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Valve Makes All ‘Half-Life’ Games Free to Play Until ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Launches in March
In celebration of the upcoming launch of Half-Life: Alyx, the studio's first full VR title, Valve is making all games in the Half-Life series free to play until Alyx's release in March.
Half-Life is the cornerstone franchise that established Valve as one...
‘Minecraft’ Creator Praises ‘Boneworks’, Considers Starting a VR Game Studio
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" has apparently been spending time with Valve's new Index headset and the recently released Boneworks. Now he's flirting with the idea of starting up a new VR game studio to revisit some game development ideas.
Recent tweets from...
Valve Confirms ‘Left 4 Dead’ VR Game Not in Active Development
If you were buzzing about the proposition of getting a Left 4 Dead game any time soon, be it VR or otherwise, Valve says it's definitely not working on any Left 4 Dead-related IP, and it hasn't for years.
Rumors that Valve...
The 5 Best Cross-Play Multiplayer Games for PC VR & PlayStation VR
Single-player games can immersive and rewarding, but when the campaign is done and all the AI foes have been slain, you need to know when you finally hit that 'multiplayer' button that can play with actual human beings. Here...
‘Moon Rider’ is a WebVR Game That’s Quietly Amassed Thousands of Daily Players
Moon Rider is a free VR rhythm game built on the WebVR standard which means it runs directly from a web browser rather than being downloaded and installed on a specific VR storefront. Its creators say the game has...
Mojo is Making Contacts Smarter with Its Incredibly Tiny Microdisplay
Mojo Vision is a company that's working to produce smart contact lenses, which it hopes in the near future will let users have a non-obtrusive display without needing to wear a pair of smart glasses.
CNET's Scott Stein got a chance...
Facebook Surges in U.S. Patent Rankings Due to Mounting AR Strategy
An analysis of U.S. patents done by Fairview Research reveals that Facebook has made a significant surge in its year-over-year ranking for patents granted in 2019, something partly owed to its increased number of patents surrounding augmented reality. The news...
Oculus Go Now Permanently Priced at $150, All Supported Countries to See Similar Drop
Facebook slashed the price of Oculus Go for Black Friday, and kept it for the post-holiday season. Now, the company has confirmed that it's permanently sticking with that pricing scheme, which comes to $150 for the 32GB version and...
Microsoft is Aware of Significant Display Issues on Some HoloLens 2 Units
Microsoft began shipping its latest AR headset, HoloLens 2 in November. After a slow initial rollout, devices are getting out into the hands of more developers and reports have surfaced that many units are exhibiting significant color-consistency issues. Microsoft...
Index Sold Out in all 31 Regions, Valve “working hard” to Meet Demand Ahead of ‘Half-Life:...
With just two months or so until the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve is still struggling to meet demand for its Index VR headset. Our latest check on Valve Index stock and availability shows that nearly every package of the headset...
Oculus Quest Back Orders Slip into Early March, Oculus Link in Mid-February
If you're looking to pick up an Oculus Quest after the holiday rush, you may be more than a bit disappointed to find out that online retailers across the board have listed it as 'back ordered', with Oculus US...
Bigscreen’s ‘VR Cinema’ Showing Interstellar, Star Trek, Transformers, & More This Month
Bigscreen has released the latest lineup of big-name movies premiering this month in its recently released 'VR Cinema' feature.
A virtual reality movie theater always has felt like an obvious shoe-in for VR, a sentiment illustrated by some of our...
HTC Vive Pro Headset Permanently Reduced to $600
HTC Vive Pro launched in April 2018 with a few key improvements over the company's original 2016 HTC Vive headset, although its launch was marred somewhat by its steep retail price of $800 for the headset alone. Now the company...
Hands-on: Experiencing Shock & Awe with Teslasuit’s Electro-stimulation Haptics
Teslasuit is a London-based company that makes an enterprise-focused haptic suit like none other I've experienced thus far. I got a chance to go hands-on at CES 2020 this week to find out just what sets it apart from...
Varjo’s ‘Workspace’ Demo is a Glimpse of VR’s Long Term Future in the Workplace
Beyond the unique selling point of Varjo's headsets—a novel display concept which offers 'retina resolution'—the company is pioneering the way in which VR headsets could be a part of the day-to-day enterprise workflow.
This week at CES 2020 I got...



















