NOLO VR Raises $15M to Further Develop 6DOF Tracking Tech
VR Music Video ‘Sheaf – Together EP’ is a Low Poly Love Letter to the ’80s
Adorable Adventure ‘Raccoon Lagoon’ Launches on Quest & Rift with Cross-buy
Hidden Path Entertainment, the studio behind Brass Tactics (2018) and Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition (2016), has released a new game for Rift and Quest that takes you to an adorable island filled with story quests and plenty of tasks that fans of Stardew Valley and the Animal Crossing franchise should recognize.
‘Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot’ Review – a Nazi-Killing Mech Game Cut Short
As a storied franchise, Wolfenstein games serve as undeniable vehicles for kicking Nazi butt, the most recent of which have taken on alternate history narratives that place resistance fighters in the heart of a prolonged Nazi occupation. And while Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot does this with gusto, it’s hard to think that this is the Wolfenstein game VR deserves.
With Plans to Launch on PSVR, Social VR App ‘Bigscreen’ Will Support Every Major Headset
Social VR app Bigscreen is planning to launch on PSVR, the company affirmed this week. Though it may not come until late 2019 or early 2020, when it does, Bigscreen will be just about the only app to support every major VR headset.
‘Beat Saber’ Update Adds Three New Free Tracks from Artist Camellia
A Beat Saber update today adds three new tracks from EDM artist Camellia to all of the game’s platforms, as well as some new maps to existing songs for the game’s ‘One Saber’ mode.
‘Technolust’ Studio to Bring Cyberpunk Game ‘LOW-Fi’ to Kickstarter in September
Ubisoft Launches ‘Space Junkies’ Non-VR Open Beta Today
Space Junkies (2019), Ubisoft Montpellier’s VR arena shooter, seems to be hunting for a larger playerbase as the studio today launched an open beta for non-VR PC users.
Amazon Launches ‘Prime Video VR’, Commits to Building up VR Video Library
Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime Video library.
Bigscreen Boasts 5,000+ RSVPs for SpaceX Launch Viewing Today
Magic Leap Update Brings Hand Occlusion, Expanded Multiplayer Support & More
Despite securing $280 million from Japan’s largest telecom earlier this summer, we’ve heard surprisingly little from the multi-billion dollar AR startup of late regarding its flagship headset, Magic Leap One. Now, the company has announced a number of new features coming to ML1 in its latest Lumin OS 0.97 and SDK 0.22 updates, which includes hand tracking with proper occlusion masking, “out of the box” multiplayer support, and a few other goodies that ideally position the platform to appeal to future consumers.
PSVR Shooter ‘StarBlood Arena’ Goes Dark Forever Starting July 25th
WhiteMoon Dreams, the developers behind PSVR arena shooter StarBlood Arena (2017), released a statement recently bidding farewell to its community. Earlier this year, the studio announced that their online-only game would be going dark; the official date for server shutdown is Thursday, July 25th.
Oculus Quest Will Support Oculus Go Apps Later This Year
Later this year Oculus Quest is going to get access to a heap of new VR content thanks to support for Oculus Go apps via official emulation.
Quest Gets ‘Oculus Venues’, Finally Connecting Quest Users with Oculus Go & Gear VR
While Oculus Quest was devoid of any of Facebook’s social VR applications at launch, Oculus Venues is finally available for the headset. That means that, for the first time, Quest users will have a first-party social experience in which they can also connect to Oculus Go and Gear VR users (but not Rift).
Quest & Rift S Update Brings Controller Tracking Improvements
Oculus Quest and Rift S use similar inside-out tracking which relies on cameras on the headsets to not only track the user’s head but also their hands. While this works well in many cases, at launch there was something of a deadzone when bringing the hands very close to the headset which could lead to spotty tracking. With an update now rolling out publicly to Quest and Rift S, Oculus says that tracking in this specific area has been improved.
