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Jaunt Reveals Livestreamed Volumetric Video Solution for AR

Jaunt first cut their teeth on cinematic VR when they came out of stealth in 2014, not only producing some pretty high-quality 360 video throughout the years, but also a professional-grade 360 camera dubbed NEO. Now under new management,...
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Watch 20 Minutes of ‘Stormland’ Gameplay

Stormland, the upcoming single player adventure from Insomniac Games and Oculus, came to PAX West this past weekend where the public got a chance to go hands-on with the open world game for the first time. The demo, presented by Dutch...

Rift and Windows VR Squeeze Marketshare from Vive in Latest Steam Survey

In the latest set of data from Valve's monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Oculus Rift and Windows VR headsets posted gains in marketshare at the expense of the HTC Vive. Each month, Valve runs a survey among Steam users to...

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX Cards Bring New VR Rendering Features and Enhancements

NVIDIA's latest 'RTX' cards are not just an incremental step in performance, but represent significant new direction for NVIDIA's approach to real-time rendering. Built on the company's 'Turing' architecture, the RTX cards pave the way for graphics infused with...

Watch the ‘Real’ Magic Leap Whale Take Flight in ‘Helio’ Web Experiment

Back in 2016, Magic Leap released a video clip of a breaching augmented reality whale as a backdrop to their freshly redesigned website, something meant to grab the attention of prospective investors, developers, and consumers alike. Now, through Magic...

‘Torn’ Review: Masterful ‘Black Mirror’ Style Storytelling Tarnished by Repetitive Puzzles

Torn is a single player adventure game that's inspired by arguably the greatest sci-fi television of all time, The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. There's much to like about Torn, but in the end it left me feeling, well, a bit...

Mozilla’s ‘Hubs’ Gets More Useful With Instant Media and 3D Model Imports

Mozilla's Hubs is a WebVR based VR chatroom that anyone can join on a wide range of devices just by plugging a URL into their web browser. A new update to the platform now allows instant importing of media and...

Magic Leap’s First Developer Conference is Coming to L.A. in October

Magic Leap, the Florida-based AR company behind the Magic Leap One headset, just announced the dates of the first developers conference. Dubbed L.E.A.P. (Learn, Engage, Accelerate, Program), the conference will be taking place October 9th - 10th in Los Angeles,...

Apple Acquires AR Optics Startup Akonia Holographics

Apple has acquired Akonia Holographics, a startup focused on holographic display and storage technology. The move is the latest development in a years-long string of acquisitions, patents, and hirings by the company focused on augmented and virtual reality technology The...

‘Golem’ on Track for 2018 Launch, Affirms Highwire Games

Despite several delays under its belt, Golem, a unique looking VR adventure title headed to PSVR, is on track to launch in 2018, affirms developer Highwire Games. Golem was originally due to launch on the previously delayed release date of...
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Former ‘God of War’ Devs Launch Kickstarter for Colossal VR Shooter ‘Titan Arena’

Lightbound Studios, a company founded by two former God of War series developers, are aiming to bring something truly colossal to VR with their upcoming first-person shooter Titan Arena. The game essentially pits you against increasingly harder Titans in a crowded...
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Acer Unveils New Business-friendly Windows VR Headset with Detachable Display

Acer today announced a new Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headset. Dubbed the Acer OJO 500 (pronounced 'O-ho'), the new headset is packing a few features that seem to be making overtures to the commercial sector. Seemingly taking a page out...

Firewall Zero Hour Review: Tactical Multiplayer Action Comes to PSVR

Firewall Zero Hour has landed on PSVR, and with it comes the platform's first tactical multiplayer FPS. While the slow one-life-only pace might not suit everyone's taste, it makes for undeniably tense and strategic gameplay that's enhanced by the immersion...

Hands-on: ‘Nostos’ Aims to Deliver Anime-inspired Open World RPG in VR

Nostos, an upcoming open world RPG from China-based tech company NetEase, made its Western debut at Gamescom this year with something that appears to be heavily influenced by the popular anime series such as Sword Art Online. I got a chance...

Samsung Offers Free Gear VR USB-C Adapters to Note 9 Users

Samsung hasn't released a new Gear VR model since the launch of Note 8 last year, but you'll still be able to use the latest Gear VR with that shiny new Note 9. As reported by Engadget, the SM-R325 Gear VR...
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