Road to VR

Zero Latency’s Next Title is Tackling the Challenges of Location-based PVP

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Feb 7, 2019

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Zero Latency is an Australia-based creator of a VR attraction platform and content. Since its founding in 2013, the company has launched five co-op VR games supporting up to eight players. The company’s latest game, Sol Raiders, is the first to pit players against each other in a 4 vs. 4 format. Road to VR got to preview the new title and see how Zero Latency is tackling the unexpected challenges that come with PVP at a VR attraction.

‘Angry Birds VR’ Review — Redefining a Mobile Powerhouse for the Virtual Age

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With several mobile titles in Rovio’s Angry Birds series using the winning formula of ‘fling the bird to kill the pig’, I wasn’t sure what I was in for with Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs—an honest-to-goodness game, or a cleverly crafted addiction model sprinkled with just enough fun to keep you mindlessly progressing through endless stages. In short, Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs is the former, and one of the best Angry Birds titles I’ve played to date.

‘Angry Birds VR’ Now Available on Rift & Vive, More VR Platforms Coming Soon

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Feb 7, 2019

Resolution Games and Rovio Entertainment today launched the next installment in the Angry Birds series, this time built from the ground-up for VR. Dubbed Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs (2019), the bird-shooting puzzle game is now available on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

‘Beat Saber’ Expert+ Difficulty Levels Come to PSVR, “a lot, lot of music coming”

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Feb 6, 2019

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Prepare to sweat (and probably curse) because Beat Games, the studio behind block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018), today released a new Expert+ mode to its suite of existing songs on PSVR.

Hands-on: Vive Focus 6DOF Controllers ‘Chirp’ & ‘FinchShift’ Tested Back-to-Back

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Feb 6, 2019

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Vive Wave is HTC’s open platform that offers interoperability between several classes of mobile VR headsets and accessories, something the company hopes will help unite a fragmented market. Although with greater choice in VR accessories comes the task of understanding the key differences between them. Enter FinchShift and Chirp, two different solutions to the same problem: bringing 6DOF controllers to Vive Focus.

Exclusive: HP’s Next-gen VR Headset Aims to Raise the Bar on Clarity & Comfort

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Feb 6, 2019

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Having launched its first VR headset in late 2017, alongside a handful of similar headsets as part of Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform, HP is preparing to take its next step with the launch of a new headset that diverges from the pack. Road to VR got an exclusive preview of the so far unannounced and unnamed headset which the company hopes will raise the bar on clarity and comfort.

MMORPG ‘OrbusVR’ Expansion ‘Reborn’ to Launch in April

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Feb 6, 2019

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Orbus Online, the studio behind OrbusVR, says the game’s long-awaited ‘Reborn’ expansion is now set to launch sometime in April.

Oculus Unveils Viking Melee Adventure ‘Asgard’s Wrath’ for Rift, Trailer Here

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Feb 5, 2019

Wondering what Oculus and Sanzaru Games were hiding when they teased their next Rift exclusive a few days ago? Well, now we know: it’s called Asgard’s Wrath, and it’s poised to toss you head-over-heels into a Norse-inspired world of melee combat, monstrous fiends, and plenty of reasons to keep your playspace clear.

10 Great VR Games on Sale Now for Steam’s Lunar New Year Sale

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Feb 5, 2019

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Steam’s Lunar New Year Sale is here, and with it comes another wallet-punishing avalanche of VR games that might have you finally plonking down those last Steam Wallet cards still sitting around from the holidays.

Sword & Sorcery Dungeon Crawler ‘The Mage’s Tale’ Lands on PSVR Today

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Feb 5, 2019

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The Mage’s Tale (2018), the first-person sword & sorcery dungeon crawler from The Bard’s Tale series developers inXile Entertainment, has officially landed on PSVR today.

PSVR Airship Battle Arena ‘Bow to Blood’ to Launch on Rift & Vive Soon

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Feb 5, 2019

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Once a PSVR exclusive, Tribetoy today announced their ship-battling arena title Bow to Blood (2018) is soon headed to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Oculus Goes Behind the Scenes with Chris O’Dowd in VR Film ‘The Evolution of the Testicles’

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Feb 5, 2019

In honor of World Cancer Day, Oculus unveiled some behind the scenes footage of their latest VR project highlighting testicular cancer, The Evolution of the Testicles.

HoloLens Co-inventor & AR/VR Pioneer Avi Bar-Zeev Has Left Apple

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Feb 4, 2019

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Avi Bar-Zeev, HoloLens co-inventor and longtime AR/VR stalwart, has left Apple, Variety reports.

Underwater Adventure ‘Jupiter & Mars’ Coming to PS4 & PSVR Spring 2019, New Trailer Here

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Feb 4, 2019

Tigertron, a New York City-based indie developer, announced that their upcoming single-player adventure game Jupiter & Mars is heading to PS4 and PSVR in Spring 2019.

Madefire Releases 3D Comics App for Magic Leap One

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Feb 4, 2019

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Madefire, the minds behind the Motion Books 3D comic format and publishing platform, today released a new app for Magic Leap One that will let users not only publish their own 3D ‘motion comic’ creations directly to the AR headset, but also experience a number of comics in the Madefire catalog.

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