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Varjo Raises $8.2M Investment to Further Develop “Human Eye-resolution” Headsets

Varjo Technologies, a Helsinki-based startup known for its 'human eye-resolution' display intended for VR headets, today announced it's closed an $8.2M Series A funding round that aims to support the upcoming launch of Varjo-branded enterprise VR/AR/XR products. The Series A was lead by European...
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Co-op Sci-fi VR Shooter ‘From Other Suns’ Open Beta Weekend Begins

The free open beta of From Other Suns, the multiplayer shooter from Gunfire Games, has arrived. You've got the entire weekend to test this interesting co-op space-faring action-adventure game. Update (9/29/17): The From Other Suns open beta weekend is here. Have at it! Oculus...

‘The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone’ Coming to PSVR, Ep. 1 Under Consideration

As VR gamers on PC look forward to the release of The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone, launching October 18th, PSVR should be excited too; developer Cloudhead Games is working on a PSVR version of Heart of...

TRIPP Raises $4 Million to Develop ‘Mood Altering’ VR Experiences

Los Angeles-based VR software development company TRIPP has announced a $4 million Series A round investment lead by venture capital firm Mayfield. TRIPP describe themselves as “mood architects”, aiming to create VR software that improves mindfulness. Many types of VR...

‘Rec Room’ is Coming Soon to PSVR, Applications for Beta Testing Now Open

Rec Room (2016), the popular social VR app for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, is coming soon to PlayStation VR. Production studio Against Gravity announced Rec Room's PSVR release via the PSVR reddit page, saying that the game is slated...
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Space Sim ‘Elite Dangerous’ Gets Major Update With New Content and VR Fixes

Elite Dangerous (2014), the interstellar space trading, fighting, and exploration sim, has received a major new update, 2.4, The Return, which brings frightening new enemies to the virtual galaxy, as well as a number of fixes to the game's...

Magic Leap Updates Site in Preparation for the “journey to launch”

Magic Leap today launched a refresh of their official website which includes a new teaser stating that the company wants to " you with us on this journey to launch. More to come...". Magic Leap is the secretive startup apparently building...

Valve: No Steam Dev Days in 2017 “and not very likely for 2018”

Valve's 'no press allowed' dev conference, Steam Dev Days, is seeing the ax this year, and it seems next year doesn't look any better. According to a tweet by Valve Marketing and Business Development team member Tom Giardino, Steam Dev Days...

Oculus Rolls Out Worldwide Refund Policy for Rift & Gear VR Digital Content

Oculus announced its digital marketplace will now include automated refunds for games purchased on both Oculus Rift and Gear VR platforms—effective immediately and across the entire world. Oculus says they will refund many Rift content purchases made on their store "for any...
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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...
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