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LG Reveals Mobile VR Headset ‘360 VR’ for G5 and New 360 Camera

LG has today revealed at MWC 2016 two of their first entries in the virtual reality space, a 360 camera dubbed 360 CAM, and lightweight mobile VR headset called LG 360 VR. Much like the Ricoh Theta, the new LG 360...

‘Trombone Champ’ Mod Brings VR Support to the Internet’s Silliest Game

Trombone Champ is a new PC rhythm game from indie studio Holy Wow that's charming, silly, but also painfully stuck in the flatscreen land of mouse and keyboard. Less than two weeks since its 1.0 release on PC, the game...

‘Zombie Army VR’ Review – Arcade Zombie-Slaying Done Right(ish)

Zombie Army VR is serving up its iconic arcade-style shooting on all major VR headsets. Like the flatscreen games, it's all about blasting every make and model of Nazi zombie, upgrading some cool WWII-era guns, and experiencing the game's...

Facebook Open-sources DeepFocus Algorithm for More Realistic Varifocal VR Rendering

DeepFocus is Facebook's AI-driven renderer that's said to produce natural looking blur in real-time, something that's poised to go hand-in-hand with the varifocal displays of tomorrow. Today, Facebook announced that DeepFocus is going open source; while the company's wide...

Google Glass News Bits: Panoramic Photo Mode, Models Wear Glass on the Runway

This one slipped under my radar but I think it's worth a mention. Back in September, Spencer Ante of the Wall Street Journal spoke with Google co-founder Sergey Brin and got a brief exclusive preview of Google Glass (sometimes...

Humble Store VR Sale Offers up to 66% off Top VR Titles This Weekend

The Humble Store is having a big VR sale currently, putting some of the best-rated games for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on deep discount. There's not much chaff in the list below, so we hope you still have...

Samsung Reportedly Set to Unveil Smart Glasses at Galaxy S25 Event in January

A recent report from South Korea's Yonhap News maintains Samsung is set to unveil a pair of XR glasses at its annual Unpacked product event, which is expected to take place sometime next month. Samsung promised back in July we'd...
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‘Fallout 4 VR’ Launching This October for HTC Vive, Gameplay Revealed in New Trailer

Bethesda's E3 keynote has seen a number of announcements including a new Fallout 4 VR trailer that gives the first public glimpse of VR gameplay in the Wasteland. The company has also revealed that the game will launch in...

Web & WebXR Apps Are Coming to the Quest Store With Multitasking

Oculus today announced that web apps and WebXR apps will soon be allowed into the main Quest store and App Lab. Apps served this way will support multitasking, allowing users to run them side-by-side for increased productivity. Developers will...

HaptX Launches Enterprise-focused Haptic Gloves Dev Kit

HaptX (formerly AxonVR) today unveiled the HaptX Gloves Development Kit, an "industrial-grade" VR haptic glove that uses micro-pneumatics for detailed haptics and delivers force-feedback to the fingers. The HaptX Gloves dev kit includes two gloves, each with 130 tactile actuators...

AMD ‘Radeon ReLive for VR’ Streams SteamVR Games to Standalone Headsets

AMD today launched an updated version of their AMD Radeon Software suite which now includes the ability to stream SteamVR games to standalone and smartphone-based headsets, assuming you have a compatible AMD GPU. But until mobile headsets support the full head/hand...

10 VR Flight Combat Games to Hone Your Skills Ahead of ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’

Looking to dust off your flying skills before jumping into the cockpit of an X-wing or TIE fighter? Before EA's upcoming space combat game Star Wars: Squadrons launches on PC VR and PSVR October 2nd, you may consider popping into a...

Survival Game ‘Island Time VR’ Strands You on a Deserted Island, Launching Spring 2018

From Flight School Studio, the creators of Manifest 99 (2017), comes a new survival game that maroons you on a small deserted island, leaving you with only your wits and crafting skills at your disposal. Called Island Time VR, the game is slated to release...
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Co-op Shooter ‘Gambit’ Gets First Gameplay Trailer, Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR This Year

Gambit is a VR co-op shooter from the studio behind well known multiplayer VR shooter Zero Caliber. The forthcoming title has been in the works for at least two years now and today saw the reveal of its first gameplay...

Steam Next Fest to Bring Free Demos from Upcoming VR Games, Starting June 16th

Steam Next Fest, the newly renamed Steam Game Festival, is starting its week-long PC gaming celebration on June 16th, bringing along with it free demos from upcoming VR titles, developer livestreams, and Q&As. As part of Steam Next Fest announcement...
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