2023 Sections
HTC Vive Consumer Edition Has Landed, We Unbox Room-scale VR
The HTC Vive is due to land on people's doorsteps from April 5th, and our in depth review is on its way then too. In the mean time, here's a sneak peek at what you can expect to get in...
Hands-on: ‘Astro Bot Rescue Mission’ Aims to Be the Delightful & Engaging Platformer VR Needs
We're here at E3 2018, and I got chance to play Sony Japan Studio's upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission. As a thematic extension of the little bots that were first introduced in The Playroom (2013) and later in The Playroom VR (2016),...
Spherica’s Stabilization Technology Used in HBO’s ‘Westworld’ VR Experience
HBO premiered a VR experience for their new Westworld series at TechCrunch Disrupt, and they used Spherica's camera stabilization technology in order to pull off an extended live-action tracking shot in VR. Common advice given to new VR filmmakers...
HTC Vive GM on the New Vive Tracker & Privacy in VR
The most significant VR announcement from CES 2017 was the Vive Tracker, a modular Lighthouse-tracked 'puck' attachment that will enable users to track additional objects within VR experiences. It has the potential to drive a lot of new innovative...
OpenXR 1.0 Released, Microsoft Supports HoloLens 2 & WMR, Oculus Plans Rift & Quest Support
OpenXR, a widely supported initiative which aims to streamline AR/VR development across headsets and platforms, has reached its 1.0 release today. It's a major milestone, according to Khronos Group which has overseen development of the standard by a consortium...
Hands On with ‘Radial G’ Steam Early Access Demo (60 FPS Gameplay Video)
Tammeka games, the UK based creators of "high-octane multi-player sci-fi racer" Radial-G, have made it to Steam via the Greenlight program. To celebrate, the team have released an 'early access' demo which includes new tracks and ships. We take...
VirZOOM Closes $5.5M Seed Funding to Develop Second Generation of VR Bike Kit
VirZOOM, makers of VR arcade exercise games and the VirZOOM Bike Controller, announced the successful closure of a $5.5 million seed funding round which the company says will help expand its commercial business worldwide with a second generation of its...
‘Facebook Spaces’ Overhauls Avatars to Be More ‘fluid and natural’
Facebook Spaces, the company's social VR application which launched in beta one year ago, is getting an entirely new avatar system and customization tool, something Facebook says in a recent blog post was designed to make avatars "more expressive and...
‘Raw Data’ Early Access Review, Now with Oculus Touch Support
Raw Data, a first-person combat game from Survios currently in Early Access, is one of the most fast-paced and exciting games out for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch right now. Far from being a simple shooting gallery, Raw Data gives you an...
‘Gang Beasts’ PSVR Support to Come in Subsequent Update Following PS4 Launch Next Week
Gang Beasts (2014), the multiplayer brawler made famous on PC, is finally heading to PlayStation 4 next week. Although the December 12th launch date means you can technically buy the game, it won't have PSVR support until "some time...
Samsung Reportedly Deepens XR Ties with Google in Push for Ray-Ban Smartglasses Competitor
Samsung and Google announced in early 2023 that, along with Qualcomm, they'd be releasing an “XR platform” based on Android, which could also see the release of a high-end mixed reality headset. While we still haven't heard exactly what...
‘Beat Saber’ Mod Group Hosts ‘Golden Ticket’ Scavenger Hunt, Win a Vive Pro & More
The Beat Saber Modding Group is putting on a special event starting today that could net you a new HTC Vive Pro or thousands of dollars in prizes just by playing custom songs on Beat Saber.
The objective: play any of...
VRMMO ‘Zenith’ Kickstarter Pushes Past $200,000 in Funding with 2 Weeks Left
Ramen VR, a new indie studio, launched a Kickstarter recently to help fund an ambitious new MMO called Zenith, a game currently being built for both VR and desktop users.
Update (September 11th, 2019): Zenith has officially topped over $200k,...
‘Downward Spiral: Prologue’ Review
Downward Spiral: Prologue (2017) is a sci-fi adventure game that takes you into a lovingly recreated '70s retro future of CRT monitors and space stations abound. Featuring a single-player and coop mission, and multiplayer deathmatch mode Downward Spiral: Prologue feels like...
Facebook’s Non-advertising Revenue ‘primarily driven by Oculus,’ up 80% to $297M
In Facebook's Q1 2020 earnings call today, the company overviewed its latest financial situation and noted that Oculus products were a major contributor to $297 million in non-advertising revenue.
While Facebook makes the vast majority of its revenue from advertising,...




















