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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....
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Puzzle Adventure ‘Last Labyrinth’ to Launch on All Major VR Headsets Next Week

Last Labyrinth, an escape room-style adventure game from Japan-based studio Amata K.K., is making its debut across a variety of VR platforms soon, arriving on PC VR headsets, PSVR, and Quest next week. Last Labyrinth is slated to release on November 13th, coming...

‘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,...

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...
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Sony Shows More ‘Ace Combat 7’ VR Gameplay Ahead of Jan. 18 Launch

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is headed to PlayStation 4 January 18th, and while it's true Bandai Namco isn't letting players experience the entire campaign in VR, instead creating bespoke VR-only missions, at very least it appears to translate a...

Couch Co-op Adventure ‘Medusa and Her Lover’ Lands on PSVR

Medusa and Her Lover (2019) is a unique VR title that's been floating around Japan since April, and the game, which delivers both a solo and couch co-op mode, is now available in the West. Developing studio ship of EYLN has...

Pico Raises $24M Series A Funding, Goblin 2 Standalone Headset Announced

Pico Interactive, the Beijing-based standalone VR headset manufacturer, successfully completed a ¥167.5 million RMB (~$24.7 million) Series A funding round. To accompany the news, Pico also announced their second iteration of their Goblin standalone headset, dubbed G2. As reported by...

VR Puzzler ‘FORM’ Launches on PSVR Today

FORM, the VR puzzle game that made a splash on PC VR headsets back in 2017, is now available on PSVR starting today. Update (April 7th, 2020): FORM is now live on PSN, priced at $15. Since it's an object-heavy...

Oculus Quest Supports “Arena-scale” Tracking and Multi-room Guardian

Oculus today offered up some details on the 'Insight' tracking system of their new Quest headset. The inside-out tracking goes "beyond roomscale," according to Oculus, enabling large-scale experiences that let players physically move around large spaces. Additionally, Oculus Quest...

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s VR’ for Oculus Quest Gets July Release Date

Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted (2019), the VR adaptation of the immensely popular horror game, is finally getting its Oculus Quest version next month. Update (June 25th, 2020): After months of waiting, Steel Wool Studios and Oculus have finally announced...

LG Develops AI-based Tech to Reduce Latency & Motion Blur in VR Displays

South Korean tech giant LG Display and a team from Sogang University in Seoul have collaborated on a new AI-based content creation technology that's designed to address the issue of latency and motion blur in VR headsets - well...

Valve VR Programmer Aims to Extend SteamVR with AR-like Utilities, Launches ‘Aardvark’ Platform in Early Access

Long-time Valve VR programmer Joe Ludwig, working in his own capacity, is building an open-source platform to bring AR-like utilities into virtual reality. The project, called Aardvark, is something of an evolution of an extension of VR dashboards as...

This Unreal Engine Mod Brings the Internet’s Hottest Pokémon-style Game to VR

To many, Palworld is the Pokémon game Nintendo should have made but didn't, as it launches you into an open-world environment where you can battle and hang with some very pocket monster-inspired creatures. Thanks to a free mod though, you...

‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ Studio Has No Plans to Support VR for Upcoming Sequel

Ninja Theory, the studio behind award-winning VR-supported game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (2017), says there are currently no plans to bring its upcoming sequel to VR. Unlike the first game, which brought PC VR support in a free update in 2018,...

Fantasy Blacksmithing Game ‘BlackForge’ Releases on Quest & PC VR Today, New Trailer Here

Indie studio ManaBrigade and publisher Fast Travel Games today announced that BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure, a fantasy VR blacksmithing game, is now available on Quest and PC VR headsets. Update (June 13th, 2024): BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure is now available on Quest 2/3/Pro and...
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