2023 Sections
Review: Time Machine VR
A virus is spreading across the world infecting all in its path. Millions are dead. This pandemic is referred to as the 'Jurassic flu' named for the time period from which it originated. Scientists have thrown all of the...
‘Metro Awakening’ Trailer Shows Off First 7 Minutes of Gameplay Ahead of Release This Week
To throw an extra bit of fuel on the fire, developer Vertigo Games released a trailer showing off the first seven minutes of Metro Awakening gameplay, which is headed to all major VR headsets this week.
Coming to PSVR 2, SteamVR...
Hand-tracking Rhythm Game ‘BEATABLE’ Leaves Early Access on Quest with Massive Update
XR Games today announced its hand-tracked rhythm game BEATABLE has left early access on Quest, bringing with it a rash of new features and content to keep you smacking your desk to the beat.
Using a table as a VR...
Meta Updates Quest Link with 120Hz on Quest 3 and Big Battery Savings for All
Meta announced it's overhauled its aging PC software with a few new features, which should make using Quest for PC VR gameplay a little less 2019 and a little more 2024, as it now includes more modern features such as...
New Apple Job Listing Seeks ‘VR/AR Programmer’ to “use VR and AR to… enable development of...
Apple is investing in additional VR savvy, with more job postings trickling out of the multinational tech giant's own internal job site. Although Apple hasn't left us with many clues as to what they might be working on at their Santa...
Play VR RTS ‘Skyworld’ This Weekend for Free on Rift, Vive & Windows VR
Vertigo Games is hosting a free access weekend starting now for their VR RTS Skyworld, which will be available through both Steam (Rift, Vive, Windows VR) and the Oculus Store (Rift).
Starting now and going through May 20th at 1PM PT...
Epic New ‘Descent: Underground’ Trailer Shows Promise, Kickstarter in Final Hours
The crowdfunded successor to the PC gaming classic Descent, Underground packs Oculus Rift and Steam VR / HTC Vive support and the impressive new trailer gives us a tantalising glimpse of what could be should it's campaign succeed.
Along with Doom,...
Facebook Headsets Now Account for More Than 60% of VR Headsets Used on Steam
Facebook's growing grip over the VR space reached new heights last month as the company's Oculus headsets exceeded 60% of the share of monthly-connected headsets used on Steam.
Facebook was already a major player in the VR market before the...
Applying Cognitive Science Research to Virtual Reality User Experiences
Azad Balabanian is the co-host of the ResearchVR podcast where he discusses the latest cognitive science research that applies to virtual reality with fellow cognitive scientists Petr Legkov and Krzysztof Izdebski. The premise of their work in VR is...
‘Elite Dangerous’ to See Overhaul in ‘Beyond’ Update, Open Beta Begins January 25th
Frontier Developments today announced an open beta test for the upcoming update to the third season of Elite Dangerous (2014), the open-universe space simulator for VR and non-VR players. Called 'Beyond - Chapter One', the update will officially arrive sometime in Q1 2018...
nDreams Offers a Deep Dive into Next Level VR Immersion Coming to ‘Reach’
VR veteran studio nDreams is getting ready to release what looks like one of its most immersive VR games yet, led by its newest internal studio nDreams Elevation. Now, in a behind the scenes VR Developer Direct spotlight, the...
Viveport Subscription Adds 8 New Games for July
HTC continues to expand the app selection on its Viveport subscription service, adding 8 new games for July, detailed on the official Vive blog. The $7/month service allows unlimited access to any 5 titles each month from a selection...
New Tool From Niantic Aims to Make Web-based XR Easier to Build
Pokémon GO developer Niantic announced it's releasing a new visual editor and "powerful web gaming engine" called Niantic Studio, which aims to let creatives build immersive XR, 3D experiences, and casual web games.
Niantic Studio is essentially the company's evolution of...
VR “Bullet Hell” FPS ‘Evasion’ Announced for Rift & Vive, Catch the Trailer Here
Sci-fi shooter Evasion from VR studio Archiact has been revealed, said to feature ‘next generation’ VR locomotion and ‘high intensity’ co-op multiplayer combat for up to 4 players. The game is due to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus...
‘No Man’s Sky’ VR Review – A Wonderful, Deeply Flawed Space Odyssey
Beyond the known world is a galaxy of infinite exploration and endless possibility. That is, of course, until you meet your end at the whim of an angry detachment of Sentinels, or breathe in too many atmospheric toxins and...




















