Electronic Music Pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre to Host Concert in ‘VRChat’ This Weekend
Pioneering French musician Jean-Michel Jarre is performing live on a virtual stage in social VR platform VRChat this weekend.
‘vTime’ is Helping Vulnerable Kids in the UK to Continue Vital Social Care in VR
In the face of the ongoing lockdown, vTime today announced it’s created a private version of its social AR/VR platform, vTime XR, which is designed to help social care continue in the UK for families and vulnerable children.
Back-compat PSVR Games on PS5 Could See Improved Frame Rates, Resolution, & Loading
We’re still awaiting confirmation of the first VR game natively designed for PS5, but for now we know that many PSVR titles for PS4 are expected to support backwards compatibility on PS5. When running on PS5, those older titles are likely to benefit from the console’s greater power, which could improve frame rates, resolutions, and loading times.
John Legend to Take the Virtual Stage Next Week in ‘Wave’ Concert
Wave, the social VR music venue, today announced that acclaimed musician John Legend is putting on a concert next week in VR where he will be transformed into a digital avatar for a live performance.
Admix Secures $7M Funding to Bring “non-intrusive” Ads to VR & AR Games
Admix, the in-game advertisement platform, today announced it’s raised $7 million in its series A financing round. The news was first reported by TechCrunch.
Space-Noir Adventure ‘The Rig: A Starmap to Murder’ Coming to PC VR Next Week
Indie studio Sunset Division announced it’s bringing its space-noir adventure game The Rig: A Starmap to Murder to PC VR headsets next week.
‘Trover Saves the Universe’, ‘In Death’ & ‘Gravity Lab’ Heading to Quest
Although E3 was cancelled this year due to the ongoing pandemic, many studios went forward with their traditional mid-June game announcements just the same. That just so happens to mean that Oculus Quest owners are getting a rash of PC VR ports soon.
‘Pistol Whip’ Gets New DLC & Long-term Roadmap Reveal, Heading to PSVR in July
Hit VR rhythm shooter Pistol Whip got a brand new DLC level today on PC VR and Quest. Developer Cloudhead games also shared its long-term roadmap, including DLC planned for Q4 which will mark “a whole new era” for the game with a “cinematic campaign built from linked scenes.” The studio also announced a July 28th release date for Pistol Whip on PSVR.
‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Update Adds New Weapon & Example Content for Workshop Modding
Half-Life: Alyx has been updated to version 1.4.1 which adds an example weapon to the game’s Workshop modding tools, allowing modders to experiment with bringing new weapons to the game. The update also includes improvements to the Workshop tools, including more example content for animation, audio, and shaders, along with new documentation.
‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ to Support HOTAS, No Mention of VR Motion Controllers
Star Wars: Squadrons is EA’s upcoming dogfighting game from a galaxy far far away, and it’s going to include VR support when it launches on consoles and PC in the fall. If you were hoping for an immersive in-cockpit cluster of virtual controls to poke at, you may be a bit disappointed though.
Hulu is Shutting Down Its VR App on Most Headsets
Hulu’s dedicated VR app will no longer be supported on a number of headsets starting tomorrow, June 17th, the company says.
‘Population: One’ to Begin Invite-only Playtesting on Oculus Quest
BigBox VR announced that its upcoming VR battle royale shooter Population: One is heading back into invite-only playtesting soon, this time focusing on Oculus Quest.
PlayStation 5 Will Support PSVR, Sony Affirms
It was more than a year ago—before PlayStation 5 was formally announced—that Sony confirmed its ‘next-gen console’ would continue to support PlayStation VR. Luckily those plans haven’t changed; following the full reveal of the system last week, the company affirms that PS5 will support PSVR. But we still aren’t expecting to see a PSVR 2 announcement until after the console launches.
Cas & Chary Present: Pico Neo 2 Overview and Impressions
The Pico Neo 2 Eye is a standalone VR headset built for business. Going by the hardware specifications, it is an upgrade in many areas compared to the Oculus Quest. Plus, it has some unique features too, like electromagnetic tracking, wireless SteamVR streaming, and integrated eye-tracking. In this article, I share a summary of my first impressions.
