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Reality-bending VR Puzzle ‘Transpose’ Coming to Vive, Rift & PSVR Next Month

Secret Location, the studio behind Blasters of the Universe (2016) and Sleepy Hollow: VR Experience (2015), announced last month that they're heading back into VR territory with a new first-person, time-bending puzzle game. Dubbed Transpose, the game is said...

HTC Quietly Opens Flagship Vive Store in China

Earlier this month, HTC quietly opened their first Vive flagship store in Shenzhen, China. The company's first official Vive Store conducted a soft open on October 1st, located at the Consumer Electronics Exchange/Exhibition Center (CEEC) in Shenzhen. The store sells all...

Samsung Launches Odyssey+ Windows VR Headset with “Anti-SDE” Display

Back in August we uncovered what appeared to be an updated version of Samsung's Odyssey Windows VR headset. Now a listing on Samsung's official website confirms the  Odyssey+ and its price, suggesting that a launch is soon at hand. Update...

Oculus Co-founder Departs Facebook Amidst Rumor of Rift 2 Cancellation

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is leaving Facebook. Citing "a source close to the matter," a report from TechCrunch indicates his departure is related to the cancellation of a Rift 2 headset, though Facebook has denied that element of the...

Oculus Shut Down Movie Purchases & Rentals on Rift Today

Oculus announced it's shutting down movie rentals and purchases through its Oculus Rift video app, effective today. According to a statement emailed to Rift users, Oculus says they'll be reimbursing customers who purchased videos in the past through the Oculus Video app...

CCP Games CEO: “We expected VR to be two to three times as big”

CCP Games, the Icelandic studio known for their long-running MMO Eve: Online (2003), shuttered their VR production studios in a surprise move last year, selling off their Newcastle-based branch behind their multiplayer space dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie (2016), and completely shutting down their Atlanta studio behind...

Fraunhofer Shows Off Compact VR Headset Prototype Using 4 OLED Microdisplays

Fraunhofer, Europe’s largest application-oriented R&D organization, recently unveiled a new VR headset prototype at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Munich this past week that aims to reduce the size and weight of VR headsets by using high-resolution microdisplays. German...

Viveport Halloween Sale Brings Discounts to VR Horror Games Until November 4th

Viveport's annual Halloween sale is here, offering deals on popular horror titles from now until November 4th. We've highlighted a few of the top titles on sale currently. You can find the full list here. Title Sale Price Reg Price Arizona...

HTC Plans to Bring Hand & Finger Tracking to Vive Pro

Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset's front-facing cameras. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of...

HTC Announces 6DOF Controller Tracking Dev Kit for Vive Focus

HTC today announced a 6DOF controller tracking add-on for Vive Focus. The add-on, which includes a pair of new controllers, is being released as a development kit. Vive Focus, HTC's standalone VR headset, had a full blown launch in China at the...