Qualcomm Reveals New Reference Designs for XR2-powered VR & AR Headsets

Qualcomm today revealed new reference designs for VR and AR headsets powered by its new Snapdragon XR2 chip. Complete with hand-tracking, magnetic controller tracking, eye-tracking, and more, the Qualcomm reference designs are a glimpse of what's to come in...

‘FREEDIVER: Triton Down’ Arrives on PSVR & Quest Today in New ‘Extended Cut’

Archiact, the studio behind VR games Evasion (2018) and Waddle Home (2016), today launched its underwater adventure FREEDIVER: Triton Down (2019) on PSVR and Oculus Quest in a new 'Extended Cut' edition. Update (1:15 PM ET): In a surprise turn of events, it appears...
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‘Bizarre Barber’ is a Surreal VR Game About Cutting Hair in a Post-apocalyptic Subway

Brooklyn-based studio Synesthetic Echo is nearly ready to release a charmingly weird new title that tasks you with snipping away at mutant mops tops in an otherworldly subway platform. Called Bizarre Barber, the hair-styling game is set to release on Steam and...

More Than 100 VR Games Have Exceeded $1 Million in Revenue

While VR is still young, it crossed an important milestone at the start of 2020: more than 100 VR games have exceeded $1 million in revenue. In an analysis published earlier this month, VR Fund investor Tipatat Chennavasin made the case...

Preview: ‘The Room: A Dark Matter’ Sets a New Bar for VR Puzzle Games

The Room: A Dark Matter is an upcoming VR puzzler from Fireproof Games, the same minds behind The Room (2014), its beloved predecessor for PC and mobile, and VR shooter-adventure Omega Agent (2016). With the fresh VR entry in franchise, Fireproof has...

Vive Cosmos Elite Pre-orders Start Today, Release Date Set for March 18th

Last week HTC announced the full Vive Cosmos lineup which saw the introduction of three new variants which each use faceplates with different capabilities. Cosmos Elite, the high-end variant which uses SteamVR Tracking, opens for pre-orders as of today, with...

Oculus ‘Designing for Hands’ Document Introduces Best Practices for Quest Hand-tracking

Hand-tracking on Quest rolled out as an experimental feature in late 2019, but Oculus is letting it gestate before it will accept third-party apps with hand-tracking. In the meantime, the company has published fresh developer documentation which establishes best...

‘Until You Fall’ Dev Focuses on Supporting More Headsets, Quest & PSVR Likely Considered

Until You Fall launched in Early Access on Steam and Oculus back in August 2019; the game impressed us with its excellent VR melee combat system. Despite consistently high reviews, the game hasn't attracted a critical mass of players,...

Stress Level Zero Affirms Work on Next ‘Boneworks’ Game, Planned for Quest and PC VR Headsets

Boneworks (2019), the VR shooter-adventure from Stress Level Zero, is now live on the Oculus Store for Rift, although arguably more fascinating is the studio's intention to bring its physics-based system built for Boneworks to the modest Oculus Quest, which...

Update Makes OculusMirror Much Easier to Use, But It’s Still Hidden Away

VR streamers and those capturing VR gameplay footage with Oculus PC headsets know about OculusMirror.exe which lets you customize the VR view displayed on the monitor, including showing things like Oculus Dash and Oculus Home which don't normally appear...