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Synaptics Reveals VR Display Chip Targeting 1,000 PPI & Foveated Rendering
Synaptics, a developer of input and display components for computers, smartphones, and other devices, recently introduced a new version of its ClearView display driver chip which has been optimized for head-mounted displays with high density displays, including a specialized...
Steampunk Adventure ‘Chiaro & the Elixir of Life’ Launches on Vive, Rift & Windows VR
Chiaro and the Elixir of Life (2018), a first-person VR adventure from Montreal-based Martov Co., launched today on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows VR headsets. The result of a successful Kickstarter campaign, which saw a complete funding total...
Google Appears to Be Ramping Up R&D Efforts for “New and novel” AR/VR Lenses
Though there wasn't much groundbreaking in the Daydream news shared at Google I/O this year, the company is growing its AR/VR team at an accelerated rate, suggesting Google has a number of things up its sleeve yet. One recent...
‘I Expect You to Die’ Reaches $3 Million Revenue Mark Across All Platforms
I Expect You to Die (2016), the spy-themed puzzle game from Schell Games, generated $1 million in revenue between its late-2016 launch and August 2017. Now a little over a year later, the studio reports they've recently closed in on...
Facebook Artist Makes a Case for VR Manga in Homage to Iconic ‘Dragon Ball’ Scene
As a current artist-in-residence on the Facebook Social VR team, Goro Fujita has been making some pretty impressive "quillistrations" as a part of his daily creative regime using Quill, Oculus' first-party VR paint and drawing tool that he helped develop. In a...
Survey: Help Devs Understand Real VR Users & Enter to Win $150 Amazon Gift Card
While there's a steadily growing number of quality VR games, it's still well understood that VR is in need of more great content. But what kinds of VR games should developers focus on creating? That's one of the primary...
‘Super Kaiju’ Studio Unveils ‘Galaga AR’ Multiplayer Game, ‘AR Arcade’ Series Coming in 2019
Apple's 'Gather Round' product event took place today, and while the company is predictably heavy on the new hardware iterations, including Apple Watch Series 4, the A12 Bionic chip, and new iPhone X versions, the company is still plugging...
High-flying Adventure ‘Windlands 2’ Now Available on Oculus Rift
Windlands 2 (2018), Psytec Games' sequel to their high-flying, first-person platformer adventure, is now available on Oculus Rift.
Armed with two grappling hooks and an energy bow, you battle titanic robots and swing your way through a fallen world—a bit like...
The VOID is Developing 5 New Disney & Marvel VR Experiences, ‘Ralph Breaks VR’ Coming in...
The VOID, an out-of-home VR destination that melds wireless VR with real warehouse-scale environments, has partnered with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB to bring five new Disney and Marvel experiences to their growing number of VR facilities.
According to a Fast Company report,...
VR Car Assembly Simulator ‘Wrench’ to Hit Steam Early Access Fall 2018, Trailer Here
If preparing cars for motorsports in VR sounds like your idea of a good time, indie game Wrench is one to keep an eye on. Showcased in this recent ‘prototype trailer’, Wrench features painstakingly detailed car parts which the...
Jaunt Acquires Personify’s Volumetric Capture Tech & Talent to Build Out XR Platform
Jaunt was once a cinematic VR company which produced high-quality 360 video, and to boot even a professional-grade 360 camera dubbed NEO. Taking a step in a decidedly more AR direction with its recently revealed volumetric video capture solution, Jaunt...
‘Guided Meditation VR’ Makes Great Use of Carmack’s 5K Playback Tech on Oculus Go
Earlier this year Oculus CTO John Carmack revealed a new video playback technique designed to bring high-resolution video to mobile headsets like Oculus Go. Oculus released a sample of the system and developer Cubicle Ninjas saw a perfect opportunity...
‘Windlands 2’ Review: The True Starting Point For a High-flying Series
As one of the first full-length games for VR, Windlands (2016) pioneered a movement scheme that sends you soaring high into the air, using your grappling hooks to swing from bush to tree in the desolate world that was fractured...
Meta Forced to Furlough After Chinese Lead Backs Out of New Investment
Meta, makers of an AR headset dev kit, was close to raising a new round of funding before a Chinese lead investor backed out, Bloomberg reports. The Chinese investment firm had reportedly put up $20 million for the deal....
‘Super Mario Run’ Co-Developer Announces VR Puzzle-Adventure ‘VoxEl’
DeNA, the Japan-based mobile game developer known for their work on several Nintendo properties including Super Mario Run (2016) and Fire Emblem Heroes (2017), announced a new VR adventure game targeting PSVR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift. Dubbed VoxEl, the game...




















