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‘Twisted Arrow’ Puts a Superpowered Bow at the Center of Phaser Lock’s Next VR Title

Whereas traditional FPS titles have settled on the gun as a primary weapon, it seems the bow & arrow is increasingly becoming a favorite of the VR FPS. Twisted Arrow, the next title from Phaser Lock (the studio behind...

Oculus Founder: Price Isn’t What’s Holding VR Back From Mass Adoption

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus who left the company in 2017, recently published an article with his thoughts on what it will take for VR to reach the mainstream. Price, he argues, matters little if the experience is...

Otoy Wants to Make Light-field Rendering Affordable with a Supercomputing Cluster You Get Paid to Be...

Otoy has announced the Render Token, a blockchain-based currency that underpins a distributed GPU rendering network. The company hopes to allow idle GPUs on consumer PCs to be tapped for rendering work, earning money for the owner in exchange...
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‘Helldivers 2’ Fan Trailer Shows How Intense It Could be in VR

Helldivers 2 (2024) doesn't have VR support yet, official or otherwise, although this new fan-made trailer shows just how immersive it could be. Created by YouTuber 'DemoAkuroVR', the unofficial cinematic trailer reimagines the squad-based shooter action in a modded version of Blade...

SoundStage Lets You Build Your Dream Music Studio in Room-Scale VR

This is SoundStage, from solo developer Logan Olson, a VR application that aims to let musicians build their own dream music studio, allowing them to play, record and mix from within VR on the HTC Vive. Being a musician can...
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New ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Multiplayer Shooter to Arrive at Nomadic VR Locations Soon

Nomadic, an up and coming location-based VR entertainment facility, today announced that a new spin-off to Vertigo Games' Arizona Sunshine (2016) is coming to their locations sometime this spring. Named Arizona Sunshine: Rampage, the co-op multiplayer shooter is said to arrive in the...

Google Glass is Back, Glass ‘Enterprise Edition’ Unveiled

Google Glass, the iconic heads-up display (HUD) introduced back in 2012—known for spawning the portmanteau "glasshole"—is finally back, this time albeit it as a special business model dubbed Glass Enterprise Edition. Before today, fans of the original 'Explorer Edition' could only hope that...

Oculus SDK 0.4.0 Beta Now Available for Windows, New Display Option Reduces Latency

After delaying the shipment of the first batch of Oculus Rift DK2 units, to afford an extra week of SDK polish, Oculus VR has now made available the latest version of the Rift SDK. The new Oculus SDK 0.4.0 beta...

The First 10 Games You Should Consider Buying on Quest

Today is the day that many pre-orderees will be unboxing Oculus Quest, the company's latest standalone headset, and the big question will naturally be: what should I play first? Here's our top 10 recommendations for Oculus Quest games (plus...

Facebook Launches New Camera Tools as a Foundation for Advanced Augmented Reality

F8, Facebook's yearly developer conference, is here again for a two-day info blast from the world's biggest social platform. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage today during the keynote address to announce a new initiative that will...
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Here’s What ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Looks Like in VR, SteamVR Mod Now Available

Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't officially support VR headsets, but leave it to prolific VR modder Luke Ross to get under the hood and beat CD Projekt Red to the punch—one they haven't exactly prioritized given the litany of bugs the studio...

Following Single-player Successes, Polyarc Announces First PvP Game ‘Glassbreakers – Champions of Moss’

Following a tease earlier this year, Polyarc Games has announced its first PvP game, Glassbreakers – Champions of Moss, based on its acclaimed single player adventure games Moss (2019) and Moss: Book II (2022). Moss and Moss: Book II exemplify third-person VR adventure games, giving...

News Bits: More Amazing Procedural Sea Life from ‘Ocean Rift’, Coming Soon to Gear VR

More life-like sea creatures are emerging from the depths of Dr. Llyrd ap Cenydd's Ocean Rift, the underwater VR experience that's soon to appear on Samsung's Gear VR headset. Dr. Llyr ap Cenydd, developer of Ocean Rift, generated the uncanny sea life...

Leaked Xbox Documents Show XR Interest But No Immediate Plans

Leaked documents relating to Microsoft's business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm's length. While Microsoft has previously taken considerable steps into XR with both HoloLens and the Windows Mixed Reality...
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Studio Behind ‘Prison Boss VR’ is Kickstarting ‘Jousting Time’, Built for Spectator Interaction

Trebuchet, the Montreal-based studio behind Prison Boss VR (2017), just launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new game that places you on the back of a trusty steed and puts a lance in your free hand. The multiplayer VR jousting...
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