2023 Sections
‘Papo and Yo’ Creators Launch ‘Time Machine VR’ via Steam, Try it at PAX Prime
Time Machine VR is an action adventure title from Papo and Yo developers Minority Media, which puts you in the shows of a time-travelling scientist searching for an ancient cure for a modern day plague. It's a native VR...
News Bits: ‘Blade Runner 9732’ Drops You Into Deckard’s Apartment
A project that started life as an exercise in 3DS Max height mapping, had now grown into a full-fledged virtual reality recreation. Step into Deckard's apartment, as featured in the 1982 Sci-fi classic Blade Runner.
For me, as a huge...
Microsoft Teases the Future of the Super Bowl with HoloLens
Microsoft has splashed out on a promotional video designed to demonstrate its vision of a Super Bowl future, augmented by its untethered, augmented reality headset HoloLens, demonstrating how it could used in the home to enhance the football viewing experience.
Microsoft's HoloLens...
Hands-On with VREAL’s VR Live Streaming System & Q&A With CEO Todd Hooper
Michael Glombicki goes hands-on with VREAL's VR live streaming platform that puts viewers inside the game, right next to their favorite streamers.
I took a short break during my time at PAX West this year to checkout VREAL’s new streaming platform...
Hands On: ‘The Assembly’ Offers New ‘Comfort Mode’, a Multi-Pronged Attack on Sim-Sickness
nDreams, a UK based games studio producing upcoming VR title The Assembly, are declaring war on the discomfort commonly associated with first-person VR games. We sat down with Senior Designer Jackie Tetley and Communications Manager George Kelion at Gamescom 2015...
Oculus Connect 2 Developer Session Videos Now Online
Outside of the more visible publicity surrounding announcements at Oculus Connect 2 in September, the event is of course primarily a developer focused event, designed to bring creators up to speed with the latest in virtual reality techniques and technology....
VR Advertisement Platform Vertebrae Raises $10M Investment
Vertebrae, a virtual reality advertising platform that promises to bring ad supported monetization to VR publishers, today announced a $10 million series A fundraising.
Vertebrae's platform, now out of stealth, is currently in private beta for use by content publishers such as entertainment...
Epic New ‘Descent: Underground’ Trailer Shows Promise, Kickstarter in Final Hours
The crowdfunded successor to the PC gaming classic Descent, Underground packs Oculus Rift and Steam VR / HTC Vive support and the impressive new trailer gives us a tantalising glimpse of what could be should it's campaign succeed.
Along with Doom,...
Crytek Wants to Build Your School a VR Development Lab
Crytek recently announced a new initiative that they're calling VR First. The goal is form so-called 'VR First Labs' within academic institutions to act as ready-made centers for a wave of future VR developers.
Crytek is the company behind CryEngine, a...
WEVR Unveils ‘Transport’ VR Content Network, Announces Over $25M Investment
Wevr today unveiled Transport, a new VR content distribution platform that they hope will allow developers easier access to a broader market. To that, Wevr announced the results of an investment made by some big names in VR, amounting to the tune of $25M.
Wevr is a virtual...
POLLEN Steam Greenlit in Record Time, Gets New Gameplay Trailer
Mindfield Games' immersive and eerie first person adventure POLLEN has been Steam 'greenlit' in just 36 hours described as "record breaking" time by the studio. So, to celebrate, they've launched a brand new gameplay trailer.
We've been tracking the progress...
‘RollerForce’ Review
RollerForce attempts to blend gunplay with a rollercoaster. Following on from the atmospheric iOmoon, Headtrip Games’ latest wants to take you on a very different ride on the HTC Vive, with support “coming soon” for Oculus Rift with Touch.
RollerForce...
AR Specialist Zappar Nets $3.75m in Funding, Aims to “Democratize Augmented Reality”
Zappar, a London-based developer in the Augmented Reality space, is announcing the closing of its Series A funding round. The $3.75m investment will accelerate the development of several new products along with increased support for ZapWorks, their flagship content...
New EVE: Valkyrie Mode ‘Carrier Assault’ Arrives June 20th for Free
CCP Games have announced that the first free update for their multiplayer online space shooter EVE:Valkyrie will arrive on June 20th, along with a handful of other tweaks and features.
One of the earliest studio titles to be built from...
Gunfire Games’ David Adams on Rebooting Old-School Adventures with Chronos
Chronos from Gunfire Games is one of the 30 titles you'll be able to play at Oculus Rift's launch on March 28th and it represents a revisiting of the traditional adventure game mechanics of yesteryear, brought up to date...



















