Magic Leap Chief Game Designer Talks Internal Demos and “Everyday Adventure” Format for AR
Speaking at the Games for Change 2017 conference, Magic Leap "Chief Gaming Wizard" Graeme Devine offered some insight into the types of AR experiences the company has been building internally, and offers up what he believes will be the format...
New PSVR Model on the Way Featuring Integrated Audio & HDR Pass-through
Sony today announced that a new PlayStation VR model is in the works focusing on some issues surrounding ease of use.
Update (10/02/17): The updated PSVR model in launch in Japan October 14th. New images have been sourced from the Japanese PlayStation...
HDMI Cable With Built-In Image Processor Claims to Enhance PSVR Visuals
Thanks to a built-in video processor, the mCable Gaming Edition HDMI cable applies image enhancements—including a custom anti-aliasing-like solution—to most source devices with HDMI output. Marketed mainly towards gaming console HDTV output, the cable also supports 1080p at...
Oculus Rift Closes in on Steam Majority Market Share
According to the latest figures from Steam's Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% of the market share of VR headsets on Steam. On the trail end of a major summer sale, the headset...
‘Luna’ to Launch October 17th on Rift, Vive, and Windows VR
Luna is an intriguing looking title coming from indie studio Funomena, and backed by some of the minds behind indie PS3 blockbuster Journey (2012). The studio has announced a launch date for October 17th and that the game will...
World’s Largest Cinema Chain, AMC, Leads $30M Investment to Bring VR to Movie Theaters
AMC Theaters, the largest cinema chain worldwide, and largest in the United States, has announced a strategic investment in Dreamscape Immersive, a firm developing multi-user out-of-home VR attractions. AMC is leading a $20 million investment in the company—aimed at...
Hands-on: ‘From Other Suns’ Open Beta
Gunfire Games' newest Oculus Rift title, From Other Suns, is currently in open beta until October 1st. Drawing major influence from the popular sci-fi rogue-like FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) and various first-person shooters, From Other Suns sets you and your crew (AI or...
‘Bigscreen’ Update Brings Big Ease-of-use Improvements, Better Avatars
Bigscreen is a social VR app which lets VR users bring their PC desktops into virtual reality, as if sitting at their computer next to friends or co-workers. Users inside of Bigscreen can see each other’s desktops which means...
Varjo Raises $8.2M Investment to Further Develop “Human Eye-resolution” Headsets
Varjo Technologies, a Helsinki-based startup known for its 'human eye-resolution' display intended for VR headets, today announced it's closed an $8.2M Series A funding round that aims to support the upcoming launch of Varjo-branded enterprise VR/AR/XR products.
The Series A was lead by European...
The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing Augmented Reality Today
With the hype surrounding Apple and Google's (admittedly very cool) AR tracking tech now in the hands of tens of millions of developers and users, you might be tempted to think that immersive augmented reality experiences—delivering the promise of...













