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‘Pixel Ripped 1995’ Review – An Expertly Measured Dose of ’90s Gaming Nostalgia

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Pixel Ripped 1995 is a retro-inspired VR game which, as you would imagine, follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, Pixel Ripped 1989 (2018). It’s an absolute nostalgia trip that revisits the series’ unique ‘game within a game’ storytelling style while honing in on what made the fourth console generation truly great: colorful platformers, side-scrolling beat ’em ups, and RPGs aplenty. While it may be a tiny bit rough around the edges, it’s ultimately a charming and well-realized adventure that truly made me feel like a kid again.

SteamVR 1.11 Update Brings New Dashboard Audio Features, Performance Improvements

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Apr 20, 2020

Valve released an updated SteamVR today, version 1.11, which is the culmination of the last several weeks of smaller updates to the beta branch. The company calls this a “Spring cleaning” update in that it focuses on tweaks to the new dashboard, performance improvements, and bug fixes.

Mozilla to Launch ‘Hubs Cloud’ as a First Step Toward an Open Web-based Metaverse

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Apr 20, 2020

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Mozilla Hubs is the company’s impressive WebXR social app which allows users from almost any device (VR or not) to jump into a virtual room with the click of a link. But the company’s ambitions go much further; soon Mozilla will take a major step toward achieving its “master plan” by launching Hubs Cloud.

Waveguide Maker DigiLens Secures Additional Investment by Samsung Ventures

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Apr 20, 2020

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DigiLens, the Silicon Valley-based waveguide maker, today announced that Samsung’s venture capital group Samsung Ventures is increasing its stake in the company.

‘Music Lives’ Virtual Music Festival Coming to Quest & Go for Free Starting Today

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Apr 17, 2020

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Looking something to do this weekend with your Oculus Quest or Go? LiveXLive, the live music streaming platform, is hosting a multi-day concert event via Oculus Venues starting Friday which will include artists such as J Balvin, Anitta, and Swae Lee.

Gamescom 2020 Cancelled Following German Ban on Major Events

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Apr 17, 2020

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Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming event, won’t be taking place in Cologne, Germany as planned this August. Following a nation-wide ban on major events, Gamescom 2020 will be taking place online due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Oculus Connect 7 to be Held as a Digital Event Later This Year, Facebook Says

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Apr 16, 2020

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Oculus Connect 7, the annual Oculus developer conference held by Facebook, will be hosted as a digital event later this year due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Bethesda Has “no update” on ‘Elder: Scrolls Blades VR’ Nearly Two Years After Announcement

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Apr 16, 2020

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Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls: Blades back at E3 2018, promising that the free-to-play title would support VR headsets all the way from standalone to high-end PC. It’s been nearly two years since that announcement, but Bethesda has “no update” on the VR version of the game.

‘Pistol Whip’ Gets Dieselpunk-inspired Level in New ‘Dark Skies’ Update

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Apr 16, 2020

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Pistol Whip (2019), the VR rhythm-shooter from Cloudhead Games, just got a new dielselpunk-inspired update, available now on Oculus Quest and SteamVR-compatible headsets.

This ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Mod Lets You Play ‘Wolfenstein 3D’ in VR

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Apr 16, 2020

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Half-Life: Alyx (2020) is already inspiring modders to strip Valve’s flagship VR title of assets and character models for their own strange and wonderful devices. Exhibit A: you can now play some Wolfenstein 3D in VR, replete with HLA’s guns, grenades, and enemies.

Road to VR Readership Survey 2020

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Apr 16, 2020

Road to VR is running a survey with our partner Gamer Network to better understand our audience. Your participation is entirely optional and anonymous, but we’d be thrilled if you’d share your responses with us.

XR Swim is a Much Needed Centralized Portal for Discovering WebXR Experiences

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Apr 16, 2020

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While we’ve talked plenty about the power of WebXR—a standard which makes it possible to deliver VR experiences directly from web browsers—there hasn’t been a centralized destination to discover WebXR apps as users would expect from other content platforms. XR Swim is a new portal that aims to deliver just that.

Comic Book-inspired Horror Survival ‘Lies Beneath’ Now Available on Rift

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Apr 15, 2020

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Lies Beneath (2020), the Oculus-exclusive survival horror VR game from Gunheart (2018) creators Drifter Entertainment, launched late last month on Oculus Quest. Now Rift users can get into the fun too, if you can call being slightly traumatized “fun”.

Microsoft is Expanding HoloLens 2 Availability with “tens of thousands” Shipped to Date

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Apr 15, 2020

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Microsoft started shipping HoloLens 2 back in November 2019, but it’s been a slow rollout to select customers. While the company says it has shipped “tens of thousands” of HoloLens 2 headset to “hundreds” of enterprise customers, it hasn’t been easy to get hands on one as a smaller company or individual. Now, Microsoft says, that’s changing.

Mind-bending VR Adventure ‘The Under Presents’ Coming to Steam This Week

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Apr 14, 2020

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The Under Presents (2019), the multiplayer theatrical adventure originally built for Quest and Rift, is heading to Steam on April 16th, which includes support for all standard SteamVR-compatible headsets.

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