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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...

Oculus CTO Explores Next-gen Oculus Go Feature Wishlist

Legendary programmer and Oculus CTO John Carmack took the stage today at Oculus Connect to have another one of his famous off-script, stream-of-thought talks. Carmack was instrumental in architecting the company's mobile VR platform, so when he talks about...

PC Tethering on Quest is a Huge Upgrade, Making Rift S a Tough Sell

Oculus today announced an upcoming PC tethering feature coming to Quest headsets in November. Oculus Link, as it's called, will let users plug into VR ready PCs and play games originally designed for Rift. Oculus is calling it "the...
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‘The Climb’ Now Available on Oculus Quest, Launch Trailer Here

Don't look down, because Crytek's aptly-named climbing game The Climb (2017) is headed out of Rift exclusivity soon with its impending launch on Oculus Quest. Update (December 4th, 2019):  The Climb is now available Oculus Quest, which includes cross-buy support, meaning if you...

Apple May Announce AR/VR Operating System at WWDC Next Week, Trademark Suggests

Recent reports maintain we may be seeing a mixed reality headset from Apple sometime soon, however it appears the Cupertino tech giant has filed a global trademark for realityOS, its alleged XR operating system, which could suggest we'll learn...

Well-received Release of ‘Trombone Champ’ Bodes Well for Port-focused VR Studio

Flat2VR Studios, a recently-formed game studio focused on bringing existing flatscreen games to VR, has released its first game, Trombone Champ: Unflattened!. A positive early reception bodes well for both the studio's ability to deliver and its choice of which games...

Meta-Tencent Partnership to Bring Quest to China Reportedly Suspended

According to a Wall Street Journal report in November, Meta was in talks with Chinese tech giant Tencent in hopes of bringing a cheaper version of Quest to Mainland China. Now, according to a new report from Chinese language outlet Sina...

‘Dimensional Double Shift’ Moves to Early Access on Quest, Releases First Paid DLC

Owlchemy Labs announced its free-to-play social game Dimensional Double Shift is leaving open beta and getting its first paid DLC, bringing a new Texas-inspired dimension to the game. Now in early access on Quest, Dimensional Double Shift is a lot like...

The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – February 2021

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of...

Aero Likely the First in a Series of Enthusiast Headsets from Varjo

Varjo's Aero headset is the first from the company that's meant to appeal to individual customers rather than large organizations... and it probably won't be the last. Since the company's inception, Varjo has sold high-end enterprise headsets to the likes...

Indie VR Gem ‘COMPOUND’ Releases on PSVR 2 This Month

Roguelite shooter COMPOUND is finally coming to PSVR 2, bringing its retro pixel art style and arsenal of fun weapons to the platform starting this month. Originally hoping to launch on PSVR 2 sometime in early 2024, Compound has done a bit of a...

Ubisoft Extends IBM Watson Support for ‘Bridge Crew’ Through 2018

Watson, IBM's artificial intelligence platform designed to understand natural language, launched support for Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017) across all VR platforms back in June of last year. Last week, Ubisoft said in a forum post that it was...

‘Archangel: Hellfire’ Multiplayer Expansion Leaves Open Beta, ‘Free Mode’ PvP Battles Now Available

Archangel: Hellfire, a multiplayer mech combat expansion to the original Archangel (2017) game, today launched out of open beta. In addition, the studio also released a free version of the multiplayer game, dubbed Archangel: Hellfire 'Enlist Free', that gives you basic...
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‘VR Ping Pong’ Sequel to Launch in September, Trailer Here

VR Ping Pong Pro is the upcoming sequel to the 2016 ping pong simulator VR Ping Pong. However now the studio is bringing their 1v1 ping pong game to PSVR as well in addition to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. VR...

PlayStation 5 Revealed with HD Stereo Camera, May Support Upgraded Tracking for PSVR & PSVR 2

Sony today revealed its newest console, PlayStation 5. Though the company has previously confirmed that PS5 will support the current PSVR headset, it remained quiet about the prospect of PSVR 2 during today's reveal. But there may be one...
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