‘Wanderer’ Review – A Time Traveling Delight That’s Just Shy of Greatness
Wanderer is a VR adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a hapless time traveler who finds himself trapped in an alternate history—one that starts (and possibly ends) in worldwide disaster. Wanderer excels with its smorgasbord of...
Tons of New Magic Leap 2 Details Shed Light on Dynamic Dimming & More
Although it's expected to launch this year, there's still no firm release date on Magic Leap 2. However, the company has begun sharing details on the headset which suggests the launch is approaching.
This week at the SPIE Photonics West...
‘Township Tale’ Studio Raises $12.4 Million to Expand Studio & Development
Australia-based Studio Alta, the developer behind A Township Tale, today announced it has raised a $12.4 million seed investment to expand its studio and accelerate development of the game.
Studio Alta had been quietly developing its brilliant co-op focused VR game A...
‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Sequel Coming in ‘Chapter 2: Retribution’ This Year
Skydance Interactive announced The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), the zombie-filled survival horror game for all major VR headsets, is slated to continue in the newly unveiled standalone game: 'Chapter 2: Retribution'.
Update (January 25th, 2022): Skydance says in an Oculus...
‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Surpasses $60M in Revenue Since Launch
Don't ever say there isn't money in VR game development. Skydance Interactive today announced that its hit zombie-slaying adventure The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) has now passed the $60 million revenue mark across all supported platforms.
Update (January 24th, 2022):...
13 Major New Features Added to Quest Since Launch
Since its launch in 2019 Oculus Quest has represented a major shift in Facebook's VR strategy by moving away from the PC. Quest 2, which launched in October 2020, has become the most popular VR headset on the market....
Aero Likely the First in a Series of Enthusiast Headsets from Varjo
Varjo's Aero headset is the first from the company that's meant to appeal to individual customers rather than large organizations... and it probably won't be the last.
Since the company's inception, Varjo has sold high-end enterprise headsets to the likes...
HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset
Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft's HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs. A report by The Verge maintains Google is also now gearing...
New Feature in Quest Update Could Bolster WebXR Use
Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and tracking support for the Apple Magic Keyboard. A new link sharing feature promises to finally make it easy to send...
This Pioneering Fractal Artist is Returning to VR with a New Album Soon
It's been a while since we last wrote about Julius Horsthuis, a visual effects artist who authored a series of fractal 360 videos for VR which are simply mind-blowing—both now and back in the good ol' days of the...