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Sandbox VR Reeled in $23M Annual Revenue from Most Popular Location-based VR Experience

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, announced that its most popular experience has generated $23 million in ticket sales in the last 12 months. Launched in the summer of 2022, Deadwood Valley is said to be the company's most cinematic...
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‘Street Fighter VR’ Debuts at Japanese Arcades, Delivering Brawls with Ryu, Zangief & More

If you're in Japan right now, you could be the first to play the new, officially licensed Street Fighter VR arcade experience, which pits you against some of the universe's most iconic warriors. Capcom released a trailer this week for the...

‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’ is Getting a Location-based VR Game Next Year

Location-based VR company Zero Latency announced it's working with Warhammer creators Games Workshop to develop an out-of-home VR adventure based on the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine franchise. The free-roam VR experience, which is currently under development by Zero Latency, allows up...

‘Ghostbusters VR’ Releasing on PSVR 2, Out-of-home Games Coming to Hologate VR Arcades

Commemorating the release of the original Ghostbusters (1984) film, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) today announced a pair of out-of-home VR games collectively called Ghostbusters VR Academy, coming to HOLOGATE locations worldwide. Sony also announced its previously revealed Ghostbusters VR at-home...

VR Arcade Pioneer The VOID is Making a Comeback

Out-of-home VR attractions were among the worst-hit during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which put many fledgling startups on the ropes. Now, one of the early pioneers in location-based VR entertainment appears to be making good on its...
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‘Men in Black’ Location-based VR Experience to Debut at Dreamscape in October

Location-based VR destination Dreamscape and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality announced they're launching a new VR experience that puts you and five other friends in the shoes of the Men in Black: First Assignment. Called Men in Black: First Assignment, the experience is...

JUMP Opens Pre-sales for Tickets to Its Virtual Skydiving Attraction

JUMP, the destination-based entertainment company, exited stealth late last year and teased a unique attraction that would combine real-world wing suits, wind effects, body harnesses and VR headsets for a fully immersive skydiving experience. The company is now taking pre-orders...

Sandbox VR Announces Las Vegas Location, 15 Locations to Open by 2022

Sandbox VR, the out-of-home virtual reality destination, went through a rough patch this past year as the company both filed and subsequently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy following debt restructure. With the United States doing fairly well in terms of...

VR Arcade Startup Hologate is Going Big This Year with Its First Large-format Facility

Last year saw the location-based entertainment industry grind to a halt, however now it seems there may be light at the end of the tunnel for at least one VR arcade startup. HOLOGATE, the Germany-based company creating VR arcade...

VR Destination ‘Sandbox VR’ Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Reorganization

Virtual reality arcades and other out-of-home VR destinations have been some of the worst affected businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandbox VR, one of the most well-funded in the industry, has been no exception, as the company's US-based subsidiary...

The Void Co-founder Unveils VR Skydiving Attraction ‘JUMP’, Locations Coming 2021

James Jensen, co-founder and creator of VR attraction The Void, recently unveiled his next VR startup which aims to bring the thrills of wingsuit skydiving to people particularly averse to jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. The company, called...

‘Star Wars Lightsaber Dojo’ VR Arcade Experience Coming to Locations Worldwide

ILMxLAB is again teaming up with VR arcade company Nomadic to bring a new version of the 'Lightsaber Dojo' from Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series to locations worldwide. With the help of Nomadic, Lucasfilms' immersive entertainment studio ILMxLAB...

Hologate Wants Its New VR Arcade Hygiene Standards to Inspire Confidence in a Wary Public

As businesses begin to reopen, it's becoming more and more clear that the out-of-home entertainment industry needs to adapt in a major way if it wants to move forward. Inspiring confidence in the cleanliness of VR equipment donned by the...

‘Sparc’ Comes to Arcade Platform Springboard VR, but CCP Remains Silent on Quest Port

CCP Games, the studio behind EVE Online, was an early proponent of VR and launched a handful of VR games as the industry was kicking off. Though it isn't actively developing new VR titles, the studio has continued to...

Sandbox is Building an SDK so Anyone Can Create for Its VR Attraction Platform

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR attraction, will be opening up to third-party developers soon, as the company will be releasing an SDK for its Sandbox 'holodeck' VR attraction platform. Sandbox operates a number of VR locations in major cities across...
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