‘Astro Bot’ Wins The Game Awards’ Best VR/AR Game of 2018
Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018), the VR platformer that’s still wowing PSVR users well after its October 2nd launch, took home the title of ‘Best VR/AR Game’ at last night’s Game Awards.
‘Typhon Hunter’ VR Multiplayer to Launch in Early 2019, VR Escape Room Next Week
Prey: Typhon Hunter, the final update to Prey: Digital Deluxe and Prey: Mooncrash, is set to release December 11th on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, although VR users will have to wait a bit longer to jump into the 5v1 multiplayer prop hunting action.
Got a 3D Printer? This VR Gun Stock Could Be Worth the Filament
VR shooters like Onward, Pavlov, and sport shooting game Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades are fun ways to blow off a little steam and put some lead down range, but if you aren’t already using a modular stock, and have access to a 3D printer (or at least $100 for a pre-built), then you might be missing out.
Facebook Patents Hybrid Fresnel That Could Make VR Optics More Clear
Try on an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive and one of the first things you’ll probably notice looking through the lenses are fine concentric circles, creating something many call ‘God Rays’—especially egregious when viewing high contrast scenes. A new Facebook patent has just come to light that aims to mitigate these sorts of visual artifacts with a new hybrid Fresnel lens design.
Sundance Film Festival to Feature 18 VR & AR Experiences Next Month
Park City, Utah is already preparing for next month’s annual Sundance Film Festival, and this time around 18 AR & VR films and exhibitions are set to debut at the festival’s New Frontier program.
Insomniac Launches ‘Seedling’, Magic Leap One’s First Paid App
Insomniac Games, the minds behind Rift titles Edge of Nowhere (2016), The Unspoken (2017), and upcoming open-world adventure Stormland, today released their first AR experience for Magic Leap One. Dubbed Seedling, the experience is AR headset’s first paid app.
Retrofuture Cold War Adventure ‘Red Matter’ Heading to PSVR This Month
Red Matter (2018), the retrofuturistic first-person adventure game previously launched on PC VR headsets, is headed to PSVR this month in North America and Europe.
Mozilla Releases Developer Build Browser for Magic Leap One
Mozilla has just released an early developer preview of a web browser for the Magic Leap One AR headset.
Rift Referrals Paused Recently Due to High Demand, Now Back Online
Oculus recently opened a referral program that lets U.S. residents generate discount codes for friends, family, or anybody in else that wants to buy a Rift or Go at 10% off. That program proved to be extremely popular, at least for Rift, as the company had to put a temporary hold on Rift referrals due to high demand over the past few days. If you experienced an issue lately sending Rift referrals, Oculus says you can start sending again.
Epic Aims to Take on Steam with Newly Announced Epic Games Store
Steam is widely considered the de facto platform for PC games, VR or otherwise, but Unreal Engine creators Epic Games want change that with a new storefront that they say will leave more revenue to developers than Steam and other major digital distribution platforms.
Relaxing Adventure ‘Arca’s Path’ Launches on All Major VR Headsets, Trailer Here
Arca’s Path VR, a single-player VR maze game produced by Rebellion and developed by Dream Reality Interactive, is launching today on all major VR platforms including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows VR, PSVR, Oculus Go, Gear VR, and HTC Vive Focus.
PlayStation Awards Honors 3 Top Titles for Helping Sell PSVR in Asia
The PlayStation Awards took place in Tokyo last night, Sony’s annual award show that rewards PlayStation format titles based on sales in Asia. The PSVR awards category is a bit different though, instead honoring the top three titles that they say have “contributed to the sales of PlayStation VR” in the region.
Wingsuit Racer ‘RUSH’ Comes to PSVR Today, Launch Trailer Here
RUSH (2017), the wingsuit online racing game that initially launched on PC VR headsets & Oculus mobile, is set to arrive today on PSVR.
NVIDIA Announces Flagship GPU ‘Titan RTX’ with VirtuaLink Connector
Better-than-Black-Friday Rift Deal Still Available on Amazon for Limited Time
Missed out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday for some of the biggest deals in VR? You’re in luck—as a part of Best Buy’s ‘Door Buster’ deal, an even better deal has come to the Oculus Rift + Touch bundle for one day only.
