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Preview: ‘Pistol Whip’ Finds Its Own Beat by Fusing Rhythm & Shooting

Pistol Whip is described by its creators as a 'mashup between SUPERHOT VR and Beat Saber'. While it would be easy to take bits of each but still fail to find synergy, Pistol Whip is indeed a mashup of...

Viveport Subscription is Getting a $2 Per Month Price Hike, Developers to Earn 28% More

Viveport Subscription, the monthly service that lets you play 5 games per month from a curated list, is getting a little more expensive this March. Starting March 22nd, Viveport Subscription will increase its monthly price from $7 to $9. HTC is grandfathering...
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VR Design Unpacked: The Best Shotguns in VR (and what makes them feel great)

Our series Inside XR Design highlights examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at shotguns in several different VR games to learn what makes them feel great in the player's hand. In doing so, we'll uncover the secret...

Report: Samsung & Microsoft Boost “MR” Partnership, Samsung Builds Wireless AR/VR Headset

Samsung appears to be making a strategic partnership with Microsoft as it produces what Korean Times reports is a "powerful cordless headset that supports both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)." The headset is said to make use...

DK2 Shipping Update: 60,000 Orders, More than 20,000 Units Shipped, New Orders Ship in October

The much lauded Oculus Rift DK2 is in high demand. Shipping began at the end of July and Oculus says they've already shipped more than 20,000 of their 60,000 orders. The company recently updated their order page to indicate...
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Studio Behind ‘Surge’ Launches First VR Game ‘KIN’ on Gear VR, Headed to Rift in January...

House of Secrets, the Amsterdam-based studio behind acclaimed real-time VR music videos Surge (2015) and Apex (2017),  have released their first full VR game, a puzzle platformer titled KIN. Now available on Gear VR for $10, the game will also be headed to Oculus...

Researchers Induce Artificial Movement Sensation in VR Using Four-Pole Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation

Shown as part of the Emerging Technologies installations at SIGGRAPH 2017 this week, the GVS RIDE experience demonstrates the effects of four-pole galvanic vestibular stimulation combined with a VR headset. The technology is pitched as a potential alternative to a motion...

Developers Now Receiving Google’s Experimental 6DOF Controller Kits

As applications for the Lenovo Mirage Solo 6DOF controller dev kits come to a close recently, it appears Google has begun sending out its first wave of units, an experimental hardware add-on for Lenovo's Mirage Solo standalone headset that brings...

Meta Leaks Next-gen Smart Glasses with Display Ahead of Connect This Week

It seems Meta has a new generation of smart glasses to show off at Connect this week, and it appears we've just got an eye-full of the long-rumored version with a built-in display, previously codenamed 'Hypernova'. As first reported by...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 63): Karl Krantz Talks SVVR Expo and VR Communities

The first ever Silicon Valley VR Conference & Expo is happening very soon. This will be the first time that the ultimate collection of VR minds will be assembled in such an intimate environment. Karl Krantz is the man...

CES 2015: Oculus Audio SDK Coming to Rift DK2 and Gear VR Before CV1 Launches

At CES 2015, Oculus brought their latest Rift Crescent Bay prototype to show off at the show. And while the unit remains identical to what we saw at the company's 'Connect' developer conference in 2014, there's new stuff hidden...

‘ARKTIKA.1’ Gets Companion eBook Penned by NYT Bestselling Author Christie Golden

4A Games, the studio behind the Metro series, has partnered with Del Rey Books and New York Times bestselling author Christie Golden to produce an official eBook novella that lets you dive further into the upcoming Oculus Touch first-person shooter ARKTIKA.1. Update 07/20/17: 4A Games...
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VR Sport ‘Racket Club’ Action Revealed in New Trailer, Created by ‘Demeo’ & ‘Blaston’ Studio

Resolution Games, the studio behind Blaston (2020) and Demeo (2021), showed off its upcoming VR sports game Racket Club for the first time during Meta's Quest Gaming Showcase. Taking inspiration from many of the world’s most popular racket games, such as...

Unofficial SteamVR Driver for PSVR 2 to Release Soon as Sony Plans its Own PC VR...

Sony says it's bringing some form of PC VR support to PSVR 2 at some point this year, although it's not clear when, or even how the company will go about letting users play games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) or popular...
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‘Green Hell VR’ Gets Long-awaited Co-op Mode This Month on Quest and PSVR 2

Green Hell VR (2022), Incuvo’s VR adaptation of the popular open world survival game, is finally getting the long-promised co-op mode this month on Quest and PSVR 2. First announced in April 2023, Green Hell VR's co-op mode is nearly here,...
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