‘RoboCo’ Looks to Fuel Interest in STEM by Letting You Build Useful (and Crappy) Robots

RoboCo is an upcoming robot-building game from Madison, Wisconsin-based indie studio Filament Games that aims to spark interest in STEM fields by offering players the tools to unleash their problem solving skills and creative potential. That may be true,...
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Dev Shares Crash Course on VR Game Optimization for Oculus Quest & Mobile Hardware

VR games need to achieve high, stable performance to look good and play comfortably. Optimization is no easy task, especially with the limited resources of mobile hardware like the Snapdragon 835 processor in the Oculus Quest. But there's a handful...

Acer Announces New OJO Headset with Higher Res, Open-ear Audio, & IPD Adjustment

Today during a press conference in New York, Acer announced an upgraded version of its OJO Windows VR headset which includes a higher resolution, open-ear audio, and an IPD adjustment. Acer today introduced 'ConceptD' a new high-end product series from...

Horror Mystery ‘A Chair in a Room: Greenwater’ to Arrive on PSVR Later This Month

A Chair in a Room first came to Google Cardboard and Oculus Rift DK1 as a free demo back in 2014. Later arriving on Steam as a full game for HTC Vive and then Oculus Rift, we always wondered...
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‘War Remains’ to Immerse Tribeca Attendees in the Trenches of WW1, Trailer Here

Dan Carlin, the host of popular history podcast Hardcore History, has lent his talents as a prolific storyteller and narrator to an upcoming location-based experience that's set to take Tribeca 2019 attendees to the battlefields of the First World War. War...

FeelReal VR Scent Mask Blasts Past Crowdfunding Goal in First Day

You might have caught a glimpse of the Feelreal mask prototype when it made headlines back at GDC 2015, the smell-o-vision add-on for VR headsets that promised to bring plenty of scents to your nostrils and haptics to your face....

Critically Acclaimed Spy Puzzler ‘I Expect You To Die’ Confirmed as Quest Launch Title

Schell Games, makers of I Expect You to Die (2016), have announced their hit spy-themed puzzle game is going to be a day-one launch title for Quest. Initially debuting as a demo on Oculus Rift developer kits in 2015, I Expect...

What the Breakout Success of ‘Apex Legends’ Could Mean for Respawn’s Upcoming VR Game

The stealth launch of Apex Legends from developer Respawn Entertainment has given way to a battle royale craze rivaling Fortnite. The game's breakout success has far exceeded all expectations, reaching 50 million players in just four weeks. But what might that mean for...
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Creator Behind ’90s Cult Classic ‘Another World’ Announces PSVR Game ‘Paper Beast’

Éric Chahi, the creator behind cult classic platformer Another World (1991), is working on a new VR game called Paper Beast. In a rare occurrence, the title set to release on PSVR first later this year, and then on PS4 sometime in...
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New ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Multiplayer Shooter to Arrive at Nomadic VR Locations Soon

Nomadic, an up and coming location-based VR entertainment facility, today announced that a new spin-off to Vertigo Games' Arizona Sunshine (2016) is coming to their locations sometime this spring. Named Arizona Sunshine: Rampage, the co-op multiplayer shooter is said to arrive in the...