Microsoft Acquires ‘The Mage’s Tale’ Studio inXile Entertainment
The studio behind first-person VR dungeon crawler The Mage’s Tale (2017), inXile Entertainment, has been acquired by Microsoft Studios.
Fully-Automated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Debut Next Week at IAAPA Attractions Expo
VRsenal, a company creating commercial VR attractions, has partnered with Beat Saber (2018) studio Beat Games to launch a VR arcade machine featuring the popular block-slicing rhythm game. The arcade cabinet, which is touted for its ability to run attendant-free, is set to debut next week at the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando, Florida.
Report: New Valve VR Headset Appears in Leaked Images
When it comes Valve, there’s no telling what’s going on behind their Bellevue, Washington doors. As one of the most reclusive developers of both games and hardware, that goes doubly so for its efforts in VR. Now, reported images of what appears to be a never before seen Valve headset have come to light, and it certainly looks the part of a next gen device.
‘Windlands 2’ is Landing on Steam Next Week for Vive, Rift & Windows VR
Windlands 2 (2018) made a splash when it hit the Oculus Store in September, but as much fun as the unique co-op adventure-combat game was, it only supported Oculus Rift at the time of launch. Developers Psytec Games today announced that Windlands 2 is headed to Steam next week for all major PC VR headsets.
Modern Day Block-breaker ‘Tetris Effect’ is Now Available on PS4 & PSVR
Tetris Effect is a modern day adaptation of the classic block-breaker Tetris that promises a number of new features to go along with a host of immersive 3D environments. Created by Rez Infinite (2001) studio Enhance Experience and Monstars, the game is now available on PS4, PS4 Pro and PSVR.
Facebook Artist Unveils Impressive Oculus Quest Experience ‘The Last Oasis’, Built in ‘Quill’
Facebook Art Director Goro Fujita works at the company’s Social VR team, and while he’s typically occupied with creating modest, but fantastical “quillistrations” as a part of his daily regime using Facebook’s first-party art tool Quill (2017), Fujita today unveiled his latest work that he says helped him explore the possibility of bringing larger-scale Quill art to Oculus Quest.
‘PokerStars VR’ Brings Multiplayer Freeplay Poker to Rift & Vive
PokerStars, the online gambling site, today released a social VR app that lets Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users play poker for free.
‘Beat Saber’ for Rift & Vive to Get New Features Soon, New Tracks “at a later date”
The hit VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) is coming to PSVR November 20th, which means the developer Beat Games has been working full time on fleshing out the features, modes, and available tracks in a push to make it ready for PSVR owners. But what about players on Rift and Vive?
Shadow VR is the Latest of 15 Hardware Partners to Adopt HTC’s Vive Wave Platform
Shadow Creator, a Shanghai-based headset manufacturer, today announced their upcoming headset Shadow VR will be the newest hardware partner to adopt HTC’s Vive Wave platform. The standalone VR headset, which supports six degrees of freedom (6DOF) for both headset and controller tracking, is slated to launch worldwide on November 11th for $400.
Hands-on: Vive Focus 6DOF Controller Dev Kit
While the Vive Focus initially launched with a single 3DOF controller, HTC recently announced a dev kit add-on which brings a pair of 6DOF controllers to the standalone headset. We got our first chance to try out the system today at an HTC press event in San Francisco.
HTC Launches Vive Focus in North America & Europe with Enterprise Emphasis
At a special event today in San Francisco, HTC announced that Vive Focus, the company’s standalone 6DOF headset, is launching for enterprise customers starting today in 37 markets, including North America and Europe.
‘Beat Saber’ is Heading to PSVR November 20th with New Songs & Features, Trailer Here
Beat Saber (2018), the hit VR rhythm game that launched this summer on PC VR headsets, is officially landing on PSVR November 20th, including more songs and features to keep you slicing and dicing those flying blocks to the beat.
‘BoxVR’ Developer Raises $1.25 Million to Expand VR Fitness Focus
BigBox VR Secures $5M Financing to Further Develop VR Battle Royale ‘POPULATION: ONE’
