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‘Final Assault’ Early Access Review – a Charming & Engrossing RTS on the Rise
Virtual reality has absorbed a number of traditional mouse-and-keyboard games and turned them into something that can truly only exist in the medium. And while Final Assault, an online multiplayer real-time strategy game, takes some pretty tried and true classic RTS game...
News Bits: New Oculus Rift SDK 0.3.2 Preview Release 2 Adds Support for Mac, Linux
Oculus has released a new preview build (0.3.2) of the Oculus SDK, adding support for Mac and Linux, bringing the Unity integration to Mac, improving GL performance, and more, along with several bug fixes.
Back in April, Oculus released the...
Cas & Chary Present: Which is the Better VR Cloud Gaming Service? Shadow vs. PlutoSphere
There are currently two cloud streaming services that work with VR and are available to consumers: Shadow and PlutoSphere. These services allow Quest users to play PC VR games without needing a gaming PC, which is a big investment...
Vuzix Secures $5M Investment as Veteran Smart Glasses Maker Sets Sights on Consumers
Vuzix, the veteran smart glasses maker, announced it's secured a $5 million investment from Quanta Computer, the Taiwan-based ODM and major Apple assembler.
The latest investment was the second tranche following an initial $10 million investment made by Quanta in September...
VR Mech Game ‘Vox Machinae’ Coming to Quest 2 in March Alongside Campaign Update
Cult favorite VR mech game Vox Machinae is about to see some big changes come early March. The title is now slated to launch on Quest 2 for the first time, which will happen simultaneously alongside a major update that...
Review: Infinity Runner—The Game Nobody Thought Would Work with the Oculus Rift (for good reason)
Today Wales Interactive launches Infinity Runner, which is exactly what it sounds like—an infinite running game like many found on mobile platforms. The team appears to have successfully ported the genre from mobile to PC, but does it work...
Virtuix Omni with HTC Vive & Lighthouse Enables Fully Decoupled Locomotion
As developers continue to experiment with a range of VR navigation techniques, Virtuix's Omni treadmill gives gamers a way to physically walk and run around virtual worlds in an otherwise limited space. The company's latest developments bring compatibility with the...
‘Render the Metaverse’ Contest by OTOY, John Carmack Signs on as Judge
OTOY, the studio behind the made-for-VR rendering software OctaneVR, has announced a contest sponsored by Oculus that aims to get the community involved in generating immersive 360-degree panoramas using their software suite. Oculus CTO John Carmack is also signing on to...
Sony Completely Revamps U.S. HMZ-T1 HMD Product Page, Better Appreciates Demand?
Sony seems to have majorly underestimated demand for their recently released HMZ-T1 head mounted display. Stock shortages were apparently worldwide at launch, and Sony's US HMZ-T1 product page no longer lists 1/17/12 as the estimated ship date for new...
7 Ways to Move Users Around in VR Without Making Them Sick
You only need 10 minutes with a keyboard and mouse set-up to find out that moving around in VR is completely different from anything else in gaming. Here we take a look at some of the techniques developers are using to put...
‘Echo Combat’ Not Currently in the Works for Oculus Quest
If you were hoping for the Rift-exclusive team shooter Echo Combat (2018) to eventually make its way to Quest after developers Ready at Dawn ported the zero-G sports game Echo VR, you'd better not hold your breath.
"To put it simply, we...
News Bits: Previously Unseen Jaunt VR Camera Prototype Appears Unexpectedly
The Jaunt VR camera has a habit of popping up in curious places. This time we've spotted a previously unseen prototype in Wired's 'Futuristic Gifts for the Super-Early Adopter' list.
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News Bits: Birthday Celebration for Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Included in Connect Conference Schedule
Oculus VR hosts its inaugural Connect developer conference in September. The company has remained quiet about the schedule until recently posting the initial itinerary which features keynotes from John Carmack (CTO), Michael Abrash (Chief Scientist), and Brendan Iribe (CEO),...
Valve Confirms Development on “three full [VR] games, not experiments”
Valve has confirmed that the company is in development of not one, but three "full" VR titles being built in conjunction with their ongoing VR development.
The company behind some of the greatest games ever made—Half-Life, Portal, Counter Strike, Team...
Sony Unveils ‘Spatial Reality Display’ with Eye-tracking for Glasses-free 3D Viewing
Sony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye.
In contrast to the $3,000 Looking Glass Holographic Monitor, which is...









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