2023 Sections
‘Planetary Annihilation’ Developer Reveals Lite RTS ‘Dino Frontier’ for PlayStation VR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWWJ1yECoWo
Uber Entertainment, the studio behind Planetary Annihilation and the VR title Wayward Sky, have announced their next virtual reality game, Dino Frontier, for PlayStation VR.
As the name would imply, Dino Frontier is a mashup of classic Western elements and...
‘Pinball FX2 VR’ Coming to Vive and PSVR Along with Walking Dead Table on November 29th
Pinball FX2 VR’s timed exclusivity with Oculus shortly comes to an end, with the game due to arrive on HTC Vive and PlayStation VR on November 29th. At the same time, the popular Walking Dead-themed table shuffles its way...
Jesse Schell on the VR Design Principles of ‘I Expect You to Die’
Jesse Schell has been involved in virtual reality for over 20 years, and he's also the author of the popular The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses. He was able to combine his background in VR and...
‘Evolution Pinball VR’ is the ’80s Style Pinball Showdown You Always Wanted as a Kid
Pinball machines are a dying breed, but Evolution Pinball VR: The Summoning aims to put you back in touch with the arcade classic with the help of virtual reality.
Now in its first Steam Greenlight campaign, The Summoning promises to deliver physics...
‘Robinson: The Journey’ Executive Producer Departs Crytek Amid Company’s Struggles
A little more than four months following the launch of Robinson: The Journey, Executive Producer on the title, Elijah Freeman, has departed Crytek for Virtuos, a game and asset production studio. Meanwhile Crytek attempts to get company back on track.
As...
WEARVR Raises $1.5 Million for Universal VR App Marketplace
Today WEARVR has announced a $1.5 million funding round to continue to grow their universal VR marketplace, which houses apps for a wide range of VR headsets. For the month of April, Road to VR is partnering up with...
Valve Engineers Talk Lighthouse Evolution & Favourite VR Memories
At GDC this year, I had a chance to talk with Valve developer Jeremy Selan and tracking engineer Ben Jackson about the evolution of room-scale tracking technologies, as well as some of the oral history stories that include some...
‘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...
Lenovo and Kopin Form Joint Venture to Grow Enterprise AR Headset Market
Lenovo's own investment group and wearable displays manufacturer Kopin Corporation have formed a joint venture named Lenovo New Vision. The combination of Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group's (LCIG) global resources and Kopin’s wearable technology expertise hopes to grow the enterprise Augmented Reality...
HTC Vive / Steam VR Controllers Pictured – Appear to Use Similar Tracking to Headset
As hinted at during HTC's reveal on Sunday of it's Valve collaboration in VR, the Vive virtual reality headset, Steam VR does indeed have it's own specially designed controllers. This is what they look like.
Embargo's on Valve's new Steam...
PlayStation VR Launching with 30+ Games, Another 20+ to Follow in Q4
PlayStation VR is almost here, with its October 13th launch creeping ever closer. Although we've already had our paws all over the headset in our comprehensive review—a deep dive into the platform that any prospective buyer should read before...
NVIDIA GTC VR Content Showcase to Award $30k in Cash & Prizes to Non-gaming Applications
At NVIDIA's upcoming GTC 2017 conference on May 8-11, the company plans to award $30,000 in cash and prizes to the winners of the VR Content Showcase which is seeking companies focusing on content other than gaming which is using or...
Searches for “HTC Vive” Have Caught up with “Oculus Rift” and May Be Accelerating
When it comes to Google searches, "HTC Vive" has recently matched "Oculus Rift" and may be continuing to rise.
Google searches for "Oculus Rift" have enjoyed steady popularity since 2013 with major spikes hitting after the company's announcement that it...
Hands On: Battle Zone Pulls Off Hover Tank Combat on Sony Morpheus
We go hands-on with Rebellion's update to Atari's arcade classic Battle Zone and discover that this VR reboot is anything but a cheap VR cash-in on a retro title.
Back in the day, Atari's arcade game Battle Zone was cutting...
‘Waltz of the Wizard’ Preview
What do you get when you combine mandrake root, a ruby, and a suspicious red potion? How about eye of newt, a glowing green gemstone, and a foul yellow liquid? To be honest, I can't really remember, but whatever...



















