by some of the team behind classic PC adventure Myst, has finally been announced. Obduction was one of the very first titles we covered...

Nokia’s ‘OZO’ VR Camera Pre-orders for $60,000, Shipping in Q1 2016

Announced at a Nokia media event last night in Los Angeles, the company has finally put a price to OZO, it's professional grade 360-degree camera rig revealed back in July. Nokia is asking an upfront deposit of $5,000 for...

ST1080 Head Mounted Display Starts Shipping to Pre-order Customers Today

A quick note here -- it's been a long time coming, but Silicon Micro Display begins shipping the ST1080 1080p HMD to pre-order customers today! Paul Jin, SMD CEO, says that pre-order customers can expect a confirmation email and...
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More VR Juggling With the HTC Vive, This Time Wirelessly

Back in May, Owlchemy Labs, developer of the forthcoming Job Simulator, shared with us a video that highlighted the impressive precision of the SteamVR controllers along with the HTC Vive. Now with the wireless SteamVR controllers in hand, Owlchemy's...

News Bits: ZVR Apocalypse Playable DK2 Demo Released – Dismember Zombies in Bullet-Time

Developer Shaun Edwards (aka Sh0v), not content with producing Lunar Flight, one of the best early VR enabled games for the Oculus Rift, is already releasing a playable demo of his second VR-enabled title. Lucid VR Games has been...

NextVR Raises $80 Million with an Eye on International Expansion

NextVR, a firm specializing in live VR streaming, has today announced an $80 million Series B investment with which the company aims to expand international operations. "The Series B investment positions NextVR to accelerate development of its virtual reality platform...

Oculus Rift Priced at $599, Expected to Ship in March

The hotly anticipated Oculus Rift VR headset is now available for pre-order for $599. The device is expected to ship March 2016. This morning Oculus Rift pre-orders went live on the company's site. Initially the Oculus Store was serving up...

VR Chief to Explain “Google’s Vision for VR” in Hour-long Session at I/O 2016

Google have been floating at the periphery of serious commitment to virtual reality since the launch of their ultra low-cost Android Cardboard VR platform in 2014. But this year's Google I/O session schedule indicates it's about to throw some...

ST1080 HMD Update: Shipping Expected to Start Second Week in May, Light Blocker Detailed

Silicon Micro Display's 1080p head mounted display (HMD), the ST1080, will soon be reaching reaching pre-order customers, according to the company. Additionally, Silicon Micro Display has revealed the final design for the 'light blocker' which is designed to reduce...
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Second Life CEO: “We have the Oculus Rift… and we are working to make it a...

Back at the end of April, word got out that Second Life would be getting Oculus Rift support. In a new interview, Linden Labs (developer of Second Life) CEO, Rod Humble says that the company is working on making Second...

Oculus Connect: Watch Live – Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe and Nate Mitchell @9:30am PDT

Watch Oculus VR CEO and VP of Product Nate Mitchell as the address attendees of the Oculus Connect event in Hollywood CA. Rumours are there might be some surprises in store. CV1 announcement? New controller perhaps? We shall see...

Candy Crush Creator’s ‘Resolution Games’ Captures $6M From Google Ventures to Build Accessible VR Games

Resolution Games, a company formed from mobile development veterans, has announced it's to receive $6 million in funding from Google's investment arm to make VR games everyone can play. You can almost smell the money circulating the VR industry right...
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