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PlayStation Move Sees Minor Hardware Update, Launching Alongside New PSVR Model

Revealed on the Japanese PlayStation blog, Sony is making a few minor adjustments to new Move controllers, timed with the arrival of the updated PlayStation VR headset. In a surprise update to the PlayStation FAQ, Sony announced that PSVR is...

Red 6 Raises $30 Million for In-flight Military AR Training Platform

Red 6, a company building an aircraft platform with augmented reality capabilities designed for military training, says it has raised a $30 million Series A investment to further its mission. Founded in 2018, Red 6 is the creator of the...

Niantic Offers Tantalizing Peek at Upcoming AR Tech, Announces New Platform for Third-party Devs

Niantic, the developer behind Pokémon Go and the upcoming Harry Potter AR game, announced they'll be opening up access to their latest work in AR, dubbed the 'Niantic Real World Platform', to third-party developers soon. To boot, the company...

Report: HTC Lays Off 1,500 Employees in Taiwan Manufacturing Division

HTC is reportedly laying off 1,500 employees in its Taiwan manufacturing division, something Bloomberg's Taipei bureau chief Samson Ellis reports to be around 22% of HTC employees. https://twitter.com/samsonellis/status/1013723541760425984 CNET has confirmed that the company is indeed going forward with layoffs in Taiwan, although...

‘The Unity Cube’ is the Worst Game on the Quest Store—on Purpose

The Unity Cube is an objectively terrible game that was built to test the limits of what Quest content Meta would allow into its uncurated App Lab program. The experiment continues to prove its worth; now that Meta has dissolved...

Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software

Google announced that Blocks, the 3D asset creation tool released for VR in 2017, is following in the footsteps of Tilt Brush by going open source. Google announced the news in a blogpost, noting that development of Open Blocks is following the example put...

See Every Vive Demo in Action at Bandai Namco’s VR ZONE

Bandai Namco announced last month that the company would be opening its first VR ZONE arcade in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Promising branded VR content playing on HTC Vive, the now publicly open arcade features some big names like Nintendo's Mario Kart Arcade GP VR,...

‘Luna’ is a Beautiful Introduction to VR for Gaming Novices

A little while back, Oculus issued a $15 credit to many Rift users after an issue which prevented the headsets from working for a day or two. Seeking out something worthy to drop this credit on, I scrolled through...
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Cartoon Network’s ‘Journeys VR’ Experience Gets Trippy with Reggie Watts, Trailer Here

Cartoon Network unveiled a new VR experience on Tuesday which is slated to take you on a magical trip through three original VR shorts. To guide you is—who else—the soothing baritone of comedian/musician Reggie Watts. Watts lends his voice to Gormlorm,...

‘Astro Bot’ Ranked 5th Best PS4 Game of 2018, #1 PSVR Game of All Time

PSVR exclusive ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission has been making waves among critics and players alike since its release at the beginning of the month. The game now ranks among PS4's top titles—VR or otherwise. Update (October 15th, 2018): It appears reviews are...

World’s Largest Cinema Chain, AMC, Leads $30M Investment to Bring VR to Movie Theaters

AMC Theaters, the largest cinema chain worldwide, and largest in the United States, has announced a strategic investment in Dreamscape Immersive, a firm developing multi-user out-of-home VR attractions. AMC is leading a $20 million investment in the company—aimed at...

‘Blood & Truth’ Free Demo Lands on PSVR Today

If you were skeptical about the $40 price tag on Sony's latest PSVR exclusive, Blood & Truth (2019), the company has some good news: you can now play a healthy slice of the game for free starting today. Sony says in...

‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Was PSVR’s Top Downloaded Game in May

Skydance Interactive’s latest VR game, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), launched to critical acclaim on PC VR back in January. Subsequently arriving on PSVR in May, the zombie horror-survival game seems to be celebrating notable success as...

Veteran VR Studio of ‘Fracked’ & ‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Raises $35M to Expand Development & Publishing

nDreams, the veteran VR studio behind titles like Fracked (2021) and Phantom: Covert Ops (2020), today announced a $35 million investment from Aonic Group. nDreams was an early adopter of VR, starting with early VR tech demos in 2014, followed by small titles...

ARKit Project Shows Turn-by-Turn Directions in AR, Giving a Glimpse into Future of AR-enabled Maps

What's that building in the distance? Where's the nearest Starbucks? How do I get to there from here? These are questions you'd likely find answers to in your smartphone's map application—but with Apple's ARKit, one developer showed it could...
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