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EVE: Valkyrie Gameplay – 10 Player Footage From the Latest Pre-Alpha

We now know that EVE:Valkyrie will be packed-in with every retail Oculus Rift once that VR headset launches in Q1 2016. So what can you expect from the game? We've got some new gameplay of the latest pre-alpha in...

Valve VR Frontman Chet Faliszek Departs Company After 12 Years

Though there's surely many talents folks at Valve responsible for the company's VR initiatives, over the last several years Chet Faliszek has become a front-facing evangelist and go-to spokesperson for VR at Valve. Now after 12 years with the company,...

Surreal Experimental Art & ‘BLARP!’s Unique Physics-Based Game Mechanic

VR has the capability to take us into completely new realms, and experimental artist Isaac "Cabbibo" Cohen has been creating some of the most surreal and transportive experiences that I've seen. I had a chance to try out a...

‘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...

‘Bigscreen’ Launches on Oculus Home, Update Brings Custom Avatars and More

Bigscreen, the social VR app which brings you and your computer's desktop into VR with your friends, is launching on Oculus Home today and getting an update with new features and better performance. Bigscreen, which launched on Steam back at...

‘Driveclub VR’ Confirmed Exclusively for PlayStation VR in 2016

Following the unfortunate closure of developer Evolution Studios earlier this year, the fate of the VR version of their 2014 PS4 exclusive Driveclub was unclear, but thankfully work has continued by an internal Sony team, and the game is...

New Cinematic VR and Creation Tools Being Prototyped in Unity

Timoni West is a principle designer for Unity Labs, and she's working on creating professional tools for creating VR scenes in Unity while being in VR. These tools are still in the prototype phase of development, but it's something...
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Ubisoft and MM Company to Bring ‘Trackmania’ Full-Motion VR Chair to Paris Games Week

Ubisoft has announced a partnership with MM Company, a Ukraine based start-up that has developed a chair specifically for use with VR headsets. The chair, called the MMOne, works along three axis and is able to rotate 45 degrees left and right, raise 45 degrees and revolve 360 degrees. MM...

Why ‘Sightline: The Chair’ on the DK2 is My New VR Reference Demo

Virtual Reality is still so fresh, young and new that it's likely those VR Enthusiasts around  since the inception of the Oculus Rift still have only a handful of moments that they can point to that convinced them virtual...

‘VR Duck Hunt’ Team Wants to Build Your Favorite Arcade Classic, Vote Now

Want to see your favorite classic arcade game realized in virtual reality? The makers of a VR prototype of Duck Hunt for HTC Vive are taking suggestions from the community to do just that. The campaign is called VRcade Challenge, and there are more...

WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – August #2

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. 10. REPSOL Offshore VR Did you ever fly on a helicopter to an...

HTC’s VP of Content on VR Industry Verticals & Game Genres

Joel Breton is the Vice President VR Content at HTC, and I had a chance to catch up with him at the Casual Connect conference in July to talk about the different industry verticals that they've identified. These include...

In Search of the Pyjama People: VR’s New Wave of Bedroom Coders

Matthew Magee ponders virtual reality's potential impact on game development culture and how immersive technology may encourage a renaissance in independent, disruptive bedroom coders a.k.a the Pyjama People. Guest Article by Matthew Magee A twenty year career as a Software Engineer started in...

‘Waltz of the Wizard’ Update Adds Social Two Player “Troll Mode”

The immensely fun virtual reality wizarding simulator Waltz of the Wizard for HTC Vive has been updated with a new two player feature that lets a second non VR player join you in your spell-casting shenanigans. Social features are seemingly...

2016’s Record Breaking VR Venture Funding Has Been Driven by Mega Deals

After years of record-breaking venture funding in the virtual reality industry, we wondered if 2016 would continue on its torrid pace. The numbers are starting to roll in, as reported in the new Fall edition of the 2016 Virtual...
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