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INT Announces 2,228 PPI High Pixel Density AMOLED for VR Headsets

When we saw the news that JDI, the Japanese display conglomerate founded by Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi, were developing a 1001ppi LCD display for VR headsets, it was clear that the race for ever-higher pixel densities was still alive...

HTC Launches ‘Vive Studios’ for First-party VR Game Development and Publishing

HTC today announced that they've spun up an internal development and publishing group called Vive Studios. Mirroring Oculus' own 'Oculus Studios' effort, HTC has formed an internal VR game studio and publishing group called Vive Studios. Like other first-party studios,...
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‘Electronauts’ Turns Anyone Into an Electronic Music Artist, Gameplay Video Here

Survios, the studio behind Raw Data (2017) and Sprint Vector (2018), showed off Electronauts at GDC this year, their upcoming VR music creation app for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift that makes DJ'ing so easy that even the least musically talented person...

Meta Quest Gaming Showcase Returns April 20th – New Game Announcements, Updates & More

Meta announced it's returning this year with another installment of its Quest Gaming Showcase, which means we'll soon be getting our annual download on upcoming Quest games and updates coming this year. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced the second...

‘Thumper’ Review

Thumper is a fast paced “rhythm violence” arcade game developed by DROOL for PlayStation VR and PS4. As a space-scarab-like creature you’ll rip down an infinite slide while jumping, drifting, and thumping obstacles. You’ll do battle with giant amorphous...

Quest Store Summer Sale Kicks Off Today, Bringing Deep Savings to Top VR Titles

Meta is kicking off its Quest Store Summer Sale today, bringing around 30-40% off some of VR's most talked-about titles. The sale, which starts today and ends on June 26th at 11:59PM PT (local time here), includes five game bundles and...

Oculus Quest Can Now Cast Directly to PC Web Browsers

Casting your VR sessions to a Chromecast-enabled TV or a smartphone is one of the best ways to get others involved in the fun while taking turns with your shiny new Oculus Quest 2. Now you can cast to...

Audi Co-founded VR Entertainment Startup Holoride Files for Bankruptcy

Holoride, the Germany-based startup bringing XR entertainment to car passengers, has filed for bankruptcy, citing the inability to secure its latest investment round. In a LinkedIn post, Holoride CEO & co-founder Nils Wollny reveals the company's latest investment round "appeared secure," however...
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‘No Man’s Sky’ Brings Massive Multi-crew Starships in Latest Update

No Man's Sky (2016) is well beyond its redemption arc now, having just shipped 'Voyagers' across VR and flatscreen platforms, making for one of its biggest updates yet. Starting today, you'll be able to step aboard even bigger starships that...

Spatial Design Prototyping Tool ‘ShapesXR’ Adds Powerful Animation Features

ShapesXR (2021), the 3D and XR prototyping platform, just got a new animation feature that allows design teams to make their XR prototypes even more expressive and lifelike. The studio says the new 'Animation' feature introduces an "easy-to-use frame-based animation...
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‘Final Fantasy XV’ Trailer Released, “VR Experience” Coming to PlayStation VR

Final Fantasy fans can officially save their pennies, because the latest instalment, Final Fantasy XV, is making its way to PlayStation VR later this year - the only problem is we still don't know exactly what form the so-called VR experience will...

‘River’ VR Accelerator Startups Showcased at Founder Field Day (part 1)

The first class of Rothenberg Ventures' 'River' VR accelerator have graduated. Thirteen companies, in which Rothenberg invested a combined $1.3 million, showed off their latest work at the company's annual Founder Field Day event. Road to VR was on the...

‘Final Approach’ Goes Way Deeper Than an Arcade Flight Controller

When we first learned about Final Approach last year, we thought it looked a lot like a VR version of games like Flight Control (iOS, 2009). And while that wouldn't be a bad thing—as Flight Control is a great little...

Sci-fi Shooter ‘Vertigo 2’ Coming to PSVR 2 in December

Vertigo 2 (2023), the Half-Life-style sci-fi shooter that initially made a splash on PC VR headsets earlier this year, was slated to land on PSVR 2 back in October. Now the game is finally set to come to PSVR 2 next...

New Images for 2nd HTC Vive Developer Kit Supposedly Leaked

Having been delayed until April 2016, the HTC Vive consumer headset is still under wraps. But these images, supposedly sourced from an accidental leak, may give us a clue as to what we can expect from the forthcoming 2nd...
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