Oculus Holiday Deal Brings Modest Discounts to Oculus Go & Rift
Black Friday is nearly upon us, and Oculus is cutting a few bucks off both Oculus Go and Oculus Rift to celebrate.
‘Astro Bot’ Local Co-op Multiplayer Mode Was Cut to Let Single Player Shine
Astro Bot Rescue Mission, the chart-topping VR platformer from JAPAN Studio, nearly ended up with a local co-op multiplayer mode but ultimately the feature met the chopping block in order to let the single player mode shine.
‘Sin City’ Director’s Immersive Action Film ‘The Limit’ Comes to All Major VR Platforms
STXsurreal, the immersive content wing of STX Entertainment, today launched their latest immersive VR video, this time directed by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (Sin City). Called The Limit, the 20-minute action film stars Michelle Rodriguez (Lost, Avatar, Fast & Furious) and Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead, The Boondock Saints) in what promises to be a heart-pumping thrill ride.
‘Beat Saber’ PSVR Review – Move & Groove as You Slice & Dice
VR’s signature slice and dice rhythm game has finally come to PSVR and has managed to squeezes the most out of the platform’s tracking performance to deliver an experience which feels nearly comparable to its PC counterpart. Along with a handful of quality exclusive tracks and a new campaign mode which offers up interesting challenges, Beat Saber’s highly active gameplay will have PSVR players moving more than ever before.
StarVR One Priced at $3,200 for Developers, Now Accepting Applications
StarVR One, the company’s ultrawide FOV headset aimed at commercial and enterprise use, will cost $3,200 through the company’s newly opened developer program. Interested parties can apply to purchased the headset starting today.
HTC Urges Ryzen PC Users Experiencing Issues with Vive Wireless Adapter to Return Purchase
HTC’s Vive Wireless Adapter released for $300 back in late September for Vive and Vive Pro, but some users running AMD Ryzen CPUs who’ve had issues with the wireless adapter are now being urged to return their unit, as HTC is still figuring out what went wrong and how to fix it.
VR Educational Game ‘Titanic VR’ Landing on PSVR This Week
Titanic VR (2018) is an immersive educational interactive story and game that takes you to the depths of the final resting place of the RMS Titanic, where you explore the 1912 shipwreck, its history, and experience over 6 hours of story-driven gameplay. The game, which first launched on PC VR headsets, is landing on PSVR November 22nd.
Samsung Holiday Deal Slashes New Odyssey+ to Just $300
Samsung Odyssey+ is the company’s latest VR headset, and while it launched just a few weeks ago for $500, the Korean tech giant is throwing it on sale this Black Friday at a 40% discount.
Vive Holiday Deals Include $200 off Vive Pro & Free ‘Fallout 4 VR’ with Viveport Subscription
This Black Friday HTC is focusing on pushing its high-end Vive Pro headset and will be offering discounts on the ‘full kit’ and the ‘headset only’ option. The company is also offering big discounts on its Viveport Subscription service, which will include a free copy of Fallout 4 VR, $10 in free credit, and more.
Indie Gem ‘Vanishing Realms’ Dev Affirms Continued Work on New Content
Indie VR title Vanishing Realms brought Zelda-esque room-scale RPG action to the Vive all the way back at the headset’s April 2016 launch. The game is one of the top rated titles on SteamVR, but remains in Early Access more than two and a half years later. Communication from the title’s sole indie developer have been extremely sparse, but a fresh update today affirmed that work is ongoing and aims to bring major changes to the game… eventually.
‘Echo Combat’ Review – Going Out Guns Ablazing in Zero-G
Echo VR just welcomed its newest addition to the zero-g family, the VR team shooter Echo Combat. If you haven’t been around for the multiple open betas, then Echo Combat is going to present you ample opportunity to curse at children, and go out guns ablazing in a blind fury as you shoot and take cover, possibly smacking your walls in the process.
Baobab’s New VR Experience ‘Crow: The Legend’ Launches on Rift, Go & Gear VR
Baobab Studios, the minds behind Emmy Award-winning VR experiences Asteroids! (2017) and Invasion! (2016), just released their latest animated VR story starring actors John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, and Constance Wu. Called Crow: The Legend (2018), the story puts a new twist on a Native American creation story, created with the help of Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP), a group dedicated to engaging, educating and empowering native peoples.
Magic Leap is Offering Individual Developers up to $500K for Their AR Projects
At Magic Leap’s developer conference last month, the company announced they were ready to throw down serious cash to developers to build apps for their new AR headset, Magic Leap One. Now, the company has unveiled the specifics of the Independent Creator Program, which aims to give individual developers and teams up to $500,000 in grant money to start their ML One projects.
Google’s Latest Spotlight Story ‘Age of Sail’ Delivers a Powerful & Emotional VR Experience
Google just released Age of Sail, its latest Spotlight Story for VR headsets. The company’s ability to assemble talent to deliver quick but meaningful storytelling seems to have paid off again, as Age of Sail hits a home run in nearly every department.
