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Hands-on: ‘Vacation Simulator’ is a More Expansive Sequel That Dives Deeper

Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind the hit VR parody game Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017), debuted their upcoming game here at GDC 2018, an aptly named sequel to Job Simulator that delves into the...

‘Transference’ Review: A Thrilling Film-like Adventure for the Digital Age

Transference (2018) is a single-player psychological thriller that takes place in a shadowy reflection of reality—the  simulation of a family's collective minds who've presumably been corrupted after the father, a scientist, tests his breakthrough procedure on himself, his wife, and...

‘Until You Fall’ Early Access Review: VR Hack & Slash, with Depth

Until You Fall is something of an unexpected title for Schell Games. For a studio which has previously focused on education and puzzle based VR games, Until You Fall brings a surprisingly rich combat experience which successfully fuses meta-game elements in...
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Hands-on: ‘Wilson’s Heart’ Combat, Puzzle Mechanics, and April Release Date Revealed

Wilson's Heart, the much anticipated psychological thriller developed by Twisted Pixel and published by Oculus Studios, is due to release exclusively on the Rift on April 25th for $40. In a recent hands-on with the latest build of the...

South Park Takes on the Oculus Rift

South Park's episode last week, Grounded Vindaloop, has zeroed in on the beloved Oculus Rift, along with some longstanding fears surrounding virtual reality. The episode, which dives into a meta virtual reality, also pokes fun at outsourced customer service. If...
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Watch: Square Enix’s ‘Project Hikari’ Melds Manga and VR

By now, there have been many attempts at storytelling in VR that have been inspired by various traditional forms of entertainment, such as film or animation, but with Project Hikari the Square Enix Advanced Technology Division is pioneering the concept of...

Hands On: ‘Manus’ Wireless VR Gloves Adding OSVR Integration, Promising Hints of Future Positional Tracking

Manus, the minds behind the eponymous VR data glove and Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) partners, have revealed to us that they are well on their way integrating OSVR equipment for their wireless VR gloves Far from giving up on...

Google Reportedly to Invest $100M in Smart Glasses Partner Gentle Monster

Ahead of Google's planned rollout of Android XR-equipped smart glasses, the company is reportedly making a $100 million investment in hardware partner Gentle Monster, the South Korean fashion eyewear brand. According to a Korean Economic Daily report, Google is slated to sign...

‘EarthQuest’ is What ‘Google Earth VR’ Should Have Been on Quest

Despite not receiving updates in years, Google Earth VR (2016) on Steam is still one of the most useful and immersive ways to interact with the company's 3D version of planet Earth, Street View and all. There are already a...

Watch Bethesda’s E3 Livestream Here @9PM PST, Expecting ‘Fallout 4’ VR and ‘Doom VR’

E3 is here, and Bethesda, the makers of the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, may be announcing updates to their first ever public VR offerings at tonight's E3 keynote. Watch the livestream right here. Since VR versions of both Fallout 4 (2015)...

The 20 Best Rated & Most Rated Quest Games & Apps – December 2020

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of...

Valve Hires Creator Behind Popular ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Mod

Like many of Valve's best titles, Half-Life: Alyx (2020) is a lot more moddable than your average game, which for PC VR headset owners means hundreds of new modes, missions, and mini-games. Now one of the HLA's most talented modders...
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‘Pokémon Go’ Studio’s New Game, ‘Peridot’, Leans Further into AR Gameplay

'Pokémon Go' studio Niantic announced Peridot today, its latest game which the company says leans further into AR than prior projects. When developer Niantic launched Pokémon Go back in 2016, many heralded it as 'the first major augmented reality game'. But...

The Yang and the Yin of Immersive Storytelling with Oculus’ Yelena Rachitsky

The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she's been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more...

Samsung Launches ‘Milk VR’ Service for Curated 360 Video on Gear VR

Today Samsung has announced that it's adding a new member to the company's family of curiously named 'Milk' services. 'Milk VR'—joining Milk Music and Milk Video—aims to offer a destination for curated VR video on the company's Gear VR...
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