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‘High Fidelity’ Shifts Focus Towards Non-VR Due to Slow Growth
Philip Rosedale, CEO of High Fidelity and founder of Second Life, announced at a High Fidelity community meeting recently that the company will be scaling back their VR efforts, focusing more on improving their PC and Mac performance. The company has also...
Next-gen PlayStation Will Support Current PSVR, Sony Confirms
In an interview with Wired, the lead system architect on the next PlayStation console, Mark Cerny, confirmed that PS5 (naming still unconfirmed) will retain support for the current PSVR headset.
Sony revealed the first details of its upcoming console today in an...
‘Dreams’ Launches into Early Access on PS4, PSVR Support Still Pending
Media Molecule's hotly awaited creator tool/game Dreams is here, albeit in Early Access on PS4. While the game is slated to include VR support at some point, it's still unclear when users will be able to jump into their creations with...
The Surprising Brilliance of ‘Vacation Simulator’s’ VR Paintbrush Tech
Having released the ever popular Job Simulator as a launch title for the HTC Vive back in 2016, Owlchemy Labs is one of the most veteran VR game studios that exists today. Over the years the studio has built a strong...
‘ForceTube’ May Not Make Its Kickstarter Goal, But Creators Still Aim to Fulfill Orders
With only a few hours remaining in ForceTubeVR's crowdfunding campaign, the creators behind the VR haptic gun accessory are facing the facts: either their Kickstarter gains the outstanding €16,000 (~$18,00) for their all-or-nothing campaign to succeed, or they head...
‘Audica’ Adds Official Support for Custom Beat Maps (Using the Game’s OST)
Harmonix has officially released tools and documentation that will help users modify beat maps for Audica (2019), the studio's recently released futuristic 'rhythm shooter'.
The new system was created to allow players to re-use Audica's existent soundtrack, and while the...
‘Superhot VR’ Has Now Generated More Revenue Than The Original PC Game
Superhot VR (2016) just celebrated a big milestone. Having sold more than 800,000 units across all supported platforms, developers Superhot Team say the VR title has now generated more revenue than their original hit PC game Superhot (2016).
It's no surprise the...
Oculus Quest & Rift S Controllers Could Hide an Unintended Easter Egg Message Inside
Nate Mitchell, Oculus co-founder and head of VR product at Facebook, revealed that a number of Touch controllers for Quest and Rift S hold an unintended hidden message inside, something he calls "inappropriate."
Although Mitchell admits in a tweet that...
‘Star Wars Vader Immortal’ Confirmed for Oculus Rift, New Trailer Revealed
Today during the Star Wars celebration event, a panel of creators developing the upcoming Star Wars Vader Immortal confirmed that the experience will be coming to the Oculus Rift, in addition to Quest which was previously confirmed.
Star Wars Vader Immortal was...
Dent Reality Aims to Bring AR Indoor Directions to Malls, Airports & Retail Stores
Navigating indoors is still a pretty old school experience: you look for a map of shops, bathrooms, and accessibility ramps and follow signs to your desired destination, all the while knowing that the super powered computer in your pocket...
‘RoboCo’ Looks to Fuel Interest in STEM by Letting You Build Useful (and Crappy) Robots
RoboCo is an upcoming robot-building game from Madison, Wisconsin-based indie studio Filament Games that aims to spark interest in STEM fields by offering players the tools to unleash their problem solving skills and creative potential. That may be true,...
Dev Shares Crash Course on VR Game Optimization for Oculus Quest & Mobile Hardware
VR games need to achieve high, stable performance to look good and play comfortably. Optimization is no easy task, especially with the limited resources of mobile hardware like the Snapdragon 835 processor in the Oculus Quest. But there's a handful...
‘War Remains’ to Immerse Tribeca Attendees in the Trenches of WW1, Trailer Here
Dan Carlin, the host of popular history podcast Hardcore History, has lent his talents as a prolific storyteller and narrator to an upcoming location-based experience that's set to take Tribeca 2019 attendees to the battlefields of the First World War.
War...
What the Breakout Success of ‘Apex Legends’ Could Mean for Respawn’s Upcoming VR Game
The stealth launch of Apex Legends from developer Respawn Entertainment has given way to a battle royale craze rivaling Fortnite. The game's breakout success has far exceeded all expectations, reaching 50 million players in just four weeks. But what might that mean for...
Creator Behind ’90s Cult Classic ‘Another World’ Announces PSVR Game ‘Paper Beast’
Éric Chahi, the creator behind cult classic platformer Another World (1991), is working on a new VR game called Paper Beast. In a rare occurrence, the title set to release on PSVR first later this year, and then on PS4 sometime in...



















