AUO to Showcase 1,688 PPI Display with HDR for VR Headsets
Taiwan-based display and electronics maker AUO plans to showcase a range of new displays this week, including a 2.9-inch 3.5K × 3.5K display with HDR capabilities for VR headsets.
AUO announced Monday that it plans to showcase its newest displays during the...
Steam Survey: HTC & Windows VR See Gains as Oculus Awaits New Headsets
As the VR market is poised for a handful of new headsets launching in the coming weeks, the latest Steam Survey unsurprisingly shows Vive and Windows VR making some gains after Oculus discontinued the Rift ahead of the launch...
Somnium Space Raises $1M to Expand Social VR Platform
Somnium Space, the studio behind the titular social VR platform, announced they've successfully completed a $1 million seed round, something the company says will help them "further strengthen its development of a huge-scale Persistent, Open and Social Virtual Reality...
‘Echo Combat’ Gets New Payload Map ‘Surge’, Boasts 15% Longer Track
Echo Games have released an update to Echo Combat (2018), the studio's zero-g, team shooter for Oculus Rift, that brings a new payload map to the game. Dubbed 'Surge', the map is said to include a payload track that's...
‘Beat Saber’ Has Been PSVR’s Top Download for 6 Months Running
Sony today released the monthly download rankings for PSVR. Coming as no surprise to anyone, the hit block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) has again placed at the number one spot this past month, putting it now six months in...
Facebook Shuffles Top Oculus Executives
It looks like Facebook is shaking up Oculus and reassigning some of its top executives to new positions within the parent company, notably affecting head of content Jason Rubin and Oculus leader Hugo Barra.
Both Rubin and Barra announced their...
VR Melee Action Game ‘Swords of Gargantua’ Heads into Open Beta Next Week
Japan-based studios Gumi Inc. and Yomuneco today announced that the melee-focused VR game Swords of Gargantua is heading into open beta soon for Vive and Rift.
Update (May 9th, 2019): Gumi Inc. and Yomuneco today announced that Swords of Gargantua is headed soon for open...
HTC Invests in 17 AR/VR Startups in Latest Vive X Accelerator Program
HTC is now on its fourth batch in its $100 million accelerator program, which offers education, investment and mentorship to startups doing unique and and interesting things around VR and AR.
Like years prior, the accelerator program is spread out...
‘Star Wars Vader Immortal’ Review on Quest – Come for the Story, Stay for the Lightsabers
Though Oculus Quest still doesn't launch until the 21st, Oculus has seen fit to give us full access to one of its biggest launch titles: Star Wars Vader Immortal – Episode 1. This "narrative virtual reality adventure" does a...
Daydream & VR Nowhere to be Seen at Google I/O
If you've felt that Google has been quiet about their Daydream VR initiative for a worrying amount of time, you aren't alone. Their annual developer conference, Google I/O, this week is the latest opportunity for the company update the...
