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‘Half-Life 2: VR’ Mod Gets Green-lit on Steam in 4 Days
Half-Life 2: VR, a revamped version of an older mod which will adapt the beloved Half-Life 2 for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, has been green-lit, signifying Valve's official acceptance of the mod for distribution on Steam.
Although Steam Greenlight's days...
‘Detached’ Review
Straight out of Early Access on May 18th, Detached (2017) promises to deliver that free-flying experience, complete with smooth-turning that only a section of the most hard-core first-person VR junkies crave. Offering a single-player mission based on navigation puzzles and an...
Oculus Research Reveals “Groundbreaking” Focal Surface Display
Oculus Research, the VR and AR R&D division of the company, today announced a new display technology that they're calling the "Focal Surface Display." The display aims to improve the vergence-accommodation conflict that plagues today's VR headsets. The company...
Launching Tomorrow, Sony Reveals How Farpoint’s PS VR Aim Controller Came to Life
Farpoint, one of the most anticipated titles for PlayStation VR, hits stores tomorrow along with the new VR device it was designed alongside, the PSVR Aim Controller. Sony has published details of the design decisions that drove development of one...
Palmer’s Post-Oculus Interview, Part 2: Virtual Relationships, Sleeping Under a Bridge, & His Next Project
Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just...
Hands-on: Acer VR Headset for Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Platform
Thursday morning at Microsoft's Build conference, the company announced the opening of pre-orders for two new VR dev kits. Developers in the US and Canada can now pre-order the Acer ($299) and HP ($329) Mixed Reality headsets. Delivery of the headsets...
HTC Says Vive 2 Will Come When It Can Offer “really meaningful innovation”
In a recent interview, HTC Vive General Manager Daniel O’Brien provided a carefully-worded answer when asked specifically about a ‘Vive 2’. HTC’s current VR headset is now over year old; PC VR hardware cycles are anticipated to last somewhere...
Developer Makes VR Accessible to Physically Disabled with Custom Locomotion Driver
WalkinVR is an upcoming driver for SteamVR designed to assist physical movement in a VR by moving or even resizing the virtual space relative to the user. It is currently in beta testing, with an initial release due at...
Microsoft is Building VR MMO for Xbox and PC, Job Listing Indicates
A job listing for a Senior Design Manager position on Microsoft's "Xbox Mixed Reality team" says that the company is "looking to build a massively social gaming and entertainment experience for both the PC and the console."
Starting with the...
Oculus Getting Serious About Room-scale VR, Dropping ‘Experimental’ Tag
As of the upcoming version 1.15, Oculus software will "fully support" the three-sensor room-scale configuration, giving VR players a large 360 degree playspace to roam, similar to the experience the Vive offered out of the gate. The update was...
VR Shooter ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Comes to PSVR with PS Aim Support in June
Announced on Vertigo Games’ social media channels and via the PlayStation Blog, VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine has been confirmed for a June release on PlayStation VR, along with support for the new PSVR Aim controller. The zombie wave-based shooter...
Live Mixed Reality Demo Shows Seamless Cross-AR/VR Collaboration
At today’s Microsoft Build 2017 presentation, creators at Cirque du Soleil demonstrated a custom creative toolset on stage using HoloLens technology. The world-class theater production company says the tools can be used to greatly enhance and accelerate the set...
Microsoft Reveals Motion Controllers for Mixed Reality Headsets Coming This Holiday
Today Microsoft has unveiled their Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers. The controllers fill in a major gap in Microsoft’s strategy to become the "most complete platform across the broadest range of mixed reality devices and experiences."
While we expect to hear...
Acer & HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset Dev Kits Now Available for Pre-order Starting at $300
Today Microsoft announced that developers in the US and Canada can now pre-order the Acer ($299) and HP ($329) Mixed Reality headsets from the Microsoft Store. Delivery of the headsets is scheduled for August 2017.
In October, Terry Myerson, Microsoft executive...
Remastered ‘Half-Life 2’ Coming to Vive & Rift with VR Controller Support via Revamped Mod
Praised as one of the greatest games ever made, the 13 year old Half-Life 2 is a lauded piece of gaming history. But soon you'll be able to revisit the perils of City 17 using the latest and greatest VR hardware...
