Report: Apple to Announce ARKit Updates at WWDC 2019 Including OS Support for AR Headsets

Apple has been continuously iterating on ARKit, its augmented reality development tool that lets creators make smartphone-based AR experiences. The company unveiled ARKit at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) in 2017, and the 2.0 version at the dev...

Hands-on: VRMMO ‘OrbusVR: Reborn’ Offers a True World of Possibilities

OrbusVR has been in Early Access for a little over a year now, and with the entrance of its first expansion, Reborn, the VRMMORPG is finally launching as a full game. This was my first opportunity to scratch the...

Cat Simulator ‘Konrad the Kitten’ 2.0 Update Brings More Gameplay (and cats)

Virtual pets have seen quite the revival since consumer VR took off nearly three years ago. As an early entrant back in 2016, Konrad the Kitten took some of the much beloved game mechanics from the classic hand-held digital pet Tamagotchi and imbued...

The Simple Guide to Four Major VR Headsets Launching This Spring

If you've been paying attention to the VR space at all in 2019, you've likely noticed the increasing buzz, no doubt thanks to four major VR headsets set to launch over the course of the next few months. Here's...
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Rube Goldberg-inspired Physics Game ‘Gadgeteer’ Heads into Early Access Today, Trailer Here

Metanaut, the developer behind early VR experience MSI Electric City (2016), is releasing its first bonafide game today in Early Access, the very Rube Goldberg-inspired gadget game Gadgeteer. Gadgeteer is a physics-based VR puzzle game that tasks players with building massive...

Oculus Explains Why It Doesn’t Think the Time is Right for ‘Rift 2’ or ‘Rift Pro’

With last month's announcement of the Rift S, it became clear that Oculus was not ready to deliver a 'Rift 2', and instead opted to focus on making the existing Rift experience easier to use, rather than pleasing enthusiasts...
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VRMMO ‘OrbusVR: Reborn’ Expansion Launches Tomorrow, Quest Support Coming Spring 2019

Orbus Online, the indie studio behind OrbusVR, announced that their first expansion ‘Reborn’ now has an official street date. The studio also released word that users will be able to jump into the game on Quest "later this spring." OrbusVR is a...

Linden Lab CEO: ‘We’re Pitching ‘Sansar’ Less as a VR Platform Now’

Linden Lab's website maintains Sansar is their platform for creating social VR experiences, and that "Sansar will democratize VR as a creative medium, making it easy for people to create, share, and sell their own social VR experiences." It seems however the company...

‘3DSen VR’ Brings Nintendo Classics to VR, Demo Now Available on Steam

3DSen VR (formerly known as 3DNesVR) is an emulator tool that runs Nintendo Entertainment System games in VR, letting you play the '80s and '90s classic titles that made the console a world-wide phenomenon. Update (April 22nd, 2019): 3DNesVR, in its original...

‘Beat Saber’ on Quest Will be Fully Featured at Launch, Use Identical Tracking Logic

Beat Saber developer Beat Games confirmed to Road to VR that the game will include all official features, modes, and music when it launches with Quest this Spring. Additionally, the studio says it didn't have to make any concessions...