2023 Sections
Minecraft Gets Cross-Platform Online Play, Including VR Platforms
At Microsoft's Pre-E3 event, the Minecraft announced that the title will soon support players playing the game on any platform, including virtual reality devices like Samsung's Gear VR.
Oculus' CTO John Carmack, a long time supporter and an instrumental player...
First Look at ‘Distance’, a Survival Racing Coming to PlayStation VR
A PlayStation VR version of Distance, a new futuristic multiplayer survival racer developed by Seattle-based indie studio Refract, made its debut at this weekend's PlayStation Experience 2015 in San Francisco.
Distance is riddled with obstacles, but don't count on doing laps around a loop...
Valve’s New ‘SteamVR Home’ Beta May Mean You Never Leave VR
Valve's new SteamVR Home Beta just launched and it represents a vast improvement on what has gone before with fully 3D, customisable environments, a glut of new social features and a fully featured Steam interface. Will you ever want...
‘Konrad the Kitten’ Aims to Add Presence to the Virtual Pet Genre
The virtual pet craze that started with the Tamagotchi is entering a new era with virtual reality, and leading the charge is a new project that aims to give you very own virtual cat, it's called Konrad the Kitten and...
Horror Game ‘Here They Lie’ Coming to PSVR, Teaser Trailer is Here
PlayStation's pre-E3 event teased a number of PSVR games from well-known names out there, including Batman: Arkham VR, Star Wars: X-Wing VR Missions, and Final Fantasy XV, but it looks like some original IP has made its way into the event's rapid fire...
‘Headmaster’ & Why the Physics of Stuff Flying at Your Face is so Compelling in VR
When Ben Throop went to the Boston VR hackathon in June 2014, he didn't know that Valve was going to be showing off some prototype VR hardware that had positional tracking. At this point the Oculus DK2 had not...
Altspace Raises $2.5 Million From Google Ventures, Formation 8, and More for Shared VR Browsing Environment
Altspace (formerly Qualia3D) is announcing that they've raised $2.5 million in venture capital to develop a shared virtual reality browsing environment. Investors include Google Ventures, Formation 8, Dolby Family Ventures, and more. Altspace is developing a shared VR environment...
Immersive Game Design Lessons from ‘Pokémon Go’
Pokémon Go has quickly become the #1 mobile game of all time, and while there's been some debate as to whether it should be considered Augmented Reality or not, it's clear that location-based gaming has taken to the next...
Jesse Schell on the Art of Game Design in VR
Jesse Schell wrote the book "The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses," and his company Schell Games produced I Expect You to Die. It's one of the top-ranked VR games on Oculus Share, and it also won...
New ‘Fantastic Contraption’ Mixed-Reality Trailer Teases Twitch Chat Integration
Fantastic Contraption, a building game from Northway Games, is launching tomorrow alongside the HTC Vive, and you'd be forgiven if you're caught drooling over the newest peek into the studio's mixed reality gameplay teaser. We know we are.
Twitch streamers may have noticed...
Upload LA Opening Represents a Focus Shift From VR Tech to VR Content
UploadVR opened up their new 20,000 square foot Upload LA co-working space in April. I had a chance to catch up with co-founders Taylor Freeman and Will Mason as VRLA to get the inside scoop. Mason told me that opening...
Ubisoft Pushes ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Release to March 2017
Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Ubisoft's upcoming collaborative space adventure, sadly won't be here for the November 29th launch date as promised, so if you wanted to give that special someone a Trek-themed Christmas present, you may need to rethink your...
WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – January #3
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.
Pre-release experience inspired by the film Blade Runner, in particular the balcony...
Sony: “Nearly All PSVR Titles Will Support DualShock 4 Controllers”
Sony is gearing up for the PlayStation VR's launch this October, but you shouldn't be boxing up your DualShock 4 gamepad in favor of the Move motion controller just yet. According to a statement from Sony issued to Eurogamer, you'll be able use the...
New PlayStation VR Bundle Adds Free Camera, Saves You $59
Right now, Amazon and Best Buy are running a promotional bundle which includes the core PSVR package with a PlayStation Camera thrown in for free, saving you a respectable $59.
As we reported, Sony's PlayStation VR headset has seen an...


















