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Inspired by ‘Mirror’s Edge’, ‘Stride’ Looks to Bring Smooth Parkour Action to VR

In development by studio Joy Way, Stride is a VR parkour action game built atop an impressively smooth and immersive locomotion system. With inspiration from Mirror's Edge (2008), Stride is an intriguing indie project due to launch this Summer. Update (July 7th,...

‘COMPOUND’ Update Adds New Map, Music – Indie Dev Goes Full Time

COMPOUND, an indie VR shooter that launched in Early Access back in May, has received a new update adding a new map type and new music, with new enemies planned for future updates. The game's sole developer has announced...
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‘Beat Saber’ Gets New Eminem Track as Part of Surprise ‘Shock Drop’ Songs

Beat Saber is getting 'Shock Drops', something Meta calls a "new-ish hit single to keep things fresh," the first of which is Eminem's Houdini. Houdini, the chart-topping song from Eminem's twelfth studio album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de...

Tactical Haptics to Debut Vive ‘Reactive Grip’ Prototype at VR Launchpad

Tactical Haptics, the company behind the unique tactile feedback technology 'Reactive Grip', will show their latest HTC Vive compatible prototype for the first time at VR Launchpad, the the VR startup showcase event, kicking off tomorrow at the Computer History Museum...

Survios Shares Momentum & Learnings in Location-based VR Business

Survios, a veteran VR game developer, shared fresh insights into the health of the company's out-of-home business activities, a sector of the VR industry which has been increasingly heating up in the last 18 months. While the consumer VR space...

DiRT Rally VR Gets HTC Vive Support Via Revive

Less than 24 hours after release, DiRT Rally VR has received support from Revive, allowing HTC Vive owners to enjoy Codemasters' excellent racing title on their VR headsets. LibreVR, the developer behind Revive, has added support for Codemaster's DiRT Rally VR. The...

Up Close and Personal with the HTC Vive at the VRLA Spring Expo

VR production team WEVR made a splash at the recent VRLA Spring Expo last week when they turned up with SteamVR and the HTC Vive headset to demonstrate the VR platform to attendees. It was an opportunity for writer Matthew...

‘FRENZIES’ F2P Shooter Cancelled on PSVR 2, Promises “other PSVR 2 announcements” Coming

nDreams, the studio behind free-to-play arena shooter FRENZIES, announced that the game is heading out of early access later this year, although it won't be coming to PSVR 2 as previously planned. The studio released a statement, saying it has "other...

Snapchat Hires Hollywood Effects Artist as “Augmented Reality Designer”

Social media company Snapchat have just appointed a Hollywood effects artist Raffael Dickreuter who joined in June as a "Concept and Augmented Reality Designer." Snapchat is a rising giant in social media platforms, and it seems the company is serious about keeping...

Qualcomm’s Head of XR is Leaving at a Pivotal Moment for the Industry

Hugo Swart, General Manager and Vice President of XR at Qualcomm, has announced his departure from the company at a pivotal moment in the industry. Hugo Swart, who has been with Qualcomm for 20 years, this week announced that he's...

Sony is Bringing PS2 Classics ‘Gungrave’ & ‘Zone of the Enders’ to PSVR, Teaser Trailers Here

Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is upon us, and Sony has today shown off some a few brand new teaser trailers at its PlayStation keynote. Among them were two PS2-era franchises getting new life on PlayStation VR: Zone of the Enders: The...

Gree VR Capital Completes First $18M VR/AR Fund, Changes Name to GFR Fund

GREE VR Capital, the investment firm backing startups such as VRChat, TheWaveVR, and Littlstar, today announced the completion of its first immersive media fund, totaling $18.3 million in allocated funds. Previously called GVR Fund, the company is now changing its name...

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...
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First Look at ‘Distance’, a Survival Racing Coming to PlayStation VR

A PlayStation VR version of Distance, a new futuristic multiplayer survival racer developed by Seattle-based indie studio Refract, made its debut at this weekend's PlayStation Experience 2015 in San Francisco. Distance is riddled with obstacles, but don't count on doing laps around a loop...

Vision Pro Update Adds Companion App, Improved Guest Demos, and Apple Intelligence Features

Apple announced today that the latest update to Vision Pro, visionOS 2.4 is now available to the public. VisionOS 2.4 finally adds Apple Intelligence features to the headset, while adding an iPhone companion app to make using and sharing...
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