Valve: No Steam Dev Days in 2017 “and not very likely for 2018”

Valve's 'no press allowed' dev conference, Steam Dev Days, is seeing the ax this year, and it seems next year doesn't look any better. According to a tweet by Valve Marketing and Business Development team member Tom Giardino, Steam Dev Days...

Preview: ‘The Invisible Hours’ – A Voyeuristic Murder Mystery in VR

Interactive theater is all about breaking the fourth wall, removing the barrier between the viewer and the play at hand. Traditionally this is done by getting the audience involved, usually in the guise of a dinner murder mystery party which...

Oculus Rolls Out Worldwide Refund Policy for Rift & Gear VR Digital Content

Oculus announced its digital marketplace will now include automated refunds for games purchased on both Oculus Rift and Gear VR platforms—effective immediately and across the entire world. Oculus says they will refund many Rift content purchases made on their store "for any...

‘Project CARS 2’ VR Review – An Ambitious Sequel With Serious Potential

Thanks to its comprehensive VR support on PC, Project CARS 2 is another great showcase for VR sim racing, offering better performance than Project CARS (2015) in a much more compelling package. Addressing many of its predecessor’s shortcomings, the...
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‘Megaton Rainfall’ Delayed Until mid-October on PSVR and PS4

Described as the ‘ultimate superhero experience’, Megaton Rainfall tasks the player with preventing a global alien invasion, with a full-scale Earth as the destructible backdrop. The game, which was supposed to launch today, is unfortunately delayed for 3 more weeks for...

Massive ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Update ‘Warzone’ Rolls Out Today, Including PC & PS4 Support

The biggest update ever to EVE: Valkyrie (2016) is launching today. Called 'Warzone', the expansion brings with it a number of big features including support for PC and PS4, new maps, and a whole reworking of ship classes and abilities...

Leak Suggests Samsung is Building a Windows VR Headset

There wasn't any mention of Samsung getting into the Windows 'Mixed Reality' program when it was announced last year, which saw OEMs like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo tapped to create VR headsets around the same reference design. A...

Using AR to Recontextualize Our Relationship to Reality with Cabbibo’s ‘ARQUA!’

ARQUA! was one of the ARKit launch applications that was designed by VR veteran Isaac "Cabibbo" Cohen, and it has the same indie charm and shader art aesthetic as his previous VR experiences of Blarp! (2016) and L U...

Latest Chrome Update Lets Google Daydream Users Easily Browse the Web in VR

We knew that Google was working on adding VR capabilities to its mobile version of Chrome since last year. Now with the release of Chrome 61, Daydream VR users can browse websites and also continue to enjoy the quick...
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‘Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV’ Gets New English Language Trailer

Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV fishing game for PSVR just got a new English language teaser trailer. The Japanese version was teased on stage at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) this past week. The Final Fantasy VR experience lets you head out...