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‘Angry Birds VR’ is Coming to All Major VR Platforms in 2019
Rovio's Angry Birds defined the early days of mobile games. Now, the studio has set their sights on consumer VR with their next installment of their incredibly popular pig-smashing title. Called Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, the game is set to debut early...
Road to VR’s 2018 Game of the Year Awards [Updated]
Consumer VR is a little over two years old now, creeping up on three years next April. There's been plenty to talk about in VR gaming over the course of 2018, with even more ambitious indie studios and AAA...
Facebook Open-sources DeepFocus Algorithm for More Realistic Varifocal VR Rendering
DeepFocus is Facebook's AI-driven renderer that's said to produce natural looking blur in real-time, something that's poised to go hand-in-hand with the varifocal displays of tomorrow. Today, Facebook announced that DeepFocus is going open source; while the company's wide...
VRgineers Want to Build a Cheaper XTAL Headset for Consumers
VRgineers, the Prague-based VR startup behind the enterprise-focused headset XTAL, have announced they're planning on building a version of their wide field of view (FOV) headset for the consumer market.
The company revealed its plans to produce the consumer-facing XTAL...
PSVR Exclusive ‘Golem’ Release Date Slips into 2019
For a PSVR exclusive that started development all the way back in 2015—before PSVR was even released—Golem sure has been taking its time. Following several delays, we last heard that the studio planned to launch the game by the...
Brilliant Sole Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes
Moving around in VR environments usually means you'll need to press down on a thumbstick or a touchpad. That's all well and good for now, but it's really not the most immersive way of getting around in large virtual spaces....
Funomena Launches ‘Luna: Moondust Garden’ for Magic Leap One
Funomena, the indie studio behind VR puzzle game Luna (2017), today launched their first app for Magic Leap One. Called Luna: Moondust Garden, the AR game is billed as "a playful extension" of it VR big brother, allowing players to plant a...
Valve Promotes Latest Knuckles Controller from Prototype to Dev Kit
Valve this week revealed the newest version of their upcoming 'Knuckles' VR controllers which have graduated from the 'EV' prototype distinction to 'DV' dev kits. While Valve has yet to offer any indication of launch timing, the latest refinements...
Oculus Go Holiday Sale: Black Friday Pricing is Back for a Limited Time
Oculus Go, the standalone VR headset, is returning to Black Friday & Cyber Monday pricing for a limited time.
The deal is set to last until December 23rd, and knocks $20 off both the 32 GB model (MSRP $200) and...
Palmer Luckey’s Oculus Go Mod Offers a Wishlist of Hardware Features
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey may have left Facebook in 2017, but as the designer behind the Oculus Rift and its two developer kits, he has unique insight into what makes VR headsets tick. In his latest project, he's whittled...
Big Savings on PlayStation VR Return Just in Time for the Holidays
If you missed out on the great PlayStation VR deals around Black Friday, you're in luck. The very same PSVR sale is back in time for holiday 2018, including the newest PSVR bundle.
Now through December 26th in the US,...
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...
Viveport Holiday Sale Offers Big Savings on Select Games, Subscribers Get Up to 40% Off Everything
Looking to gift yourself something special this holiday season? Viveport just opened its Winter Sale, and the storefront is offering up to 95% off on select games and apps to anyone with an account. Viveport subscribers can get an addition...
IMAX to Close Down All Remaining IMAX VR Centres Soon
IMAX shut down a number of its out-of-home VR Experience Centres a few months ago with the proviso that the company wouldn't be making further investment into VR during 2019. What wasn't certain at the time was the fate...
AMD ‘Radeon ReLive for VR’ Streams SteamVR Games to Standalone Headsets
AMD today launched an updated version of their AMD Radeon Software suite which now includes the ability to stream SteamVR games to standalone and smartphone-based headsets, assuming you have a compatible AMD GPU. But until mobile headsets support the full head/hand...

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