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Valve Releases ‘Destinations’, a Free VR Creation Tool Built on Source 2 Engine

Valve has today released a new VR content creation tool suite called Destinations, a free program that lets you create, share and view community-created photogrammetry scenes, game worlds, and other 3D models. Both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift users can take advantage...
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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...

Steam VR Image Leak May Indicate Software Line-up for HTC Vive VR Headset

Steam VR and Valve's accompanying VR hardware, the HTC Vive, is on its way and with release windows already confirmed, the question is what content will be available for early adopters of the virtual reality platform? These images, found...
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‘Fisherman’s Tale’ Studio Unveils Mysterious VR Adventure ‘One True Path’ for Quest 3 & PC VR,...

A Fisherman's Tale studio InnerspaceVR today revealed its next game: One True Path, a narrative-driven VR adventure coming to Quest 3 and PC VR headsets starting this month. InnerspaceVR calls One True Path its "most ambitious title to date," which is slated to follow...

2019 Was a Major Inflection Point for VR—Here’s the Proof

VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest. We’ve seen over 100 VR titles break $1 million in revenue, growing the total VR software market by 3x in 2019. Top grossing VR titles have cleared $10 million in...
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‘Electronauts’ Turns Anyone Into an Electronic Music Artist, Gameplay Video Here

Survios, the studio behind Raw Data (2017) and Sprint Vector (2018), showed off Electronauts at GDC this year, their upcoming VR music creation app for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift that makes DJ'ing so easy that even the least musically talented person...
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Now You Can Own a Fidget Spinner in VR, Because Why Not

Fidget spinners—little spinning hand toys—are one of the latest fads to see explosive growth, rising rapidly in popularity faster than the most hopeful startup. With a seemingly endless number of spinners available to purchase, developer Vladimir Storm decided to make...

‘Beat Saber’ Has Sold 2 Million Copies & 10 Million Songs for an Estimated $67M

As VR's best-selling title, Beat Saber is showing no signs of slowing down. Today Facebook, which now owns the studio behind the game, announced that Beat Saber has sold more than 2 million copies and 10 million songs via DLC. Beat...

Altspace Raises $2.5 Million From Google Ventures, Formation 8, and More for Shared VR Browsing Environment

Altspace (formerly Qualia3D) is announcing that they've raised $2.5 million in venture capital to develop a shared virtual reality browsing environment. Investors include Google Ventures, Formation 8, Dolby Family Ventures, and more. Altspace is developing a shared VR environment...

Android XR Creates a Major Dilemma That Will Make or Break Meta’s XR Ambitions

Meta has publicly stated that it wants to be "the Android of XR." But you know who else wants to be the Android of XR? Android XR, of course. Beyond debates about specs or features, one major factor is likely...
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Bandai Namco’s Hit Puzzle Platformer Series ‘Little Nightmares’ is Coming to VR Soon

Bandai Namco announced that a new entry into the hit puzzle-platformer franchise Little Nightmares is coming to VR. Called Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes, the game is currently in development by Iconik Studio, known for its work on both Quest title Hunting VR...

FundamentalVR Partners with Mayo Clinic to Develop VR Surgical Simulations, Raises $1.4M Financing

FundamentalVR, the training and data analysis technology platform, today announced a three-year deal to jointly develop surgical VR simulation and education products with Mayo Clinic, the world-renowned academic medical center. FundamentalVR has also raised an additional $1.4 million in financing...

Playful’s Paul Bettner on Defining the VR Platformer with Lucky’s Tale

Paul Bettner is anxiously waiting for the Oculus Rift to launch so that he can finally see how real people react to what he's been pouring his heart into over the past three years. Playful Corp's Lucky's Tale is...

Quest Hand-tracking Graduates From Beta, Third-party Apps Launch Next Week

Facebook introduced controllerless hand-tracking in beta on Oculus Quest late last year and it has remained an "experimental" feature ever since. This week the company says Quest hand-tracking will be rolling out as a full-fledged feature, with third-party hand-tracking...

Closeup with the HTC Vive Developer Edition Headset for SteamVR

The first Vive Developer Edition headsets and controllers for SteamVR are arriving and Owlchemy Labs have been kind enough to provide us with high resolution shots of the system, including the new wireless Lighthouse tracked controllers. The road to consumer...
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