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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Trailer Revealed, Release Date Set for March 2020
Valve today announced Half-Life: Alyx a "full-length VR entry in the award winning series." A new trailer gives the first glimpse of the game, and Valve has also revealed the Half-Life: Alyx release date, price, and headset compatibility.
Half-Life: Alyx is one...
‘Chess Ultra’ is Bringing its Luxurious Game Environments to PSVR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive
Ripstone Games, makers of Pure Chess (2012), are bringing their upcoming sequel Chess Ultra to PlayStationVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The classic chess game features a number of beautifully rendered environments that will finally make you feel like the rich and magnanimous...
Hands-on: Sony’s 120Hz Morpheus Demo, ‘Magic Controller’, and ‘Bedroom Robots’
With the reveal of Sony's 2015 Morpheus prototype, the company surprised the VR space with the announcement that the headset would support a 120Hz refresh rate, significantly higher than the 90Hz of the competition. We went hands-on with the...
Critically Acclaimed Spy Puzzler ‘I Expect You To Die’ Confirmed as Quest Launch Title
Schell Games, makers of I Expect You to Die (2016), have announced their hit spy-themed puzzle game is going to be a day-one launch title for Quest.
Initially debuting as a demo on Oculus Rift developer kits in 2015, I Expect...
Preview: ‘The Invisible Hours’ – A Voyeuristic Murder Mystery in VR
Interactive theater is all about breaking the fourth wall, removing the barrier between the viewer and the play at hand. Traditionally this is done by getting the audience involved, usually in the guise of a dinner murder mystery party which...
‘Giant Cop’ on HTC Vive Available via Humble Bundle Until 18th March
The folks over at Humble Bundle just sent us word that the HTC Vive launch title Giant Cop is available now until March 18th and will be available as an early build that same day.
Humble Bundle is a digital...
Stress Level Zero’s New Game ‘Boneworks’ Revealed, Striving for “Hyper-realistic” Physics-based Interactions
Indie VR studio Stress Level Zero has been quietly working on their new title, Boneworks since going into stealth development after showing off an intriguing tech demo last year which featured rich, physics-based interactions. Today the studio is revealing Boneworks as a...
‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Review
Ubisoft's long-awaited Star Trek: Bridge Crew, the co-op space sim that puts you at the bridge of your very own Federation vessel, is nearly here (coming out May 30th), but we've had our mitts all over a pre-release copy for a...
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...
Pixvana Raises $14M Series A Investment for Cloud-based VR Video Platform
Pixvana, a Seattle-based startup creating a cloud-based processing and delivery platform for VR video, today announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Vulcan Capital with participation from Raine Ventures, Microsoft Ventures, Cisco Investments and Hearst Ventures,...
Varjo’s Enterprise Cloud XR Streaming Platform Now Supports Quest 3 and Quest Pro
Varjo announced it's now supporting Quest 3 and Quest Pro for its cloud XR streaming platform 'Reality Cloud', which lets professionals stream and share immersive 3D content rendered on cloud-based GPUs.
The Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets is known...
Leading Hand-tracking Company Ultraleap Raises $82 Million Investment
Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond.
Formerly known...
Hands-on: ‘The Wizards – Dark Times’ Brings More Intuitive Spellcasting, Story-based Gameplay & More
Carbon Studio, the Poland-based team behind The Wizards (2018), is bringing a standalone expansion to the series to PC VR headsets early next year called The Wizards - Dark Times. We got a chance to go hands-on with a...
Next-Gen VR Dev Kits for PS5 Shipping Soon with “completely new VR format”
Sony today announced that its next-generation VR headset is coming—not in 2021, but it's definitely a thing. In an interview with GQ, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says dev kit headsets are close to landing in the hands...
Review: ‘Downward Spiral: Horus Station’ is a Visual Feast, But Skimps on Story & Gunplay
Downward Spiral: Horus Station is a sci-fi adventure that puts you aboard a vast, abandoned space station that was cleared out of all life after military-grade robots turned on the station's human inhabitants. There's a lot to admire about the full...




















