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Social Gear VR Title ‘Slot Tub Party’ is as Bizarre as it Sounds

COLOPL NI have launched a new social VR title for Gear VR which is focused on gambling and hot-tubbing. Yes, really. Social VR is coming on leaps and bounds and continues to be one of the most promising aspects of...

How to Play ‘No Man’s Sky’ in VR (Warning: Strong Stomach Required)

This is how to get No Man's Sky running on your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset using the VR injection driver VorpX. Be warned though, you'll need to have an iron constitution before setting out. No Man's Sky is a game...
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‘Doom’ & ‘Fallout 4’ Devs are Collaborating to Make Titles Work in VR

Doom VR Executive Producer Marty Stratton sheds light on Doom VR, how Bethesda are approaching the project, what VR hardware they're targeting and whether it'll ever see a full release. After thrusting a glimpse of a modern VR technology into the public...
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Ubisoft Fart Simulating “Nosulus Rift” South Park Ad Pokes Fun at VR Headsets

Ubisoft have taken immersive hardware peripherals to the next logical level for the new South Park game with a fictional, but completely functional, nose-mounted odour generator, the Nosulus Rift. Subtlety, taste and class - three words you'll never hear associated...

Mindshow’s VR Movie-making Helped Me Rediscover the Joy of Play-acting

Frank He rediscovers his childhood and finds a new talent for improvisational performance as he goes hands on with Mindshow, a new virtual reality application that lets you create and act in your own interactive movies. A childhood experience some of us...

OSVR HDK 2 Headset Gets Detailed Teardown – Scores High in Repairability

The venerable iFixit has done it again: taken a brand new, perfectly good VR headset and ripped it apart for our pleasure. OSVR's recently launched HDK 2 headset is starting to land in the hands of eager users. iFixit has promptly...
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‘Envelop’ Launches Open Beta of Immersive Windows Desktop Platform for Vive and Rift

Envelop, the virtual reality desktop platform for Windows, has launched as a public beta for anyone with a Vive or Rift to enjoy. After announcing a $5.5 million Series A investment at the beginning of 2016, followed by a closed...

‘Wake Up’ is a Surreal, Immersive Vive Puzzler with Killer Sound Design

Wake Up from Austrian developers Black Cell is a new, surreal subversion of the traditional puzzle and exploration genres sporting some beautiful art direction and some arresting sound design. Many's the time I've waffled on about the importance of sound in...

‘Aerofly FS2’ Brings Ultra Realistic Flight Simulation to Rift and Vive

Aerofly from developers IPACS is a flight simulator which aims to bring realistic visuals to the VR-enabled civilian flight-sim genre, and it looks stunning. One interesting side effect of virtual reality and its early adoption by the games industry is...

Valve Boss Gabe Newell: ‘For the last year I’ve spent most of my time with the...

At the opening ceremony of Valve's DOTA 2 tournament, Valve head Gabe Newell explained that he's been focusing much of his attention on the company's VR initiatives. While VR's potential is undeniably huge, it's still a small, if growing, market...

NextVR Raises $80 Million with an Eye on International Expansion

NextVR, a firm specializing in live VR streaming, has today announced an $80 million Series B investment with which the company aims to expand international operations. "The Series B investment positions NextVR to accelerate development of its virtual reality platform...
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Striker VR Shows off Working Prototype of ARENA Infinity Haptic VR Gun

Striker VR's ARENA Infinity is a haptic VR gun which can simulate various weapon fire modes and other haptic effects. After revealing the design of the accessory back in April, the company is now showing off a working prototype. Based...
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‘Mindshow’ Revealed by Visionary VR – Stage, Animate, and Record Your Own Stories in VR

Visionary VR today revealed Mindshow at VRLA Summer Expo 2016. The application aims to give anyone access to simple tools to tell stories in virtual reality. After raising $6 million in venture capital earlier this year, Visionary VR has come out...

OSVR HDK 2160×1200 Screen Upgrade Kit Now Available

OSVR has launched a display upgrade kit for the HDK headset which allows users to swap a new, higher performance panel into their existing HDK headsets. The $220 screen upgrade kit, sold at the OSVR Store, offers HDK 1.3 &...

‘TheWaveVR’ Raises $2.5 Million Seed Investment for Social VR Music Platform

TheWaveVR is a social VR music platform which allows DJs to mix tracks live in VR in front of a virtual audience which can connect to experience the performance from around the world. The company announced today that it's raised...
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