‘Rec Room’ Begins Early Rollout on Select Android Devices
Report: Next-gen PSVR to Focus on AAA & Hybrid Games Like ‘Resident Evil 7’ & ‘No Man’s Sky’
Following a report back in May detailing specs for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 VR headset, a fresh report has appeared that echoes a few of these claims and asserts some new information too, including additional hardware info and the revelation that Sony is allegedly focusing on bringing both console-quality AAA games and hybrid flatscreen/VR titles to the PS5 platform.
Former Codemasters CEO Joins nDreams Board of Directors as Chair
Veteran VR studio nDreams announced today that it has appointed former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier as the non-executive chair of its board of directors. As CEO of Codemasters—best known for its popular DiRT racing franchise—Sagnier lead the company to a $1.2 billion acquisition by EA earlier this year.
Get $150 off HP Reverb G2, Offering Class-leading Resolution & Acceptable Tracking
HP’s Reverb G2 is one of the most pixel-dense PC VR headsets out there for consumers, offering up class-leading visuals at the not so horrible price of $600. Well, now you can get that for $450 when you buy direct from HP.
Facebook Researchers Show ‘Reverse Passthrough’ VR Prototype for Eye-contact Outside the Headset
Researchers at Facebook Reality Labs today published new work showcasing a prototype headset which has external displays to depict the user’s eyes to others outside of the headset. The goal is to allow eye-contact between the headset wearer and others in an effort to make it less awkward while wearing a headset and communicating with someone in the same room.
VR on Steam Bounces Back to Nearly 2.8 Million Monthly-connected Headsets
‘POPULATION: ONE’ Gets Medieval in ‘Kingdom Age’ Event, Starting August 5th
POPULATION: ONE (2020) is getting some fresh content starting this week that aims to bring a medieval twist to the battle royale shooter.
Oculus Head of Developer Relations Leaves for Niantic as it Ramps up Lightship AR Platform
Niantic announced today that long-time Oculus employee Dan Morris, Head of Developer Relations, is joining as the company’s new Director of Developer Relations as Niantic ramps up its Lightship AR platform, which aims to bring to third-party developers the same ‘world scale’ tech that enables Pokémon Go.
‘Carrier Command 2 VR’ Release Date Set for August 10th
Carrier Command 2, which was confirmed just a few weeks ago to be getting full VR support, is now set to launch on August 10th.
‘Moss: Book II’ Will Be Bigger Than the Original, Introduce New Progression & Interactions
Moss: Book II, a direct sequel to the lauded original, was finally announced earlier this month. And it hopes to answer what was perhaps the original game’s biggest problem: it was too short! In an interview with the game’s Design Director, Josh Stiksma, we learned that, this time around, the second ‘book’ in the series is set to be thicker indeed.
Social VR Platform ‘ENGAGE’ Generated Over $1.4M in Revenue in First Half of 2021
Popular App Lab Game ‘Warplanes: WW1 Fighters’ Releases on Oculus Store for Quest
World War I dogfighting game Warplanes: WW1 Fighters has done fairly well for itself since it launched on Oculus’ App Lab platform earlier this year. Now Warplanes: WW1Fighters has made the leap to the official Oculus Store for Quest.
nDreams Opening Second VR Studio Focused on Live-service Games
nDreams, the studio behind Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) and the upcoming PSVR exclusive Fracked, announced today it’s opening a second VR development studio called nDreams Studio Orbital, which will focus on creating games as a service for VR.
‘Synth Riders’ for PSVR Now Set to Release August 10th
Synth Riders (2018), the VR rhythm game for PC VR and Oculus Quest, was supposed to launch on PSVR on July 27th. After a last-minute delay which could have seen the game pushed back by “several weeks,” developer Kluge Interactive now says the PSVR version’s launch will officially arrive August 10th.
Varjo XR-3 Hands-on: Varjo’s Headsets Keep Getting Better, Even as They Get Cheaper
By now it can be said that Varjo is making the world’s most high-end VR headsets, and not just because they’re slapping on a hefty price tag. With a core premise of ‘retina resolution’ that really delivers, Varjo’s headsets keep getting better even as they’re getting cheaper. Their visual performance offers an early glimpse of what mainstream VR headsets are unlikely to deliver for years to come.
