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Led by Former Oculus Exec, Facebook’s New Cloud Gaming Service Paves the Way to VR Streaming
This week Facebook announced the launch of cloud-streamed games from Facebook Gaming. These are games which are rendered in the cloud and then streamed to your computer. Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a...
‘Swordsman’ Studio Secures $2.5M to Create New Free-to-Play VR Combat Game
Sinn Studio, the Toronto-based indie behind VR sword-fighting game Swordsman (2020), has secured $2.5 million in a funding round, which is slated to propel the studio as it develops a new free-to-play combat game for VR.
The funding round was led by...
Epic New ‘Descent: Underground’ Trailer Shows Promise, Kickstarter in Final Hours
The crowdfunded successor to the PC gaming classic Descent, Underground packs Oculus Rift and Steam VR / HTC Vive support and the impressive new trailer gives us a tantalising glimpse of what could be should it's campaign succeed.
Along with Doom,...
Reportedly on the Verge of a $500m Investment, Here’s What We Know About Magic Leap
Earlier this week, Recode reported that Google is "set to lead a huge investment in Magic Leap." The article cites "sources" which say that Google could be leading a $500 million funding round for the company, possibly including capital...
New ‘Jurassic World’ VR Game to Debut at Dave & Buster’s Across North America Next Week
Universal and The Virtual Reality Company (VRC) today announced Jurassic World VR Expedition, an out-of-home VR rescue adventure that puts you in the dense, dino-filled jungles familiar to the film franchise, is debuting on June 14th at more than 100 Dave & Buster’s...
Report: Apple’s First VR Headset Rumored to Cost $3,000 & Include 8K Displays
According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple may be planning to release a VR headset with limited AR capabilities as soon as 2022, which is said to be a precursor to its long-rumored, full-fledged AR device. Now, a follow up report...
New $2,000 Core i9 CPU Isn’t ‘VR Ready’ on Its Own, But Intel Says Integrated Graphics...
While Microsoft's 'Mixed Reality' VR headsets are due to launch with some impressively low minimum hardware requirements that will be met by integrated graphics, the big players presently in the market have a much higher 'VR Ready' bar which...
First Filed in 2017, Vision Pro EyeSight Patent Envisioned Anime Eyes & Furry Avatars
Apple was recently granted a patent for 'EyeSight', the external display on Vision Pro which shows the wearer's eyes. The patent was filed way back in 2017 and envisioned the feature being used to show stylized eyes like those...
Meta Reality Labs Earnings Reveal a Less Successful Holiday Season & Highest Operating Costs Yet
Meta today revealed its latest quarterly earnings results, showing that Reality Labs, the company's XR and metaverse arm, had a smaller holiday season than the last, while operating costs have reached their highest levels yet.
Today during the company's Q4...
Amazon Reportedly Developing Smart Glasses with Display to Rival Meta
Amazon is reportedly developing a pair of consumer smart glasses which is slated to rival Meta's rumored 'Hypernova' smart glasses with display, according to a report by The Information.
Citing two people with direct knowledge of the plans, The Information maintains...
From the Makers of ‘MYST’, VR Puzzle Adventure ‘Obduction’ Goes Free on Epic July 15th
Cyan, the prolific developers behind Myst (1993) and Riven (1997), is giving away Obduction (2016) on the Epic Games Store starting next week. Obduction is Cyan's first VR-compatible puzzle adventure, and supports SteamVR headsets.
The game is set to be free on the Epic Games...
‘Reach’ VR Review – Platforming Perfected, Better Pacing Preferred
Reach is a VR action-platformer from nDreams that aims to let players run, jump, and slide in a way that most VR games intentionally avoid. Does the game's movement gel well with combat and puzzles? Read our full review...
New ViveCraft Video Shows How Amazing ‘Rollercoaster Tycoon’ Would be in VR
ViveCraft, an experimental project from Facepunch Studios, has somewhat departed from the blocky Minecraft style and gone full Rollercoaster Tycoon in their newest video.
James King, a developer from Facepunch Studios, has taken a new experimental approach with the HTC Vive Minecraft clone....
Impressions: New ‘Racket: Nx’ Co-op Mode Launches with Cross-play
VR classic Racket: Nx was updated today with a new Co-op mode and cross-play across all supported platforms. Road to VR went hands-on with the new mode ahead of its release.
Update (November 19th, 2020): The Racket: Nx co-op mode which we previewed...
The VOID Wants to Build 230 VR Theme Parks Worldwide, in Talks with National Geographic
In a recent episode of Gunter's Universe, a weekly VR panel show that takes place in the VRChat social space, an interesting melange of newly revealed information about The VOID came to light. For one, the Salt Lake City location is considering itself is a...



















