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‘Dota 2’ Releases Social Spectator Mode ‘VR Hub’

Dota 2 today released free DLC that lets you watch live and recorded matches from SteamVR compatible headsets. The new VR Hub adds a social component to the game that lets you and your friends watch Dota 2 together like never...

Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market

The technology behind Microsoft's enterprise-focused computer vision camera, the Azure Kinect developer kit, will soon find its way into commercial products. Microsoft is collaborating with two companies, Analog Devices and SICK AG, to create commercial devices using Azure Kinect's 3D Time of...
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‘Beat Saber’ is a Fusion of DDR and Lightsaber Combat That We Never Knew We Wanted

If you've used virtual reality, you've probably deampt up a million cool game ideas that the platform's infinite possibilities could be used for. But did you dream up a rhythm game where you use dual lightsabers to slice blocks...
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Rhythm Game ‘Just Dance VR’ is Skipping Pico 4 Exclusivity and Launching on Quest in October

Ubisoft announced in late 2022 it was bringing a VR version of its motion-based dance game Just Dance to Pico 4, making it the first big exclusive to target what was essentially Pico's Quest 2 competitor. Now Ubisoft has announced...

Crytek’s 50 Person VR Dev Team Can Only Mean One Thing

At GDC 2015, game developer and CryEngine creator Crytek was showing an impressive virtual reality experience on the Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype. But it would seem that the company has much more up their collective sleeve than a...
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Epic New ‘Descent: Underground’ Trailer Shows Promise, Kickstarter in Final Hours

The crowdfunded successor to the PC gaming classic Descent, Underground packs Oculus Rift and Steam VR / HTC Vive support and the impressive new trailer gives us a tantalising glimpse of what could be should it's campaign succeed. Along with Doom,...
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Soviet Retrofuture Adventure ‘Yupitergrad’ to Release on PC VR Headsets August 28th

Take one part Soviet retrofuture, add in the swinging locomotion scheme from Marvel's Spider-Man, and dust it liberally with the cel-shaded visual style from Borderlands and you might just have Yupitergrad, an upcoming VR game that promises to let you swing through...

GameFace “Guarantees” Latency Equal to Gear VR, Mark 6 Prototype Field of View Impresses

We recently got our hands on the latest 'Mark 6' mobile VR headset prototype from GameFace Labs. The 'Head Mounted Console' as the company calls it, features a 2560x1440 OLED display and an on-board processor, making the device a...

IMAX to Close Down All Remaining IMAX VR Centres Soon

IMAX shut down a number of its out-of-home VR Experience Centres a few months ago with the proviso that the company wouldn't be making further investment into VR during 2019. What wasn't certain at the time was the fate...

‘Ultrawings 2′ Has ’10x More Sales’ on Quest, Developer Says, Despite Design Focus on PC VR

In a seemingly unprompted tweet this week, Ultrawings 2 developer Bit Planet Games said that despite building its latest game with a focus on the PC VR platform, the studio has seen significantly more sales volume on Quest 2. Adding...

‘River’ VR Accelerator Startups Showcased at Founder Field Day (part 2)

The first class of Rothenberg Ventures’ ‘River’ VR accelerator have graduated. Thirteen companies, in which Rothenberg invested a combined $1.3 million, showed off their latest work at the company’s annual Founder Field Day event. Road to VR was on the...

Visionary VR to Give First Glimpse of Content Creation App at VRLA Next Week

Visionary VR, a stealth virtual reality startup which announced a $6 million fundraise back in March, will give the first glimpse of their VR storytelling application at VRLA. VRLA Summer Expo 2016 is fast approaching. Among a packed list of...

Update: Oculus Rift Creator, Palmer Luckey, Backs CastAR Kickstarter for $10,000

Palmer Luckey, creator of the Oculus Rift and co-founder of Oculus VR Inc, is one of only two people to support the CastAR Kickstarter at the highest ($10,000) tier. CastAR is a forthcoming head mounted display, created by two ex-Valve...

Lemnis Demonstrates Latest Varifocal Lens Tech in New VR Headset Prototype

Eye-tracking is an important technology that many would consider a 'must have' for the next generation of VR headsets, although that's just one step towards resolving a long-standing issue in VR that prevents users from seeing the virtual world...
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New Valve ‘DOTA 2 Secret Shop’ and ‘Aperture Science’ HTC Vive Gameplay is the Best Yet

The HTC Vive, despite its levels of public exposure in recent months, still has an air of mystery surrounding it and in particular certain demo's used to impress those who've tried it. 2 of the most anticipated (and least...
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