2023 Sections
Chinese VR Zombie Action-shooter ‘The Walker’ Launches on PSVR Today
The Walker (2018) is a VR action-shooter from Haymaker that puts a six-shooter in one hand and magic talismans in the other—all to fend off zombies of increasingly horrific sizes in the streets of old Shanghai. The Walker is now...
This Developer Recreated ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Boss Battles in VR
For VR users, the following question inevitably arises in some shape or form: why isn't 'x-studio' making my favorite 'y' game in VR? While the answer usually ends up being a lack of sufficient profit motive on the part of...
Report: HTC Lays Off 1,500 Employees in Taiwan Manufacturing Division
HTC is reportedly laying off 1,500 employees in its Taiwan manufacturing division, something Bloomberg's Taipei bureau chief Samson Ellis reports to be around 22% of HTC employees.
https://twitter.com/samsonellis/status/1013723541760425984
CNET has confirmed that the company is indeed going forward with layoffs in Taiwan, although...
Photorealistic VR Tour ‘Nefertari: Journey to Eternity’ Takes You Deep into a 3,000 Year-old Egyptian Tomb
Using state-of-the-art photogrammetry technology with millimeter accuracy, Simon Che de Boer of Reality Virtual and Experius VR have digitally scanned Nerfertari's tomb, letting owners of Vive, Rift, and Windows VR headsets step inside the fabled burial site and learn about the over 3,000...
Windows VR Headsets Seeing Slow But Steady Adoption on Steam
The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn't revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets are making slow,...
Preview: ‘Space Junkies’ Feels Like VR’s Spiritual Successor to ‘Unreal Tournament’
Unreal Tournament (1999) was one of the staple arena shooters of my youth. It's simple; find the best gun you can, stock up on as much health and armor as possible, always keep moving until you die, respawn, rinse...
Niantic Offers Tantalizing Peek at Upcoming AR Tech, Announces New Platform for Third-party Devs
Niantic, the developer behind Pokémon Go and the upcoming Harry Potter AR game, announced they'll be opening up access to their latest work in AR, dubbed the 'Niantic Real World Platform', to third-party developers soon. To boot, the company...
VR Co-op Shooter ‘Firewall Zero Hour’ Finally Gets Release Date on PSVR, New Gameplay Trailer Here
First Contact Entertainment today announced on the PlayStation blog that Firewall Zero Hour, the upcoming multiplayer VR shooter for PSVR, finally has a release date, and that a special PS Aim bundle will be available at launch.
Heading to PSVR on 29th...
High Fidelity Raises $35M Series D Financing to Further Develop Social Platform & Blockchain Tech
High Fidelity, the social VR platform founded by Second Life founder Philip Rosedale, today announced it's successfully closed a $35 million Series D financing round. The company says it's using the funds to continue development on its global infrastructure for VR experiences, to accelerate hiring, and...
Penalty in ZeniMax v. Oculus Reduced to $250M, Motion to Halt Headset Sales Rejected
Bloomberg reported this week that the $500 million penalty levied at Oculus in last year's case brought by ZeniMax has been reduced to $250 million. A motion seeking to prevent sales of Oculus products using code attributed to ZeniMax...
‘Beat Saber’ to Get a Multiplayer Mode, Custom Avatars & Sabers Considered
Beat Saber developer Beat Games (formerly Hyperbolic Magnetism), has confirmed work on a competitive multiplayer mode for the popular rhythm game, which may in the future include custom avatars and sabers.
Beat Saber currently offers global, friend, and local leaderboards...
Google’s ‘Tilt Brush’ Gets New Beginner Mode to Make VR Art Creation Easier
Google's Tilt Brush (2016) has shaped up to be a fully-featured VR creation tool since the app's initial launch in April 2016 on HTC Vive, adding things like support for Oculus Rift, integration with Google's other 3D VR creation tool Blocks (2017), and...
‘COMPOUND’ Update Adds New Map, Music – Indie Dev Goes Full Time
COMPOUND, an indie VR shooter that launched in Early Access back in May, has received a new update adding a new map type and new music, with new enemies planned for future updates. The game's sole developer has announced...
PSA: Logitech G POWERPLAY Mousepad Can Interfere with SteamVR Tracking, Update in the Works
A quick PSA for anyone who owns the Logitech G POWERPLAY mousepad and a Vive headset: Valve today confirmed that the mousepad can create interference for SteamVR Tracking (used by the Vive, Vive Pro, and Vive Tracker). Valve says...
VR Sci-fi Shooter ‘Seeking Dawn’ to Land on Rift & Vive July 12th
Multiverse Inc., the studio behind VR sci-fi shooter Seeking Dawn, today announced the single/multiplayer game is soon heading out of closed beta and launching on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets on July 12th. The studio...



















