‘Everspace’ Blasts Through Kickstarter Goal, Raises Almost Half a Million Dollars
The extremely promising looking space combat shooter Everspace, focused on accessibility and adrenaline rather than space trading, has completed its Kickstarter campaign, raising a whopping 420,252 EUR ($477,139) of it's original 225,000 EUR target.
Everspace is a space shooter which...
‘Waves of Grace’ is the Powerful 360 Film of an Ebola Survivor from the UN and...
To help raise awareness and show the impact of Ebola in that area, the United Nations and Vice Media teamed up with a virtual reality production company, VRSE, to tell the story of one survivor using 360 degree immersive...
Samsung Galaxy S7 May Include Depth Camera, Useful for Gear VR SLAM Tracking
As we approach Oculus' 2nd developer conference, Connect 2, we're expecting to learn much more about the next generation of mobile VR hardware the that might emerge from the Samsung Oculus partnership. The latest specification leak for Samsung's forthcoming...
‘The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux’ VR Support “shouldn’t have been there”, says Developer
We reported yesterday that critically acclaimed The Vanishing of Ethan Carter had received VR support as part of the Redux edition, a rebuild of the game on the Unreal Engine 4 engine. It now appears that VR support was...
Dreadhalls Demo Update Brings Oculus Runtime v0.7 Support
One of the most elegantly terrifying games available on the Oculus Rift, one that debuted in Oculus and IndieCade's VR Jam back in 2013, has been brought back up to date - receiving Oculus Runtime 0.7 support.
Dreadhalls is a...
NewRetroArcade v4.0 Out Now, Brings Oculus 0.7 Runtime, Re-mappable Controls
Version 4.0 of the ’80s inspired NewRetroArcade is out, now offering an even wider selection of ’80s and ’90s emulated titles. The developers, DigitalCyberCherries, have added some major features in this release including remappable controller buttons and support for Oculus'...
Virtual Reality to be Worth $7 Billion by 2020, Report Suggests
The German banking and financial services giant Deutsche Bank has projected the virtual reality industry to be worth up to $7 Billion within 5 years as mainstream adoption of the immersive technology ramps up post retail release in 2016.
The report,...
‘AltspaceVR Social Week’ (Sept. 14-21) Promises a Week of New Feature Reveals
AltspaceVR is preparing to reveal a host of new features to their social VR space, which will take place during their first 'Social Week' a week-long series of events starting on September 14th. A session called "Building Holograms" may tickle...
Watch a Disney Animation Legend Learn to Draw in VR
In a short film exploring the evolution of storytelling, veteran Disney animator Glen Keane, creator of some of the most iconic characters of all time, steps into virtual reality to learn how to draw in virtual reality, with Tilt Brush and...
‘The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux’ is Out, Bringing VR Support
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a critically acclaimed, story driven mystery from developer 'The Astronauts'. It's a game which always seemed ideal for virtual reality and now, with the release of the game's Unreal Engine 4 'redux', VR support is...
