video

VR Strategy Game ‘Skyworld’ to Launch on PSVR Soon

Vertigo Games, the developers behind Arizona Sunshine (2016), today announced their PC VR strategy game Skyworld (2017) is finally making its way to PlayStation VR this month. Update (March 13th, 2019): Vertigo Games today announced that Skyworld will launch for PlayStation VR...

‘Audica’ Update Addresses Early Feedback, Harmonix Talks Launch Roadmap

VR 'rhythm shooter' Audica from legendary rhythm game studio Harmonix is now available in Early Access on Steam and the Oculus Store. The studio has already pushed a v0.1.1 patch addressing early player feedback. The studio has also revealed some...

How to Spend That $15 ‘Rift Outage Day’ Store Credit Before It Expires

Nearly a year ago a debilitating software error occurred that rendered every Rift on Earth basically inoperable for about a day. As recompense, Oculus handed out $15 in Store credit (or regional equivalent) to pretty much anyone that used Rift in...

Oculus Shows Off Brutal ‘Asgard’s Wrath’ Combat, Dismemberment

On the build up to a larger reveal at GDC next week, Oculus has been teasing some of the combat mechanics in Asgard's Wrath, the latest upcoming Oculus Studios title. The game's physics-based combat will include the ability to finish...
video

Exclusive: ‘Audica’ Preview & Track Reveal – Blast the Beat

Audica is the intriguing upcoming VR "rhythm shooter" from veteran rhythm gaming studio Harmonix. Today we've got a preview of the game through an exclusive first look at one of the 10 tracks that will ship with the game's...

VIVE X Startup Mindesk Secures $900K to Create VR Multiuser Design Software

Mindesk, a startup developing a platform for real-time CAD collaboration in AR/VR, today announced a $900,000 seed round from HTC Vive, Barcamper Ventures, A11 Venture and Invitalia Ventures. The company joined VIVE X, HTC's global VR/AR accelerator program, for its...

Report: Apple AR Headset Could Rely on iPhone for Rendering & Connectivity

Several reports over the past two years have suggested Apple is getting ready to manufacture an AR headset, and possibly ship it sometime in 2020—something that's so far unsubstantiated by the company itself. Now highly respected industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, someone...

Valve Psychologist to Explore Brain-Computer Interface Research at GDC

At GDC 2019 later this month, Valve's Principal Experimental Psychologist, Mike Ambinder will present the latest research pertaining to brain-computer interfaces—using signals from the brain as computer input. Ambinder says that BCI is still "speculative technology," but could play...