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‘Vox Machinae’ Quietly Added New Mechs, Weapons, & Co-op in Updates, Studio Has “Ambitious plans” for...

The 2018 early access launch of VR mech game Vox Machinae may feel like a distant memory by now, but it still stands as perhaps the most immersive VR mech game to date. Updates over the last two years have...

The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – February 2022

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...

Chess World Championships to Broadcast Live in Pay-per-view 360 Video

One of the world's oldest competitive games is to get the immersive video treatment as this November's World Championship is streamed live in 360 video. Yes, you read that right. The 2016 Chess World Championships are to set to be...

Palmer Luckey Explains Why the Oculus Rift Will Cost “More than $350”

As we approach the Rift's Q1 2016 consumer launch, Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey has given us a new minimum for the still unannounced Oculus Rift price. In the humble beginnings of Oculus, the company sought to create an affordable consumer VR...
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Google I/O 2016 Opening Keynote Livestream @10:00AM PST

Google's annual developer and technology conference begins today, and for virtual reality fans there may be a few nice surprises in store, namely the much rumoured Android VR and Google's escalation in the immersive technology sector. The event kicks off...

Post-apocalyptic VR Shooter ‘Metro Awakening’ Failed to Meet Revenue Goals, Parent Company Reveals

Embracer Group, the media conglomerate behind a host of game studios, announced in a recent financial report that Metro Awakening (2024) "underperformed" financial expectations. Developed by Embracer Group's Vertigo Games, Metro Awakening brought the storied post-apocalyptic shooter franchise to VR for the...

Apple’s New Patents Mark More Territory in AR Hardware and Software

Steve Jobs once said to a gathering of senior advisers that when it came to the first iPhone, “we’re going to patent it all,” (New York Times reports). While Apple has certainly changed in the years since Job's passing,...

‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Free Aftershocks Expansion Finally Arrives Today

The long-awaited 'Aftershocks' expansion to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) is landing today on all supported platforms for free, which is said to bring 4-6 hours of fresh content to the zombie-slaying adventure. Update (September 23rd, 2021): We haven't...

Udacity Launches a ‘Learn ARKit’ Course Created in Collaboration with Unity

With ARKit already baked into the mobile operating system of "hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads," the massive potential install base means there's plenty of reasons for developers to start making new augmented reality apps for Apple's App...

SteamVR Now Supports Automatic Controller Binding, Making Weird VR Controllers a Little Less Weird

Valve released its 1.26 update to SteamVR, which ought to make it easier to play any VR game using any type of motion controller thanks to automatic controller binding. The company initially released a Compatibility Mode in its 1.24 update...
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‘Duck Season’ Releasing on Steam and Oculus Store September 14th, New Gameplay Trailer Here

Duck Season is a first-person adventure game created by Stress Level Zero, developers of multiplayer shooter Hover Junkers (2016). While it's hard to pin down exactly what sort of game it is with its unique, nostalgia-inducing narrative style and horror elements, we'll be...

Survios’s Next VR Title is ‘Creed: Rise to Glory’, a Boxing Game with Ambitious Mechanics

Hot on the tail of Survios' latest release, Sprint Vector (2018), the studio today announced their next VR project, Creed: Rise to Glory, a VR boxing game being developed in partnership with MGM as a complement to the upcoming Creed II movie. While there's...

‘TheatreVR’ Wants You to Play the Role of Hamlet on a Virtual Stage with Real Actors

Acting takes time, courage and a lifelong dedication that very few possess, and even less can do well. But as VR styles itself as an 'experience machine', it was inevitable that a program like Theatre VR would come along, a...

Samsung Confirms ‘Project Moohan’ XR Headset is Still Coming This Year

Samsung didn't highlight its upcoming mixed reality headset at Unpacked last month, nor at Google I/O the month prior—but no fear, the South Korean tech giant confirmed its Android XR-based headset is still coming this year. In a recent earnings...

Exiii Raises $750K for Haptic VR Gloves with Force Feedback

Japan-based startuped Exiii, which is developing a pair of haptic gloves with force feedback, has raised $750K for continued R&D, expansion of sales channels, and growing the company's team. Back in March we wrote about Exiii's two haptic VR gloves,...
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