Hands-on: HP’s Pixel-packed ‘Reverb’ Sets a New Bar for Windows VR Headsets
HP today announced Reverb (formerly codenamed Copper), its new VR headset which aims to deliver enhanced resolution and comfort. With a more thoughtful design and pixel-packed displays, Reverb sets a new bar for Windows VR headsets.
Having jumped into the VR space...
Pimax’s Answer to Rift’s Asynchronous Spacewarp ‘Brainwarp’ to Exit Beta This Week
Pimax today announced their Brainwarp software will be coming out of beta soon with the official launch of Brainwarp version 1.0.
Like Oculus' Asynchronous Spacewarp, Brainwarp was designed to reduce the massive hardware requirements needed to run the headset's high resolution...
HTC Planning Lip-tracking Module Dev Kit for Vive Pro
Today at GDC, HTC announced plans to make available a lip-tracking module for the Vive Pro. The company says it doesn't currently have plans to consumerize the device, but instead wants to make it available for research and experimentation.
HTC...
Breakout VR Hit ‘Beat Saber’ Confirmed as Oculus Quest Launch Title
Beat Games is getting ready to take their massively successful block-slashing rhythm game to new heights, as Oculus today announced that Beat Saber (2018) is coming to Oculus Quest at launch.
According to an Oculus blog post, the Quest version of the game will...
OpenXR Standard Ratified, Microsoft, Oculus, & Others to Release First Implementations
OpenXR is a royalty-free standard for cross-platform VR and AR development. It's backed by many of the biggest names in the VR and AR industries and has been in development by the consortium for two years now, organized by...
Pimax to Launch Ruggedized “8K” VR Headsets for Business This Year
Today Pimax announced it's introducing a new business-focused ruggedized line of its "8K" series virtual reality headsets, set to release sometime this year.
According to an MRTV video interview with Pimax's head of US operations Kevin Henderson, Pimax says it will produce...
‘Beat Saber’ Sells Over One Million Copies
Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind Beat Saber (2018), announced they've sold over one million copies of their popular block-slashing rhythm game—a figure calculated across all supported VR platforms.
Beat Games CEO Jaroslav Beck announced the news in...
Report: New Oculus ‘Rift S’ Headset to be Revealed at GDC Next Week
According to a report by UploadVR, citing emails sent from Facebook to Oculus developers, the rumored Rift S headsets will be revealed next week at GDC.
Rift S was first brought to light in a TechCrunch report last year about...
SVVR’s 6th Annual VR Mixer Event Comes to GDC March 20th
SVVR, one the leading VR community groups in the Bay Area, is hosting its 6th annual VR Mixer event during GDC next week. The event is a gathering of the VR and AR community featuring the 'demo dungeon', and...
Upcoming ‘Sniper Elite’ VR Game Likely Headed to PSVR With Aim Support
Yesterday Rebellion Developments, the studio behind the Sniper Elite series, announced that a Sniper Elite VR game is in development in partnership with studio Just Add Water. Details have been kept to a minimum, with a full announcement planned for...
