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Sony Confirms Next-Gen PSVR is Coming, New Controllers to Feature DualSense Tech

Sony has been awfully quiet about the follow-up to its PSVR headset, which was initially released back in October 2016. Today the company publicly announced it is indeed working on its next-generation VR headset for PS5 consoles. There's only...

Getting Social – Oculus to Offer Persistent Avatars Across Multiplayer Games

Up until now, multiplayer games on Oculus Home have relied on their own individual avatar selectors, meaning you couldn't have the exact same avatar in two different apps. In an effort to socialize the entire platform, Oculus is introducing...

Review: ‘DiRT Rally’ VR

Available on the Oculus Store today (and via an update for the existing Steam version), DiRT Rally is the latest driving game to receive a VR makeover with Oculus Rift support. Originally drifting its way onto PC in April...

Next-Gen VR Dev Kits for PS5 Shipping Soon with “completely new VR format”

Sony today announced that its next-generation VR headset is coming—not in 2021, but it's definitely a thing. In an interview with GQ, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says dev kit headsets are close to landing in the hands...

This VR Documentary is Filming Outside of the ISS so You Can See Space With Your...

Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is a multi-part VR documentary from Felix & Paul Studios and TIME that lets you see what life is like aboard the International Space Station. The first two episodes transport you to the rarefied...
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Campfire Raises $8 Million for MR Headset System Aimed at Product Design & Collaboration

Campfire, a San Mateo, California based startup, emerged from stealth today announcing that it has raised $8 million in venture capital to launch an integrated hardware and software platform aimed at making remote product design and collaboration easy. The...

VRTGO 2014: CCP Games, Sony, RSI, Bossa Studios, nDreams to Speak at UK’s First VR Conference,...

VRTGO is the UK's first dedicated VR Conference and is set to highlight the UK's importance in both the gaming industry at large and the fledgling industry of virtual reality. The one day event comes to the Baltic Centre...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep.90): It’s Not Just Gaming – Corporate Applications of VR with Stefan Pernar

It's easy to see that virtual reality will change the face of gaming. We can see just by the volume of VR developers that have stepped into the spotlight over the course of the last year that video games...

Snap Acquires Brain-Computer Interface Startup NextMind

Snap announced it's acquired neurotech startup NextMind, a Paris-based company known for creating a $400 pint-sized brain-computer interface (BCI). In a blog post, Snap says NextMind will help drive "long-term augmented reality research efforts within Snap Lab," the company's hardware team...

‘Resident Evil 7’ & ‘Village’ Are Getting Near Perfect PC VR Support with This Unofficial Mod

If you're looking to jump into either Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) or Resident Evil Village (2021) on a PC VR headset, you'll need a mod to get your kicks. Now modder 'Praydog', who has developed a number of unofficial RE...

2 New Samsung Gear VR Ads Introduce VR to the Masses (video)

Though consumer virtual reality R&D has been healthily reignited, the challenge of marketing these new devices begins to take rise. Samsung is first to take a stab at selling VR to everyday consumers, and that means somehow explaining what...
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‘Super Smash Bros’ Gets Limited Support for Switch VR Labo Goggles

Nintendo today announced that the latest update to Super Smash Bros Ultimate has added a special mode which allows the game to be played with the Switch VR Labo Goggles. Nintendo launched the Switch Labo VR Kit back in April—part...

Oculus Rift Pre-orders Available Now

Oculus have today started taking pre-orders for the Oculus Rift, the long-awaited virtual reality headset poised to be the first consumer grade headset of its kind to make it into the hands of virtual reality fans. Pre-Order the Oculus Rift The Oculus...

Hands-on: AltspaceVR’s Launch Update Enhances Social Features and Adds All-important Selfie Cam

Accompanying today's launch of AltspaceVR, the company behind the application, also called AltspaceVR, has released an updated build that further expands upon social features and also adds a selfie function because, you know... selfies. Additionally, recently added environments help...
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Google Announces Tilt Brush ‘Artist in Residence’ Program Featuring Over 60 Artists

Google have announced a new 'Artist in Residence' program which will see over 60 artists introduced to the emergent artistic platform of virtual reality via the company's own Tilt Brush application. As anyone who's tried it knows, Google's Tilt Brush...
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