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Valve Adds Experimental Stereo-correct Passthrough View to Index
Valve's Index headset has had a passthrough view feature since launch, but the company has just released an experimental update which aims to make the view through the cameras more realistic by creating a synthetic image that more closely...
Qualcomm & HTC Partner to Offer Vive WAVE Platform to All Snapdragon-based Headsets
HTC has announced that it will offer its Vive WAVE mobile VR platform to all Snapdragon-based headsets. The move means that headset makers will be able to adopt HTC's ready-made headset OS (instead of developing their own) and gain...
EA: Playing ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ in VR Will Be “more like being a real pilot”
Star Wars: Squadrons is coming to PC, consoles, and VR headsets on October 2nd. And while we got our first look at gameplay of the upcoming dogfighter in a special premier last night, it's still not entirely clear what's at stake...
‘Bebylon Battle Royale’ Purportedly Launching This Year, But We’re Not Holding Our Breath
Bebylon Battle Royale was first announced by studio Kite & Lightning back in 2015. Coming off of several impressive early VR experiences, the pivot toward a full fledged game was an exciting new path for the studio. But with...
‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ Gets First Gameplay Trailer, October Release Date
Just a week after the surprise reveal of Star Wars: Squadrons (and confirmation of full VR support on PC and PSVR), we're already getting our first glimpse of gameplay. What's more, it won't be long before you can hop...
Electronic Music Pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre to Host Concert in ‘VRChat’ This Weekend
Pioneering French musician Jean-Michel Jarre is performing live on a virtual stage in social VR platform VRChat this weekend.
Jarre, who helped define the electronic music genre starting in the mid-70s, will premiere his so-called ‘Alone Together’ concert on June...
‘vTime’ is Helping Vulnerable Kids in the UK to Continue Vital Social Care in VR
In the face of the ongoing lockdown, vTime today announced it's created a private version of its social AR/VR platform, vTime XR, which is designed to help social care continue in the UK for families and vulnerable children.
The project...
Back-compat PSVR Games on PS5 Could See Improved Frame Rates, Resolution, & Loading
We're still awaiting confirmation of the first VR game natively designed for PS5, but for now we know that many PSVR titles for PS4 are expected to support backwards compatibility on PS5. When running on PS5, those older titles...
John Legend to Take the Virtual Stage Next Week in ‘Wave’ Concert
Wave, the social VR music venue, today announced that acclaimed musician John Legend is putting on a concert next week in VR where he will be transformed into a digital avatar for a live performance.
The concert is taking place...
Admix Secures $7M Funding to Bring “non-intrusive” Ads to VR & AR Games
Admix, the in-game advertisement platform, today announced it's raised $7 million in its series A financing round. The news was first reported by TechCrunch.
Update (June 18th, 2020): It was previously stated that the source of the Series A funding...
‘Blaston’ Brings Slow-mo PvP Dueling Madness in New Gameplay Trailer
Resolution Games, the studio behind well-received VR titles like Angry Birds VR (2019), Acron: Attack of the Squirrels! (2019), and more, has shown off gameplay for its next VR title. Due out later this year, Blaston is a departure from the studio's catalog...
‘Trover Saves the Universe’, ‘In Death’ & ‘Gravity Lab’ Heading to Quest
Although E3 was cancelled this year due to the ongoing pandemic, many studios went forward with their traditional mid-June game announcements just the same. That just so happens to mean that Oculus Quest owners are getting a rash of PC...
‘Pistol Whip’ Gets New DLC & Long-term Roadmap Reveal, Heading to PSVR in July
Hit VR rhythm shooter Pistol Whip got a brand new DLC level today on PC VR and Quest. Developer Cloudhead games also shared its long-term roadmap, including DLC planned for Q4 which will mark "a whole new era" for the...
‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Update Adds New Weapon & Example Content for Workshop Modding
Half-Life: Alyx has been updated to version 1.4.1 which adds an example weapon to the game's Workshop modding tools, allowing modders to experiment with bringing new weapons to the game. The update also includes improvements to the Workshop tools,...
‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ to Support HOTAS, No Mention of VR Motion Controllers
Star Wars: Squadrons is EA's upcoming dogfighting game from a galaxy far far away, and it's going to include VR support when it launches on consoles and PC in the fall. If you were hoping for an immersive in-cockpit...




















