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‘High Fidelity’ Refocuses on Enterprise Market, Lays off 25% of Staff

High Fidelity, the VR platform from Second Life creator Philip Rosedale, announced that the company has laid off 25 percent of its staff in a new shift that will put a much heavier emphasis on enterprise usecases. Rosedale announced the...

Rhythm Shooter ‘Audica’ to Launch on Quest Next Week with Rift Cross-buy

Audica (2019), the VR 'rhythm shooter' from Guitar Hero studio Harmonix, is officially set to arrive on Oculus Quest on January 28th. This, the studio said in a recent tweet, also includes cross-buy with the Rift version available through...

2D to 3D Photo Conversion in visionOS 2 is the Real Deal

The 2D to 3D photo conversion feature coming to Vision Pro in VisionOS 2.0 makes a novel capability meaningful for the first time. Cue “Apple didn’t even do it first!” in the comments. You're not wrong. There’s been seemingly a hundred...

Valve Revamps Steam Survey to More Accurately Count VR Headsets

Valve's long running Steam Survey has been one of the most transparent data sources for gauging which VR headsets are the most used. Now the company says it's revamping the way it collects data to more accurately count VR...

This is The Rogue Initiative’s Debut VR Fantasy ‘Crowe: The Drowned Armory’

Fledgling production studio The Rogue Initiative have revealed their first VR game project as Crowe: The Drowned Armory, an original sci-fi fantasy adventure which, from the newly release key art, looks promising. The Rogue Initiative describe themselves as a "full spectrum...
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‘Civilization VII’ is Getting a Surprise VR Version for Quest 3 Soon

Sid Meier's Civilization VII is coming to PC and console on February 11th, but now developer Firaxis and publisher 2K Games say a version of the game is also releasing on Quest this Spring. The Quest exclusive game is said to...

‘Out of Ammo’ Review

Out of Ammo is a real time strategy game that combines base building with the ability to step into the boots of individual soldiers for some first person action. Out of Ammo features eight playable maps as well as three...
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Hands-on: ‘Clone Drone’ Gets Endless ‘Skyscrapper’ Update July 27th, Bringing a Ton of New Content

Clone Drone in the Hyperdome (2024) is pretty amazing on its own, offering up enough frangible voxel-baddies to swing a katana at across its Crashloop story mode. Coming July 27th, Clone Drone is getting a fresh injection of content with its...

New Apple Immersive Content Coming Soon to Vision Pro From Real Madrid and Red Bull

Apple announced the next slate of immersive content is on its way to Vision Pro, this time bringing an immersive documentary from Real Madrid and some extreme sports from Red Bull. First reported by GQ Spain and later confirmed by...

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Trailer Revealed, Release Date Set for March 2020

Valve today announced Half-Life: Alyx a "full-length VR entry in the award winning series." A new trailer gives the first glimpse of the game, and Valve has also revealed the Half-Life: Alyx release date, price, and headset compatibility.  Half-Life: Alyx is one...

Google Brings ARCore 1.0 to Multiple Flagship Smartphones, Google Lens Preview Soon

Ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) next week, Google announced it's bringing ARCore, it's augmented reality SDK, out of preview and to a number of flagship smartphones in its 1.0 version. Google Lens, the company's tool to help users identify real-world...

HTC Holiday Sale Discounts up to $300 off Vive PC VR Headsets & Accessories

HTC is doing a week-long holiday sale starting today that is bringing deep discounts to many of its PC VR headsets, as well as accessories such as the Vive Wireless Adapter and Deluxe Audio Strap. The promo is in effect...

‘The Talos Principle VR’ Gets October Release Date, Croteam to Offer Discount to Owners of PC...

Croteam's The Talos Principle (2014) is making its way to headsets soon in a separate VR version, supporting HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The studio now has a Steam page, including an October 17th launch date. And if you already own the PC version of the...
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‘Laser Limbo AR Battles’ Launches for Multiplayer Mixed Reality Mayhem

Laser Limbo AR Battles is now out of early access on Quest, bringing with it a host of mixed reality mini-games sure to get you and a buddy up and moving with guns, laser swords, and more. Laser Limbo is...

Storytelling in VR: Ambiguity and Implication in 1st Person Narratives

Rob Morgan is the writer of The Assembly, and he spoke last year at GDC about narrative design in VR and the importance of accurate body language in NPCs to maintain a sense of presence. He returned to GDC...
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