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Crytek and Oculus on How VR Made “The Climb” Possible

Crytek just announced its new virtual reality rock climbing game The Climb, coming exclusively to the Oculus Rift platform next year. We sat down with Crytek and Oculus to discuss the new title. At a special event in California this...

WaveOptics Secures Additional $13M to Expand AR Optics Manufacturing

WaveOptics, a designer and manufacturer of waveguide optics for AR displays, announced it's raised a total of $39 million (£30m) in Series C funding, something the company says will help scale its business operations in the UK, US and...

Reportedly on the Verge of a $500m Investment, Here’s What We Know About Magic Leap

Earlier this week, Recode reported that Google is "set to lead a huge investment in Magic Leap." The article cites "sources" which say that Google could be leading a $500 million funding round for the company, possibly including capital...

Facebook’s 2021 XR Investments to Total $10 Billion, Even More in 2022 & Beyond

In the company's Q3 2021 earnings call Facebook today said it expects its XR investments this year to top $10 billion, and advised investors that it plans to spend even more than that in subsequent years. Facebook's top brass believe...

Quest & Rift S Update Brings Controller Tracking Improvements

Oculus Quest and Rift S use similar inside-out tracking which relies on cameras on the headsets to not only track the user's head but also their hands. While this works well in many cases, at launch there was something...

Android XR Is Coming – Just Don’t Expect Google to Shout About It Yet

Google released the schedule for its upcoming I/O developer conference, which includes developer-focused sessions promising to deliver more insight into its upcoming Android XR operating system. At least from the schedule, it doesn't seem Google is getting that vocal...

Comparing ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ VR Experiences: Oculus Rift Vs PlayStation VR

This week at Fanfest 2016, CCP Games has announced that EVE: Valkyrie will not only find its way to all three major VR headsets, but will also allow cross-platform play between them. We went hands-on with PC and console versions...
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VR’s Next Big Battle Royale Shooter Goes into Open Beta Today, Trailer Here

Caveman Studio, the developers behind team-based shooter Contractors (2018), today released the open beta of Contractors Showdown, its upcoming battle royale game for Quest and SteamVR headsets. The 45-player battle royale shooter presents a pretty big battlefield, touting a 16km² island that's around a...

‘Community’ and ‘Rick and Morty’ Co-creator Goes Wild for Making VR Soup on the HTC Vive

Creator of the cult hit comedy show Community, Dan Harmon, has raved about the new HTC Vive VR headset in a recent podcast where he describes his extraordinary experiences ... making soup in virtual reality. Dan Harmon's popular podcast series 'Harmontown'...

‘Knockout League’ Early Access Review

Knockout League (2017) is a single-player, arcade-style boxing game that promises to get your heart pumping as you duck, block, and punch your way to victory. Harking back to NES classic Punch-Out!! (1987), you learn pretty quickly that a storm of punches—the moral equivalent...

Sony Explains Huge Per-Region PSVR Demo Disc Content Differences

Responding to public reaction to the news that PlayStation VR buyers will receive far less content on their packed-in demo disc depending on where they live, Sony has responded with some sound reasoning to explain things. Recently, news stories circulated focusing...

Hands On with ‘Radial G’ Steam Early Access Demo (60 FPS Gameplay Video)

Tammeka games, the UK based creators of "high-octane multi-player sci-fi racer" Radial-G, have made it to Steam via the Greenlight program. To celebrate, the team have released an 'early access' demo which includes new tracks and ships. We take...
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‘Mr. Mercedes’ VR Escape Room to Land on HTC Vive July 22nd

Mr. Mercedes, the AT&T Audience Network mystery thriller TV series based on the titular Stephen King novel, is getting a VR escape room soon. Dubbed Mr. Mercedes: Lair Escape, you step into the basement lair of one of the scariest killers from the...

AMD Launches ‘Radeon Pro Duo’ Dual GPU Card, Targets VR Content Creators

AMD has unveiled what it's calling the worlds most powerful graphics card, the dual GPU Radeon Pro Duo, and it's targeting the product at virtual reality content creators. Running consumer virtual reality applications and games is already challenging enough in...

Quest 3 Teardown Shows Just How Slim the Headset Really Is

Less than a week since launch, Quest 3 has already gotten the full iFixit teardown treatment, showing off just how slim (and seemingly difficult to repair) the headset really is.  iFixit's Shahram Mokhtari pried apart Quest 3, revealing the innards of Meta's new...
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