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Oculus Quest is Now Meta Quest as New Branding Hits Official Website

It's the beginning of the end for Oculus Quest and the start of the beginning for Meta Quest, as Meta (formerly Facebook) moves to erase the Oculus brand in order to bring its XR division more in line with...

Interview with Nostrum Creator Robert Yang, VR Jam 2013 Runner Up

Robert Yang, creator of Nostrum, a VR Flight game inspired by a viewing of Porco Rosso takes time out of his busy Teaching schedule to answer our questions on his experiences coding for the VR Jam competition. Flying Pigs To say...

NVIDIA Bring Full GTX 980 GPU to Claimed “First Virtual Reality Notebooks”

NVIDIA have just announced that their bringing their desktop class GTX 980 GPU to portable computers. Not to be confused with the lower powered GTX 980M, found on many 'performance' laptops currently, this initiative supposedly offers identical performance to...
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Headspace Launches Social VR Mindfulness App on Quest That’s More Than Just Meditation

Headspace, the company behind the sleep and meditation mobile app, announced the release of Headspace XR, which combines social VR connection and a number of mindfulness techniques that aims to combat loneliness, anxiety and depression. Developed by Nexus Studios and...

Autodesk’s New Stingray Game Engine Will Launch with Oculus Rift Support

At GDC Europe 2015, Autodesk has announced that their new Stingray game engine will launch worldwide on August 19th. The engine will support the Oculus Rift VR headset out of the box. Autodesk is the maker of industry standard computer...

News Bits: 1 Day Left to Save Up to 80% on VR Games in Steam Holiday...

There's still time to cash in that cheque grandma gave you this holiday season (for piano lessons) and turn it into your favorite VR supported games, because Steam's yearly Holiday Sale is coming to an end on January 2nd. Among others,...

Qualcomm’s 845 VRDK Reference Headset Boasts Eye-tracking, High Res, & High Framerate

Qualcomm today revealed a new 'VRDK' standalone reference headset based on their Snapdragon 845 chip. The reference design—which serves as a blueprint for Qualcomm customers who may want to build their own VR headsets based on the design—boasts an...

Official Vision Pro Schematics Will Accelerate Development of Headstraps & Third-party Accessories

Apple has released detailed schematics of Vision Pro and its various parts, which will likely lead to an acceleration of third-party accessories like headstraps and protective cases for the device. Vision Pro was announced nearly a year ago and started...

Pimax Further Revises ‘8K’ Headset Design, January Shipping Date for Consumer Version Unlikely

Pimax, the China-based VR headset manufacturer known for its wildly successful '8K' headset Kickstarter campaign, probably won't be hitting its January 2018 ship date for its consumer version as previously promised to early backers. Then again, we sort of expected...

Quest v34 Update Brings ‘Space Sense’ Guardian, Android Notifications & MR App Publishing

It seems Quest owners are about to get a healthy dose of new features in the v34 update, something Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says will bring the previously leaked 'Space Sense' Guardian system, push notifications in VR from Android...

Quest 2 Accessories Got a Massive Price Cut, Is This a Fire Sale?

Meta today confirmed that the recent price drop of Quest 2 to $200 is now permanent, and official accessories are getting the same treatment. To be honest, when Meta dropped the price of Quest 2 down to the almost too-good-to-be-true...

‘Bigscreen’ Overhaul to Bring “massive new features” Over Next 3 Months

The developers behind Bigscreen Beta, the social VR app that lets you stream and share your desktop's screen in VR, have been pretty quiet over the past year, although that's about to change in what studio CEO & founder...
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Razer Hydra 50% off Sale Extended to End of May

The Razer Hydra motion gaming controller has become the defacto virtual reality input device for many developers working with the Oculus Rift. Razer has extended their 50% off sale to the end of May, giving you a few more...

Bigscreen Reveals ‘VRChat Edition’ of Beyond 2e PC VR Headset, Releasing in September

Bigscreen unveiled a new 'VRChat Edition' of its slim and light Beyond 2e PC VR headset, which the company says is specifically designed for die-hard users of VR's most popular social platform. Bigscreen began shipping the first production units of Beyond...

‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Hands-on: The New Benchmark for Quest Games

If you're just getting into VR, chances are you haven't played Asgard's Wrath, the Meta-funded RPG from Sanzaru Games that came exclusive to Oculus Rift in 2019. At the time, the 30+ hour adventure was one of the first...
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