2023 Sections
Former ‘God of War’ Devs Launch Kickstarter for Colossal VR Shooter ‘Titan Arena’
Lightbound Studios, a company founded by two former God of War series developers, are aiming to bring something truly colossal to VR with their upcoming first-person shooter Titan Arena.
The game essentially pits you against increasingly harder Titans in a crowded...
Acer Unveils New Business-friendly Windows VR Headset with Detachable Display
Acer today announced a new Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headset. Dubbed the Acer OJO 500 (pronounced 'O-ho'), the new headset is packing a few features that seem to be making overtures to the commercial sector.
Seemingly taking a page out...
Avegant Raises $12M Financing to Further Develop AR Display Tech
Avegant, the AR display company known for its Glyph head-mounted display, announced that the company has successfully closed a $12M Series AA financing, which will allow them to further develop their light field technologies and "high resolution, low latency,...
Firewall Zero Hour Review: Tactical Multiplayer Action Comes to PSVR
Firewall Zero Hour has landed on PSVR, and with it comes the platform's first tactical multiplayer FPS. While the slow one-life-only pace might not suit everyone's taste, it makes for undeniably tense and strategic gameplay that's enhanced by the immersion...
Hands-on: ‘Nostos’ Aims to Deliver Anime-inspired Open World RPG in VR
Nostos, an upcoming open world RPG from China-based tech company NetEase, made its Western debut at Gamescom this year with something that appears to be heavily influenced by the popular anime series such as Sword Art Online.
I got a chance...
Dedicated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Hit VR Arcades in South Korea & China
Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind smash hit rhythm game Beat Saber, are aiming to make a big splash in Asia with a newly revealed dedicated arcade machine.
The cabinet was created in partnership with SKonec Entertainment, a Seoul-based company that...
Oculus Avatars Are Finally Going Cross-platform
Oculus had announced almost a year ago now that they planned to take their Oculus Avatars system cross-platform. Now, with last week's release of Oculus Avatar SDK 1.28, the package is finally ready to be deployed cross-platform, meaning that...
Oculus Founder Serves up Scathing Review of Magic Leap One, Calling It a “Tragic Heap”
While Palmer Luckey provided his own Magic Leap One headset to iFixit for their tear down, the founder of Oculus certainly had his chance for a proper review before the spudgers and screwdrivers came out, and he isn't pulling...
Hands-on: Upcoming VR Shooter ‘Telefrag’ Boasts Impossible, Escher-style Arenas
Anshar Studios, the developers behind Detached (2017), showed off a new arena shooter at Gamescom this year. Dubbed Telefrag VR, the game (still in pre-alpha) pits you against another player in a futuristic, gladiatorial-style battle taking place in impossible spaces.
Set...
Hands-on: ‘Population: ONE’ is Poised to Become VR’s First Great Battle Royale
BigBox VR, the developers behind VR multiplayer shooter Smashbox Arena (2017), are making their way into new territory soon with their upcoming battle royale shooter Population: ONE. The studio showed off at this year's Gamescom what promises to be a full-featured...
VR Manga Game ‘TOKYO CHRONOS’ Kickstarter Successfully Funded
Japanese VR studio MyDearest and Los Angeles-based Sekai Project launched a Kickstarter campaign last month to fund the development of a new VR manga game. Dubbed TOKYO CHRONOS, the VR visual novel game is now one step closer to coming to users...
‘Smashbox Arena’ Studio Announces VR Battle Royale ‘Population: ONE’
You might think battle royale shooters are passé, but until we get a really good one in VR, it isn't over yet. Enter Population: ONE, a newly announced VR battle royale from BigBox VR, the developers behind Smashbox Arena (2016).
On...
Hands-on: ‘A Fisherman’s Tale’ is a Charming & Intuitive VR Puzzle Adventure of Mind-bending Proportions
A Fisherman's Tale is an upcoming puzzle-adventure from Innerspace VR and ARTE, the Franco-German TV network, that aims to get you thinking outside the box—or rather outside the tiny lighthouse as you try to escape a number of rooms on...
Ubiquity6 Raises $27M Series B, Debuts Its First Public Multiuser AR Experience at SFMOMA
Ubiquity6, the AR startup that came out of stealth earlier this year, announced the successful completion of a $27 million Series B finance round. The latest round was co-led by Benchmark and Index Ventures, with Benchmark taking a seat...
Preview: ‘Twilight Path’, From Creators of ‘FORM’, Invites You to a Mystical Realm
Launched in 2017, FORM is a narrative puzzle game from Charm Games that's become something of a hidden gem in the VR gaming space—lesser known, but well liked, with a strong critical reception and positive reviews from players on...



















