Get ‘Obduction’ for Free on PC VR from Now Until June 1st
GOG is giving away Obduction (2016), the latest VR puzzler from Cyan, the studio behind iconic ’90s adventure puzzlers Myst (1993) and Riven (1997).
‘Superhot VR’ Studio: Quest Launch Saw 300% Increase in Revenue Over Rift Launch
The studio behind the infectiously cool action game SUPERHOT VR (2016) say the Oculus Quest launch last week has brought them another big helping of success.
‘Game of Thrones’ VR Experience Coming Exclusively to Viveport Infinity
HTC today announced that a VR experience based on HBO’s hit TV series Game of Thrones is set to launch exclusively on Viveport Infinity starting tomorrow, supporting Vive and Rift.
Custom Levels Coming to ‘Beat Saber’ on Quest
Beat Saber (2018) players on PC have a certain luxury of choice that their PSVR and Quest-owning counterparts simply don’t: easy access to user-created mods that indefinitely expand the game’s number of playable tracks, and now, an official level editor so you can easily make your own maps with your own music. Now, Beat Games says their new custom beatmap builder will also support Quest moving forward.
PlayStation ‘Days of Play’ Sale Knocks $50 off PSVR Hardware Bundles & PS4 Pro
Sony is getting ready to host their annual ‘Days of Play’ sale again, and there’s a few deals this time around on newly released hardware bundles that should have you excited.
Viveport to Officially Support Windows VR Headsets Next Month
HTC announced back at GDC 2019 that Viveport, the company’s digital distribution platform for VR games, was going to support Windows VR headsets later this year. Now, the company has set the official date: June 5th, 2019.
New ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack Coming June 10th
Beat Games is getting ready to unleash their next music pack for Beat Saber (2018), VR’s popular block-slashing rhythm game.
Hands-on: Logitech is Building the SteamVR Stylus That Needs to Exist
Logitech today revealed the VR Ink ‘Pilot Edition’, a stylus built for art and design in VR. Built with SteamVR Tracking tech, the stylus works similarly to a typical SteamVR controller, but affords the natural precision that comes with precise finger control. While it works well for drawing in the air, a pressure-sensitive tip also makes it great for drawing (and potentially evening writing) against a physical surface.
Meta View Acquires Meta IP, Former Qualcomm Exec to Chart “new course” as CEO
Meta View is a newly formed startup that’s looking to take up where Meta Company left off, the creators behind the Meta 2 AR headset. Meta View today announced the acquisition of Meta Company assets, and are bringing Jay Wright, former Qualcomm executive and Vuforia President, to the position of CEO.
‘Blood & Truth’ Review – Action Movie Antics With Unmatched Character Visuals
Sony’s next big PSVR exclusive, Blood & Truth is finally here. This action adventure aims to make players feel like the lead character in an action movie, and brings strong gunplay and big set pieces to the table. But its biggest contribution might just be the performances and visuals of the game’s virtual characters which are the best we’ve ever seen in VR.
PSVR 2 Unlikely to Launch at the Same Time as PS5
Last week Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Vice President of Research and Development, Dominic Mallinson, opened up about this thoughts on the future of VR at the Collisson 2019 conference in Toronto. While Mallinson was clear about the company’s commitment to VR going forward, he also said it’s unlikely that PSVR 2 will launch at the same time as PS5.
This Modder Brought Custom Tracks to ‘Beat Saber’ on Oculus Quest
Oculus Quest—and one of its main launch titles Beat Saber (2018)—has only been out for a week now. A big question until recently was whether users would be able to bring the much beloved mods once only available on PC to the Quest version. This modder found out how:
‘Blood & Truth’ PSVR Hardware Bundle Now Available for Pre-order, Launching Tomorrow
Blood & Truth is set to launch tomorrow, May 28th. As Sony’s next big title after the hit platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018), the company is putting its best foot forward by featuring the action game in its own PSVR hardware bundle.
VR Anime ‘Spice & Wolf’ Launching on Quest, PSVR & Nintendo Labo VR This Summer
SpicyTails, the Japan-based studio behind VR anime experience Project LUX (2018), celebrated a successful Kickstarter earlier this year focusing on their next VR project that aims to bring the manga/anime Spice & Wolf to VR. Now, the studio says not only will users on Rift, Vive and Go be able to experience the game this June, but at some point afterwards it will be expanding to Quest, PSVR, and Nintendo Switch.
PSVR Exclusive ‘Blood & Truth’ Shows Off New Gameplay
Ahead of Tuesday’s launch of Blood & Truth, PlayStation has shared 13 minutes of new gameplay showing one of the early levels of the game.
