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5 Minutes of Blistering ‘Raw Data’ Gameplay, Steam Early Access July 14th

Survios, the developers behind the multiplayer action game Raw Data, have released a of new gameplay from their upcoming HTC Vive powered hack and slacking, dual-wielding, slow-mo VR bullet-fest - here is in all its glory. Survios, the development team we...
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‘Final Approach: Pilot Edition’ Lets Oculus Rift Players Take Flight

Final Approach lands for the Oculus Rift with developer Phaser Lock Interactive coming up with a novel solution to the VR platform's current lack of motion controllers, instead of guiding planes into land, they let you fly them. Phaser Lock Interactive's...

Early SteamVR Performance Test Included Hidden Half-Life & Left 4 Dead Demo Code

Valve have just released a new tool to determine if your gaming PC is up to the task of running SteamVR experiences unlocked with the HTC Vive. But, buried in the code of the tool lies some interesting glimpses...
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‘Stark Tower’ is a Stunning Avengers Recreation, Coming to HTC Vive and Rift

We've seen a few architectural companies exploring the VR space with recreations of realistic structures. Trek Industries now want to let you step into the fantastic fictional world of The Avengers with this stunning VR recreation of one Marvel's...

HTC ‘Vive’ Tech Specs Revealed, Dual 1200×1080 Panels @ 90Hz plus “laser position sensor”

Now that the official website for the freshly announced HTC 'Vive' the new SteamVR based virtual reality headset built in partnership with Valve, we can dig a little into the onboard hardware. So far, it doesn't disappoint.   HTC 'Vive' technical...
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Valve Proclaims “VR IS HERE” to Millions of Steam Users, New Vive Promo Focuses on Group-Play

Valve is pushing the HTC Vive in full force today—no surprise considering it's the official launch day of the SteamVR-compatible headset. Adding to proclamation that "VR is here," which is smack dab on Steam's front page that nearly tens of...

‘John Wick Chronicles’ Review

Neo-noir action-thriller John Wick (2014) has come to the Vive in its new VR wave-based arcade shooter John Wick Chronicles. Recreating the look and feel of the film franchise while offering up a heavy slice of gun play and plenty of moving targets, the game can be...

WEVR Launches $1 Million VR Grant Program, Up to $50,000 Available for VR Storytellers

WEVR, formerly known as WemoLab, announced their new $1Million grant today, a program aimed at anyone looking to get into the new field of cinematic VR. WEVR, the VR company collaborating to produce experiences such as 360 video Space Shuttle Endeavour, and new HTC...

HP, Alienware, and MSI Among ‘Vive Ready PC’ Partners, Starting at $1,299

Mirroring the 'Oculus Ready PC' program, HTC is now working with PC hardware partners to offer 'Vive Optimized PCs'. The initial set of systems come from HP, Alienware, and MSI. 'Vive Optimized PCs' are "fully Vive-compatible right out of the...

Nanotechnology Researchers Are One Step Closer to the Perfect ‘Meta-lens’ for AR/VR Headsets

AR and VR headsets of the future could have clearer, lighter, and wafer thin lenses, thanks to a new manufacturing process that uses nanotechnology to not only shrink the thickness of the lens, but also correct for the sort...

Intel Makes Multimillion Dollar Investment in VR Enterprise Developer WorldViz

Today WorldViz has announced that it received a "multimillion" dollar Series A investment from Intel Capital, the investment arm of the famed chip manufacturer. The company wouldn't specify the exact amount, but says that the money will be used...

Oculus Launch Avatar Lip Sync Plugin for Unity

Oculus have released a dedicated Unity plugin which aims to automatically detect and transform an audio stream from speech into virtual character lip movements automatically. It seems that the substantial investment in research and development at Oculus over the last...

FOVE Raises $11 Million Series A Investment to ‘Accelerate Mass Production’ in Fall 2016

FOVE today announced a Series A investment of $11 million led by the Colopl VR Fund with participation by Hon Hai VC fund 2020, and Samsung Ventures. Fove, who is creating a VR headset with inbuilt eye-tracking, raised $480,000 on Kickstarter last...

‘Ark: Survival Evolved’ VR Spinoff ‘Ark Park’ Aims for Educational Dino Experience

In a rather curious move, Chinese game developer Snail Games has announced that they’ve licensed the IP for the popular PC game Ark: Survival Evolved and are using it to create Ark Park, a dinosaur theme park VR experience. Ark: Survival Evolved is a...

Oculus Reveals More than 175,000 Rift Development Kits Sold

At yesterday's Oculus 'Step into the Rift' event, Oculus listed some stats about the spread of the Rift DK1 and DK2 development kits, showing that more than 175,000 units have been sold. The Oculus Rift DK1 dev kit was the...
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