‘Elite Dangerous: Beyond’ Chapter 4 Update Available Now

Elite Dangerous (2014), the popular (and VR supported) sci-fi space-faring simulator, this week saw the launch of the Elite Dangerous: Beyond – Chapter 4 update, the final chapter of the game's third season of DLC. Update (December 12, 2018): Elite Dangerous: Beyond...

Oculus’ 12 Days of Rift Sweepstakes Could Win You a New Rift

Oculus today announced a new sweepstakes that could nab you a free Oculus Rift + Touch bundle. Dubbed the '12 Days of Rift', the sweepstakes was announced via the Oculus Rift's Twitter account today. The sweepstakes applies to legal residents of...

‘ViewR’ Lets You Watch a VR Session in Action From the Comfort of Your Phone

Brisbane, Australia-based group #include today released a new app called ViewR that lets you observe a PC VR session in action from an Android mobile device. ViewR essentially inserts another camera into the VR game, letting a spectator hold up their...

Beat Games: First Song Pack for ‘Beat Saber’ Could Arrive on PSVR This Month

Beat Games co-founder and CEO Jaroslav Beck tweeted today that the PSVR version of hit rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) could be getting its first song pack sometime this month. The PSVR version of Beat Saber, which launched early last month, features...

Russian Startup DEUS Reveals OpenVR-compatible Headset ‘Odin Pre’

The Moscow-based VR headset manufacturer DEUS announced the latest version of their Odin VR headset that incorporates support for SteamVR content and higher resolution LCD displays than Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Update (11:00 AM ET): Deus tells us that the Horus...

‘Blade & Sorcery’ Early Access Review – Bloody Sandbox Battles Aplenty

A storyline can be useful for its ability to frame the action; it gives you a reason to fight and fuels your hunger to reign victorious over the hordes of NPC baddies. But if you're easily urked by mediocre...

Survios Shares Momentum & Learnings in Location-based VR Business

Survios, a veteran VR game developer, shared fresh insights into the health of the company's out-of-home business activities, a sector of the VR industry which has been increasingly heating up in the last 18 months. While the consumer VR space...

VRgineers Reveals Improved ‘XTAL’ Professional Headset with Wider FOV

VRgineers, a Czech Republic-based startup building enterprise VR headsets, today announced a more advanced version of their wide field of view (FOV) professional headset XTAL. The new version, which features a wider FOV thanks to a new pair of...

WaveOptics Raises $26 Million to Expand AR Optics Supply Chain

WaveOptics, a manufacturer of diffractive waveguide optics for AR displays, today announced it has raised a $25 million Series C investment which will be used to continue building a large volume supply chain for the company's optics. UK-based WaveOptics said...

‘Spice & Wolf VR’ Kickstarter Doubles Funding Goal, Coming to Rift, Vive, Go, PSVR & Quest

SpicyTails, the studio behind VR anime experience Project LUX (2018), recently launched a Kickstarter for their latest VR project, Spice & Wolf VR. After having reached their initial funding goal of ¥8,000,000 (~$70,800) in the Kickstarter's first 24 hours, the campaign has now...