News Bits: Live For Speed Latest Update Brings Oculus Rift DK1 Support, DK2 Support Soon

A little while back we reported that the racing simulation genre was embracing virtual reality enthusiastically, with almost all major titles either already having implemented or planning to implement support for Oculus Rift at some level. Games like Assetto...

News Bits: Xing: The Land Beyond, Public Demo Available Soon

Frustratingly, Road to VR and the White Lotus Interactive team seem to keep missing each other. Such was the case at E3 this year too unfortunately. It's especially annoying because, as a backer of the project, I've been wanting to...

‘Dreadhalls’ Gets a Makeover and DK2 Support, Developer Talks Positional Tracking

I'm a wimp! There, I said it. I never did make it all the way through the dark, dank and terrifying tunnels of Dreadhalls when it debuted as a finalist in last year's IndieCade VR Jam event. It was a finalist...

News Bits: The Raleigh NC VR Meetup at EPIC Games HQ on June 26th, Last Few Slots Remaining

The VR community is awesome and growing rapidly every day and the gatherings that have sprung from the collective enthusiasm and passion for virtual reality are now many and diverse with some blossoming into fully fledged conventions. We got word...

Hands-on: IMU Added to Sixense STEM VR Motion Controller Underscores Impressive Performance

Today Sixense is revealing the reason for the delay of their STEM motion input controller—the company revamped their board design to include an IMU sensor which augments the motion tracking capabilities of the controller. The IMU is used for...

Steam Summer Sale: 21 Oculus Rift and SteamVR Enabled Games Now On Sale

The famous Steam Summer Sale of 2014 is upon us. This is the first year of the Summer Sale since Valve announced SteamVR, the company's adaptation of their 'Big Picture Mode' for use with the Oculus Rift in virtual...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 68): Zombies on the Holodeck at Survios Headquarters

When the guys at Survios invited me over to check out their setup, I had no idea that it would turn into an epic podcast that felt more like a recorded party than an interview. This was the largest group...

News Bits: Unity Announces PS4 Support, Project Morpheus to Follow

In a welcome announcement for Unity engine developers and fans alike, Unity have just announced that it's engine will feature support for the Sony Playstation 4. As Unity is hugely popular with small, independent developers, throwing in support for...

‘Petal’ is a Virtual Reality Fan (no, we’re not joking), now on Kickstarter

As we approach the point where companies involved in virtual reality start to solve the first wave of hard problems associated with virtual reality and more people immerse themselves in VR, it's clear that for many, merely seeing...

News Bits: Cyber Space is a Theme Park Ride Simulator that Tries to Turn Your Stomach, Demo Available Now

One of the things we're written about many times on the site is the possibilities for virtual reality inside the entertainment sphere but outside the scope of traditional games. Virtual Tourism, VR Cinema and Virtual Arcades are all tantalising prospects when...