2023 Sections
VR Games Showcase to Feature 20+ Games Next Week, Including ‘Hitman’, Flat2VR Ports & More
VR Games Showcase is returning next week, promising to feature 20+ VR games from over a dozen developers and publishers. The livestream, kicking off on March 11th at 12 PM ET, is slated to not only include updates to...
The Gallery to be Demo’d on Steam VR at GDC “You will not believe this tech”
Cloudhead Games, the developers behind the Kickstarter backed Oculus Rift adventure The Gallery have announced that not only have they been working on bringing their game to Steam VR and the freshly announced HTC Vive headset, but that they'll be...
Elite: Dangerous ‘Close Quarters Combat’ Beta Released, VR Gameplay Footage Emerges
Elite: Dangerous has been a benchmark virtual reality application for a while now, but for those who love space combat and find the remaining gameplay mechanics of E:D a little laborious, a new, free expansion pack may well provide...
Vive Focus Vision Announced with Mixed Reality & Eye-tracking, $1,000 Price & Pre-order Dates
HTC today revealed its next standalone XR headset, the Vive Focus Vision. The company appears to be appealing again to enterprise and prosumers, packing in a mishmash of specs from Vive Focus 3 and Vive Elite XR—priced at $1,000.
HTC...
‘Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded’ Studio XR Games Lays Off Majority of Staff
XR Games, the Leeds, UK-based studio known for Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever (2021), have laid off a reported 86 percent of its staff.
The information was shared by María Fernanda Díez Huerta via LinkedIn, who was...
Sony Offers More ‘London Heist’-style Cockney Carnage in ‘Blood & Truth’, Teaser Trailer Here
Paris Games Week hasn't officially started yet, but Sony's pre-PGW keynote saw a number of announcements including Sony London Studio's spiritual continuation of the highly popular (and all too short) The London Heist, a demo in the VR Worlds demo disc...
FOVE Raises $11 Million Series A Investment to ‘Accelerate Mass Production’ in Fall 2016
FOVE today announced a Series A investment of $11 million led by the Colopl VR Fund with participation by Hon Hai VC fund 2020, and Samsung Ventures.
Fove, who is creating a VR headset with inbuilt eye-tracking, raised $480,000 on Kickstarter last...
Massive ‘Skydance’s BEHEMOTH’ Update Brings New Boss Trial Mode, Arena Mode Out of Beta
Skydance's BEHEMOTH (2024) just got a major update called 'The Rites of Wrath,' which brings two new game modes to the VR adventure game—'The Arena' and 'The Behemoth Trials'.
Arena Mode Leaves Beta
Arena Mode was initially available in beta when the...
‘Beat Saber’ to Get a Multiplayer Mode, Custom Avatars & Sabers Considered
Beat Saber developer Beat Games (formerly Hyperbolic Magnetism), has confirmed work on a competitive multiplayer mode for the popular rhythm game, which may in the future include custom avatars and sabers.
Beat Saber currently offers global, friend, and local leaderboards...
UK’s ‘SouthWest VR’ Becomes ‘VR World Congress’, Talk Submissions Now Open
The appetite for virtual reality industry gatherings seem to be insatiable at the moment. UK based SouthWest VR just announced that it's last sell-out event was so successful, they're re-branding it with a view to expand its global appeal....
‘Astro Bot’ Director Nicolas Doucet Takes Over as Head of Sony’s JAPAN Studio
Nicolas Doucet, the Creative Director and Producer behind PSVR exclusive ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission (2018), has been promoted to Director of Sony Interactive Entertainment's JAPAN Studio.
As first reported by Gematsu, Doucet is said to continue his work as a creative director...
XR News Bits – ‘Thrasher’ Launches, Kojima Explores Vision Pro, Big Game Updates, & More
In this edition of XR News Bits we see a newly released Walkabout Mini Golf DLC course, a big update to Contractors Showdown, game director Hideo Kojima exploring Vision Pro, the release of VR action-arcade game Thrasher, and signs of life from...
‘Rick & Morty VR’, ‘Coco VR’, ‘Blade Runner 2049 VR’ & More Nominated for Emmys
The 70th Annual Emmy Awards are nearly here, and the nomination list is out. Seven pieces of VR content have made the cut, including big names such as Rick And Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017), Coco VR (2017), Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab...
SteamVR Now Lets You Skin Your Controllers and Base Stations
OK, so perhaps not the most revolutionary of updates, but certainly a fun feature addition to the latest SteamVR build is the ability to customise the look of your SteamVR controllers and, should the mood strike you, your base...
Backrooms-style Adventure ‘POOLS’ is Getting PC VR Support Next Month, PSVR 2 Support Later This Year
POOLS (2024) developer Tensori announced last year it was developing VR support for its Backrooms Internet lore-inspired game. Mark your calendars, because on May 30th, you'll be able to jump into the deep end on PC VR headsets.
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