Unreal Engine 4.18 Update Brings Native Support for ARKit and ARCore, SteamVR Support for Mac
Epic Game's Unreal Engine is making it easier to create for augmented reality in the newest 4.18 update, now including official support for Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore software dev kits, and support for SteamVR on Mac.
'Production-ready' support for...
Coatsink Introduces You to the Voices Behind ‘Augmented Empire’ in New Mini-Documentary
Augmented Empire (2017), Coatsink’s cyberpunk RPG, launched earlier this summer exclusively on Samsung Gear VR. Now the studio, which is also known for the Esper puzzle game series, has released a mini-documentary featuring its cast of high-caliber voice actors, including Kate Mulgrew,...
Easily Browse Oculus Store Sales and Free Games With ‘Oculus Store Spoofer’
When games insufficiently deliver on critical features, modders tend to fill in the gaps with their own solutions—part and parcel of the gaming world. Doing exactly that, but for the Oculus Store, a third-party website finally lets you filter the...
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Room-scale VR Fan Remake Puts You Face-to-face with Freddy Fazbear
Just in time for the spookiest time of year is a new VR fan remake of Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) that brings some of the horror of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to room-scale VR. Although it only gives you two nights...
Microsoft Opens Mixed Reality Capture Studios & Academy in San Francisco Reactor Space
Microsoft today announced the opening of its Mixed Reality Capture Studios and a 'Mixed Reality Academy' in the company's San Francisco Reactor dev space.
Microsoft has a number of Reactors, or physical spaces that are open and free of charge to...
Acer Takes Majority Control of StarVR with $5M Capital Injection
Starbreeze and Acer announced a new capitalization plan for StarVR, the upcoming high field of view (FOV) VR headset, that will see Acer inject $5 million into the project and take a 66 percent majority control of the joint venture.
Starbreeze made quite...
Using Abstract VR Art for Neural Entrainment & Brain Research
Kevin Mack is an Oscar-winning visual effects artist and abstract artist who creates digital spaces with fluidly moving textures that are awe-inspiring in their ability to create a novel experience unique to VR. In Blortasia you float weightlessly exploring...
‘I Expect You To Die’ Gets New Level & Limited Time 20% Discount
New content for the popular VR puzzle game I Expect You To Die (2016) arrived today on all platforms - a free level named ‘First Class’ available to all current and future players. Schell Games has also begun a...
VR “Bullet Hell” FPS ‘Evasion’ Announced for Rift & Vive, Catch the Trailer Here
Sci-fi shooter Evasion from VR studio Archiact has been revealed, said to feature ‘next generation’ VR locomotion and ‘high intensity’ co-op multiplayer combat for up to 4 players. The game is due to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus...
Oculus Store to Include Flexible Bundle Pricing So You Get a Discount If You Already Own...
One of the big barriers to buying flash sale bundles is the selection of games available. What if you already own one in that almost perfect bundle that has you salivating at the nearly perfect price? Oculus plans to...
