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Magic Leap is Offering Individual Developers up to $500K for Their AR Projects

At Magic Leap's developer conference last month, the company announced they were ready to throw down serious cash to developers to build apps for their new AR headset, Magic Leap One. Now, the company has unveiled the specifics of...

Google’s Latest Spotlight Story ‘Age of Sail’ Delivers a Powerful & Emotional VR Experience

Google just released Age of Sail, its latest Spotlight Story for VR headsets. The company's ability to assemble talent to deliver quick but meaningful storytelling seems to have paid off again, as Age of Sail hits a home run in nearly every...
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Zero-G VR Shooter ‘Echo Combat’ Launches on Rift Today

Echo Combat, Ready at Dawn's team-based zero-g shooter is coming sooner than you might think; the studio is launching the high-flying competitive shooter today on Oculus Rift. Update (November 15th, 2018):  Echo Combat will be live starting today , November...

Wiz Khalifa, Jonah Hill & Adam Levine Appear in Oculus Go Advert

Virtual reality is still very much a "try it before you buy it" proposition, but in Facebook's latest Oculus Go advert, they're reaching out to the masses with the help of A-listers Jonah Hill, Adam Levine, Wiz Khalifa, Awkwafina, and...
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Wreck-It Ralph to Smash His Way into The VOID Soon, ‘Ralph Breaks VR’ Trailer Here

The out-of-home VR destination The VOID is rolling out its next big multiplayer VR experience next week, this time transporting you into the world of Wreck-It Ralph's latest sequel film Ralph Breaks the Internet. Called Ralph Breaks VR, you join Wreck-It Ralph and his...

Award-Winning VR Space Experience ‘SPHERES’ Lands on Rift

SPHERES is a three-chapter space experience from Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures and writer/director Eliza McNitt that takes you on a trip through a universe filled with sound. Once featured at film festivals the world over, including Sundance and the...

Haptics Company Exiii is Loaning Its ‘EXOS Wrist’ Haptic Device to Developers for Free

Exiii, a Japan-based startup working in VR haptics, is starting a free rental program across the US and Japan that will let developers go hands-on with the company's latest haptic developer kit, EXOS Wrist DK2, for up to six...

Owlchemy’s ‘Vacation Simulator’ Launch Pushed Back to Early 2019

Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind breakout VR parody game Job Simulator (2016), announced that their upcoming sequel Vacation Simulator is coming to VR headsets in 2019, and not 2018 as previously planned. Much like Job Simulator, Vacation Simulator puts you in a...

Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Aims to Commercialize AR Headset in 1-2 Years

As the world's largest telecom manufacturer, when Chinese tech giant Huawei makes a market prediction, they have plenty of room to speak. Talking in an interview with CNBC, Huawei CEO Richard Yu says the industry at large will begin commercializing...

‘CREED: Rise to Glory’ to Get First Free Content Update This Month

CREED: Rise to Glory (2018), the VR boxing game from Survios, is about to launch its first free content update soon, which is bringing two new characters to all supported platforms. Coming November 27th, the free content update is bringing competitors Viktor Drago,...

‘Beat Saber’ Mod Group Hosts ‘Golden Ticket’ Scavenger Hunt, Win a Vive Pro & More

The Beat Saber Modding Group is putting on a special event starting today that could net you a new HTC Vive Pro or thousands of dollars in prizes just by playing custom songs on Beat Saber. The objective: play any of...

Fire Investigators Are Now Using VR Photogrammetry Tech to Assess Damage to Homes

A house fire is a sickening reality, but when it's finally time to clean up and tally losses, that's where fire investigators come in. Now, forensic investigation firm Donan and 3D scanning company Matterport are partnering to bring fire...

Oculus Launches Referral Program, Free Store Credit When a Friend Buys Rift or Go

As the adage goes, the more, the merrier. Oculus is taking it to heart this holiday season in the US with its new referral program that could net you, and up to three friends significant savings on hardware and...
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PSVR Arena Brawler ‘Megalith’ Heads into Open Beta Today, Gameplay Trailer Here

Megalith, a first-person arena brawler from Disruptive Games, is slated to arrive on PSVR on January 8th, 2019. Both pre-order availability and a free trial are landing on the PlayStation Store today, November 13th. Update (November 12th, 2018): On top of...

Report: Jaunt in Talks to Sell Cinematic VR Business as It Moves Towards AR

Last month Jaunt announced it was shuttering its cinematic VR division in a critical refocusing of their core mission towards augmented reality, which brought with it lay-offs to a significant portion of their staff. Now, a Venture Beat report...
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