Back in August we uncovered what appeared to be an updated version of Samsung's Odyssey Windows VR headset. Now a listing on Samsung's official website confirms the  Odyssey+ and its price, suggesting that a launch is soon at hand. Update...

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is leaving Facebook. Citing "a source close to the matter," a report from TechCrunch indicates his departure is related to the cancellation of a Rift 2 headset, though Facebook has denied that element of the...

Oculus announced it's shutting down movie rentals and purchases through its Oculus Rift video app, effective today. According to a statement emailed to Rift users, Oculus says they'll be reimbursing customers who purchased videos in the past through the Oculus Video app...

CCP Games, the Icelandic studio known for their long-running MMO Eve: Online (2003), shuttered their VR production studios in a surprise move last year, selling off their Newcastle-based branch behind their multiplayer space dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie (2016), and completely shutting down their Atlanta studio behind...

Fraunhofer, Europe’s largest application-oriented R&D organization, recently unveiled a new VR headset prototype at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Munich this past week that aims to reduce the size and weight of VR headsets by using high-resolution microdisplays. German...

HTC today announced a 6DOF controller tracking add-on for Vive Focus. The add-on, which includes a pair of new controllers, is being released as a development kit. Vive Focus, HTC's standalone VR headset, had a full blown launch in China at the...

Rogue Sun is a studio founded by ex-Lionhead Studios developers, and they've recently announced that their first game, a VR puzzle game dubbed Tin Hearts, is landing on Steam next month. Heading into Early Access on November 8th, Tin Hearts is tasks...

In my years covering VR, I've seen several attempts at public speaking simulators, but Ovation, a new app released this week supporting the Rift and Vive, is by far the most comprehensive. It offers up not just an immersive public...

Apollo 11 VR (2016) is an educational experience that takes you on a breathtaking trip to the Moon, virtually recreating the July 24, 1969 mission that has inspired so many. The creators Immersive VR Education are taking Apollo 11 VR's commitment to realism...

Stress Level Zero's Hover Junkers (2016) was one of the first room-scale multiplayer shooters to land on the HTC Vive. Now, the studio is hosting a free access weekend to celebrate the long-awaited addition of the game's single player campaign. Launched in...

There's no more befitting place or time for a roll-out of Godzilla VR, Bandai Namco's latest addition to their Japan-based VR ZONE arcades. After all, November 3rd is Japan's unofficial 'Godzilla Day', annually commemorating the giant lizard's premiere on the silver...

Lenovo Mirage Solo, the Google Daydream standalone VR headset, just passed an important milestone that could mean commercialization in mainland China isn't far away. As reported by Yivian (Chinese), the Mirage Solo seems to have passed the country's 3C certification, or...

Squanch Games, the studio founded by Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, and Crows Crows Crows today released Accounting+ (2017) on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Launched first on PSVR back in late 2017, the game also got a big content update...

Valve today introduced Motion Smoothing to SteamVR in beta. Similar to Oculus' Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW), the feature uses previous frames to synthesize new frames on the fly, allowing VR applications to continue to run smoothly and comfortably even when...

The Persistence (2018), a sci-fi horror-themed roguelike for PSVR created by Firesprite Games, just got a huge update today that brought a number of new game modes, a difficulty assist mode, and options for the hearing impaired—all for free. To coincide...