Ubisoft’s ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Launches on Oculus Quest
Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017), Ubisoft’s co-op space sim that puts you on the bridge of your very own Federation vessel, is now available on Oculus Quest.
Didimo Announces $6.9M in New Funding to Further Develop 3D Digital Human Capture
Didimo, a Portugal-based firm that creates digital models of humans, today announced that it’s raised more than $4.9 million from new and existing investors including Portugal Ventures, Farfetch UK Ltd., Bynd VC, Beta-I and LC Ventures.
New Pimax ‘Artisan’ Headset Mysteriously Unveiled Ahead of CES
Pimax unveiled a new VR headset called ‘Artisan’ yesterday that, according to Pimax European Marketing Director Martin “SweViver” Lammi, shouldn’t have been revealed until CES 2020.
Oculus Will ‘wait for feedback’ on Quest While Considering Hand-tracking for Rift S
Oculus rolled out hand-tracking on Oculus Quest last week as an experimental feature, but the company says it’s waiting on feedback before it commits to bringing the capability to its latest PC headset, the Rift S.
Microsoft’s Social VR Platform ‘AltspaceVR’ Revamped for Improved Event Hosting
Microsoft’s social VR platform, AltspaceVR, has been updated with a renewed emphasis on event hosting. While it’s always been possible to hop into AltspaceVR just to hang out and chat, the platform is honing in on a use-case where users come to the virtual world to see specific live events hosted by creators.
‘Bigscreen’ Brings Paid Movies to Social VR Platform, Showing Select 2D & 3D Films
Bigscreen today announced it’s launched a new feature called Bigscreen Cinema, which brings a paid option to its free social VR platform that will let you buy a ticket to watch select 2D and 3D films each week.
Varjo Unveils ‘Workspace’ User Interface, Exploring the Future of Always-on AR/VR Workflows
Varjo Technologies today announced its new user interface, code-named ‘Varjo Workspace’, which is designed to seamlessly let professionals use their Windows computer applications and 3D software tools with the company’s recently announced developer-focused AR/VR headset, Varjo XR-1.
Impressive Bowshooter ‘Sacralith: The Archer’s Tale’ to Launch on PSVR Soon
Sacralith: The Archer’s Tale (2018), a story-driven bowshooter from Moscow-based indie studio Odd Meter, demonstrated some relatively high polish when it was first released on PC VR headsets last year. Now, the studio says its making its way to PSVR on December 17th.
HoloLens Creator: ‘Half-Life: Alyx is the most immersive VR game I’ve ever played’
HoloLens creator Alex Kipman tried Valve’s upcoming VR title Half-Life: Alyx and shared some choice words about his experience.
Oculus Link Beta Now Supports Some AMD GPUs
Launched last month in beta, Oculus Link lets you connect your Oculus Quest standalone headset to a VR-ready computer, letting you play PC VR games simply by hooking up a high-quality USB 3 cable. Users with AMD graphics cards however were a bit dismayed to find out that exactly zero were supported at the beta’s launch last month, although thankfully that’s changed now.
Magic Leap 2 Planned for Launch in 2021, Targeting Enterprise & Prosumers
Magic Leap’s next-gen AR headset, Magic Leap 2, is officially slated to launch sometime in 2021. Company founder and CEO Rony Abovitz says in a Forbes interview that ML2 will be targeting enterprise and early prosumers, calling it “a major new platform packed with sensors, and advanced optics.”
‘Path of the Warrior’ is a ‘Double Dragon’ Style VR Beat’em Up, Now on Rift & Quest
At last night’s Game Awards, Oculus announced it’s been working with Twisted Pixel Games to create a new VR beat’em up called Path of the Warrior, which is out now on for Rift and Quest.
‘Beat Saber’ Gets Green Day Music Pack, Long-awaited 360 & 90 Degree Levels
Everyone’s favorite block-slashing rhythm game, Beat Saber (2018), just got a new music pack featuring the tunes of Green Day. The newly released Green Day music pack comes alongside a free update for all supported platforms that includes the long-awaited 360 and 90-degree mode for a number of levels.
Cas & Chary Present: ‘Boneworks’ Physics-driven Mechanics and Gameplay Overview
Boneworks by Stress Level Zero is described as a narrative VR action-adventure using advanced experimental physics mechanics. In this article, we check out the game’s core mechanics.
Valve: No New ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Info Arriving at The Game Awards Tonight
Although announced last month, Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx was originally slated to make its big debut at this year’s Game Awards. The interview with Geoff Keighley, award show founder and long-time games journalist, was ostensibly released earlier than planned though after the transcript was leaked online back in October. Now, Valve says that the promised extra info on Half-Life: Alyx isn’t coming to tonight’s show as previously planned.
