Story-based Shooter ‘Zero Caliber: Reloaded’ Coming to Quest in May, Trailer Here
A version of Zero Caliber VR (2018), the military shooter from A-Tech Cybernetic (2020) developers XREAL Games, is coming to Oculus Quest on May 13th, 2021.
Epic Games Secures $1B Investment to Build Its Unreal Engine-powered Metaverse
Epic Games, the company known for its hit battle royale title Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine, has managed to attract a stunning $1 billion in its quest to establish a metaverse of linked games and services.
Have Facebook’s Big Bets on Oculus Exclusive Games Been Successful? A Data-driven Look
Facebook has purportedly spent at least $500 million to bring a wide range of content to its VR headsets. A portion of that investment was bet on big budget exclusive games, like Asgard’s Wrath and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, which aimed to satisfy a craving for AA and AAA VR content among gamers. But how much impact did it have?
‘Carly and the Reaperman’ Launches with Quest-to-Quest & Quest-to-PC Asymmetric Co-op
Asymmetric co-op VR games—where each user plays a wholly different gameplay role—are a rare breed. Fortunately, the well regarded Carly and the Reaperman has launched on Quest and brings with it more ways to play with friends.
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – April 2021
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 the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of April 2021.
Quest Now Supports Paid App Subscriptions Directly in Oculus Store
Oculus today announced it is supporting subscriptions via the Quest platform. It’s not only set to streamline a number of fitness and productivity apps which already offer subscriptions hosted outside of the ecosystem, but also make the subscription process easier for users from the get-go.
Vicarious Surgical Aims to Raise $460M with $1.1B Valuation for VR Surgery Platform
Vicarious Surgical, a robotics-based medical company, today announced that it’s merging with D8 Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company. Vicarious Surgical is slated to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) where it is expected to garner up to $460 million, with an estimated $1.1 billion valuation.
‘Puzzling Places’ to Launch on Oculus Quest Store This Fall
Puzzling Places is already on Quest via App Lab, Facebook’s unmoderated outlet for Quest games and experiences, however now developers Realities.io announced the 3D puzzle game has been officially accepted to the Oculus Store.
‘VR Skater’ Lands on Steam Early Access April 30th, Trailer Here
VR Skater is a skateboarding game from indie studio Deficit Games; mark your calendars for April 30th, because that’s when it’s coming to Steam Early Access.
Quest 2 to Get Air Link for Wireless PC VR, 120Hz Refresh, Keyboard & Desk Tracking
Oculus today announced new features coming to Quest 2 in update v28, including Air Link for wireless PC VR streaming, support for 120Hz refresh rate, and the ability to track your desk and keyboard in VR for enhanced productivity.
Pico Neo 3 Specs Revealed: Snapdragon XR2, Physical IPD Adjustments & More
Pico Interactive announced last week that Neo 3, the Beijing-based company’s next standalone VR headset, is slated to arrive to consumers in Asia starting May 10th, 2021, and to enterprise in the West sometime this summer. We had only seen a single partial rendering of Pico Neo 3, however now the company has revealed more of the headset alongside revealing a few basic specs.
HTC Announces VIVEcon Event on May 11th & 12th, Teases Headset Reveal
Following subsequent teases of an unannounced Vive headset, HTC today announced an event called VIVEcon, set for May 11th & 12th. While there’s no details so far on what the event will entail, the company is clearly teasing the reveal of its new VR headset.
NVIDIA Adds Eye-tracking Support to VRSS Foveated Rendering Tech
NVIDIA is upgrading its Variable Rate Supersampling (VRSS) with support for headsets with eye-tracking, allowing the rendered application to improve performance by increasing quality where the user is looking, while decreasing it elsewhere.
NVIDIA CloudXR is Launching on Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and AWS
NVIDIA is continuing the rollout of its CloudXR technology on the three leading cloud computing platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. With the tech readily available from these providers, companies building products and services on these cloud providers will be able to offer real-time XR streaming right off the shelf.
‘Vertigo 2’ Gameplay Preview Shows Off Weapons, Combat & More
Vertigo 2, the upcoming sequel to the single-player VR adventure, seems to be coming along quite nicely, as publisher Zulubo Productions just threw out a new video highlighting the game’s positively Half-Life-inspired environments alongside its growing arsenal of weapons.
