Pimax Kickstarter Blasts Past $2M Funding Mark, Revealing $2.5M Stretch Goals
Pimax, the China-based VR headset manufacturer known for their '4K' headset, have hit Kickstarter with their newest devices last month, the Pimax '8K' and '5K' VR headsets. Surpassing their initial goal of $200,000 within the first few hours, Pimax has recently...
High-flying Shooter ‘Skyfront VR’ to Hit Steam Early Access November 10th
Skyfront VR, the upcoming multiplayer arena first-person shooter from Levity Play, is coming to Steam Early Access on November 10th, including support for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Setting it apart from more 'traditional' VR shooters, Skyfront VR boasts a unique locomotion style that...
Oculus Home’s Big Update Will Only Be Semi-social to Start
At Connect 4 earlier this month, Oculus announced a major overhaul of their VR hub space, Oculus Home—the virtual bedrock where players find themselves when they aren't inside of a VR game or app. The new space promises to...
‘Job Simulator’ Gets ‘Infinite Job Overtime’ Update & Permanent Price of $20
Job Simulator (2016), Owlchemy Labs' madcap workplace sim from the future, is pushing a free content update called 'Infinite Overtime mode' that lets you play endless, randomized tasks. Owlchemy is also permanently dropping the price of Job Simulator to $20.
Now...
‘PAYDAY 2 VR’ Beta Launches November 16th, Free to All Owners
PAYDAY 2, the multiplayer bank-heist game by Overkill Software, is soon to get full VR support as PAYDAY 2 VR, which will also allow VR and non-VR players to play together.
Update (10/23/17): Payday developer Overkill Software hosted a Q&A on...
Community Fallout from UploadVR’s Harassment Settlement, and Bearing Witness to Testimony
The sexual harassment lawsuit against UploadVR was reported to be settled via Tech Crunch on September 6th, and a week later the New York Times followed with more details about how Upload had been barely dented. The case was...
Lytro Announces VR Light Field Rendering Software ‘Volume Tracer’
Lytro, the once consumer-facing light field camera company which has recently pivoted to create high-end production tools, has announced a light field rendering software for VR that essentially aims to free developers from the current limitations of real-time rendering. The company...
AMC Channel Launches 360 Video App Featuring ‘Walking Dead’ 360 Shorts
Popular American cable TV channel AMC has launched the AMC VR app for Gear VR and Daydream featuring 360 video content, movie trailers, and more.
Now available on Gear VR and Daydream (and as flat apps on iOS and Android), the...
Houston’s ITC Expo to Showcase Business-focused VR/AR Solutions, November 6th–7th
The Immersive Technology Conference (ITC), soon to be hosted at the University of Houston on November 6th & 7th, is an event built around a paradox. Its focus—VR and AR in business and industry—is both decades old and still in...
LG’s Upcoming SteamVR Headset Could Be Named ‘UltraGear’
Earlier this year, Valve confirmed that LG was developing a VR headset utilizing SteamVR Tracking, making it one of the first headsets to do so outside of HTC Vive and the upcoming Pimax "8K" VR headset. While still unnamed...
