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Instant VR for Your Next Party with ‘WeLens’

One of the most expensive and time-consuming parts of demoing at a VR event is outfitting enough demo stations. Too few and you'll have a long line of unhappy people, but at $700+ for a GearVR/Galaxy S6 combo, it's...

‘Land’s End’ Pulled from Note 4 Gear VR Until Further Notice

Land's End, the much lauded Gear VR adventure game from Ustwo Games for its stunning scenery, is no longer available on Note 4-compatible Gear VR headsets. The game, which went on sale Tuesday for all Samsung Gear VR headsets for $7.99, is now no longer...

How to Record Samsung Gear VR Videos with HQ Audio and Commentary

So, you've got the right Samsung phone and you're sitting patiently for your new Gear VR—currently available for pre-order from Best Buy—which is bound to come any day now, right? There's loads of fun virtual reality apps to download...

OTOY Teases Gear VR Positional Light Fields Using Valve Tracking Tech

OTOY, one of the leading pioneers of digital light field rendering, has tweeted an intriguing snippet claiming they've managed to leverage Valve's Lighthouse tracking to add positional tracking to Samsung's mobile phone powered Gear VR headset. OTOY have been making...
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‘Lands End’ Release Trailer is Beautiful, Out Now for Gear VR

The stunning Gear VR adventure title from the creators of Monument Valley is now released and it remains one of the most stunning and intriguing VR titles to date. UK based developers Ustwo Games have celebrated the title's arrival...
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First Look: Inside Oculus ‘Arcade’ Beta – New Tech Brings Back Games of a Bygone Era

Oculus has today released their much awaited Arcade app, which lets you play a number of original classic arcade titles from Sega, Midway, and Bandai Namco. While you won't need virtual quarters to try out the games for a limited time,...

Samsung Consumer Gear VR Page is Up, Best Buy Pre-Orders Now Live

As we reported a few days ago, it's expected that the consumer version of Samsung's Oculus and mobile phone powered virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, will go up for pre-order today. It seems things are moving in that...

Consumer Gear VR May be up for Pre-Order November 10th

Samsung's mobile phone (and Oculus) powered Gear VR vr headset us to become available for pre-order in its first consumer form on November 10th according to a user who attended a recent Best Buy tech demo. The new $99,...
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Oculus Social Alpha Now Available Worldwide

Oculus quietly released their first foray into virtual reality interaction last week when Oculus Social appeared for the Gear VR. However, the initial release was region locked to North America. Oculus has now announced that it has now launched...
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WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – October #3

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. A plague is consuming humankind. Civilization faces extinction. As a time-travelling scientist,...

I Saw the First Live-streamed Presidential Debate on Gear VR and I Didn’t Hate It

The first Democratic presidential debate of this election cycle is over, and while the 24-hour news organizations decide who won (you can win? are there prizes?), it's a middling victory for immersive video, and only just. NextVR partnered with CNN to...
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Oculus Video Hands-On: Twitch, Vimeo, and Movies Come to Gear VR

Oculus Video received an update today for Gear VR, which delivers the much awaited integration of streaming content from Twitch, Vimeo, and purchasable movies. In preparation for the consumer launch, Oculus is filling out the Gear VR platform with a...
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Preview: ‘Smash Hit’ for Gear VR is a Futuristic, Glass-breaking Gaze Shooter

Smash Hit is a gaze-based shooter from Mediocre Games that has you breaking glass barriers in a futuristic, but deceptively simple environment. Use your glass-smashing metal orbs wisely, because when you run out, that's the end of your forward journey through the...
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First Look at Virtual Reality ‘Netflix’ in Motion on the Samsung Gear VR

We're still running to catch up with all the news that spilled out of Oculus Connect's Keynote presentation this morning. One of the most notable for casual VR users and movie fans alike was the announcement that you can...

First Look at Samsung’s Consumer Gear VR Headset

Samsung today revealed the consumer version of the 'Oculus Powered' Gear VR headset which is now compatible with four of Samsung's latest phones. The headset looks similar to the two prior versions but a careful look (or a scale!)...
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