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Meta is Testing ‘Instant Replay’ Feature in ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Make Social VR More Viral

Meta announced it's bringing an 'Instant Replay' feature to Horizon Worlds, which will let world creators and visitors capture their antics without having to hit 'record' on their cameras. The feature, which is currently in early access on Horizon Worlds v157,...
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‘Dumb Ways: Free For All’ Brings a Massive Slate of Multiplayer Mini-games to Quest 3 in...

'Dumb Ways to Die' isn't just a railway safety campaign with odd little bean-people. Soon, it will be a VR game too packed with a ton multiplayer mini-games. Called Dumb Ways: Free for All, the game lets up to six Beans...
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‘Cave Crave’ Brings ‘The Climb’ Mechanics in Claustrophobic Spelunking Sim This Spring

The Climb (2016) is chock-full of interesting climbing mechanics, although few games have been able to replicate the heart-pounding feel of clattering up a sheer surface, seconds away from losing your grip. Now, the studio behind Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street...

Hands-on: ‘Chroma Lab’ is a Mesmerizing Physics Sandbox and a Simple But Stunning VR Showcase

Chroma Lab is a mesmerising particle simulation and a simple but stunning VR showcase, using a custom physics engine to calculate the fluid-like behaviour of more than 100,000 particles. While there are no ‘game’ elements, indie developer Sean Tann...

‘In Death’ April Update Brings Asynchronous Challenge Mode and Hellishly Difficult Dungeons

In Death, the roguelike bow-shooter from Sólfar Studios, the developers behind Everest VR (2016), just received a much-awaited update that's aiming to add a little more depth to the polished, and extremely difficult medieval-themed single player game. Starting today, In Death will include dungeons, dubbed...

‘Transpose’ Review – Spatial Puzzles Perfect for an Army of One

Even though Transpose (2018) is a single-player puzzle game, you'll have to master the art of cooperation to solve a staggering number of its four-dimensional head-scratchers. Transpose is punishing, frustrating at times, but ultimately a capable and refreshingly innovative...
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‘No Man’s Sky’ April Update Brings Mechs to PSVR & SteamVR Headsets

Ever since last year's Beyond update to No Man's Sky, which among other things brought VR support to the galactic sandbox game, there seems to be a steady stream of content still rolling out from developers Hello Games. Now, players on...

HDMI Cable With Built-In Image Processor Claims to Enhance PSVR Visuals

Thanks to a built-in video processor, the mCable Gaming Edition HDMI cable applies image enhancements—including a custom anti-aliasing-like solution—to most source devices with HDMI output. Marketed mainly towards gaming console HDTV output, the cable also supports 1080p at...

VR Education Startup Raises $12.5M to Teach Math and More Using VR in Schools

Prisms VR, an immersive platform for teaching math, announced it's raised $12.5 million in a Series A round, which the company says will be used to expand its VR math literacy platform to more schools across the US. Led by...

Oculus CTO: Quest Will Feature Same Sideloading Process as Oculus Go

Developers creating VR apps for Oculus Quest will probably have a harder time getting through the review process than they did previously with Rift or Go. Small consolation for devs who don't make the all important Oculus Store cut:...

Report: Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Younger Teens Amid Renewed Retention Push

Meta's social VR app for Quest, Horizon Worlds, is lagging behind the competition when it comes to attracting and retaining VR users. According to a leaked memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the company is now ostensibly looking to...

Apple Joins the Impending Avatar Wars With Memoji

At Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced a new avatar system, dubbed 'Memoji', the company's next step into the world of iPhone X animated emojis mapped to a user's facial movements. Move over Samsung AR Emoji, because Apple looks to...

VR Treadmill Omni One Adds New Games to Lineup, Including ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Series and ‘Into the...

Virtuix, the company known for its line of VR treadmills, announced it's adding nine more VR games to its lineup of titles supported by its Omni One all-in-one system. The company says Omni One now supports over 55 titles, with its most...

‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Adds Support for Windows VR Headsets and Non-VR Players – 50% Sale

Ubisoft's cooperative VR bridge sim, Star Trek: Bridge Crew, is hoping to bolster player populations with a new update which opens the doors to both Windows VR headsets and non-VR players on PC. Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a well produced and...

‘Space Pirate Trainer’ Studio Hints at PSVR Version of Hit Arcade Shooter

If the news that Tetris is coming to PSVR hasn't flipped any wigs, the makers of Space Pirate Trainer (2017), the super successful arcade shooter, have just tossed out a not-so-subtle hint that PSVR owners will soon be able to dive...
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