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‘Viral Invasion’ Aims to Be ‘Job Simulator’ Meets ‘Mars Attacks!’

We're all so busy looking at our smartphones and vying for likes on social media that we didn't bother to check whether we were invaded by a hostile alien species or not; that's at least the basic premise behind Viral...

Gree VR Capital Completes First $18M VR/AR Fund, Changes Name to GFR Fund

GREE VR Capital, the investment firm backing startups such as VRChat, TheWaveVR, and Littlstar, today announced the completion of its first immersive media fund, totaling $18.3 million in allocated funds. Previously called GVR Fund, the company is now changing its name...

Magic Leap to Partner with NBA to Bring Basketball to AR, Shaq’s Massive Head Fits in...

Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz took the stage at the Code Media conference last night to talk a little bit more about the company's upcoming AR headset, Magic Leap One. While we now know the headset will probably cost the...
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‘Sprint Vector’ Races Onto PSVR Today With 30% Launch Discount for PS Plus Members

Sprint Vector, the VR racing game which makes use of the unique 'Fluid Locomotion System', launched today on PSVR with a bonus launch discount of 30% for PS Plus members (20% for non-members). Developed by Survios, the studio behind Raw...
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Spellcasting Adventure ‘The Wizards’ to Leave Early Access March 8th

Carbon Studio, the studio behind Alice VR (2017), today announced their Early Access spellcasting action-adventure The Wizards is slated to launch in-full on March 8th. The Wizards supports HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets. Carbon Studio says that the full...

‘Fantastic Contraption’ 2.0 Update Brings New Content and Features, Lower Price

Fantastic Contraption (2016), the building puzzler from indie studio Northway Games, is getting its first big update since launch, which includes double the levels and a few new tantalizing features that didn't make the cut back in April 2016 when...

Get 50% Off ‘Rez Infinite’ and ‘Thumper’ on Steam This Week

If you own either Rez Infinite (2016) or Thumper (2016), it might just be music to your ears this Valentine's Day. From now until February 20th, you can get either (or both) VR games for 50% off on Steam. Here's how: If...

Correction: Apple, Valve, and LG Didn’t End Up Investing in OLED Microdisplay Maker eMagin

According to documents filed last month with SEC, participation of a new stock issuance of some $10 million by OLED microdisplay maker eMagin was offered to Apple, Valve, and LG, among others, though those companies didn't end up participating in the...
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Sony Reveals 14 Minutes of New ‘Moss’ PSVR Gameplay Ahead of February Launch

With PSVR adventure game Moss set to launch this month, Sony is ramping up the hype for Quill, the game's adorable little mouse buddy, with 14 minutes of new gameplay. First revealed at E3 2017 back in June, Moss is a third-person puzzle-adventure...

Magic Leap Takes on Funding from Media Company Axel Springer

German media company Axel Springer today announced that it has taken part in a new round of financing of Magic Leap. The company hasn't disclosed the amount of the investment, or mentioned whether other companies have also taken part in the new...

Balancing Player Control & Authorial Control with “Virtual Virtual Reality”

Virtual Virtual Reality by studio Tender Claws is a Daydream-exclusive interactive story that won the best VR experience at the 2017 Google Play Awards VR, and it's one of my personal favorite interactive narratives within VR. Virtual Virtual Reality (aka VVR)...

Arcade Boxer ‘Knockout League’ to Land on PSVR February 13th

Sony has finally released word on when PSVR owners will be able to get their hands on the popular VR boxing title Knockout League; it's officially coming to PlayStation VR February 13th. The game has been in Early Access on...

AR & AI Storytelling Innovations in ‘TendAR’ from Studio Tender Claws

Tender Claws, the creators of the award-winning interactive VR narrative Virtual Virtual Reality, premiered a new, site-specific, interactive AR narrative experience at the Sundance New Frontier called TendAR. It was a social augmented reality experience that paired two people...

Apple’s Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking

In a patent filed in 2017 and issued today by the United States Patent Office, Apple describes a VR headset designed to be compact and comfortable. Spotted by Patently Apple, Apple's patent titled Optical System for Head-mounted Display makes it clear...

‘Sprint Vector’ Review – Innovative Locomotion Makes Adrenaline-soaked Foot Racing a Reality

Sprint Vector (2018) is a VR racing game of a different stripe. Dubbed an "adrenaline platformer" by production studio Survios, the developers behind Raw Data (2017), it actually sticks to some pretty well-established arcade racing tropes pioneered by the Mario Kart franchise. Still, it's...
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