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Puzzle-Adventure ‘Twilight Path’ to Arrive Next Month on Rift & Vive, From Studio Behind ‘FORM’

Charm Games, the studio known for the critically-acclaimed VR puzzle game FORM (2017), today announced their upcoming puzzle-adventure Twilight Path is slated to release arrive soon on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Arriving October 2nd on Steam (Vive, Rift) and...

Oculus Connect: Ultracast 2014 – Recorded at the VR Beach House

After the success of the SVVR UBERCast, the folks who stayed at the VR Beach House decided that it was necessary to do it again, this time calling it the Oculus Connect ULTRACast. A great group of well-known developers...

Hands-on: ‘Megalith’ is a Promising First-person MOBA Brawler Landing First on PSVR

Megalith is an upcoming first-person arena brawler from Disruptive Games which puts you in MOBA-style combat against other heroes as you—and your pint-sized minions—sally forth to destroy the other team's base. Fans of MOBAs like Dota2 and League of Legends will immediately recognize...

Hands-on: XREAL Aura AR Glasses with Android XR and a 70-degree Field-of-view, Launching Next Year

Set to launch in 2026, XREAL Aura is the first pair of see-through AR glasses to run Android XR. Here are the impressions from my first hands-on. During a recent meeting with Google, the company shared with me a range...

‘NewRetroArcade’ is a Brilliantly Detailed 80’s Arcade That Will Take You on a VR Nostalgia Trip

Developer Digital Cybercherries has just released NewRetroArcade, a brilliantly detailed 80's arcade that's built in Unreal Engine 4. Inside, players are taken on a nostalgia trip, able to play any one of many working arcade machines representing classic titles. The...

Get a Free Gear VR + Controller with Galaxy S8 Pre-orders, Offer Lasts Until 4/20

With the Galaxy S8 and S8+ coming later this month, Samsung is hoping to sweeten the deal with a free Gear VR headset and Controller for US and Canadian pre-orders before April 20th. And while there are plenty of...

Darknet Demo Now Available for Oculus Rift

We were lucky enough to get an early glimpse of Darknet last week. Now, developer Ed McNeil has made the demo available to Oculus Rift users everywhere to try. McNeil is calling this a "flavor demo." It's designed to give...

FOVE Gets Samsung Ventures Investment, Guarantees Lighthouse Positional Tracking

Fove is today announcing that the company has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Samsung Ventures to further their eye-tracking VR headset, and additionally firms up their commitment to support Valve's Lighthouse positional tracking technology. Having now raised 180%...

Meta Planning Web-based Version of ‘Horizon Worlds’ With Lower Creator Fees Than Its VR Platform

Meta announced earlier this week it would eventually allow creators to sell items on its social VR platform, Horizon Worlds, adding that the company would take around 50% of revenue as its cut. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth now says however Horizon...

StrikerVR is Launching Its Most Affordable VR Gun Accessory Yet

StrikerVR, longtime maker of haptic VR guns, is launching its most affordable product yet: the Mavrik-Pro. Though still primarily targeting VR attractions, the company says it plans to launch a consumer version of the new gun next year. StrikerVR makes...

Latest Quest 2 Update Brings Encrypted Messenger, Parental App Locks & More

Meta rolled out a new Quest update that brings to the headset some previously revealed stuff, such as app-based locks and tracking support for more keyboards, but also some new features too which the company hopes will instill more...

Nintendo Switch ‘Test VR Mode’ Reportedly Uncovered by Modders

While Nintendo has lent its Mario Kart IP to a arcade VR experience, the company has so far steered clear of VR on its consoles. It seems it hasn't been completely off the their radar though, as a Nintendo...

SVVR Con: Kickstarting the Next VR Revolution – LiveStream @ 2:00 pm PDT

Join us for another SVVR panel livestream focused on the future of crowdfunding and its intersection with virtual reality. Topics: Crowdfunding VR projects What makes for a successful campaign? What are the pitfalls? Can a faltering campaign be rescued? Panel Members: Ben Lang, Road to VR William...

Gamescom 2014 – Oculus Talk Connect, War Thunder on Morpheus and Great New VR Games

"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so," Douglas Adams once wrote, and it's a fitting way to summarize how fast the last 12 months have felt since I was at Gamescom in 2013. Visiting the biggest games show in...

Steam Now Boasts More than 600 VR Games and Apps, 30% of Top 10 Steam Games...

Focusing on cross-headset support, Valve aims to make Steam the go-to place for virtual reality content distribution. Now touting more than 600 VR titles, the platform's VR apps are steadily rising through the ranks of the entire Steam library. Among Steam's...
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