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News Bits: Oculus Connect Conference Registration Delayed
Earlier this week, Oculus VR announced Oculus Connect, a VR developer conference to be hosted at the end of September in Los Angeles, California. Registration was slated to open this morning at midnight, but Oculus says they need more...
‘A Rogue Escape’ to Release June 10th, Splicing Mech Combat & Escape Room in VR
Developer Spare Parts Oasis and publisher Armor Games Studios announced that A Rogue Escape, a VR reimaging of PC puzzle game Nauticrawl (2019), is coming to PC VR headsets on June 10th.
Update (May 20th, 2021): It's been six months since we last saw A...
Apple Announces First VR-Ready Computers
Apple has finally made a commitment to VR, announcing on stage today at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2017 that not only will they offer an external GPU developer kit for MacBooks capable of meeting the graphical demands of VR, but...
1,350 Student VR Education Study Measures Attitudes, Interest in VR Learning & Building
Foundry10, a Seattle based philanthropic educational research organization, wanted to explore what happens when you bring VR into the classroom. Following a pilot project started in 2015, Foundry10 has now put VR in the hands of 40 schools and community...
Hands-on: Sony’s 120Hz Morpheus Demo, ‘Magic Controller’, and ‘Bedroom Robots’
With the reveal of Sony's 2015 Morpheus prototype, the company surprised the VR space with the announcement that the headset would support a 120Hz refresh rate, significantly higher than the 90Hz of the competition. We went hands-on with the...
Google Acquires ‘Tilt Brush’ Developer and Thrive Audio to Add to VR Team
Google has today announced that it's acquired two VR companies to add to its growing internal virtual reality team: Skillman & Hackett, the studio behind Tilt Brush, and Thrive Audio.
Skillman & Hackett, winners of the 'Best GUI' at the...
Play MMORPG ‘OrbusVR’ for Free on Rift This Weekend for a Chance to Win Prizes
OrbusVR, an MMORPG created from the ground-up for VR headsets, is getting a free weekend on Rift starting April 19th to April 22nd. As a part of Oculus' two-year anniversary of Rift, this is the fourth weekend to feature a one...
‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Development Started in Late 2020, Rocksteady Alums Among the Dev Team
Batman: Arkham Shadow is the next big first-party title from Meta, headed exclusively to Quest 3 later this year. In an interview with the founder of the studio behind the game, we learned more about the origin of the title,...
Oculus Founder to Match $5,000 Reward for Anyone Who Can Jailbreak Quest 2
Facebook's latest VR headset, Oculus Quest 2, isn't jailbroken yet, however one developer is offering up $5,000 to anyone capable of freeing the device from Facebook services. Now, Oculus founder and ex-Facebook exec Palmer Luckey says he'll be throwing...
China’s Oculus Go Variant Sells Out in Minutes, 50,000+ Await More Stock
The Chinese variant of the Oculus Go, sold by Xiaomi as the 'Mi VR Standalone', appears to be seeing strong launch demand, with the headset quickly selling out, in some cases within just minutes.
XR intelligence firm Greenlight Insights estimates...
‘Thrill of the Fight 2’ Gameplay Revealed, Coming to Quest in Early Access in November
We've been hoping to see The Thrill of the Fight 2 in action since it was announced last year, the upcoming sequel to Quest’s most popular VR boxing sim. Now, studios Sealost Interactive and Halfbrick Studios released the game's first...
Vision Pro’s Modular Design Invites Apple’s Massive Third-party Accessory Ecosystem
One thing that didn't get much attention during the announcement of Apple Vision Pro is the headset's modular design. With straightforward connections and magnetic mounting, the company's robust ecosystem of third-party accessory makers will no doubt be scurrying to...
Watch this Team Build an Oculus Rift Star Wars Pod Racing Game Live at Bitcamp (Video)
Bitcamp is a place for exploration. You will have 36 hours to delve into your curiosities, learn something new, and make something awesome. With world-class mentors and hundreds of fellow campers, you’re in for an amazing time. If you’re ready...
Musical Gardening Game ‘Fujii’ Launches on PSVR Today
Funktronic Labs, the studio behind funky real-time strategy game Cosmic Trip (2017), launched their latest VR project back in May that brought its so-called "creative gardening” app to PC VR headsets and Oculus Quest. Now PSVR users can get in...
Nimble Sense Nears End of Kickstarter Campaign, Reaches First $120,000 Stretch Goal
Nimble Sense, the hand tracking controller designed to work with head mounted displays, has surpassed its first stretch goal of $120,000, nearly doubling its base funding goal of $62,500. With only a few days left until the crowdfunding campaign closes, the...



















