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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...

‘ARK Park’ to Launch March 22nd on PSVR, Vive & Rift

ARK Park, the VR multiplayer adventure game based on the world of ARK:Survival Evolved (2017), was originally slated for a December release on PlayStation VR, but then production studio Snail Games delayed the game as it was "still in development." Now,...
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‘Beat Saber’ is a Fusion of DDR and Lightsaber Combat That We Never Knew We Wanted

If you've used virtual reality, you've probably deampt up a million cool game ideas that the platform's infinite possibilities could be used for. But did you dream up a rhythm game where you use dual lightsabers to slice blocks...

Vreal Closes $11.7 Million Series A Funding, Chet Faliszek Signs on to Board of Directors

Vreal, a VR livestreaming and social broadcast platform, today announced the closure of a $11.7 million Series A funding round led by Axioma Ventures, along with new investors Intel Capital and AET Fund. Existing participating investors include Upfront Ventures, Vulcan Capital and...
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Multiplayer Sci-fi Adventure ‘Downward Spiral: Horus Station’ to Launch This Spring on PSVR, Rift & Vive

Downward Spiral: Horus Station is an upcoming sci-fi adventure game from 3rd Eye Studios, a Finish studio featuring industry veterans from games such as Alan Wake, and Halo 5, and movies including Wall-E, Gravity, and Prometheus. While Horus Station is technically the second installment in the series following last year's Downward Spiral:...
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‘Accounting+’ for PSVR Gets New ‘Waterpark’ Level in Latest Update

Squanch Games (formerly Squanchtendo) and partner studio Crows Crows Crows have just added a new level to their PSVR game Accounting+ (2017). Called 'The Waterpark Update', the level is a free update that also includes a free theme. Update (02/07/18): Squanch Games...

Google Brings AR Mode to ‘Motion Stills’ Android App

Google recently launched an augmented reality mode for the Android version of its video capture app Motion Stills, which brings the ability to insert AR objects into the world so you can record GIFs and video. Much like Google's AR...

‘Lone Echo’ Behind-the-Scenes – Insights & Artwork from Ready At Dawn

After more than a decade of working on home and portable consoles, Ready At Dawn last year released Lone Echo and its multiplayer spinoff Echo Arena on the Oculus Rift & Touch. We talked with Ready At Dawn Founder & Chief...

Update: ‘Earthlight’ Developer Experimenting With PSVR

Opaque Space, a studio working in collaboration with NASA to build space-themed VR experiences, have started experimenting with PSVR. Update (02/06/18): In a previous version of this article, it was incorrectly reported that studio's latest experience 'Earthlight: Spacewalk' would be coming to...
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‘Sairento VR’ Exits Steam Early Access Today, Launches on Oculus Home

Sairento VR (2018), a VR ninja action game from indie developer Mixed Realms, ended its year-long stint in Steam Early Access today. The game, which features both single player and multiplayer modes, also launched on Oculus Home today. Sairento VR launches out...
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