Parkour-shooter ‘STRIDE’ Releases on Oculus Quest on August 5th
Rezzil Secures $2.75M Investment for Oculus Quest Sports Training App ‘Player 22’
Rezzil, a UK-based VR sports training and analytics startup, announced that its secured an investment round of over £2 million (~$2.75 million), which will be used to promote its new consumer-focused sports training platform, Player 22.
Facebook is Unlocking AR Capabilities for Developers on Quest 2
Facebook announced today that an upcoming update to the Quest development SDK will include experimental support for a Passthrough API which will allow Unity developers to build AR experiences and features into apps on Quest 2.
Two New ‘Harry Potter’ VR Experiences Launch at Harry Potter New York
Two new Harry Potter VR experiences have launched at the Harry Potter New York retail location. Wizards Take Flight and Chaos at Hogwarts were developed in collaboration with Dreamscape, Wevr, and Keylight.
‘Carrier Command 2’ to Get Full VR Support, Cross-play With up to 9-player Co-op
Carrier Command 2, a modern sequel to the 1988 game, puts players in control of a futuristic aircraft carrier, allowing up to nine players to manage the ship’s many systems from the bridge. Developer Geometa today announced the game will get full VR support, including cross-play with the non-VR version. Both versions will be bundled together and are expected to launch in early access later this year.
Haptic VR Glove Company HaptX Raises $12 Million in New Funding
HaptX, the company building VR gloves with advanced haptics, this week announced that is has raised $12 million in a Series A-1 investment which will be used to open a new headquarters based in Redmond, WA, and expand its team.
‘I Expect You to Die 2’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets August 24th, New Trailer Here
Schell Games today announced that its long-awaited follow-up to I Expect You to Die (2016) is set to launch on all major VR headsets August 24th. The spy-themed puzzler is already looking like a worthy sequel, offering fun and interesting ways to die, plenty of easter eggs, and a story that would be the envy of any would-be writer of a James Bond film.
‘Larcenauts’ Immersion Update Adds Two-handed Aiming, Manual Reloading & More
Impulse Gear announced that Larcenauts (2021), its 6v6 hero shooter for PC VR and Oculus Quest, is getting a few key updates today which focus on increasing immersion in the game.
Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab, the Massive 3D Object Library Compatible with AR/VR Headsets
The Number of VR Users on Steam Dropped Sharply Last Month, But Valve Isn’t Saying Why
‘Lone Echo II’ Coming to Oculus PC in August, Original ‘Lone Echo’ Discounted to $10
The long-awaited sequel to Ready At Dawn’s space adventure Lone Echo (2017) is delayed again. Lone Echo II was set to arrive on August 24th, but now it’s coming “later this year,” likely making it one of the last PC-only games funded by Facebook to arrive on the Oculus Store.
Preview: ‘Fracked’ is Shaping Up With a Great Art Style and Chunky, Satisfying Combat
Fracked, the upcoming PSVR exclusive from developer nDreams, is now due to launch next month, and today we got our first hands-on time with the game thanks to a new demo that’s available today.
‘Fracked’ Releases Exclusively on PSVR August 20th, Free Demo Now Available
Fracked, the upcoming shooter from Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) developer nDreams, is officially set to release on August 20th, arriving exclusively on PSVR. Can’t wait to strap on those skis and jump in? Well, there’s a free demo is now available on the PlayStation Store.
Google Studio Owlchemy Labs Affirms Work on New VR Game, Details Expected This Year
Google-owned Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind VR classics like Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator, has confirmed that it’s working on a new VR project after running quiet for much of the year.
Report: Oculus Quest 2 with 128GB Storage May Soon Replace 64GB Base Model
Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset launched in October 2020 in two flavors: 64GB and 256GB. Now images have surfaced via French online retailers LDLC and its subsidiary Top Achat suggesting the existence of an upcoming 128GB version of Quest 2. Notably, LDCL is an official partner retailer of Oculus, which may lend credence to the report.
