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SteamVR Update Brings Motion Smoothing to Modern AMD Graphics Cards

Valve this week released an update to SteamVR which finally brings Motion Smoothing to AMD graphics cards, a feature which aims to maintain comfortable visuals even during performance bumps. SteamVR Motion Smoothing launched first for NVIDIA graphics cards in...

‘Beat Saber’ Gets First Paid Music Pack, Update Brings Previous PSVR Exclusives to PC

Beat Games today released Beat Saber's long-awaited first DLC music pack, an effort created in partnership with electronic dance music record label Monstercat. A new update on PC also brings it up to speed with the PSVR version, now featuring...

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...

Watch: Tobii Reveals Vive VR Eye Tracking Examples, Including ‘Rec Room’

After hyping everyone up recently with a short teaser video, eye-tracking specialists Tobii have revealed more details and video examples their eye tracking in action at GDC, including integration with social VR application Rec Room. We wrote recently about Tobii's...

Nokia and Xiaomi Announce a Long-term Partnership to “Explore” AR and VR

The Finnish and Chinese companies today signed a cross-licensing patent deal ‘focused around the data center’, according to a CNBC report. This will allow Nokia and Xiaomi to develop new products, as they look to collaborate further in areas...

Impact Reality Opens ‘Flat2VR Studios’ to Bring Flatscreen Games to VR

Impact Reality, the VR publishing and marketing firm, announced it's formed a studio dedicated to porting flatscreen games to VR. Called Flat2VR Studios, the venture is aimed at merging traditional video games with immersive VR experiences, and is said to...
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‘Voltron VR Chronicles’ is Coming to All Major VR Platforms in September

Based on the Voltron: Legendary Defender series from Netflix, DreamWorks is launching a single-player game coming to PSVR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift on September 26th. Called Voltron VR Chronices, the game promises to deliver an immersive Voltron narrative alongside the chance to...

‘Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’ Nabs ‘Best VR/AR Game’ at The Game Awards 2017

The yearly fanfare of the Game Awards has come and gone, leaving Capcom with the award for Best VR/AR Game for their massively successful horror-adventure Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017), a game that equally supports both PSVR and traditional monitors. As a testament to its popularity, after its...

Hands-on: ‘Vacation Simulator’ is a More Expansive Sequel That Dives Deeper

Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind the hit VR parody game Job Simulator (2016) and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017), debuted their upcoming game here at GDC 2018, an aptly named sequel to Job Simulator that delves into the...

Hands-on: ‘Budget Cuts’ Inventive Locomotion is a Lesson for VR Developers

Budget Cuts is a stealth-action virtual reality game in development for the HTC Vive. The polished experience has the player avoiding humanoid robots and attacking from the shadows with throwing knives and crossbows. The game's portaling locomotion system is...
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Oculus’ Multiplayer Shooter ‘Dead and Buried II’ Just Got a Huge Update on Quest & Rift

Oculus just dropped a surprise update to Dead and Buried II and they even saw fit to give its own subtitle: Reloaded. The free update brings new modes, maps, weapons, and characters. Dead and Buried II is Oculus' first-party multiplayer shooter...

Sony Expects Early PSVR Sales to Reach “Many Hundreds of Thousands”

Sony is setting high near term sales figure expectations for PlayStation VR's rollout. Speaking with CNBC earlier this week, Jim Ryan, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, spoke to the company's confidence in early traction of the PSVR headset. "We know...

Sony Reveals Top 5 Most Played PSVR Games Ever

It's been five years since Sony released PlayStation VR on PS4 consoles, and to commemorate the anniversary its creators have released the top five most-played PSVR games to date. Unlike its monthly top-download list, Sony has stacked up all of...

Correction: Apple, Valve, and LG Didn’t End Up Investing in OLED Microdisplay Maker eMagin

According to documents filed last month with SEC, participation of a new stock issuance of some $10 million by OLED microdisplay maker eMagin was offered to Apple, Valve, and LG, among others, though those companies didn't end up participating in the...

7invensun Announces $150 Eye-tracking Module Supporting All HTC Headsets

Today at HTC's Vive Developer Meeting in Beijing and its simultaneous Shanghai-based Vive Ecosystem Conference, Chinese eye-tracking startup 7invensun debuted a new eye-tracking module that's not only affordable at $150 (¥1100 RMB), but is designed to support all of...
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