Starbreeze Studios to Open VR Arcade Venue to Showcase StarVR Headset

Starbreeze Studios, a videogame publisher which recently entered the VR arena with their StarVR headset, announced that they'll be opening a VR arcade venue in Los Angeles, CA called Project StarCade. The goal of the venue is to "make premium...

Watch Tonight’s Premier Boxing Champions Match Live in Gear VR at 8PM ET

VR broadcasting company NextVR has partnered with FOX Sports to bring tonight's Premier Boxing Champions live in virtual reality to the Gear VR headset. You can watch it for free starting at 8PM ET tonight (Saturday, January 23rd). NextVR has been...

4 Ways to Visit a Sunny Beach in VR for US East Coasters in the Midst of a Blizzard

Are snow storms threatening your existence, your livelihood, your sanity? Well, we can't help with that in the slightest, but we do know of some good VR beaches you can visit as the storm rages outside. If you're in the North of...

Google Developing “High Volume” Consumer VR Hardware, New Job Postings Suggest

The latest slew of virtual reality job postings from Google suggests the company is working on dedicated consumer VR hardware that will be manufactured at large scale. For some time now it's been clear that Google is excited about virtual...

Beyond Room-Scale: Exploring Infinite Worlds with THE VOID

On my way out to cover VR at Sundance this week, I had a chance to try out THE VOID, one of the most advanced out-of-home VR systems today in an industrial park in the middle of Utah. The...

The Oculus Rift Will be in Retail Stores Come April

Oculus says that getting the Rift into "broad retail around the world" is going to be critical to the success of the Rift headset and VR in general. The company plans to have a retail presence starting in April. A...

Nearly $700 Million Invested in AR/VR in 2015

According to a recent report by Digi-Capital, investors have injected some pretty big bucks into companies focusing on augmented and virtual reality lately. A total of $686 million in 2015 alone. The most interesting bit: they aren't counting Magic Leap. Digi-Capital,...

New Investigative VR Horror Title ‘Ghost Theory’ Hits Kickstarter

Czech developers Dreadlocks, the company behind crowd funded RPG Dex, have launched their latest Kickstarter campaign for Ghost Theory, a VR focussed horror title that casts you as a clairvoyant paranormal investigator. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreadlocks/ghost-theory The latest horror title to take advantage of virtual...

Apple’s Latest VR Hire is Top Researcher Doug Bowman

Apple has reportedly hired a highly respected virtual reality researchers Doug Bowman, as it continues to trail behind other major company's in the virtual reality race Formerly a Science Professor at Virginia Tech, where he had been Director of Human-Interaction...

Survios to Live Stream New HTC Vive FPS ‘Raw Data’ at VRLA Winter Expo

Survios, formerly Project Holodeck, is emerging from stealth proper at VRLA on Saturday as it prepares to unleash its new 'Active' VR first person shooter build for 'free roaming' co-op 'Raw Data', a launch title for the forthcoming HTC...