Darknet Teaser, Cymatic Bruce Video Playtest and Impressions

Cymatic Bruce playtests a preview of Darknet, E McNeill's evolution of 2013's VR Jam winner Ciess. Plus, Ben Lang shares his thoughts on his time with the game. Reclaiming Cyberspace I've hated the term 'cyberspace' since the death (or perhaps forced...

[April Fools] Microsoft’s Project Neo VR Headset: It’s ‘The One’ for Xbox One

Hot on the heels of our exclusive reveal of Microsoft's Enterprise VR Headset, we've received these supposedly leaked images from their forthcoming consumer offering, 'Project Neo'. Update: As funny as this April Fools article was back in 2014, Microsoft has...

Microsoft Targets Enterprise Virtual Reality with Business Oriented VR Headset

With the recent acquisition of virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR by Facebook last week, Microsoft has accelerated the release of their VR offering, targeting the lucrative enterprise market. Hardware and Reaction Dubbed Microsoft Office© Oculu 2014 Enterprise Edition™, the Oculu...

Spectre Kickstarter Reaches Goal with Two Days to Spare, Celebratory Playthrough on Sunday VR (video)

Spectre, the VR Jam Finalist once known as Spectre Seekers, is another step closer to becoming a full fledged Oculus Rift title.  The multiplayer virtual reality horror game from Proscenium has reached its Kickstarter goal of $15,000, powered through...

Exclusive: ‘Totem’ VR Headset to Compete with the Oculus Rift, CEO Shares Inside Details

Road to VR talks with Bertrand Nepveu, the CEO and Founder of True Player Gear. They're working on a VR headset, which will compete with the Oculus Rift, called 'Totem.' The company created quite a buzz in the VR...

First Silicon Valley Virtual Reality ‘Conference And Expo’ Announced for May

At the latest SVVR Meetup, the organization announced that it will hold the first SVVR Conference & Expo in May. Exhibitors including Oculus VR and an estimated 400 attendees will gather at the Computer History Museum in California to...

High Schooler’s Project Working to Bring Realistic Guns to Your Virtual World (video)

We take a look at an interesting project to bring realistic weaponry aesthetics to motion controllers. The 'Crossfire' VR motion controller. Control: VRs Missing Link The year of VR continues to rumble on like an unstoppable juggernaut. Just in the first...

Valve’s Michael Abrash Joins Oculus as Chief Scientist—Breaking

And we thought all the exciting Oculus news was done for the week... Valve's Michael Abrash is joining the company as Chief Scientist.Oculus just announced that Michael Abrash, formerly of Valve, will be joining the company as Chief Scientist....

Oculus and Facebook Deny New York Times Report that Rift Will be Rebranded with Facebook Logo and Interface

Facebook and Oculus have come out denying a New York Times article claiming that Facebook plans to slather its branding and interface on the Oculus Rift. It almost sounded like a joke, and perhaps for good reason. Citing a "person...

‘RiftUp!’ Promises to Bring 1080p Upgrades to Your Oculus Rift DK1, IndieGogo Campaign Now Live

"Hmmm, upgrades!" The first Oculus Rift Developer Kit will hopefully be viewed fondly in retrospective articles of the future citing its, at the time, revolutionary impact on the gaming industry and it's resurrection of a abandoned tech dream. One thing...