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‘Assetto Corsa Competizione’ Launches in Early Access September 12th, VR Support in October
Initially revealed back in February, Assetto Corsa Competizione, the next chapter of acclaimed sim racer Assetto Corsa, now has an official Early Access release date of September 12th. The game has been confirmed to include VR support, following after its predecessor,...
HTC Publishes Vive Wireless Adapter Setup Instructions, Suggesting Nearby Launch
HTC's Vive Wireless Adapter, which was first unveiled at CES earlier this year, doesn't have either a price or precise launch date yet (HTC recently said 'late summer'), but now a setup manual has appeared on the company's UK-facing...
‘Archangel’ Developers Create in ‘Oculus Medium’ to Bring Giant Mechs to Life
Skydance Interactive, the studio behind Archangel (2017) and the recent multiplayer expansion Hellfire, today released a video on just how they made their building-sized mechs.
Concept artist Bryant "Momo" Koshu designed mechs for the game, and says it took him at...
HTC Pushes Back On Reports of Declining Headset Sales
Digital Trends recently published a report entitled 'VR is in a tailspin, and the sales numbers prove it'. It seems HTC has taken umbrage with the article's thesis in its newest blog post however, which pushes back against some...
Microsoft is Adding Pass-through Video to Windows VR Headsets
A beta version of Windows 10 now includes support for a pass-through video mode for Windows VR headsets, allowing users to look out at the world around them through the headset's on-board cameras.
This week Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview...
‘Marvel Powers United VR’ Now Available on Rift, Watch 16 Minutes of Expert Gameplay Here
Marvel Powers United VR, the next big exclusive title from Oculus Studios, launches today (Thursday, July 26th) and is now available to download on Rift. We've got 16 minutes of fresh expert gameplay and our full review available ahead of...
Supermedium Raises $1.1M Seed Funding to Further Develop Web-based VR
Supermedium, the team behind the eponymous VR web browser released earlier this year, recently raised a seed investment round of $1.1 million.
As reported by Tech Crunch, funding comes from Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Boost VC, Anorak Ventures, Candela Partners, Social...
‘Marvel Powers United VR’ Review – Wave Shooting Meets Cosplay
Developed over the course of two years, Marvel Powers United VR is the first VR superhero game of its scale. A large roster of playable heroes lets you step into the boots, masks, and leotards of 18 Marvel superheroes. But rather...
Disney Animation Studios to Debut Its First VR Short Film Next Month
Walt Disney Animation Studios, the group behind animated classics like The Little Mermaid (1989), The Lion King (1994), and newer blockbusters like Moana (2016), is set to debut its first VR short film next month at the SIGGRAPH 2018...
‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ TNG Expansion Lands on Rift, Vive & Windows VR
Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017) just got its first big content expansion for the PC VR versions of the game, now including the late '80s, early '90s-era U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701D—the very same captained by Jean-Luc Picard in the iconic TV series Star...
‘Modbox’ Developer Shows Off Knuckles Controllers in Action with SteamVR Skeletal Input
Alien Trap's Lee Vermeulen, one of the developers behind VR creation tool Modbox, received a brand new pair of Knuckles controllers recently. One of his first missions: show off Valve's Skeletal Input system in detail, which was released in beta to developers...
New ‘Beat Saber’ Song ‘Angel Voices’ Now Unlocked by Default
A Beat Saber update last week was mostly full of fixes and under the hood changes, but it also added a secret song that could be unlocked by solving a riddle offered by the developers. A newer update has unlocked the...
Sony’s First-party Platformer ‘Astro Bot: Rescue Mission’ Heading to PSVR in October
Sony's Japan Studio, the minds behind The Playroom VR (2016), today announced that their upcoming platformer Astro Bot: Rescue Mission is headed to PSVR in the US on October 2nd, 2018. European availability will come a day later, October 3rd.
Japan Studio Creative Director...
Review: ‘Racket: NX’ Brings Addictive Gameplay & Polished Visuals to VR Twist on Classic Block-breaking
Racket: NX (2018), the VR racket sports game, is now out of Early Access. Offering a surprising level of polish, fluid gameplay, and both an engaging single player and competitive multiplayer mode, Racket: NX has taken a fairly simple concept and...
Horror Roguelike ‘The Persistence’ to Land on PSVR Tomorrow, Mobile App to Offer Couch Co-op
The Persistence is an upcoming rougelike shooter from Firesprite Games, the studio behind The Playroom VR. Set to release July 24th, the procedurally generated title aims to present an interesting mix of asymmetrical gameplay by allowing a single VR player...




















