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Microsoft Says it Hasn’t Given up on the VR Side of Windows Mixed Reality

While Microsoft has been full steam ahead on the augmented reality side of Windows Mixed Reality via HoloLens, the company has had very little to say in the last year about the VR side of its platform. While it...

Facebook Acquires the VR Studio Behind ‘Asgard’s Wrath’, Sanzaru Games

Just a few months after the acquisition of Beat Saber studio Beat Games, Facebook today announced the acquisition of Sanzaru Games, the studio behind the Oculus-exclusive Asgard's Wrath and a handful of other VR titles. Sanzaru will join Facebook's...

‘FREEDIVER: Triton Down’ Arrives on PSVR & Quest Today in New ‘Extended Cut’

Archiact, the studio behind VR games Evasion (2018) and Waddle Home (2016), today launched its underwater adventure FREEDIVER: Triton Down (2019) on PSVR and Oculus Quest in a new 'Extended Cut' edition. Update (1:15 PM ET): In a surprise turn of events, it appears...
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‘Bizarre Barber’ is a Surreal VR Game About Cutting Hair in a Post-apocalyptic Subway

Brooklyn-based studio Synesthetic Echo is nearly ready to release a charmingly weird new title that tasks you with snipping away at mutant mops tops in an otherworldly subway platform. Called Bizarre Barber, the hair-styling game is set to release on Steam and...

More Than 100 VR Games Have Exceeded $1 Million in Revenue

While VR is still young, it crossed an important milestone at the start of 2020: more than 100 VR games have exceeded $1 million in revenue. In an analysis published earlier this month, VR Fund investor Tipatat Chennavasin made the case...

Preview: ‘The Room: A Dark Matter’ Sets a New Bar for VR Puzzle Games

The Room: A Dark Matter is an upcoming VR puzzler from Fireproof Games, the same minds behind The Room (2014), its beloved predecessor for PC and mobile, and VR shooter-adventure Omega Agent (2016). With the fresh VR entry in franchise, Fireproof has...

Oculus ‘Designing for Hands’ Document Introduces Best Practices for Quest Hand-tracking

Hand-tracking on Quest rolled out as an experimental feature in late 2019, but Oculus is letting it gestate before it will accept third-party apps with hand-tracking. In the meantime, the company has published fresh developer documentation which establishes best...

‘Until You Fall’ Dev Focuses on Supporting More Headsets, Quest & PSVR Likely Considered

Until You Fall launched in Early Access on Steam and Oculus back in August 2019; the game impressed us with its excellent VR melee combat system. Despite consistently high reviews, the game hasn't attracted a critical mass of players,...

Index Will Return to Stock Ahead of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’, but “far fewer units” Due to Coronavirus

Valve today confirmed that the Coronavirus outbreak has impacted production of the Index VR headset and other hardware. While the company tells us it still expects that new stock will be available ahead of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx on...

Facebook/Oculus & Sony Are Pulling Out of GDC Over Coronavirus Concerns

Facebook and Sony today announced they won't be attending the annual GDC conference in San Francisco next month other Coronavirus concerns. GDC has historically been a key event for both Facebook/Oculus and Sony, with major announcements and previews of...
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‘No Man’s Sky’ February Update Lets You Grow & Fly Living Ships

No Man's Sky (2016) has been on a roll lately with its continuous updates ever since its big 'Beyond' refresh in Summer 2019, which brought along with it VR support for PS4 and PC versions of the game. Now,...

HTC Reveals Vive Proton, a Compact Standalone VR Headset Prototype

As if announcing three new Cosmos headsets wasn't enough, HTC today also revealed Vive Proton. The company is calling this a "prototype" headset with two different flavors: a standalone VR headset and a 'VR viewer' which would be powered...

HTC Unveils Three New Vive Cosmos Headsets: Elite, Play, and XR

Buckle up, this one's a doozy. HTC today introduced three new variants of its Vive Cosmos VR headset. Joining the original Cosmos is Cosmos Elite, Cosmos Play, and Cosmos XR. The four variants of the headset aim to cover...
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‘Pistol Whip’ VR Tournament Kicking Off in March with $10,000 Prize Pool

SpringboardVR, the content distribution platform for VR arcades, has partnered with Cloudhead Games and eSports organizers The Virtual Athletics League (VAL) to bring a Pistol Whip (2019) tournament next month to more than 500 arcade locations as well as...

‘Boneworks’ Update Adds Checkpoint System, New Content, Climbing Improvements & More

After its launch in December, one common Boneworks gripe was the lack of any mid-level checkpoints, which meant players had to complete entire levels in a single play session otherwise they would lose their progress and be forced to restart the...
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