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Gamescom 2013: Hands On With EVE Valkyrie and the Oculus Rift HD Prototype

At Gamescom this year I was lucky enough to have the chance not only to play the latest build of EVE VR (now known as EVE Valkyrie), but I got to experience it on the new 1080p panel-equipped Oculus...

‘Blaston’ is a Fantastically Creative VR ‘Shooter’ That’s All About Making You Move

Blaston, the latest VR title from Resolution Games, is a 1 vs. 1 multiplayer VR game that thinks completely outside the box and explores new and interesting mechanics that challenge the notion of what a 'VR shooter' can be. I've...

Google Glass News Bits: Panoramic Photo Mode, Models Wear Glass on the Runway

This one slipped under my radar but I think it's worth a mention. Back in September, Spencer Ante of the Wall Street Journal spoke with Google co-founder Sergey Brin and got a brief exclusive preview of Google Glass (sometimes...

News Bits: Oculus Updates Connect Conference Schedule With Gear VR Session and More

Last time we checked in with the Oculus Connect schedule, the company had elaborated on most of the sessions that would take place, but left several timeslots 'to be announced'. Oculus has now updated the schedule with all but...

ST1080 Head Mounted Display Starts Pre-orders on March 1st, $100 Discount for Early Adopters

We've been following the ST1080 head mounted display from Silicon Micro Display for the last few months. The company is finally getting ready to put their first product out on the market after some delays, and have announced that...
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Hands On: ‘The Assembly’ Offers New ‘Comfort Mode’, a Multi-Pronged Attack on Sim-Sickness

nDreams, a UK based games studio producing upcoming VR title The Assembly, are declaring war on the discomfort commonly associated with first-person VR games. We sat down with Senior Designer Jackie Tetley and Communications Manager George Kelion at Gamescom 2015...

Open-World Survival Game ‘The Forest’ Gets Beta VR Support in New Update

The Forest (2018), a first-person open world-survival game from Endnight, launched out of a four-year stint on Steam Early Access last month. Starting today, The Forest has a few new badges on its Steam listing, including support for Oculus Rift and...
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Watch Windows VR Controllers Stand up to ‘Beat Saber’s’ Hardest Song

While high-end headsets like the Rift and Vive use external sensors for positional tracking, the Windows VR headsets use a fully 'inside-out' solution which eliminates the need for external trackers and simplifies setup, but certainly makes hand-tracking more challenging....

Ubisoft to Support Haptic Vest in ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’, But No Word Yet on ‘Nexus’ VR...

Earlier this month Ubisoft announced a new brand deal with haptic clothing creator OWO, which produces a thin and light shirt featuring electrode-based haptics. Strangely enough, the partnership isn't targeted at the upcoming VR game Assassin's Creed Nexus, but...
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VR Adventure ‘A Fisherman’s Tale’ Gets January Launch Date, New 360° Trailer Here

Vertigo Games, Innerspace and ARTE today announced that their upcoming VR puzzle adventure A Fisherman's Tale is headed to all major VR headsets next month. Update (December 14th, 2018): A Fisherman's Tale now has an official launch date: January 22nd, 2019. To...

PlayStation ‘Days of Play’ Brings Six Free PSVR 2 Games to Premium Members, $100 Off PSVR...

PlayStation Plus members are in for a treat next month, as Sony is serving up six PSVR 2 games to premium subscribers which are all actually legitimately awesome, and even the chance to nab a headset for $100 off. Announced...
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Hands-on: New VR Shooter ‘VENDETTA FOREVER’ Mashes ‘Pistol Whip’ & ‘Superhot’ Into Something Unique

Veteran VR studio nDreams has made several shooters with innovative mechanics over the years. That experience seems to have guided the studio's publishing interest as well; the newly announced VENDETTA FOREVER, developed by MeatSpace Interactive and published by nDreams, uses...

Oculus Connect VR Livestream Coming to Gear VR and Go, But Rifters Get Left Out

Oculus today announced it will offer an immersive livestream during the company's annual Oculus Connect developer conference, including coverage of the opening keynote and several VR esports championships hosted during the event. Owners of the Oculus Go or Gear...
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‘Zenith’s First Major Update Releases Today, Featuring “dozen of hours” of New Content

Zenith is getting its first major update next week with the launch of 'The Celestial Throne', a v1.1 patch that's slated to bring a massive slice of content to the MMO. Update (June 16th, 2022): In addition to the new instanced...

E3 2015 Will Mark Three Years of Incredible VR Progress

Arguably the games industry's most important annual event, the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015 begins in LA next week. As the final E3 before the retail release of three major virtual reality headsets from Oculus, Sony, and Valve/HTC, we take...
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