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New VorpX Feature Makes non-VR Games Look and Play Better in VR

VorpX is a 3D driver which allows users to play their non-VR game library immersively through an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset. Version 17.3.0 brings a new 'Direct VR Settings Optimizer' feature which automatically tweaks many titles for optimal...
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Acer Unveils New Business-friendly Windows VR Headset with Detachable Display

Acer today announced a new Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headset. Dubbed the Acer OJO 500 (pronounced 'O-ho'), the new headset is packing a few features that seem to be making overtures to the commercial sector. Seemingly taking a page out...

Magic Leap Could Call its First AR Headset ‘Magic Leap One’

Magic Leap, the secretive augmented reality startup, might be calling its first device 'Magic Leap One', as suggested by a recent trademark filing. The name was filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office on November 6, 2017 alongside something...

‘I Expect You To Die 2’ Surpasses $1M in Revenue Less than a Week After Launch

I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (2021) launched in late August across all major VR headsets, bringing fans of the original game a fresh taste of spy-flavored puzzles and adventure. Now developers Schell Games...

Tencent Reportedly in Talks with Meta to Bring Quest 2 to China

Chinese tech giant Tencent is reportedly shuttering its XR development team, ostensibly putting a hold on its home-grown VR ambitions. That may not mean Tencent is hanging up the XR towel for good though. As reported by Chinese language publication 36Kr,...

Play ‘Hover Junkers’ for Free This Weekend on Vive & Rift, Single Player Campaign Now Live

Stress Level Zero's Hover Junkers (2016) was one of the first room-scale multiplayer shooters to land on the HTC Vive. Now, the studio is hosting a free access weekend to celebrate the long-awaited addition of the game's single player campaign. Launched in...

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...

‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel ‘s&box’ Gets VR Interface Foundation & Destruction Physics

S&box is an in-development sandbox game/engine designed as a sequel to the legendary Garry's Mod (2006), a game that turned Valve's Source Engine into a multiplayer playground and content creation tool which has spawned games, memes, and machinima. In the...

Vive Cosmos Review – A Decent Headset Up Against Stiff Competition

Vive Cosmos has arrived and takes HTC's consumer headset ambitions in a somewhat different direction. Three and a half years after the launch of the original Vive, Cosmos finds itself in a rather strange competitive landscape where it simultaneously...
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Latest HTC Vive Promo Highlights Developer Talent

This latest promo video from HTC, highlights the enthusiasm the featured developers have for the Vive's SteamVR powered "room-scale VR". SteamVR developers Cloudhead Games (The Gallery: Call of the Starseed), Owlchemy Labs (Job Simulator), Phaser Lock Ineractive (Final Approach)...

Valve Explains Changes to How VR Support Appears on Steam Store Pages

Earlier this month Valve changed the longstanding format for displaying which VR headsets are supported on a game's Steam Store page. The company says the change was made to 'keep up with the growing VR market'. Earlier this month some...

Google I/O 2015 VR Itinerary Day 2 – Virtual Reality Sessions Livestreamed

Today is the second and last day of Google I/O 2015 and we've spotted three livestreamed sessions that VR developers and enthusiasts might enjoy. Catch the livestream along with us right here. Above is Google’s official I/O 2015 livestream player...

Pico Raises $37M Series B+ Financing, Neo 3 Standalone to Release in Q2 2021

Pico Interactive, the Beijing-based VR headset creator, announced it has secured a fresh funding round of ¥242 million RMB (~$37 million), something the company says will help launch new hardware. Update (March 11th, 2021): Pico has provided Road to VR...

‘Rec Room’ Goes into Open Beta for PSVR Today, Available Free Worldwide

In comparison to the various PC VR platforms and even mobile VR headsets like Samsung Gear VR, PlayStation VR has been at a bit of disadvantage when it comes to the depth and breadth of social VR spaces available....

Visually Stunning Adventure ‘Hubris’ is Coming to PSVR 2 Soon, Promising Much Needed Improvements

Cyborn is bringing Hubris (2022), the sci-fi adventure for PC VR headsets, to PSVR 2 this month, promising a host of improvements we hope will buff out more than a few dull spots in the otherwise visually impressive game. There's...
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