Oculus Rift & Touch 1.11 Update Brings Improved Touch Roomscale & Multi-Sensor Support
Oculus have released update 1.11 for the Rift VR headset and Touch motion controllers that bring promised enhancements for the system's "experimental 360" degree roomscale support with multi-sensor setups and fixes for the guardian boundary system.
Oculus released their Touch...
Latest ‘The Unspoken’ Update Brings a New Arena, Artifact, Guardian and More
Insomniac Games' Oculus Rift and Touch exclusive magic dueller just got a sizeable update which bringing welcome elements such as a new Chicago arena, misdirection oriented Dark Tag artifact and a brand new guardian by the name of Bridge Wraith.
One of...
‘Affected: The Manor’ Coming to Rift Oculus Rift & Touch this Month, Vive to Follow
A popular horror title on Gear VR, the latest instalment of the Affected franchise will be coming to Oculus Rift with Touch motion controller support in February, according to developers Fallen Planet.
The Affected series and developers Fallen Planet can...
Vive Consumer and Business Headsets Will Become Increasingly Differentiated VR Systems, Vive President Says
After launching the consumer HTC Vive in early 2016, the company began offering a $1,200 'Business Edition' version of the headset which is essentially the same system but with dedicated support, an enhanced warranty, and bulk buying options. Going...
Emotional Branching VR Stories: Combining Empathy & Interactivity for Compassion Acts
Last year, Baobab Studios' Eric Darnell was skeptical about adding interactivity to virtual reality stories because he felt like there was a tradeoff between empathy and interactivity. But after watching people experience their first VR short Invasion!, he saw...
‘Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin’ Launches on PSVR February 21st, New 360 Trailer
Double Fine, the studio behind cult classic Psychonauts (2005), last year announced a PSVR exclusive, Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, a direct continuation of the original story. Now the company has set the game's release date and released a...
‘Everest ’53’ Will Take Viewers on a Historically Accurate Journey of Mountain’s First Summit
In 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to successfully summit Everest, the world's tallest mountain at 29,029 feet. Now, VR content house CGO Studios is teaming up with descendants of those first summiteers to recreate the momentous...
‘Rec Room’ Studio Raises $5M “to continue to build the future of Social VR”
Seattle-based VR studio Against Gravity has today announced they have received $5M in seed funding to continue to build Rec Room, the studio's social VR platform.
Only launching last summer, the app has quickly become a success story, winning over fans on both Steam and Oculus Home with...
Apple’s New Patents Mark More Territory in AR Hardware and Software
Steve Jobs once said to a gathering of senior advisers that when it came to the first iPhone, “we’re going to patent it all,” (New York Times reports). While Apple has certainly changed in the years since Job's passing,...
Nintendo Might Add VR Functionality to Switch Once “Users Can Play for Hours”
Nintendo is looking to add VR functionality to their upcoming home-and-portable console, the Switch. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima recently stated that it could be added once they solve some VR-specific issues.
According to games industry consultant Dr. Serkan Toto’s translation...















