Facebook Shuttering ‘MARVEL Powers United VR’ & ‘Ripcoil’, Refunds Available Within 6 Months of Purchase
MARVEL Powers United VR (2018) and other Oculus Rift exclusives developed by Sanzaru Games are officially going offline next March.
CREAL Raises $7.2 Million to Bring its Light-field Display to AR Glasses
Flight Combat Game ‘Project Wingman’ Launches Today with SteamVR Support
Project Wingman, an aerial combat game for PC, has launched today after beginning life as a successful Kickstarter in mid-2018. In addition to traditional monitor support, the game is fully playable with SteamVR headsets.
Pimax Launches “5K” Super VR Headset Featuring 180Hz Refresh Rate
Pimax, the company known for its wide field of view (FOV) VR headsets, have now launched the Pimax “5K” SUPER, a PC VR headset first shown in its prototype stage at CES 2020 earlier this year.
Varjo’s New High-end XR-3 & VR-3 Headsets Expand Retina FoV While Reducing Weight & Price
Varjo today announced its latest high-end headsets, the XR-3 and VR-3, with a range of improvements including an expanded field of view, inside-out tracking, and a redesigned headstrap. While still expensive and definitely aimed at large enterprises, the new headsets also get a significant price reduction compared to prior models.
‘Rec Room’ Now Lets Premium Users Sell Creations for In-game Currency
Rec Room announced back in September that it was working on a way for its users to earn real cash by creating content for the game. In a recent update, the social VR platform has now taken its first big step in generating that functional economy by letting premium users sell their creations for in-game tokens.
AR ‘Mario Kart’ Ride to Open at Japan’s Upcoming Super Nintendo World
Universal Studios Japan today announced the opening date of its long-delayed ‘Super Nintendo World’ in its Osaka-based theme park, which is set to feature a Mario Kart-themed ride including AR headsets.
Oculus Quest 2 Cyber Monday Deals Feature Three Game Bundles
We’re keeping an eye on the best Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2020 deals, don’t blink or you might miss the best Quest sales of the year!
‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ VR Support Launching in December for All SteamVR Headsets
If you’re still waiting on VR support for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), you won’t need to twiddle your thumbs for much longer. According to a recent developer Q&A, Microsoft Flight Simulator for PC will launch with full SteamVR headset support sometime in December.
HTC Offers Discounts on Vive Cosmos Headsets for Black Friday 2020
We’re keeping an eye out for best HTC Vive Black Friday 2020 deals, including Vive Cosmos, Vive Cosmos Elite, and more. Don’t blink or you might miss the best sale of the year!
‘Half-Life: Alyx’, ‘Boneworks’ Get Rare Discounts Among Many Others in Steam Autumn Sale
The Steam Autumn Sale is here, running today through December 1st, 2020. With it comes rare discounts on top VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) and Boneworks (2019), and heaps more popular VR titles, just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
OpenBCI Announces Brain-Computer Interface Designed Specifically for VR/AR Headsets
OpenBCI, the neurotech company behind the eponymous open-source brain-computer interface (BCI), are making a new hardware and software platform specifically for immersive headsets.
Oculus CTO Wants Android Apps on Quest, But is “not winning” the Debate Within Facebook
Oculus CTO John Carmack has said publicly that he’d love to open up Oculus Quest to Android apps to boost the headset’s usefulness, but admits he’s “not winning” the debate internally at Facebook.
Quest’s Official Non-store App Distribution Channel is Coming in Q1, 2021
Facebook announced back in June that it planned to offer developers a way to distribute Oculus Quest apps outside of the official, curated, Quest store. Now the company indicates it has “high confidence” that the feature will be deployed in Q1, 2021.
‘Espire 1: VR Operative’ Earned $3M in Revenue in First Year
Espire 1: VR Operative (2019) launched across all major VR headsets this time last year, bringing a mix of high-flying acrobatics and stealth combat to the table. Now developer Digital Lode says Espire 1 has generated “over $3 million in revenue” since its November 2019 launch.
