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Razer Earmarks $5 Million to Encourage OSVR Content Development

Today Razer is announcing a $5 million OSVR development fund which the company will use to incentivize support of its open-source VR platform. With tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars being invested by Oculus and HTC into content...

‘Fallout 4’ and ‘Doom’ Are “just the beginning of Bethesda’s future in virtual reality”

"Weren't expecting that were you?" said Pete Hines, Bethesda's VP of Marketing, after revealing that an incarnation of Fallout 4 (2015) and Doom (2016) are in development for virtual reality on the HTC Vive. Hines, on stage at Bethesda's E3 2016...

Hands-on: ‘iRacing’ Gets Initial Oculus Rift CV1 Support

iRacers almost missed out on VR support in the last update. According to Shawn Nash, the software engineer responsible for implementing VR into iRacing, it was a very close call. “We ported the support from DX9 into our new...

‘Fallout 4’ and ‘Doom’ VR Versions Coming from Bethesda

Bethesda Softworks today announced during their E3 2016 press conference that VR versions of both Fallout 4 and Doom will be coming to VR headsets. Teased on stage at the pre-E3 event, Fallout 4 is said to arrive for the HTC Vive in 2017. Bethesda...

Ubisoft’s Star Trek VR Game will Let 4 Friends Command a Starship, Leak Suggests

In what could be dream VR title for many out there, a leaked article from DigitalSpy have revealed details of an upcoming virtual reality Star Trek title that lets 4 players command the bridge of a starship. Given the crossover of...

BBC and Rewind Team up for Stunningly Rendered VR Spacewalk Experience on Vive

The BBC have announced a new, realtime rendered VR experience for the HTC Vive which aims to give people the chance to experience what it's like to journey to space and take a walk into the void. The BBC have...

‘Affected: The Manor’ Reworks a Horror Hit for GearVR, Available Now

Chris Madsen takes a look at a new version of a VR horror favourite, Affected. Out now for the GearVR, Affected: The Manor now lets you scare the hell out of yourself wherever you are. One of the exciting things...

VRC Raises $23M to “Build the First Great VR Content Studio”

The Virtual Reality Company, lead by two-time Academy Award-winning director Robert Stromberg and entertainment industry executive Guy Primus, have announced $23M in venture funding to build original virtual reality content and position the firm as "premiere VR storyteller and...

HTC Announces Vive ‘Business Edition’ for $1200

HTC today announced a new edition of the Vive headset targeted specifically at businesses looking to get into room-scale experiences. Called simply 'Vive Business Edition' (Vive BE), HTC says that the new enterprise-focused presentation of the headset will include "additional services...

Social App ‘vTime’ Now Available for Oculus Rift

vTime, the social VR app known for recently connecting Gear VR and Google Cardboard users, today announced support for the Oculus Rift in their cross-platform online app. Found in the 'Early Access' category of Oculus Home, vTime comes alongside AltspaceVR as the first...

‘Kittypocalypse’ Review

Kittypocalypse is a first-person tower defense game for Oculus Rift that wants to liven up some pretty well-trodden territory. With its army of infectiously cute alien kitties waddling ever closer to your base, your only hope is to find the...

Sega Brings Zero Latency’s Wireless Free-roaming VR Experience to Tokyo Amusement Center

Sega Live Creation, the amusement arm of parent company Sega-Sammy, is bringing the Zero Latency VR experience to the Joypolis amusement center in Tokyo, the chain's flagship branch. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Joypolis, a chain of amusement centers...

HTC Vive to Hit 100 US Stores, Orders Now Ship in 72 Hours Worldwide

HTC has announced that it's first VR headset, the SteamVR powered Vive, is to appear at 100 retail locations from this month and for those ordering online, they're promising to ship to you within 72 hours wherever you are...

How to Sharpen Rift Visuals with Supersampling Using Oculus Debug Tool

Tired of jumbo pixels muddling in-game detail on your Rift games? Wish there was a way to boost detail even on VR titles with no options? Then the Oculus Debug tool may just be your saviour, as long as...

Unreal Engine 4.12 is Out Now, Gets ‘VR Editor’, OSVR and Google VR Support

Epic Games' popular Unreal Engine has just received a major update with version 4.12 now sporting Google VR 'Daydream' and OSVR native support. It also ships with a preview of the company's impressive VR Editor, which allows developers to...
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