The heyday of virtual pets like Tamagotchi and Digimon may be long gone, reaching the height of their popularity in the late '90s, but with new mediums come new possibilities, and new ways to interact with virtual pets too....

For VR users, the following question inevitably arises in some shape or form: why isn't 'x-studio' making my favorite 'y' game in VR? While the answer usually ends up being a lack of sufficient profit motive on the part of...

HTC is reportedly laying off 1,500 employees in its Taiwan manufacturing division, something Bloomberg's Taipei bureau chief Samson Ellis reports to be around 22% of HTC employees. https://twitter.com/samsonellis/status/1013723541760425984 CNET has confirmed that the company is indeed going forward with layoffs in Taiwan, although...

Using state-of-the-art photogrammetry technology with millimeter accuracy, Simon Che de Boer of Reality Virtual and Experius VR have digitally scanned Nerfertari's tomb, letting owners of Vive, Rift, and Windows VR headsets step inside the fabled burial site and learn about the over 3,000...

The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn't revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets are making slow,...

Unreal Tournament (1999) was one of the staple arena shooters of my youth. It's simple; find the best gun you can, stock up on as much health and armor as possible, always keep moving until you die, respawn, rinse...

Beat Saber developer Beat Games (formerly Hyperbolic Magnetism), has confirmed work on a competitive multiplayer mode for the popular rhythm game, which may in the future include custom avatars and sabers. Beat Saber currently offers global, friend, and local leaderboards...

Google's Tilt Brush (2016) has shaped up to be a fully-featured VR creation tool since the app's initial launch in April 2016 on HTC Vive, adding things like support for Oculus Rift, integration with Google's other 3D VR creation tool Blocks (2017), and...

COMPOUND, an indie VR shooter that launched in Early Access back in May, has received a new update adding a new map type and new music, with new enemies planned for future updates. The game's sole developer has announced...

A quick PSA for anyone who owns the Logitech G POWERPLAY mousepad and a Vive headset: Valve today confirmed that the mousepad can create interference for SteamVR Tracking (used by the Vive, Vive Pro, and Vive Tracker). Valve says...

Multiverse Inc., the studio behind VR sci-fi shooter Seeking Dawn, today announced the single/multiplayer game is soon heading out of closed beta and launching on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets on July 12th. The studio...

Alongside the reveal of the revamped Knuckles controllers that Valve shared last week, third party developers have confirmed they've begun receiving the new EV2 version of the controller. Valve says that "soon, hundreds of developers will get their hands on...

Coatsink, the studio behind VR titles A Night Sky (2017) and Augmented Empire (2017), announced they're bringing their first mobile VR title, Esper (2015), to PlayStation VR, Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi on June 29th. Esper is also slated to launch...

HTC is donating over 110 HTC Vive systems to California and Nevada libraries through its new Vive Libraries Program, an effort to seed local communities with premium VR. In a blogpost announcing the program, HTC's Chris Chin, Executive Director of Education...

Accompanying the news that Valve has made a critical redesign of its 'Knuckles' motion controller, the company also recently released a new input system in beta that not only aims to create lifelike hands, but make them accessible to...