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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...

First Public ‘Stormland’ Demo to Debut at PAX West, Available One Day Only

Stormland, the upcoming open-world VR title from Insomniac Games and Oculus, will be playable at PAX West this week to the general public, and not just badge-holders. The Oculus Stormland pop-up will be available for one day only on August...

Oculus Founder Serves up Scathing Review of Magic Leap One, Calling It a “Tragic Heap”

While Palmer Luckey provided his own Magic Leap One headset to iFixit for their tear down, the founder of Oculus certainly had his chance for a proper review before the spudgers and screwdrivers came out, and he isn't pulling...

Hands-on: Upcoming VR Shooter ‘Telefrag’ Boasts Impossible, Escher-style Arenas

Anshar Studios, the developers behind Detached (2017), showed off a new arena shooter at Gamescom this year. Dubbed Telefrag VR, the game (still in pre-alpha) pits you against another player in a futuristic, gladiatorial-style battle taking place in impossible spaces. Set...

Hands-on: Cybershoes Aim to Deliver a VR Treadmill Experience at Lower Cost & Space

VR treadmills are usually pretty bulky, expensive, and have a questionable utility outside of the initial wow moment of seeing one in action. Vienna-based Cybershoes however are aiming to get your feet into the game with a pretty simple...

GeForce RTX Has Already Pushed GTX Cards to Lowest Prices in Months

This week's introduction of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs has coincided with the lowest prices seen on the prior generation of GeForce GPUs in months. The cryptocurrency boom was good business for GPU makers, sending the cost of years-old GPUs...

Hands-on: ‘Population: ONE’ is Poised to Become VR’s First Great Battle Royale

BigBox VR, the developers behind VR multiplayer shooter Smashbox Arena (2017), are making their way into new territory soon with their upcoming battle royale shooter Population: ONE. The studio showed off at this year's Gamescom what promises to be a full-featured...
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