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Play 1 vs. 4 Against Your Non-VR Friends in ‘Late for Work’, Now in Early Access

Late for Work is a new entry into genre of asymmetric VR multiplayer. In it, one VR player takes control of a King Kong-like giant gorilla, while up to four non-VR friends control tanks and fighter jets that are...

Leap Motion Grabs $50M Investment for Class-leading Hand-tracking Tech

Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. Led by JP Morgan Asset management, Leap Motion's Series...

Rift Sale Eases Buyer’s #1 Concern, But All-in Cost Still Hinders Mainstream Traction

The six week Oculus Rift sale has made tangible waves within the VR community with its 'best-yet' $400 price point. And while the new price is bringing more early adopters into the fold, mainstream adoption is still hindered in...
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‘Vive N Chill’ Soon to Double Crowdfunding Goal with 2 Weeks Remaining

ViveNchill, the intriguing new bolt-on dual-fan cooling solution for the HTC Vive, has begun its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Update (7/17/17): The ViveNchill Indiegogo is now at 193% of its $5,000 goal. With 13 days remaining, the campaign appears on track to...

WaveOptics Raises $16M to Create Optics For Small Form-Factor AR Headsets

WaveOptics, a UK-based firm involved in designing and engineering optics for augmented reality, has today announced a successful series B funding round amounting to £12.0m ($15.7m). Investors include Touchstone Innovations, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GMBH, Octopus Investments, and Gobi...

Lenovo Reveals New AR Headset in Teaser, Star Wars-themed App Coming Soon

Lenovo and Disney have partnered to bring a new Star Wars-themed app to life using a never before seen AR headset developed by Lenovo. Revealed at the 2017 D23 Expo, the AR experience called Star Wars: Jedi Challenges was "designed to give Star...

The 10 Coolest Things Being Built with Apple’s ARKit Right Now

Apple's ARKit has been out for developers since it was announced last month. Because of the mind-boggling number of iPhones and iPads capable of running ARKit, the new tool is already spreading its augmented reality wings across the Internet thanks to a diverse...
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‘Medium’ Update Lets You Sculpt in VR With Friends

Oculus Medium lets you sculpt virtual models in VR, but until now you've had to do it all alone. A new update to the program brings multiplayer functionality, allowing you and a friend to create and collaborate together. Version 1.2...
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Oculus and Marvel Announce New Rift Co-op Title ‘Powers United VR’

Announced at Disney fan expo D23 today, Oculus are teaming up with Marvel to bring a new Rift exclusive title which lets you play as one of "more than a dozen" characters from their comic book universe, with a little help...

Rift + Touch to Cost $500 at End of Oculus Sale, New Bundle Removes Xbox Controller...

Oculus slashed the original price tag in half to $400 on the Rift +Touch bundle last week, but the company's 'Summer of Rift' sale only lasts for six weeks, leaving the question on the table as to exactly how much the VR...