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‘Mario Kart VR’ Comes to the US Today in Bandai Namco’s Newest VR Arcade

For the first time, BANDAI NAMCO is bringing to the United States a number of popular VR experiences once only available in Japan and UK-based VR ZONE arcades. Included in the line-up is the much-awaited Mario Kart Arcade GP...

The VOID is Developing 5 New Disney & Marvel VR Experiences, ‘Ralph Breaks VR’ Coming in...

The VOID, an out-of-home VR destination that melds wireless VR with real warehouse-scale environments, has partnered with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB to bring five new Disney and Marvel experiences to their growing number of VR facilities. According to a Fast Company report,...

Dedicated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Hit VR Arcades in South Korea & China

Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind smash hit rhythm game Beat Saber, are aiming to make a big splash in Asia with a newly revealed dedicated arcade machine. The cabinet was created in partnership with SKonec Entertainment, a Seoul-based company that...

Comic-Con’s ‘Jack Ryan’ VR Park Pulls out All the Stops in 60,000 Sqft Facility

San Diego Comic-Con is well underway, and it appears our friends over at VR Scout got a chance to try out one of the coolest looking VR activations there. The upcoming Amazon Prime TV series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, which is...

‘Hotel Transylvania’ VR Rhythm Game Comes to VR Arcades in North America, Europe & China

Hot on the heels of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018), which hit the box offices last week, comes a newly announced VR rhythm game that lets you grove to the spooky beats DJ'ed by series' characters Drac, Mavis, or Johnny....

Periscape Brings VR Pop-up Installation to JFK International, Company in Talks with Over 200 Airports

Traveling through Terminal 4 on your way to, or through JFK International? Then you might have a chance to jump into VR thanks to Periscape VR's recent pop-up installation that brings a number of high-quality PC VR games and...

New ‘Jurassic World’ VR Game to Debut at Dave & Buster’s Across North America Next Week

Universal and The Virtual Reality Company (VRC) today announced Jurassic World VR Expedition, an out-of-home VR rescue adventure that puts you in the dense, dino-filled jungles familiar to the film franchise, is debuting on June 14th at more than 100 Dave & Buster’s...

Update: Giant $500M Chinese VR Theme Park Opens Doors to the Public

A giant robot looms over the outskirts of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province in China. The new VR park, named simply 'Oriental Science Fiction Valley', has now opened its doors; within them reside a bevy of VR attractions and...

HTC and Gaming Giant IGT Partner on VR Tournament Platform for Casinos

HTC is expanding its out-of-home VR entertainment reach with a new deal with gaming giant IGT that will see its Vive hardware and software power a new competitive VR initiative where players compete for real money stakes. The recent reveal...
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Nickelodeon Brings Kid-friendly Multiplayer VR Experience ‘SlimeZone’ to IMAX VR Centers Worldwide

Nickelodeon and IMAX Corporation have partnered to bring SlimeZone, a new multiplayer social VR experience, to IMAX VR centers globally. Allowing up to six players to step inside a cartoon-filled virtual world, SlimeZone features games, the ability to 'slime' friends, and...

Bandai Namco’s VR Zone Arcade Lowers Age Restriction to 7 Years Old

Starting this month, Bandai Namco is lowering its age restriction for its VR Zone Arcade in Shinjuku to 7 years old on many of its VR games. The information was released late last month in a press blurb on Bandai Namco's...

Wargaming to Develop ‘World of Tanks VR’ for VR Arcades

Wargaming—the company behind free-to-play titles World of Tanks (2010), World of Warplanes (2013), and World of Warships (2015)—has announced development of a new title, World of Tanks VR, under development for deployment into VR arcades. While the original World of Tanks itself isn't getting VR support...

StarVR Headset Rolls Out to SEGA Game Center Locations Across Japan

StarVR, a joint venture between Acer and Starbreeze, and SEGA Entertainment announced a collaboration to bring the eponymous wide field of view (FOV) StarVR headset to SEGA Game Center locations across Japan. The StarVR headset will be featured at three SEGA arcade...

The VOID Opens Downtown Disney Location Today Hosting New Star Wars VR Experience

The VOID, a company specializing in bespoke VR experiences that go beyond what you can achieve with in-home VR hardware, previously announced the development of the Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire VR experience in collaboration with Disney, Lucasfilm, and ILM's...

VR Coaster and Sensics to Create All-in-one VR Headset for Theme Parks

VR Coaster and Sensics today unveiled RideVR, a new all-in-one VR headset built especially for use on high-flying theme park rides. VR headsets have been in use on rides like roller coasters and drop towers basically since the initial Samsung Gear VR for...
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