XRHealth Secures $7M Investment to Expand Its AR/VR Telehealth Platform
Train Driving Simulator ‘Derail Valley’ to Get Major Overhaul in May
Derail Valley, the train simulator for VR and PC, launched into Early Access last year, giving locomotive fans their very own trains to drive through a vast, open world. Now indie studio Altfuture says one of its biggest updates is coming to the game next month, which is said to fix many of the game’s bugs, overhaul many of its existing systems, and add new content and features.
Social VR App ‘VRChat’ is Seeing Record Usage Amidst the Pandemic
Social VR app VRChat is seeing a surge of users thanks to a well timed update and people around the world looking to connect with others while being asked to stay at home.
‘Pixel Ripped 1995’ Review – An Expertly Measured Dose of ’90s Gaming Nostalgia
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
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
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
‘Music Lives’ Virtual Music Festival Coming to Quest & Go for Free Starting Today
Gamescom 2020 Cancelled Following German Ban on Major Events
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
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
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
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
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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XR Swim is a Much Needed Centralized Portal for Discovering WebXR Experiences
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.
