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Crytek Wants to Build Your School a VR Development Lab

Crytek recently announced a new initiative that they're calling VR First. The goal is form so-called 'VR First Labs' within academic institutions to act as ready-made centers for a wave of future VR developers. Crytek is the company behind CryEngine, a...

Oculus Rift ‘Crescent Bay’ is Designed for Audiophiles – Here’s Why that’s Important for VR

Oculus' latest feature prototype VR Headset, code-named Crescent Bay, was out in force at this year's CES, blowing minds left, right and centre. But whilst debate rages over precisely what optics and display it contains, Crescent Bay's audio has...

“Weeks” Turn to Months for Release of Indie Gem ‘Vanishing Realms’ Expansion

Indie VR title Vanishing Realms brought Zelda-esque room-scale RPG action to SteamVR all the way back at the launch of the first PC VR headsets in 2016. The game is one of the top rated titles on SteamVR, but remains in...

‘Rick and Morty’ Co-creator & Former Epic Games Exec. Producer Form New VR Studio, Squanchtendo

With a name that could only have come from the mind of Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, Squanchtendo is a VR game studio founded by Roiland and former Epic Games producer Tanya Watson to " edgy, mature comedy with refined, high-end...
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‘Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond’ Revealed as Respawn’s AAA VR Shooter, Trailer Here

Respawn has been know to be working on a 'AAA VR shooter' for two years, but today finally revealed the game. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond brings the iconic franchise back to life, now realized for virtual reality. Set to...

Hands-on: Varjo Reality Cloud is a Platform for Capturing & Sharing Physical Spaces in Real-time

Varjo today announced its new Varjo Reality Cloud platform, a device-agnostic VR meeting platform which can scan and share physical spaces in real-time using the depth sensors on its latest XR-3 headsets. The company doesn't have a specific release...
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Ubisoft’s Mysterious New VR Thriller ‘Transference’ Aims to be a “true collaboration between Hollywood and gaming”

At Ubisoft's E3 2017 presentation, the company announced a cinematic-focused VR psychological thriller called Transference. Launching in Spring 2018, the title seeks to "bridge the gap between movies and games," and is being developed in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal and...

Valve’s Next Game Rumored to Have Asymmetric PC vs. VR Structure, ‘Citadel’ Codename

With the release of Half-Life: Alyx, the first single player game from Valve in nine years, the studio has teased that it's getting back into the swing of making new games. Tyler McVicker, the voice behind the YouTube channel Valve...

Oculus PC SDK 0.7 is a Major Overhaul, New Direct Driver Mode Made with NVIDIA &...

Oculus have given developers a heads up on their forthcoming PC SDK release, due August 20th. The release brings with it major overhauls, not least of which include a new Direct Driver Mode, developed in conjunction with NVIDIA and...

Oculus VR Inc Now Target of Trademark Infringement Case by Oculu LLC

So it begins…  An IP claim against Oculus has been officially announced, and the VR world is buzzing with concern. Oculu, LLC received a trademark for OCULU on August 16, 2011, stating that their service is “streaming of audio and...

Vox Machinae Brings Mech Action to VR – Hands-on Preview (60FPS Gameplay)

From Canadian developer Space Bullet Dynamics comes a mech action shooter built from the ground up for the Oculus Rift VR headset. This is Vox Machinae, and it looks extremely promising.  A genre seemingly made for VR, the mech combat...

Big ‘Sightline: The Chair’ Update Brings Oculus SDK v0.7 and Unity 5 Upgrades

Sightline: The Chair is a virtual reality demo designed as a sort of showcase for the technology and one we're a big fan of. Now, developer Tomáš 'Frooxius' Mariančík of has released the latest iteration and it's packed with technical...

Leaked $800 PlayStation VR Price Was an Error, Says Sony

With rather curious timing, a day after Oculus Rift pre-orders became available, Amazon Canada let slip a listing for Sony's PlayStation VR headset. As reported by Forbes, on January 7th, one day after Rift pre-orders opened, a PlayStation VR product...

Quest ‘Invite Links’ Are the Easiest Way to Invite Friends to VR, But Few Seem to...

Last year Meta added the ability to send simple invite links to your friends which would bring you together into the same place in VR. It's a great way to easily join up with friends in VR, but it...

Virtuix Omni VR Treadmill Hands-on and Interview with CEO Jan Goetgeluk [video]

Though we've been covering the Virtuix Omni since the beginning, I never got a chance to slip on the shoes and try it for myself. Last weekend I finally got that opportunity and also spoke with Virtuix CEO Jan Goetgeluk...
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