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This is What ‘Sprint Vector’ Looks Like Played by a Pro on PSVR

It was announced earlier this week that Survios' latest game, Sprint Vector, is coming to PlayStation VR in Q1 2018. I was initially worried that PSVR's limited tracking would hamper the game's totally awesome 'Fluid Locomotion' system, but after watching...

Designers Prototype New Approaches to VR Headset Ergonomics and Input

Two common types of head-mounts for VR headsets dominate the market today: the side & top strap approach, and the halo approach (which rests mostly on the forehead). Despite their abundance, there's still a long way to go toward...

Pimax Ends VR Headset Kickstarter With Over $4.2M and a Truly Massive Job Ahead

Pimax, the China-based company promising a few flavors of its high field of view (FOV) headset, has successfully completed its Kickstarter with $4,236,618, a good 21 times more than the initial $200,000 funding goal set at its launch back...

Microsoft to Expand HoloLens Availability to 29 More European Markets in December

Microsoft announced at their at Future Decoded conference in London that HoloLens, the company's augmented reality headset, will be expanding its international availability to include all of the European Union in December. HoloLens is currently only officially available in Australia, Canada, China, France,...

Amazon Brings Augmented Reality Product Previews to iOS App

'Try it before you buy it', the old adage goes. Well, an AR preview might not exactly be 'trying it', but Amazon's new 'AR View' function aims to help you figure out if a crock-pot clashes with your marble counters,...
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Logitech Using Vive Tracker to Bring Your Keyboard and Hands Into VR for Efficient Typing

Logitech is creating a new system called BRIDGE which aims to make it possible to bring a properly tracked keyboard into VR while showing the user's hands for accurate typing. Though retail plans haven't yet been announced, the company...

Wind Simulation Accessory for VR Headsets Hits $30k Crowdfunding Goal on Day One

Launched on November 2nd, the crowdfunding campaign for ZephVR, a VR fan accessory that “adds realistic wind at the right moments” achieved its $30,000 goal on Kickstarter in just a few hours, with 30 days remaining in the campaign....

IMAX And Ubisoft Launch New Mission for ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ at IMAX VR Centers

IMAX and Ubisoft today announced that a special edition of Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017), Ubisoft's co-op multiplayer set aboard a Federation vessel, is launching for an exclusive run in IMAX VR centers worldwide. Created by Ubisoft's Red Storm Entertainment, the new edition was "re-designed...

Vive is Hanging onto Steam Majority Market Share By a Thread

According to the just-released October figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 0.71%, totalling 47.61% of the market share of VR headsets on Steam. With the price of the Rift dropping permanently to $400...

‘Stranger Things’ Comes to Gear VR in Latest ‘Face Your Fears’ Update, Face the Demogorgan

Face Your Fears (2016) is a collection of horrifying experiences ripped straight from your nightmares; creepy clowns, monsters in the closet, dangerous heights, and now the world of Netflix's hit show Stranger Things. In a new update, the Gear VR app promises...

Report: HTC to Unveil Standalone VR Headset at Vive Developer Conference in November

HTC could be showing off its standalone VR headset at the company's November 14th Vive Developer Conference (VDC) in Beijing. As reported by YiVian, the conference has recently published promotional material featuring a veiled image of the company's upcoming headset. To wit, HTC says...

15 New PSVR Game Trailers From Paris Games Week

Paris Games Week is here and Sony has revealed a slew of new trailers showing off their lineup of PSVR games coming in 2017 and 2018. Grab some popcorn, because here's 21 minutes of fresh footage. Eden Tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfdXvFLZltk&t=13s Developer: Soulpix Release Date:...

Hands-on: Sony’s ‘Blood & Truth’ for PSVR is Aiming for AAA Scope, and Off to a...

Sony's London Studio—who built the well received VR Worlds experiences for PSVR—is back. This time around the studio isn't building a slew of PSVR samples, but rather a AAA scope action shooter in the same vein as the acclaimed...

‘Doom VFR’ PlayStation Aim Support Isn’t Perfect, but It Is Welcomed

Doom VFR, Id Software's made-for-VR Doom franchise game, is launching soon on PSVR and HTC Vive via Steam. PSVR users better dust off their PS Aim controllers from the last time they played Farpoint (2017) though, because Doom VFR is putting its iconic guns in your...

CCP to Shelve VR as It Shutters Atlanta Office, Sells Branch Behind ‘EVE: Valkryie’ in Newcastle

According to a report by Icelandic publication MBL, CCP is shelving virtual reality as it closes its Atlanta location and sells its Newcastle office, two important VR branches that produced Sparc (2017) and EVE: Valkyrie (2016). The report contends CCP will be shifting its focus from VR onto...
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