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‘Smashbox Arena’ Studio Announces VR Battle Royale ‘Population: ONE’

You might think battle royale shooters are passé, but until we get a really good one in VR, it isn't over yet. Enter Population: ONE, a newly announced VR battle royale from BigBox VR, the developers behind Smashbox Arena (2016). On...

‘CREED: Rise to Glory’ to Get First Free Content Update This Month

CREED: Rise to Glory (2018), the VR boxing game from Survios, is about to launch its first free content update soon, which is bringing two new characters to all supported platforms. Coming November 27th, the free content update is bringing competitors Viktor Drago,...

Google Ventures Invests $12M in SideQuest to Create Main Content Hub for XR Ecosystem

SideQuest, the sideloading software and unofficial app store for Meta's Quest and Quest 2, announced it completed a $12 million Series A investment, this time led by Google's investment arm, Google Ventures (GV). Founded in 2019 by Belfast-based team Orla...

HTC: Valve is Still “very committed” to Making its Three Full VR Games

Back in February this year, Valve confirmed that they were internally developing three “full” VR titles. While there's still no information surrounding genres or launch dates, it now looks like Valve may just be keeping them tight under wraps as usual,...

AR Headset Startup CastAR is Reportedly Shutting Down

According to a report from Polygon, augmented reality company CastAR is heading for a shutdown, laying off staff from the Palo Alto headquarters and its internal AR software development studio in Salt Lake City. CastAR’s consumer hardware was due...

Oculus Quest Experience ‘The Under Presents’ Debuts at Sundance 2019

Oculus today announced that it's bringing two VR experiences to this year's Sundance Film Festival— the previously announced Traveling While Black for Oculus Go & Rift, and the newly unveiled The Under Presents for Oculus Quest. The Under Presents Oculus says in a blog...

Oculus is Making Link’s Hardware Specs Available to Third Parties

Oculus Link, the upcoming feature that will let you play Rift games on Quest, is set to launch sometime in November. According to statement made by an Oculus Product Manager, the company is also making Link's specs available to third...

‘Path of the Warrior’ Gets Co-op with Cross-play Between Quest & Rift

Oculus-exclusive VR beat 'em up Path of the Warrior got a new update today enabling co-op, including cross-play between Quest & Rift. Published by Oculus Studios, developer Twisted Pixel launched Path of the Warrior last month on Quest and Rift. The title reimagines...

Unity Plugin Aims to Streamline Haptics for VR Developers

RGB Haptics is a new Unity-based tool that aims to make it easier for developers to create and implement haptic effects in VR games. Haptics are important in games in general, but especially in VR—because the medium gives players significantly...
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‘Among Us VR’ Trailer Shows Off Tasks, Emergency Meetings & Some Very Sus Behavior

Party game sensation Among Us is getting a full-blown VR version, and now the studios behind the game released a new gameplay video that shows off some of its day-one launch features. Update (June 9th, 2022): Innersloth, Schell Games, and Robot Teddy...

Sony’s London Studio Doubles Down With VR as Its Top Priority

Sony's London Studio is behind PlayStation VR Worlds (2016), a collection of VR vignettes for PSVR—including the lauded 'London Heist'—which was included in some of the headset's launch bundles. With the success of VR Worlds, Sony's London Studio is doubling down;...
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‘Blacktop Hoops’ Graduates from Early Access After Racking up Over 15,000 Reviews

Blacktop Hoops (2024), the popular VR basketball game, is out of early access on Quest, now serving up multiplayer and single player streetball on standalone platforms and PC VR headsets too. Developed by Vinci Games and first released in April...

Somnium VR1 Hands-on: Enthusiast Level PC VR at a Difficult Price Point

Somnium VR1 is a new PC VR headset that delivers an impressive field-of-view (FOV) and high-resolution displays, ideally appealing to enthusiasts already in the SteamVR tracking ecosystem looking for an upgrade, or businesses with the cash to splash. I got...

Hands-on: ‘PresenZ’ Tech Converts Cinema-quality CGI into Volumetric Video on PC VR & Quest

PresenZ is a professional-grade tool for converting cinema-quality CGI content for 6DOF viewing in VR. With the recently updated Immersix app for PC VR headsets, you can demo the tech with a fresh batch of newly released content. A streaming...

Report: HTC to Unveil Standalone VR Headset at Vive Developer Conference in November

HTC could be showing off its standalone VR headset at the company's November 14th Vive Developer Conference (VDC) in Beijing. As reported by YiVian, the conference has recently published promotional material featuring a veiled image of the company's upcoming headset. To wit, HTC says...
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