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‘Megaton Rainfall’ Delayed Until mid-October on PSVR and PS4

Described as the ‘ultimate superhero experience’, Megaton Rainfall tasks the player with preventing a global alien invasion, with a full-scale Earth as the destructible backdrop. The game, which was supposed to launch today, is unfortunately delayed for 3 more weeks for...

Massive ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Update ‘Warzone’ Rolls Out Today, Including PC & PS4 Support

The biggest update ever to EVE: Valkyrie (2016) is launching today. Called 'Warzone', the expansion brings with it a number of big features including support for PC and PS4, new maps, and a whole reworking of ship classes and abilities...

Leak Suggests Samsung is Building a Windows VR Headset

There wasn't any mention of Samsung getting into the Windows 'Mixed Reality' program when it was announced last year, which saw OEMs like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo tapped to create VR headsets around the same reference design. A...

Using AR to Recontextualize Our Relationship to Reality with Cabbibo’s ‘ARQUA!’

ARQUA! was one of the ARKit launch applications that was designed by VR veteran Isaac "Cabibbo" Cohen, and it has the same indie charm and shader art aesthetic as his previous VR experiences of Blarp! (2016) and L U...

Latest Chrome Update Lets Google Daydream Users Easily Browse the Web in VR

We knew that Google was working on adding VR capabilities to its mobile version of Chrome since last year. Now with the release of Chrome 61, Daydream VR users can browse websites and also continue to enjoy the quick...

‘Raw Data’ Devs Share Player Metrics & Insights Ahead of October’s v1.0 Launch

Raw Data (2016) launched more than a year ago in Early Access. Following a number of major updates including the addition of a PVP mode, the game is set to hit version 1.0 and launch out of Early Access on October 5th...

Palmer Luckey: “I’m still working in the VR industry on some very exciting things”

Appearing this week on the stage of Oculus competitor HTC at the Tokyo Game Show, Oculus founder emeritus Palmer Luckey affirmed that he's continuing to work on projects within the VR industry. Luckey's appearance on the HTC Vive stage during TGS...

Advancing Immersive Computing with Intel’s Virtual Reality Center for Excellence

Intel is investing in the future of immersive computing through their Virtual Reality Center for Excellence. They're pushing the boundaries of high-end of VR gaming experiences, pursuing initiatives to help VR reach critical mass, and exploring how RealSense depth...
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Bethesda Talks ‘Fallout 4 VR’, New Gameplay Footage Revealed

The Fallout 4 VR hype machine is slowly ramping up to full speed, as the company today released a talk with the game's Lead Producer Andrew Scharf about some of the finer points of retrofitting the entire game for VR headsets. "Feeling like you’re...

Opera Browser Adds 360 Video Player for VR Headsets, Plans Full WebVR Support

For OpenVR-compatible headsets like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, watching streaming 360 video from from your browser is now as simple as clicking a button and putting on your headset. This is all thanks to Opera's latest version of its developer...

Now Available – Light-field Captured ‘Hallelujah’ is a Stunning Mix of Volumetric Film and Audio

Hallelujah is a new experience by VR film studio Within that's captured using Lytro's latest Immerge light-field camera which captures volumetric footage that makes for a much more immersive experience than traditional 360 video. Hallelujah is a performance of Leonard...

HTC Leads $4M Series A Investment in Social VR Platform ‘VRChat’

VRChat, one of the earliest social VR apps, announced that they've completed a $4 million Series A investment round lead by HTC's Vive group. Joining HTC are venture capital firms Brightstone VC, GVR Fund and Rothenberg Ventures. The Series A funding round...

Intel Scraps Plans to Launch Project Alloy Reference Headset, Pursuing Other VR R&D

Intel is scrapping plans to launch the Project Alloy headset as an open reference design, citing lack of partner interest. Intel revealed Project Alloy, an x86-based standalone VR headset, back in mid-2016, saying at the time that they'd be launching...
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‘Facebook Spaces’ Gets Major Functionality Boost Now With PC Desktop Sharing

Facebook Spaces, the company's experiment into social VR, launched to much fanfare back in April. Following a string of updates, the app now supports PC desktop sharing, allowing friends to stream any content from their computer, opening up a...

2013-era Crowdfunded VR Puzzle-Adventure ‘XING: The Land Beyond’ Finally Launches Today

XING: The Land Beyond (2017), a puzzle-adventure from White Lotus Interactive, is set to ship today—a good 4 years after they initially launched their Kickstarter and successfully stretch-goaled their way to include Oculus Rift support. Of course, back then the team was targeting the...
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