Unreal Engine Gets OpenXR Improvements Just in Time for Oculus Development Shift
The latest version of Unreal Engine 4, version 4.27, brings "production-ready" support for OpenXR. The change comes just in time for Oculus developers, as the company recently announced it's fully moving open to the OpenXR standard for VR development...
VR Studio Behind Movie Tie-in Games Aims to Kick-start Original IP with $2M Investment
UK-based VR studio XR Games, known for its recently released Zombieland VR game, announced this week that it has raised an additional £1.5 million (~$2 million) investment to expand its studio with 20 new jobs and a focus on...
FTC Sues Facebook Over Alleged Monopolization – What it Could Mean for Oculus
The United States Federal Trade Commission today announced it has filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, renewing its effort to sue Facebook over alleged anticompetitive practices. The initial lawsuit was filed in...
Facebook Surprise-launches New VR Meeting App With Virtual Desktops and up to 50 People
Facebook today is surprise-launching a new app called Horizon Workrooms, a virtual collaboration space that connects both VR and video chat users. With the ability to bring a user's PC or Mac desktop into the virtual room, the app takes...
A VR Newcomer Just Raised $7 Million to Build Social VR Games
VR developer ForeVR Games today announced it has raised an additional $7 million in seed capital, bringing its total capital raise to $8.5 million. The studio is focused on bringing classic real world games—like bowling—into VR with an emphasis...
Facebook Connect Will be Held Online on October 28th
Facebook today announced that its XR conference, Facebook Connect (previously called Oculus Connect) will be held on October 28th. This is the second year running that the event has been in an online format due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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The Dismal Reception of ‘Carrier Command 2 VR’ is a Cautionary Tale
Carrier Command 2 launched earlier this month alongside a separate version including full VR support. While the non-VR version of the game sits at a 'Mostly Positive' 75% user rating, the VR version quickly tanked to a 27% 'Mostly...
‘Myst’ VR Remake PC Release Date Revealed Alongside New Trailer
Myst (2020) developer Cyan Worlds announced today that its VR remake of the game is finally due to launch on PC later this month.
Update (August 17th, 2021): The Myst VR remake is officially set for an August 26th release date...
‘Space Pirate Arena’ Launching Soon on Quest, Will Require a Huge Playspace
Space Pirate Arena is an upcoming pseudo-sequel to VR classic Space Pirate Trainer (2017). All your training, it seems, was leading up to going head to head against other players in a huge virtual arena... and you'll need an equally...
