Google to Shutter Jump VR Video Service in June
‘Vacation Simulator’ Among Steam’s 20 Top-selling Games Released in April
Vacation Simulator (2019), Owlchemy Labs‘ recently released sequel to their smash hit VR parody game Job Simulator (2016), seems to be garnering its fair share of kudos; Valve today announced that Vacation Simulator was one of the top 20 earners for all games released on Steam in April.
Sony Hints Next-gen PSVR Could Bring HDR, Wireless, Eye-tracking & More
Speaking this week at the Collision 2019 conference in Toronto, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Vice President of Research and Development, Dominic Mallinson, detailed a number of “must-have ‘evolutionary’ improvements” for future VR headsets.
Rift S Will Get Enhanced Passthrough+ & ASW on the Latest NVIDIA GPUs
Thanks to the tracking cameras on Rift S, the headset also comes with a pass-through video feature which Oculus calls ‘Passthrough+’ (with the ‘+’ denoting its low latency, stereo-correct, wide field of view). While it’s the best pass-through video we’ve seen on any consumer headset so far, the feature will soon be enhanced to take advantage of new capabilities available in NVIDIA’s latest GPUs. Oculus’ motion smoothing tech, Asynchronous Spacewarp, will also be similarly upgraded.
Multiplayer VR Shooter ‘Pavlov’ Confirmed for Release on Oculus Quest
Pavlov VR is one of the most well known VR shooters, partially thanks to its viral success among YouTubers, and partially because it basically delivers on the dream of playing Counter-Strike in VR. Now, the studio behind Pavlov VR says a Quest version is currently in the works.
Vive Studios’ Multiplayer Shooter ‘Front Defense: Heroes’ Exits Early Access
Front Defense: Heroes is a first-party multiplayer shooter from Vive Studios, developed by Taipei-based Fantahorn Studio. HTC today announced that the WWII-themed shooter is heading out of Early Access today with a few updates in tow.
‘Space Junkies’ Now Supports Move Controllers on PSVR
Ubisoft recently pushed an update to the PSVR version of Space Junkies (2019), the zero-g arena shooter, that finally brings PS Move support to the game.
Oculus Working on Update to Improve Rift S Audio
Oculus is aware of the sub-par audio quality on Rift S and says that an upcoming update will make a “meaningful difference.”
Facebook Has Four Separate Social VR Apps and None of Them Are on Quest
Facebook’s fragmented approach to social VR hasn’t gotten any better with the launch of Quest. The company now has four separate social VR apps, and none of them are currently available on its newest headset.
‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ is a Unique Stealth Shooter Arriving on Quest & Rift in 2019
nDreams, the studio behind Shooty Fruity (2018) and The Assembly (2016), announced a curious new VR stealth adventure coming to Quest and Rift (S) that puts you smack dab in the middle of enemy territory on a military-grade kayak.
‘Rec Room’ is Coming Soon to iPhone & iPad
Rec Room, the popular social VR platform, is set to take its next big step outside of VR by offering a version of the app for iPhone and iPad.
Vive Cosmos Expected to Launch in Q3
With a flurry of new headsets hitting the market, news about the next consumer headset from one of VR’s leading players, HTC, has been notably absent. Though pricing and a release date for Vive Cosmos hasn’t been revealed in full just yet, the company recently indicated that it expects to launch in Q3.
New Quest Ad Spot is One of Oculus’ Best Yet
Communicating what it feels like to use VR to someone who has never done it before is one of VR’s major marketing challenges. Oculus’ new ‘Defy Reality’ ad spot for Quest effectively uses mixed reality video capture to show players in VR, instead of just showing first person footage that’s hard to understand if you haven’t actually been in a headset before.
Former Vive Studios Head Joel Breton Joins Sixense
Sixense today announced that games industry veteran and former head of Vive Studios Joel Breton has joined the company as president of its studios and executive VP of product development.
Every Oculus Quest Game Available Starting Today
Both Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S are seeing their respective launches today, so the company has now opened up store links and official pricing for all of the new Quest goodies you’ll be able to download starting today.
