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Spectre Kickstarter Reaches Goal with Two Days to Spare, Celebratory Playthrough on Sunday VR (video)
Spectre, the VR Jam Finalist once known as Spectre Seekers, is another step closer to becoming a full fledged Oculus Rift title. The multiplayer virtual reality horror game from Proscenium has reached its Kickstarter goal of $15,000, powered through...
New Leap Motion 2 Brings High-end Hand-tracking to Standalone Headsets
10 years after the launch of Leap Motion—which garnered praise for offering some of the best hand-tracking in the industry—the company has announced a next-generation version of the device which now supports standalone XR headsets in addition to Windows...
NVIDIA Announces GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 2080, and 2070, Starting at $500
After months of rumors, NVIDIA's latest gaming-focused GPUs have been revealed. Today the company took the wraps off the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 2080, and 2070. Starting at $500, the cards are set to begin shipping in September.
The GeForce...
Hands-on: NVIDIA Launches GTX 1060 and Benchmarks Against AMD’s RX 480
Today marks the launch of NVIDIA's GTX 1060, the least expensive of the company's 10-series GPUs so far revealed. According to Nvidia, the GTX 1060 matches the performance of the former flagship card, the GTX 980, but at only...
News Bits: Sony ‘Virtual Reality – A New Era for Games’ Panel at PlayStation Experience (video)
At Sony's PlayStation Experience event earlier this month, the company brought together four prominent folks from the game industry to chat about the future of virtual reality and Sony's 'Project Morpheus' VR headset for the PS4.
Earlier this year, Sony...
Mindshow Unveils Enterprise Virtual Production Suite for XR Animation, Former Hulu Executive Signs on as COO
Mindshow, the real-time CG animation company, unveiled its virtual production platform for enterprise partners looking to use XR headsets to speed up the animating process. The company additionally announced the appointment of David Baron as Chief Operating Officer, a...
‘Hello Kitty’ is Getting Its Own Social VR Game This Year in ‘Skyland’
Japanese VR studio Thirdverse is partnering with Hello Kitty creator Sanrio to release a social VR game this year dedicated to the iconic cartoon cat and equally kawaii cast of characters.
Information is still thin at the moment, however the...
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,...
‘Sniper Elite VR’ Update Brings Custom Difficulty, New Comfort Options & More
Rebellion's Sniper Elite VR (2021) has offered up some satisfying sniping with a bevy of comfort and gameplay options to boot. Now the studio is dialing in even further with a new update for Quest, PSVR, PC VR that promises...
Developer Shows Microsoft’s VR Controllers in Action
Earlier this week we shared our first hands-on with Microsoft's VR controllers, but at the time the company didn't allow us to document the session with photos or videos. Now, a developer with the controllers has produced a handy...
Here’s the 10 Companies Competing at GTC’s VR Content Showcase for $30,000 in Prizes
With over 120 applications, Nvidia has announced the 10 companies that will compete at the VR Content Showcase during GTC 2017 for $30,000 in cash and prizes.
Nvidia's GTC 2017 conference next week has a heavy focus on broader business...
John Carmack Moves to “Consulting CTO” Role to Make Time for Non-Oculus Ventures
Legendary programmer and Oculus CTO John Carmack today announced he'll be moving to a "consulting CTO" role in order to reduce his time spent at the company to a "modest slice." This, he says, will make way for him...
‘Oblivion Remastered’ is Already Running in VR on PC Thanks to This Mod
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered just released on PC and console, offering up a modern, refreshed version of Bethesda's beloved 2006 open world RPG. And before we could even say "stop right there, criminal scum!", VR players are already under...
Immersive Social Platform ‘VRChat’ Raises $10 Million in Venture Capital
VRChat announced today that it has closed a $10 million Series C investment to continue expanding its immersive social platform which is steeped in user-generated content.
VRChat is an immersive social platform that allows VR and non-VR users to socialize...
AltspaceVR Seed Investment Tops $5.2 Million, Software Details Revealed Today at SVVR #13
Altspace VR has today announced significant follow-on funding to their initial investment round which more than doubles the company's seed funding, putting the total now at $5.2 million. The company, which has been largely in stealth mode, intends to...


















