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‘Moss’ is Coming to Oculus Quest at Launch

There isn't a list of launch titles for Oculus Quest yet, the company's newly announced $400 high-end standalone VR headset. Polyarc, the minds behind Moss (2017), say that the super endearing platformer adventure is indeed going to be among the 50+...

Oculus Rift Kickstarter Infographic: Almost 2 Million in Funding With 7 Days Remaining

With just 7 days remaining in the Oculus Rift Kickstarter which is nearing $2 million in funding, the campaign easily passed my early $1 million estimate. I took all of the publicly available data from the Kickstarter and compiled...

Pico Reveals ‘Pico 4 Ultra’ Headset, Launching in China Next Month

Pico has unveiled its next XR headset, the Pico 4 Ultra, which is slated to launch in China next month starting at around $600. It was reported early this year that Pico was preparing some sort of XR headset based...

Facebook Update Adds 4K 360 Video Streaming Support to VR Headsets and More

Facebook today announced new updates coming to their 360 streaming service including live 4k streaming support to VR headsets, image stabilization and a number of features that puts VR-ready 360 video more in line with the company's standard streaming video service. Facebook...

Canon Announces MREAL X1 Enterprise Headset with Larger FOV

Canon announced its next enterprise XR headset, MREAL X1. The device, which offers passthrough AR, appears to be a modestly upgraded version of the company's 2021 model, MREAL S1, as it boasts a field of view (FOV) that's "2.5...

SteamVR Update Brings Motion Smoothing, Easier Keybinding & More

Valve has released the 1.1.3 update to the SteamVR SDK, and along with it comes a host of long-awaited improvements such as Motion Smoothing, easier access to Valve's custom controller keybinding utility, and a few more bits and bobs...
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‘Pistol Whip: Smoke & Thunder’ & ‘Concierge’ Expansion Teased for Summer Release

Similar to the previously released Pistol Whip '2089' expansion, the game is due to get another free expansion called 'Smoke & Thunder' which will bring five new levels tied together by a short narrative with a Wild West vibe....

Jaunt’s New ‘Zoolander 2’ 360 Video is a Farcical Romp

Zoolander is back. And while we're hoping Zoolander 2 isn't too terrible (that's optimism), Jaunt VR has released a new 360 video featuring Ben Stiller in his reprisal of the role of Derek Zoolander, the ridiculously good-looking model. Zoolander Infinity gives you plenty to look at...

Contact Lens Displays One Step Closer to Reality Thanks to Recent Live Testing

If you've ever done any thinking about augmented reality seen a sci-fi movie, you're undoubtedly familiar with the idea of a contact lens that provides the wearer with a super-futuristic heads up display that shows all sorts of awesome and...

‘Skyrim VR’ for PC Review – a Dragon-sized Feast for the Eyes

Skyrim VR (2017), Bethesda's premier virtual reality port of the hit open-world RPG Skyrim (2011), has finally made its way to PC VR headsets after its November 2017 launch on PlayStation VR. Unlike the studio's recent release of Fallout 4 VR...

Google Job Listings Point to New “Mass Production” AR/VR Hardware in the Pipeline

Google launched the Daydream View headset late last year, the company's first virtual reality hardware product. As a smartphone clip-in headset, the View is a relatively simple device which leaves the bulk of the work up to the host smartphone....
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‘Alien: Covenant In Utero’ VR Experience Launches Wednesday

The forthcoming Alien: Covenant movie is getting a VR experience, Alien: Covenant In Utero and it launches this Wednesday on Oculus platforms. Following the news of director Ridley Scott's film production company launching a VR division, the release date for the Alien: Covenant In...

Meta Extends Ray-Ban Partnership into 2030 to Make Smartglasses Fashionable

Meta and eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced they're expanding their smartglasses partnership into 2030, which promises to see further development of "multi-generational smart eyewear products" from the companies. Working together since 2019, Meta and EssilorLuxottica released the first-gen Facebook Ray-Ban Stories...

Oculus Connect: Oculus Partnership Means Free Rift Support for ALL Unity Developers

The cross platform 3D development engine Unity 3D, it's fair to say, has been incredibly important in the drive to get content created for virtual reality. According to Oculus' VP of Product Nate Mitchell, at one point, Unity based...

‘Front Defense VR’ Review – Room-scale War Will Bring You to Your Knees

Having announced 'Vive Studios' at the end of 2016, HTC is steadily building up its first-party VR content offering. After a number of relatively well received titles launched under the umbrella of Vive Studios, we take the latest, Front Defense...
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