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‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ is Finally Getting VR Controller Support, Coming in Mid-November

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) features PC VR headset support, although it's notably missing the ability to use VR motion controllers. Now developer Asobo has signaled that VR controller support is finally coming, and is slated to land sometime in mid-November. Asobo...

Lynx Mixed Reality Headset to Start at $500 via Kickstarter in Late September

French startup Lynx announced its Lynx R-1 mixed reality headset last year. The standalone headset, which is capable of both VR and pass-through AR, was previously said to launch for business somewhere around the $1,500 price point. Lynx previously said it...

These Third-party Vision Pro Controllers Just Hit Kickstarter, Promising to Unlock VR Gaming

Vision Pro doesn't have controllers, although that's not stopping third-party hardware creators from trying to beat Apple to the punch. Enter Surreal Touch, a motion controller that's just launched a Kickstarter campaign, aiming to leverage Vision Pro's ability to...

HTC Partnership Aims to Bring Vive to “hundreds of millions” of Internet Café Users

HTC formally debuted the Vive VR headset to Chinese developers at a packed event last Friday in Beijing, China. The event featured speakers from HTC, Valve, and notable developers working with the Vive. One of the announcements to come...

Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Oculus Quest 2 pre-orders were five times higher than original Quest’

Oculus Quest 2 has celebrated a pretty successful launch, with some developers saying they've seen a dramatic jump in both sales and engagement across their games since the standalone headset's October 13th release. Now Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has...
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Razer Hydra 50% off Sale Extended to End of May

The Razer Hydra motion gaming controller has become the defacto virtual reality input device for many developers working with the Oculus Rift. Razer has extended their 50% off sale to the end of May, giving you a few more...

VR’s Perennial Mech Sim ‘Vox Machinae’ Gets More Immersive Battlefields in New Update

Vox Machinae, the cult-favorite VR mech sim that just keeps-on kickin', has released a new update that will give players brand new conditions for battling with their hulking metal mechs. Vox Machinae began its development journey as far back as 2014,...
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CCP Games’ Adam Kraver on How VR Labs are ‘Getting Players into the Game’

Adam Kraver, Architect at CCP's recently unveiled VR Labs, speaks to Ben Lang at Fanfest 2015 about how his team is experimenting with virtual reality to "bring people into the VR space". CCP's VR Labs is only around a year...

State of VR with the Venture Reality Fund & Why They’re Continuing to Invest

Virtual Reality Headsets have not sold as many units as some of the more optimistic analysts have predicted, and VR Fund's Tipatat Chennavasin says that the relatively quick adoption of smartphone technologies have spoiled a lot of people within...
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Bowshooter ‘In Death’ Launches Out of Early Access With ‘Paradise Lost’ Update on October 2nd

Sólfar Studios, the Iceland-based studio behind roguelike VR archery game In Death, has announced that the game is set to launch out of Early Access on October 2nd, accompanying the 'Paradise Lost' update which will bring new enemies and...

Oculus-funded VR Experience ‘SPHERES’ Sold at Sundance in “Seven-Figure Deal”

SPHERES, a three-chapter space experience from Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures, was just bought by VR finance and distribution firm CityLights in what Variety describes as a "seven-figure deal." While the respective companies are remaining mum on the exact price of the acquisition,...

Gamescom 2013 Day One Roundup: Oculus, EVE Valkyrie, and Cyberith

After a hectic first day here in Cologne at Gamescom 2013, here's a quick roundup of what and who we've seen so far. VR Goes All HD Entering the Koelnmesse (the world's fifth largest conference venue) as a complete novice to...

Kite & Lightning’s ‘Genesis’ is an Immersion-machine That Takes You on a Reality-bending Ride

When the Kite & Lightning developers told me they had something to show me that couldn't physically be demonstrated anywhere else, I was intrigued. Little did I know, upon arriving at their office, that I would be stepping into...

VR’s Most Bizarre Game ‘Mosh Pit Simulator’ to Launch into Early Access Tomorrow

Mosh Pit Simulator is bizarre, disturbing, funny and unapologetically crass—the sort of fever dream that could only leak from the brain of Sos Sosowski, the Polish indie developer behind the well-received (and patently ludicrous) bomb defusing game McPixel (2012). Now, Sosowski...
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Watch Google’s Pixel 2 Event Livestream Here, Starting at 9AM PT / 12PM ET

According to Google "There's something new to love on October 4th," as the company is slated to unveil its newest smartphone today, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Watch here for suspected updates surrounding the company's AR/VR aspirations. Google does VR...
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