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Tekken 7 Announced for PlayStation VR (Yes, Really!) – New Trailer Unwrapped

Yes, you read that correctly. The beat-em-up franchise as old as many of our readers, Tekken, is on its way to Sony's immersive gaming platform PlayStation VR. This was announced at Paris Games Week today as part of Sony's...
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‘Robinson: The Journey’ Coming to PlayStation VR, New Trailer Revealed

You may recall our extensive coverage of Crytek's followup to their VR tech demo Back to Dinosaur Island 1 and 2 - Robinson: The Journey, you may also recall it impressed us quite a bit. Well, the title has just...
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Fundraising Lessons No VR Startup Should Miss Shared by Altspace CEO Eric Romo

Eric Romo has been around the venture fundraising block over the last 10 years, not only as the founder of AltspaceVR, where he's raised some $16 million in venture capital, but also at former startup GreenVolts where he helped raise $120...

Crystal Rift’s 2 Year Journey, Psytec Games Talk Valve, Vive and Being a VR Launch Title

We caught up with Nick Pittom and John Hibbins of Psytec Games at EGX 2015 to dig a little deeper into the story behind the virtual reality retro-styled dungeon crawler Crystal Rift, set to release alongside the first wave...

New Untethered VR Headset ‘AuraVisor’ Kickstarter Passes 50% of Target in 24 Hours

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1714346163/auravisor-virtual-reality-head-mounted-computer# A UK firm is making a bid for the untethered virtual reality headset space with a new headset called AuraVisor, a self-contained immersive device which packs processing power and display into one headset. The device hit Kickstarter on Monday and...
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‘Earthlight’ Astronaut VR Sim Puts You on the ISS, NASA Collaborates on Realism

Opaque Media Group, a Melbourne-based VR studio, recently announced Earthlight, an upcoming first-person space simulator that places you in the flight suit of a current day astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS). If Earthlight's 360-degree teaser trailer is any indicator,...

Hands-on: Tactical Haptics’ Vive Demo is Further Proof That VR Needs More Than Rumble

While the latest generation of haptic feedback in controllers has come a long way since the days of N64's 'Rumble Pak' add-on, it's fundamentally based on the same principle: rumble. Whether it's the ERM motors of days passed, or linear...
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‘7 Nanocycles’ is an Addictive Flyer that Blasts You Through a Geometric Futurescape

7 Nanocycles is a demo made by Sweden-based indie developer Nicklas Nygren (aka 'Nifflas'), and is a deceptively addictive game concept that lobs you in your tiny spaceship through a world of floating geometric shapes. 7 Nanocycles is about keeping momentum while inside the...
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This ‘Paranormal Activity’ VR HTC Vive Reaction Video is Hilarious

As we reported recently, Paramount Pictures are currently rolling out demo booths to 15 AMC theaters across the US to demonstrate a snippet of the forthcoming virtual reality horror experience based on the Paranormal Activity horror franchise. Frank He...

A Farewell to Oculus Dev Kits, The DK2 is Now Sold Out

If you're looking to get your hands on an new Oculus Rift DK2, you should start trawling the online auctions for a mint-in-the-box headset, because the company's latest and final developer kit is now sold out. With the consumer Oculus Rift...