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OpenXR Chair Shifts from Epic to Intel, Progress Update Planned for March

Intel's Brent Insko has taken over as the Chair of the OpenXR working group after Epic's Nick Whiting passed the torch. The pair say the OpenXR effort is still going strong, and a progress update is planned for March. OpenXR...

‘Apex Construct’ Studio: Big Boost in PSVR Installs Thanks to Recent Increase in Headset Sales

Headset manufacturers are notoriously secretive about sales numbers, so finding out how well one specific VR headset is doing in the marketplace at any given time can be a bit of a guessing game. Now, Fast Travel Games, the...

‘Compound’ Updates Bring New Weapons, Enemies, & More

A series of Early Access updates to Compound have brought a handful of fun new weapons to the game's 8-bit rougelike gameplay, culminating in a "massive overhaul" which introduces new enemies and offers SteamVR Input for custom input binding between controllers. Compound...

Scape Raises $8M for Visual Positioning System Which Could be a Key Component of the AR...

Scape Technologies announced last week that it has raised an $8 million seed investment for a visual positioning system that it says can provide centimeter-accurate location data at city-scale. Such a system could be a key component in enabling...

‘Beat Saber’ Wins Sony’s Best PSVR Experience of 2018

Beat Saber (2018), the block-slicing VR rhythm game, has been given top honors once again, this time by PlayStation's own 2018 Game of the Year Awards. Created by Czech Republic-based indie studio Beat Games, Beat Saber landed the top award for Sony's...

PSVR Gets ‘Demo Disc 3’ Showcasing 9 VR Titles

PlayStation VR Demo Disc 3 is now available on the PlayStation Store, including demos for nine hit VR titles. Like the previous two demo discs, the third installment is free of charge. You can check out the PlayStation Store listing here. Games...
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‘Dick Wilde 2’ to Bring Cross-platform Co-op to PSVR, Rift & Vive Next Month

Bolvërk Games and PlayStack released word today that a new sequel to their VR shooting gallery Dick Wilde (2017) is slated to launch sometime in February. The sequel, dubbed Dick Wilde 2, promises to bring cross-platform online co-op, more boss fights, levels,...
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Microsoft Releases ‘Maquette’ on Steam, a VR Tool for Spatial Ideation and Design

Microsoft Maquette is a VR tool from Microsoft which is all about prototyping spatial designs. First teased in October 2018, the company has now released Maquette for free on Steam. Update (January 16th, 2019): Microsoft has released Maquette for free on Steam supporting...
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Sony Shows More ‘Ace Combat 7’ VR Gameplay Ahead of Jan. 18 Launch

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is headed to PlayStation 4 January 18th, and while it's true Bandai Namco isn't letting players experience the entire campaign in VR, instead creating bespoke VR-only missions, at very least it appears to translate a...

‘OrbusVR: Reborn’ Expansion Heads into Beta #3 in Open Weekend Starting Today

OrbusVR: Reborn is the first expansion to OrbusVR, a VRMMORGP in Early Access from indie studio Orbus Online. Now in its third open beta weekend, owners of the base game OrbusVR can hop into Reborn starting today, which comes with plenty of new...

‘Beat Saber’ Vaults to #2 Most Downloaded PSVR Title of 2018, ‘Job Simulator’ #1 (again)

Sony today released a list of the top ten most downloaded titles of 2018, and while many of the same faces have made an appearance on PSVR's chart again, including the platform's launch day juggernaut Job Simulator at the number...

HTC: Vive Cosmos is Not a Successor to the Original Vive

Today at CES HTC revealed its latest headset, the Vive Cosmos. While the headset is in many ways an evolution from past learnings, the company says it isn't designed to succeed the original Vive. While the original HTC Vive launched...

HTC Unveils PC VR Headset Vive Cosmos, Dev Kits Coming Early 2019

At a special CES event today, HTC unveiled their latest PC VR headset, Vive Cosmos. Unlike Vive Focus, the company's 6DOF standalone headset that launched first in China with a single 3DOF controller, Vive Cosmos is being advertised as a...

HTC Announces Vive Pro Eye Headset With Integrated Eye-tracking

Today at CES HTC made a slew of announcements about the Vive ecosystem, including a new, upcoming version of the Vive Pro called the Vive Pro Eye. Revealed on stage today at the company's CES press event, the Vive Pro...

2018 Ends With a Record Number of VR Headsets on Steam

According to latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the number of VR headsets on Steam has reached a new record. Meanwhile, the Vive Pro and Windows VR headsets have reached new peaks in...
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