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Varjo Raises $8.2M Investment to Further Develop “Human Eye-resolution” Headsets
Varjo Technologies, a Helsinki-based startup known for its 'human eye-resolution' display intended for VR headets, today announced it's closed an $8.2M Series A funding round that aims to support the upcoming launch of Varjo-branded enterprise VR/AR/XR products.
The Series A was lead by European...
‘Espire 1: VR Operative’ to Launch on All Major VR Headsets This Week
Espire 1: VR Operative, Digital Lode and Tripwire Interactive's hotly-awaited VR stealth combat game, may have been delayed a day before it was originally set for release back in September, but now the studios say the time is nigh...
HTC Vive Pro Headset Permanently Reduced to $600
HTC Vive Pro launched in April 2018 with a few key improvements over the company's original 2016 HTC Vive headset, although its launch was marred somewhat by its steep retail price of $800 for the headset alone. Now the company...
‘Driver4VR’ Emulates Vive Trackers With Kinect for Cheap VR Body Tracking
A new SteamVR mod from the developer behind WalkinVR now allows body tracking by emulating Vive Trackers via Kinect’s motion sensing data, enabling an inexpensive solution for full body motion tracking in VR. The driver, available at the official...
Hands-on: Vive Focus 6DOF Controllers ‘Chirp’ & ‘FinchShift’ Tested Back-to-Back
Vive Wave is HTC's open platform that offers interoperability between several classes of mobile VR headsets and accessories, something the company hopes will help unite a fragmented market. Although with greater choice in VR accessories comes the task of...
VR Horror ‘HINGE’ Gets New Gameplay Trailer Ahead of November Launch
Arcadia, a Moscow-based VR arcade, is releasing the first episode of its new psychological horror series later this month on SteamVR headsets.
Called HINGE, the VR-native horror game takes place in a nightmarish building filled with ghoulish creatures and constantly...
Oculus Releases ‘Superhot VR’ Trailer, Exclusive to Touch “for now”
Oculus today released a first peak into the world of Superhot VR, the VR version of the smash hit first-person shooter that came to PC earlier this year. The fast-paced shooter is heading to Oculus Home in the coming months thanks to...
Stop-Motion Guru Phil Tippett Brings Nightmarish ‘MAD GOD’ Universe to VR
Phil Tippett, the visual effects genius behind classic stop-motion animation sequences from films such as the holochess scene from the Star Wars franchise, Jurassic Park (1993), and RoboCop 2 (1990), brings his latest stop-mo project MAD GOD to virtual reality.
Based on Tippett's eponymous short film MAD...
‘A Fisherman’s Tale’ Sequel is Coming to All Major VR Platforms Later This Year, Trailer Here
A Fisherman's Tale (2019), the VR adventure from Innerspace and Vertigo Games, is getting a sequel, launching on all major VR platforms this year.
Aptly called Another Fisherman's Tale, the episodic tale is bringing you back for another round of mindbending...
WorldViz is Creating a VR Platform for Enterprise Collaboration
WorldViz, provider of virtual reality solutions for the enterprise and public sectors, is launching a new VR communication platform for businesses. Based on their popular Vizard software, it enables complex visual ideas to be assessed remotely, through VR presentations...
‘Star Wars Pinball VR’ Preview – Possibly VR’s Best Pinball Game to Date
Zen Studios, one of the most prolific virtual pinball creators, has teamed up with Disney and Lucasfilm Games to release a Star Wars-themed VR game filled to the brim with pinball machines. Much like the studio's previous VR pinball...
Unofficial Mod Adds Oculus Rift Support to Minecraft
An update on something I've been eagerly looking forward to -- Oculus Rift Minecraft support. While the game's creators have hinted at official support, one modder is taking things into his own hands and has released an early mod.
In...
Survios Breaks Stealth With Debut of Action-packed Title Headed to Rift and Vive
Survios, one of the earliest companies to spin up in this new era of VR, is today debuting gameplay from a new VR title that's coming to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Inside, players battle robots in an...
Run & Gun Roguelike ‘Dead Hook’ Gets New Gameplay Trailer Alongside Delayed Quest Release Date
Ever-agile VR developer Joy Way announced this week that its upcoming roguelike Dead Hook will be delayed into June, a little more than a month after the previously announced released date. To satiate your appetite in the meantime, a new...
Cross-platform Shooter ‘Space Junkies’ Launches on PSVR, Vive & Rift Today
Space Junkies, the upcoming Unreal Tournament-style VR shooter from Ubisoft Montpellier, is headed to all major VR platforms today, March 26th.
Update (March 26th, 2019): Space Junkies is set to launch on all platforms soon. It's already live on the PlayStation...



















