2023 Sections
‘Hotel Transylvania’ VR Rhythm Game Comes to VR Arcades in North America, Europe & China
Hot on the heels of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), which hit the box offices last week, comes a newly announced VR rhythm game that lets you grove to the spooky beats DJ'ed by series' characters Drac, Mavis, or Johnny....
Mil-Sim VR Shooter ‘Onward’ to Host Free Access Period on Steam This Weekend
Onward, the multiplayer VR shooter in Early Access, is hosting another free access weekend, this time on Steam for owners of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
The popular mil-sim tactical shooter has hosted several free weekends since its Early Access...
Retro-inspired Adventure ‘Pixel Ripped 1989’ Headed to All Major VR Platforms This Month
If you've been following VR since the early developer kit days, you may recognize the ultra-retro nostalgia headtrip that is Pixel Ripped 1989. The multi-dimensional platformer-meets-VR adventure is slated to arrive on PSVR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows "Mixed Reality"...
VR’s Biggest Players Back New ‘VirtualLink’ Connector for Next-gen Headsets
A consortium representing many of VR's most prominent players—NVIDIA, AMD, Valve, Oculus, and Microsoft—have backed a new connector standard called VirtualLink which the companies say was "developed to meet the connectivity requirements of current and next-generation virtual reality (VR)...
‘Archangel: Hellfire’ Multiplayer Expansion Leaves Open Beta, ‘Free Mode’ PvP Battles Now Available
Archangel: Hellfire, a multiplayer mech combat expansion to the original Archangel (2017) game, today launched out of open beta. In addition, the studio also released a free version of the multiplayer game, dubbed Archangel: Hellfire 'Enlist Free', that gives you basic...
A Look Inside Consumer Perceptions of Oculus Go
More than just the latest in a long line of niche gadgets, Oculus Go represents the linchpin of Facebook's lofty goal of putting one billion people into virtual reality. Built with the new or casual user in mind, the...
‘Downward Spiral: Horus Station’ to Arrive on PSVR Next Month
3rd Eye Studios, the Helsinki-based developers behind Downward Spiral: Horus Station (2018), today announced the PS4 and PSVR version of the game is slated to land on PSN in August.
According to 3rd Eye's blog, the studio is closing in to...
‘Seeking Dawn’ to See “huge” Content Update Closer to Launch on PSVR
Multiverse Entertainment, the studio behind VR sci-fi shooter Seeking Dawn (2018), recently announced their 10+ hour title is due for a "huge content" update, which is said to arrive sometime before the game makes its way to PSVR.
The team initially...
‘Rick & Morty VR’, ‘Coco VR’, ‘Blade Runner 2049 VR’ & More Nominated for Emmys
The 70th Annual Emmy Awards are nearly here, and the nomination list is out. Seven pieces of VR content have made the cut, including big names such as Rick And Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017), Coco VR (2017), Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab...
Facebook Spent Over $88M This Year on Oculus’ Seattle Area Satellite HQ
Oculus has been on quite the hiring spree as of late, with over a hundred positions currently advertised on the company's career website aimed at bringing hardware and software engineers into the Seattle area. Now, a report from real...
‘Subnautica’ to Hit PS4 Holiday Season, PSVR Support Not Included
Panic Button Games, the studio responsible for the PSVR port of Electric Hat's To The Top (2017), are working on bringing popular underwater survival game Subnautica (2018) to PlayStation 4. Although both Steam and Oculus Store versions of the game support...
‘Beat Saber Arcade’ Coming Soon for Sanctioned Use in VR Arcades
Beat Saber, the acclaimed VR rhythm game, is soon to get a special version, Beat Saber Arcade, which will offer officially sanctioned use of the game in out-of-home VR arcades.
Despite Beat Saber's seamingly perfect fit for VR arcades—thanks to its ease of...
Researchers Transform Real Soccer Matches into Tabletop AR Reconstructions
The FIFA World Cup finals are nearly here, and while we still live in a time where most everyone interested in the France vs. Croatia match will be glued to a TV set, researchers from the University of Washington, Facebook,...
HTC: Vive Shortage Due to a Key Component, Stock to Return in a Few Weeks
If you've been looking around the web for a HTC Vive, you've probably met with a big 'sold out' sign recently in the US; Amazon, Best Buy, New Egg, and even HTC's own website have been out of stock...
Penrose Studios Raises Another $10 Million for VR Animation and Storytelling
Having announced an $8.5 million seed investment back in March 2016, VR animation firm Penrose Studios is adding another $10 million to the pile for its Series A investment.
Led by TransLink Capital, the round also saw participation by SalesForce founder...


















