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.
Lemnis Demonstrates Latest Varifocal Lens Tech in New VR Headset Prototype
Eye-tracking is an important technology that many would consider a ‘must have’ for the next generation of VR headsets, although that’s just one step towards resolving a long-standing issue in VR that prevents users from seeing the virtual world like they would naturally in the physical world. It’s called the vergence-accommodation conflict (detailed below), and Singapore-base Lemnis Technologies’ latest varifocal prototype aims to provide headset manufacturers with the software and hardware to help make it an issue of the past.
To the ‘VR is Dying’ Crowd: There’s More VR Users on Steam Than Ever Before
A Road to VR analysis of the latest data from Valve’s Steam Hardware & Software shows that VR users on Steam have not only been growing, but are at their highest point in history.
SteamVR Update Brings Motion Smoothing, Easier Keybinding & More
Valve has released the 1.1.3 update to the SteamVR SDK, and along with it comes a host of long-awaited improvements such as Motion Smoothing, easier access to Valve’s custom controller keybinding utility, and a few more bits and bobs that should make at least a few people happy.
‘Prison Boss VR’ Headed to PSVR Next Week, Launch Trailer Here
Prison Boss VR (2017) is a prison-themed crafting and trading game that launched on Steam for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift last August. But starting next week, PSVR owners will be able get in on the fun of clandestinely crafting tools, furniture and all sorts of things to trade your fellow inmates.
Pimax Announces General Sale of “8K” & “5K” Headsets with 80+ Day Waiting Period
Pimax today announced the end of pre-orders and the beginning of general sales of the Pimax “8K”, “5K” Plus, and “5K” Business Edition (BE) headsets. With a current waiting period of 81 days until Pimax begins shipping the headsets though, the company seems to be blurring the line between pre-orders and official sales.
PSVR ‘Mega Pack’ Hardware Bundle for Europe to Arrive with 5 Top Games
Sony is gearing up for the 2018 Christmas season with a new PSVR hardware bundle that’s delivering five high-profile games to Europe-based PS4 owners.
