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Pimax Partners with Motorsport Games Following $2.5M Investment, Bolstering Position in VR Sims

PC VR headset maker Pimax is aiming to strengthen its position in VR sim games by partnering with Motorsport Games, the studio behind the NASCAR game series, KartKraft (2022), and Le Mans Ultimate (2024). Pimax is leveraging its place in...

Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 6: Phase Shift, The Night Cafe,...

Coming to our 6th and final installment of our series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we take a look at a mix of games and experiences that not only focus on a cohesive...

Magic Leap 2 Update Claims Vastly Improved Hand-tracking, Biometric ID, & More

A major update to Magic Leap 2 claims to improve many of the device's core capabilities. With all that's happened in the XR space recently, it's hard to believe that Magic Leap 2 has hardly been out for more than...
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‘Ghostbusters VR’ Co-op Game Coming to Quest 2 & PSVR 2 Next Month, Gameplay Trailer Here

During PlayStation's State of Play event developer nDreams announced that the long-awaited ghostbusting VR game, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, is set to launch October 26th. Update (September 15th, 2023): nDreams and publisher Sony Virtual Reality announced Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord...
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Theme Park Studio Coming With Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra Support

Theme Park Studio lets you design your own amusement park and ride the roller coaster of your dreams; with a set of convenient editor tools for quick content creation and both Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra support, the program...

VR Jam Game ‘Spectre’ Approved for Kickstarter, Multiplayer VR Horror Coming to a Rift Near You

Some of you will remember Spectre Seekers as one of the finalists from the Oculus VR Game Jam. The team is taking their project into full production and has been approved for Kickstarter to crowdfund their effort. Spectre is what they're...

Meta Acquires Berlin-based Haptic Tech Startup Lofelt

Meta has acquired Lofelt, a Berlin-based startup developing advanced haptic technologies for VR and other devices. According to The Wall Street Journal, the acquisition took place earlier this summer, however the deal came to light only just last week. "Lofelt...

Index Will Return to Stock Ahead of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’, but “far fewer units” Due to Coronavirus

Valve today confirmed that the Coronavirus outbreak has impacted production of the Index VR headset and other hardware. While the company tells us it still expects that new stock will be available ahead of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx on...

Inside the Burgeoning World of Chinese VR Headsets and HMDs

Over the last three years, the rise of VR in public discourse has been impossible to ignore. During this time, most mainstream discussions have centered on the same few efforts in the US : Oculus, Valve/HTC, Sony, Samsung, and Google....

‘Bulletstorm VR’ Review – An Uglier & More Tedious Version of the Game You Love

Bulletstorm (2011) is the sort of epic single-player shooter that's all about running and gunning through an explosive linear campaign while chewing the fat with some wise-cracking sidekicks. It's an interesting choice as a VR port; it has the promise...

Sony’s Richard Marks Expects Natural Voice Input to Play Major Role in VR’s Future

In a recent interview with Glixel, Dr. Richard Marks, head of Sony’s Magic Lab R&D team, talked about PSVR’s development history, social VR, and a possible holodeck-style future. He thinks voice input has unrealised potential, and could become the...

‘Überläufer’ is a Wolfenstein-inspired Roguelike Coming to PC VR This Fall

Überläufer is an upcoming roguelike dungeon crawler for PC VR that's inspired by the original Castle Wolfenstein (1981), the first in the series which put a heavy emphasis on stealthily evading capture as you escape the game's maze-like prison. Created by indie studio Think...

‘Unplugged’ Review – Rock Star Ambitions Stifled by Quest’s Hand-tracking

Unplugged is like Guitar Hero, although instead of picking up a dedicated peripheral and jamming away, it relies on Quest's native hand-tracking to let you shred on an air guitar without controllers. It's a fun idea that can work really well at...
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‘NOSTOS’ Beta Gameplay Highlights the Pitfalls of ‘VR-optional’ Game Design

In development by NetEase Games, NOSTOS is an online RPG due to launch later this year on PC with optional VR support. The game recently had a closed-beta period which gives a good look at how things are shaping up with...

The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – August 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s...
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