2023 Sections
Gabe Newell on Brain-computer Interfaces: ‘We’re way closer to The Matrix than people realize’
Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, sat down with IGN for a chat about the company, the promise of VR, and Newell's most bleeding edge project as of late, brain-computer interfaces (BCI).
"Personally, the area I'm spending a lot of time on has...
2013-era Crowdfunded VR Puzzle-Adventure ‘XING: The Land Beyond’ Finally Launches Today
XING: The Land Beyond (2017), a puzzle-adventure from White Lotus Interactive, is set to ship today—a good 4 years after they initially launched their Kickstarter and successfully stretch-goaled their way to include Oculus Rift support.
Of course, back then the team was targeting the...
‘Google Earth VR’ Spiritual Successor Brings Earth-scale Exploration to Quest & Vision Pro
Google Earth VR was an early and enchanting app for the first generation of modern PC VR headsets, but unfortunately it never made the leap to the standalone era. Now a new app, FLY, brings the magic of exploring Google...
Ubisoft “disappointed” in ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’ Performance, Future VR Investments on Hold
In Ubisoft's most recent earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot said he was "disappointed" with the performance of Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (2023) and that the company will not be increasing investment in VR right now, as it awaits further growth of the...
Valve Announces Steam Machine and New Steam Controller, Designed with Steam Frame Headset in Mind
Valve today unveiled Steam Frame alongside two other new bits of hardware: the SteamOS-running Steam Machine and a new Steam Controller—both of which aim to work seamlessly with Valve's latest and greatest VR headset.
Note: Like Steam Frame, both the...
HTC Announces ‘Vive XR Elite Deluxe Pack’, Including 4 Free Accessories for Its Flagship Quest Competitor
HTC Vive announced it's offering a new hardware bundle for its Vive XR Elite headset that brings some handy new accessories to users for free, which are designed to enhance the headset's ergonomics and increase user comfort.
Called the Vive...
Meta’s PC VR Dominance Continues as Quest 2 Passes New Milestone
Quest 2 quickly rose to become the most-used VR headset on Steam, but last month it crossed a new milestone as the majority of headsets used on the platform.
Quest 2's aggressive price point and ability to be used as...
‘Moss: Book II’ Behind-the-scenes – Insights & Artwork from Polyarc
In an industry as young as VR there's scarcely any original IP that's had the time to become truly iconic. But if there's one today that looks well on its way, the world of Moss is a strong contender....
‘Doom VFR’ Pre-order Available for $30, a Separate “standalone VR game” from ‘Doom’
Doom VFR, the VR-compatible game following Id Software's recent Doom (2016), is now available for pre-order for $29.99 on PSVR and HTC Vive, a far cry from the non-VR game's original launch price of $59.99 just last year. You might be wondering why.
While...
Pioneering VR Studio Fast Travel Games Raises $4M
Fast Travel Games, the developer and publisher behind a host of VR games, announced it's closed a new investment of $4 million, something the company says will help it further develop its own IP for VR platforms as well...
Steam Survey: HTC & Windows VR See Gains as Oculus Awaits New Headsets
As the VR market is poised for a handful of new headsets launching in the coming weeks, the latest Steam Survey unsurprisingly shows Vive and Windows VR making some gains after Oculus discontinued the Rift ahead of the launch...
VR Meditation App ‘Tripp’ Raises $11M Series A Investment
TRIPP, the Los Angeles-based startup behind the eponymous VR meditation app, has secured a Series A investment amounting to $11 million.
The investment, which was announced via TechCrunch, was led by Vine Ventures and Mayfield with participation from Integrated. This brings...
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Room-scale VR Fan Remake Puts You Face-to-face with Freddy Fazbear
Just in time for the spookiest time of year is a new VR fan remake of Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) that brings some of the horror of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to room-scale VR. Although it only gives you two nights...
Social VR Sports Viewing Platform livelike Raises $9.6 Million
Social VR sports viewing startup livelike has announced a Series B investment of $9.6 million.
Livelike is building a social sports viewing platform for VR and AR devices. The company's product focuses on connecting remote users into 'virtual suite' where...
The Ambitious ‘Loading Human’ is a PlayStation VR Launch Title
Ambitious Sci-fi adventure game Loading Human from developers Untold Games is one of the first made-for-VR titles we covered and it's now been confirmed to be one of the day-one launch titles for the forthcoming PlayStation VR headset on October...




















