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VR Platformer ‘To The Top’ to Land on PSVR This Month, Launch Trailer Here

To The Top (2017), the VR platforming game that first released on Steam, is heading to PSVR on May 29th. Using a the 'grab the world' locomotion mechanic, you use your superhuman jumping powers to traverse over 35 levels, replete with...

Disney Leads $65 Million Investment in Jaunt’s VR Camera & Content Business

Jaunt, the company who has blazed an early trail in the capture and distribution of cinematic 360 videos, has announced yet another injection of funds, this a $65M round lead by entertainment giant Disney. The VR industry and all it's...
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PSVR Exclusive ‘Blood & Truth’ Shows Off New Gameplay

Ahead of Tuesday's launch of Blood & Truth, PlayStation has shared 13 minutes of new gameplay showing one of the early levels of the game. Developed by Sony's London Studio (the studio behind the excellent Playstation VR Worlds), Blood & Truth is a...

Facebook Headsets Now Account for More Than 60% of VR Headsets Used on Steam

Facebook's growing grip over the VR space reached new heights last month as the company's Oculus headsets exceeded 60% of the share of monthly-connected headsets used on Steam. Facebook was already a major player in the VR market before the...
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14 Minutes of ‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice VR’ Gameplay

Ninja Theory's BAFTA award-winning action-adventure game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) is coming to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive soon. Here's 14 minutes of gameplay, taken after the game's initial intro. Update (July 31st, 2018): Helblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition is now available as...

Valve is Bringing the Steam Library into VR with SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode

Valve today confirmed the existence of SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode which will effectively allow players to play any game from their Steam library inside of VR on big virtual display. For the best VR experience, games need to be designed from...
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‘Virtual Skate’ to Bring Realistic Multiplayer Skateboarding to Quest 3 & PC VR, Trailer Here

XR indie Flip Axis Studios announced a multiplayer VR skateboarding game that promises to bring actual skating action to Quest 3 and SteamVR—minus the risk of rolled ankles and broken limbs. Called Virtual Skate, the newly announced VR game is said...

Index Will Return to Stock Ahead of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’, but “far fewer units” Due to Coronavirus

Valve today confirmed that the Coronavirus outbreak has impacted production of the Index VR headset and other hardware. While the company tells us it still expects that new stock will be available ahead of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx on...

The 5 Best Games for HTC Vive

It was a hard decision, but you've decided to go with the HTC Vive as your first 'serious' VR headset, a room-scale device that released early 2016 as a result of a decisive collaboration with Valve. Here we take a...

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Will Run on All SteamVR Headsets, Free for Index Owners

In a Valve-esque 'put your money where you mouth is' move, the company has affirmed that Half-Life: Alyx will support any SteamVR capable headset, which includes Valve's own Index as well as headsets from Oculus, HTC, WMR, and Pimax. The...
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‘Robinson: The Journey’ Coming to PlayStation VR, New Trailer Revealed

You may recall our extensive coverage of Crytek's followup to their VR tech demo Back to Dinosaur Island 1 and 2 - Robinson: The Journey, you may also recall it impressed us quite a bit. Well, the title has just...

Capcom Cup to Host VR Version of Iconic ‘Street Fighter II’ Bonus Stage

The Street Fighter franchise isn't actually in VR yet—not unless you count playing the retro ROMS in New Retro Arcade—but the attendees at this year's Capcom Cup at Red Bull Battle Grounds in Boston will get a chance to relive the iconic car-smashing...

How ‘Gorilla Tag’ Became a $100 Million VR Success on Quest

1 in 3 Quest owners have downloaded Gorilla Tag, making it the most successful game ever on standalone VR. Gorilla Tag, created by studio Another Axiom, has emerged as a standout success in the virtual reality gaming space, not...

Researchers Catalog 170+ Text Input Techniques to Improve Typing in XR

Efficient text entry without an actual keyboard remains an industry-wide challenge for unlocking productivity use-cases in XR headsets. Researchers have created a comprehensive catalog of existing text entry techniques to codify different methods and analyze their pros and cons....

Oculus CTO John Carmack Will Demo His ‘VrScript’ Environment at Connect

John Carmack is something of a legend in the programming world with a history that's intertwined with the early gaming industry. Now at Oculus as Chief Technical Officer, Carmack may be poised to leave a similar mark on the world...
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