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New ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Update ‘Groundrush’ is Bringing Planet-based Dogfights

EVE: Valkyrie (2016), the arcade dogfighter from EVE Online studio CCP Games, is about to get a big update that promises to take the game in what lead game dev Andrew Willans says via an official Sony blogpost "new and exciting...

New HTC Vives Weigh 15% Less Than They Did at Launch

While the Vive is often criticized for its front-heavy weight, the headset has actually managed to slim down over time thanks to manufacturing improvements. HTC has managed to shave 15% off of the original 550 grams (1.21 pounds), bringing...

Gorillaz’ Music Video Breaks Record as Most Successful 360 Music Video Debut

The 360-degree version of Gorillaz’ music video for new track Saturnz Barz received over 3 million views in the first 48 hours, making it the single biggest 48 hour debut for a 360 music video in the (young) history...

Wevr Teases ‘APEX’, Coming to Tribeca This Month From the Creator of ‘Surge’

APEX is the latest real-time VR music video experience directed by Arjan van Meerten, the creator of the acclaimed Surge (2015). The experience is set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival this month. Update (4/10/17, 12:50PM PT): A spokesperson for Wevr...

Today Only: Vive Anniversary Brings $100 Discount, Free Content, Viveport Subscription Service Launch

With the Oculus Rift anniversary sale soon coming to an end, it's now time for the HTC Vive—which launched just a week after the Rift—to get in on the celebration. The April 5th anniversary of the Vive launch, which HTC is...

New AMD Driver Adds Spacewarp & Reprojection to More Radeon GPUs

Oculus' Asynchronous Spacewarp rendering technology is designed to smooth out the VR experience by making dropped frames a thing of the past. The tech rolled out several months ago, but some of AMD's older Radeon GPUs didn't get support...
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It Was Only a Matter of Time: The Star Wars Mod for ‘Robo Recall’ is Here

We all saw this one coming, and yet it still looks like a blast. Robo Recall now has an unofficial Star Wars mod that dresses up the game with a fresh coat of paint and new weapons. With official modding support,...

Facebook Expands 360 Livestreaming to All, Adds More Cameras and Spatial Audio

As promised at its December launch, Facebook has now enabled Live 360 video streaming globally on all Profiles and Pages, allowing anyone with a 360 camera to broadcast live. The global roll-out introduces a wider range of camera compatibility,...

Wireless Vive Adapter TPCAST to Ship First Pre-orders by Month’s End

Shipping of the first TPCAST Wireless Adaptors for HTC Vive has been delayed for a few weeks and is now expected by the end of April. In a statement posted on Weixin, TPCAST apologised to pre-order customers, explaining that...
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IKinema Teases More Impressive Full Body Mocap with Vive Tracker

A new video produced by IKinema showcases Orion, their new full-body animation system that uses HTC Vive tracking hardware. Their expertise in inverse kinematics results in convincing, affordable motion capture using a small number of tracking points. The Vive Tracker's...
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Eye-tracking Glasses Give Glimpse into Professional Pianist’s Perception

For immersive technologies like AR and VR to be effective, they need to understand not only about our world, but also about us. But we don't even understand us all that well yet; as we capture more biometric information on...

Get a Free Gear VR + Controller with Galaxy S8 Pre-orders, Offer Lasts Until 4/20

With the Galaxy S8 and S8+ coming later this month, Samsung is hoping to sweeten the deal with a free Gear VR headset and Controller for US and Canadian pre-orders before April 20th. And while there are plenty of...

Oculus CTO: Improved Gear VR Visuals Part of a “brand new Oculus runtime system,” Details Improvements

In an update rolling out to Gear VR users over the next few weeks, Oculus Home on Gear VR will see a 2x boost in pixel resolution, according to Oculus, and load times improved as much as 3x. Oculus...
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VRLO 7 Brings Latest in VR and AR to London from Epic Games, HTC, Rewind, and...

VRLO, the UK’s leading meetup for virtual reality practitioners and enthusiasts, had its seventh edition on March 20th. Hosted by Rewind, in association with Advertising Week Europe, VRLO 7 attracted 350 attendees who glimpsed the present and future of...
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‘Virtual Virtual Reality’ on Google Daydream Plays on Popular Anxieties of the Near Future

It's the joke everyone in the VR space has made at least once: 'virtual virtual reality—how meta!' But developer Tender Claws has taken the idea and applied it to a new Daydream experience which explores common themes of "VR, AI...
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