Jim Ryan Appointed President & CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony has officially announced that John Kodera has stepped down as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), making way for previous SIE deputy president Jim Ryan to take the position.
Kodera is moving to a position in the...
Dark Slope Secures $1.5M to Bring Location-based VR to Toronto
Dark Slope, a Toronto-based VR/AR developer, today announced the studio has secured $1.5 million in seed funding, which will support the launch of its first location-based VR game Scarygirl Mission Maybee.
Based on Nathan Jurevicius' graphic novel Scarygirl (2009) and the various...
‘Asgard’s Wrath’ Gameplay Footage Shows It’s About More Than Just Combat
After revealing the newest upcoming exclusive from Oculus Studios last week, the team behind the game has revealed a snippet of new gameplay footage that delves into mechanics that go beyond the interactive combat shown in the announcement trailer.
Asgard's...
‘XING: The Land Beyond’ Launches on PSVR Today, Free DLC Coming to All Platforms
Xing: The Land Beyond has come a long way since its 2013 Kickstarter days, releasing on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and traditional monitors back in late 2017. Today, indie studio White Lotus Interactive cuts another important notch on their belt as...
Windows VR Will Soon Run Regular Desktop Apps like Photoshop in VR
The first chunk of February came with good news for those with Windows VR headsets. On February 1st, Microsoft released a preview version of Windows which comes with a slew of new features including the ability to run regular desktop...
Microsoft Video Teases Likely HoloLens 2 Reveal at MWC Later This Month
Microsoft is teasing an upcoming press event at MWC on the 24th. A new video today all but confirms that we'll be seeing HoloLens 2 (or whatever the next iteration is called) at that event.
A short video teaser posted...
Oculus Quest Touch Controllers Hit FCC Preceding Spring 2019 Launch
Oculus Quest may not have a specific release date yet, although now that both the headset and its Touch controllers have undergone FCC testing, there's little left standing in the way of the headset's launch this Spring.
Oculus revealed Quest in...
Valve Updated SteamVR Tracking Because ‘Beat Saber’ Players Were Too Fast
In an interesting case of software pushing the limits of hardware, Valve recently updated SteamVR Tracking code to account for the speed of high-level Beat Saber players.
At first glance it might not be apparent, but Beat Saber is an excellent challenge...
VR is the Face of Future Entertainment at a Major San Jose Cinemark Theater
Cinemark, a major US movie theater chain, this week welcomes the SPACES VR attraction to its Century 20 Oakridge theater in San Jose, CA. The attraction, which currently offers a Terminator Salvation VR experience for up to four players,...
‘DiRT Rally 2.0’ is Getting VR Support After All, Coming to Rift This Summer
It seems some cajoling from both the racing sim community and Oculus itself has gotten through to DiRT Rally (2015) studio Codemasters, because the upcoming sequel, which was once slated to release only on consoles and PC, is now coming to...
