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Insomniac Teases Beastly Adventure-Brawler ‘Feral Rights’, Coming to Rift Fall 2016

Insomniac Games today revealed Feral Rights, a single-player VR adventure-brawler set on a mystical island that promises to let you explore your wild side. Coming exclusive to the Oculus Store in fall 2016, Feral Rights gives you control of an orphan on a mission:...
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Insomniac Announces ‘The Unspoken’, a Magical Multiplayer Oculus Touch Exclusive

Insomniac Games, the studio known for series such as Ratchet & Clank and Spyro the Dragon, today announced an Oculus Touch exclusive that promises to have you throwing fire balls and wielding magic of all sorts. It's called The Unspoken. Boasting more than 25 spells and...

Making Calls in VR with HTC Vive’s Bluetooth Functions

Voice calling and messaging comes to the HTC Vive VR system with HTC's Voice Services. We show you how to set it up and tell you if it's any good or not. HTC's announcement at the Mobile World Congress early...

New Android Developer Preview Shows First Hints of “Virtual Reality Mode”

It's been clear for some time that Google's virtual reality ambitions extend beyond Cardboard and now we're seeing the first hints that the company will be integrating VR functionality into Android N, the next major release of the company's...

Amazon Brings Road to VR’s Expert Insights to Virtual Reality Hub

Today we're pleased to announce a partnership with Amazon, the world's largest retailer, which leverages Road to VR's expertise to educate and inform those buying VR systems for the first time. Amazon's Virtual Reality Hub page connects customers to the latest...
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Preview: ‘Intone’ is an Audio-Visual Experiment That Could Worry Your Neighbors

Intone is an interactive audio-visual experience built by indie dev Dan Scott (aka 'wheatgrinder'), and while the experiment may seem fairly simple in concept—control the blocks with the sound of your voice—the effects are everything but. Beware: everyone in your vicinity will think you've gone...
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Selfies in VR: Facebook Reveals Social VR Prototype

Facebook today revealed an early prototype of a social VR space during their F8 developer conference, presented on-stage live by Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer and by Social VR product manager Michael Booth some 30 miles away. Like all online social VR applications, Schoepfer and Booth entered Facebook's...

The Problem With Projections and What Makes the Just-released ‘2016 VR Industry Report’ Different

Today we publish the 2016 Virtual Reality Industry Report. Co-authored with VR business intelligence firm Greenlight VR, the report is a distillation of years of experience, research, and analysis into an accessible and comprehensive foundation of the virtual reality landscape, with the...

Lucid VR Receives $2.1M in Seed Funding, Partnering with ODM Wistron

Lucid VR, the makers of the stereoscopic 3D camera LucidCam, today announced a seed funding round to the tune of $2.1M, bringing a significant raise in funds to the team's successful Indiegogo campaign which attracted over $100,000 in funds over the...

First Look: Striker VR Reveals Latest Prototype Design and Impressive Haptic Effects

Striker VR is moving ahead with their haptic gun technology that we've been anticipating for some time now. The company today has revealed their latest prototype design of the 'ARENA Infinity' which is headed first to out-of-home VR arcade...
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NASA-backed ‘Mars 2030’ is a Breathtakingly Real Slice of Martian Landscape the Size of ‘Skyrim’

Backed with support from NASA, the development of Mars 2030 is underscored by a singular mission: do everything possible to make the player feel like they're actually on Mars. And that, apparently, means starting with a massive, detailed recreation of...
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Oculus Rift Teardown Offers Glimpse of Unique Lenses, LEDs, and More

The folks over at iFixit have taken the shiny new Oculus Rift consumer VR headset and pulled it apart to find out exactly what's inside. Among a look at the headset's IR LED placement and circuit boards, we get...
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WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – April #2

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. https://youtu.be/sAiZfBJvY5g Explore an abandoned dragon planet by moving around platforms and going through...

VR Lens Lab Brings Prescription Lenses to Rift and Vive, Kickstarter Now Live

The makers of VR Cover and Gauss Eyewear today announced their newest crowdfunding project which aims to deliver specially-made prescription lens holders for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Much like their previous Gear VR lens campaign, VR Lens Lab has...
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3dSunshine Will Let Gamers Edit Hit Games with VR

Steven Schkolne tells us why he's returning to his immersive creativity roots with his latest VR "passion project" 3dSunshine - a tool he says will let gamers edit and enhance their favourite games in virtual reality. Steven Schkolne is a...
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