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Steam and Oculus Summer Sales Offer Steep Savings on 120+ VR Games

Steam's legendary seasonal sale is now underway, but this year, virtual reality consumers have two competing platforms from which to browse bargains as Oculus joins Valve in a summer VR game sale head to head with some attractive discounts. Strange...

Oculus Reverses DRM Decision: “We won’t use hardware checks as part of DRM on PC in...

In a new update to the Oculus Rift PC runtime, the company has removed a controversial DRM provision which checked to ensure that users running Rift games were actually using a Rift headset. In a statement shared with Road to VR...

ILMxLab Executive Creative Director John Gaeta to Appear on Virtual Talk Show ‘Gunter’s Universe’ Friday

John Gaeta, often associated with his groundbreaking special effects within The Matrix trilogy, is currently working with xLab, Industrial Light & Magic's arm dedicated to interactive media experimentation. He'll be joining the live VR show Gunter's Universe as a guest...

GDC Spins VRDC Into Standalone VR Industry Conference with Expanded Scope

Under the umbrella of GDC 2016 in March, GDC event organizer UBM hosted its first dedicated VR event, the Virtual Reality Developers Conference. After the successful pilot run, the organizers have decided to spin the event out into a standalone...

Adobe Brings VR Video Editing Tools to Premiere Pro

The latest update to Premiere Pro, Adobe's popular video editing software, released yesterday includes new tools for editing 360 degree video and stereoscopic VR video. Adobe's Premiere Pro is one of the most popular video editing applications today, and it's...
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Hands-on: ‘VR Sports Challenge’ Hockey Brings Thrilling Fights

VR Sports Challenge, an upcoming Oculus Touch title, has yet again proven to be one of the most compelling launch titles we've seen so far for Oculus' controllers. In the new Hockey segment shown off at E3 2016 I had...

Hands On: ‘PlayStation VR Worlds’ is an Immersive Starter Pack for PSVR

Sony's virtual reality gaming and experience compilation PlayStation VR Worlds is a virtual reality taster selection of sorts from Sony's London Studio, designed to show off just what their forthcoming PlayStation 4 powered VR headset is capable of. Frank...

VR Among the Top Talked About Games of E3

According to a social media analysis from Brandwatch, VR is finally filtering through to the collective consciousness following one of the most VR-heavy mainstream conferences to date. Breaking through to the top 70 most popular games discussed on social media during E3,...

Major Gaming Industry Players Jump into VR at E3 2016

E3 2016 has come to a wrap. The usual suspects were there in force, but this year's E3 also set the stage for significant announcements from major gaming industry players who have committed to joining the VR industry. 1. Microsoft...

PlayStation VR Demos Coming to Hundreds of US Retailers

When it comes to virtual reality, you really do have to 'see it to believe it', so Sony is joining the ranks of HTC and Oculus in opening demo spaces for their VR headset to retailers nationwide. PlayStation VR is launching on October...

Hands-on: ‘Fallout 4’ on Vive Offers a Peek at the Future of ‘AAA’ VR

With the announcement of Bethesda's recently revealed commitment to virtual reality - alongside the news that Fallout 4 is coming to VR in 2017 - I was eager to get my head into a game from one of the most successful studios to date....

Hands On: Doom VR is a Curious But Experimental Tech Demo

Bethesda announced during their pre-E3 event that Doom, as well as Fallout 4, would be playable during the show in VR form. I was able to get my head into Doom's HTC Vive powered VR demo, here's my take on...
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Hands-on: ‘Obduction’ is VR’s Spiritual Successor to ‘Myst’

Obduction is an upcoming adventure puzzle game for Oculus Rift from Cyan Inc., the creators of Myst (1993) and Riven (1997), and if the thought of seeing those intensely atmospheric worlds in virtual reality excites you, than I shall say no more. Except I will, because that's why...
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This is What Star Wars Looks Like Running on Magic Leap

This is a quick demonstration video released by ILMxLab and Magic Leap to mark the announcement of the two company's newly announced collaboration. They've set up a "collaboration lab" in order to work on immersive experiences using Lucasfilm IP...

Magic Leap and ILMxLab Announce “Collaboration Lab” Strategic Partnership

At the WIRED Business Conference today, augmented reality technology specialist Magic Leap and Lucasfilm's ILMxLab have announced a "collaboration lab" to be used to work together on immersive experiences using Magic Leap's technology. In a surprise move, Magic Leap's founder...
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