$50M VR Venture Fund Announced by Japanese Mobile Game Giant COLOPL
COLOPL, mobile game giant in Japan, announced that they've opened a $50 million fund to invest in VR companies worldwide.
Guest Article By Shun Kubota
Shun is the co-founder and Editor in Chief of Mogura VR, the largest VR publication in Japan, aiming to...
Building the Metaverse with janusVR
James McCrae wants to lower the barrier to entry for creating virtual worlds with janusVR. He has a PhD in computer science from University of Toronto, and he's created a sophisticated technology stack that allows front-end web developers to...
First Look at Casino VR, Where Social VR Meets Texas Hold’em
Casino VR is an online multiplayer casino, currently hosting Texas hold’em poker games in a social VR environment. Created by a San Francisco based team, the free online casino is gearing up to not only offer more social casino games, but also a...
‘Star Citizen’ Alpha 2.0 Launches as Funding Passes $100M
Star Citizen, a hugely ambitious space epic, one of the first crowdfunding success stories to also pledge virtual reality support, has just launched its Alpha 2.0 release. Not only that, their total funding pot has now reached an astonishing...
AltspaceVR Introduce Humanoid Avatars
AltspaceVR, the social VR platform, has always had a unique visual approach to presenting your digital self in a virtual space, but it may not have been to everyone's tastes. Now, the company has introduced for familiar looking avatars...
Elite Dangerous: Horizons is Out Now, New Trailer Unveiled
Elite: Dangerous evolves today as the virtual reality supporting space epic gets its first expansion pack Horizons, which brings planetary landings at the start of Frontier's 'Season Two' of expansion packs which will extend into next year. Oh yeah,...
Crytek and Oculus on How VR Made “The Climb” Possible
Crytek just announced its new virtual reality rock climbing game The Climb, coming exclusively to the Oculus Rift platform next year. We sat down with Crytek and Oculus to discuss the new title.
At a special event in California this...
Hands On: Crytek Unveils Oculus Rift Exclusive Title ‘The Climb’
Crytek is widely known for best-selling titles like Crysis and the Far Cry series, but today they’re announcing an exciting new VR-exclusive game called The Climb. When coupled with previously-announced VR games Robinson: The Journey and Dinosaur Island, it...
System Shock 3 is Coming, Dev Gauges Interest in VR
Classic PC first person RPG horror title System Shock is getting a sequel, and the developer is actively gauging interest in virtual reality as development of the sequel, System Shock 3, gets under way.
Older readers, or those into their...
HTC Vive VR Headset Gets New Branding as Tour Visits Taiwan
This week, the HTC Vive tour, bringing the SteamVR based VR headset to people around the world, makes a stop in Taipei, Taiwan with the expected suite of VR experiences in tow. Just one thing was different, seems the...