Military Contractor ECS Awarded Grant to Build VR Army Medic Trainer with Advanced Haptics
Military contractor, Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), has received a grant from the federal Small Business Innovation Research program—likely ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million—to pilot a virtual reality training program for U.S. Army medics.
Founded in 1997, ECS is a Florida-based...
Inspired by ‘Mirror’s Edge’, ‘Stride’ Looks to Bring Smooth Parkour Action to VR
In development by studio Joy Way, Stride is a VR parkour action game built atop an impressively smooth and immersive locomotion system. With inspiration from Mirror's Edge (2008), Stride is an intriguing indie project due to launch this Summer.
Update (July 7th,...
‘Ready Player One’ Book Sequel Coming November 24th
Ernest Cline's breakout novel Ready Player One is getting a sequel on November 24th, which is slated to delve back into the massive multiplayer VR world of the OASIS.
Aptly named Ready Player Two, the upcoming book is being published by Penguin Random House...
‘Walking Dead’, ‘No Man’s Sky’ & More Top PSVR Games Discounted During PlayStation Summer Sale
Looking for a new VR adventure to help beat the heat? Sony just launched its summer sale across the US, EU and UK regional stores which is bringing low prices to a bunch of top PSVR titles.
There's a few...
Microsoft Exec Peggy Johnson to Take Over as CEO of Magic Leap
Peggy Johnson, Microsoft's Executive VP of Business Development, is slated to take the reins as the new CEO of Magic Leap, effective August 1st.
This comes nearly a month after co-founder Rony Abovitz announced he would be stepping down as...
Cas & Chary Present: 20 Quest Tips & Tricks
The Oculus Quest has been my daily driver for standalone VR ever since its release. I wanted to share my personal experiences and things that I do to get the most out of the headset. Here are 20 tips...
‘The Under Presents’ Redefines Immersive Theater in Live VR Retelling of ‘The Tempest’
The Under Presents is hosting a limited time immersive theater show to Oculus Quest and Rift-owning audiences soon that takes William Shakespeare's play The Tempest and puts you into the story like never before.
The Under Presents is a different kind of...
Rockstar Starts Production on AAA Open-world VR Title
According to the studio behind L.A. Noire: The V.R. Case Files (2017), Rockstar Games is producing a new game which promises to be a "AAA open world title in VR".
Video Games Deluxe, a Sydney, Australia-based studio working exclusively with Rockstar, released word via...
‘Budget Cuts’ for PSVR Now Delayed Until September
Neat Corporation, the team behind Budget Cuts (2018), originally wanted to bring its VR stealth adventure to PSVR back in May. After a delay due to the global slowdown, which pushed that date to July 10th, the studio is again marking...
Oculus Co-founder’s New Game Studio Isn’t Focusing on VR (for now)
Nate Mitchell, Oculus co-founder and former Head of VR Product at Facebook, has opened a new game studio called Mountaintop Studios. Despite pioneering the first wave of consumer VR, Mitchell says Mountaintop isn't focusing on VR just yet.
Talking to...














