Five new images of Robo Recall for Oculus Quest were revealed today on the Oculus blog. The blog also revealed that the game was ported by Drifter Entertainment. Drifter’s co-founder Ray Davis was Executive Producer for Bullet Train when he worked at Epic Games. Bullet Train was a VR FPS tech demo and prototype that...
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Vacation Simulator PC VR Review: A Template For The Future In A Playground For The Present
Remember all that talk of Lucky’s Tale being the Mario 64 of VR? That was very on the nose, wasn’t it? Sure, it was literally a Nintendo-aping platformer but it didn’t carry the same significance that the Italian plumber’s transition into the third dimension did back in 1996. Mario 64 was a playground of possibilities,...
Falcon Age Review: A Memorable Adventure With Slightly Clipped Wings
Falcon Age’s starring feathered friend is a fitting analogy for the game at large. She’s often majestic, soaring above you with grace and picking off targets with lethal efficiency. Then, by your side, she’s playful and friendly, bumping your fist with her own in celebration and welcoming your petting with doughy-eyed affection. And yet she’s...
USA Today Builds Latest Augmented Reality Story Around the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers
While The New York Times’ augmented reality section has largely been dormant in 2019 (so far), USA Today has continued to crank out AR news stories. On Monday, the news outlet published a feature story about the world’s tallest buildings (and the recent lack of new skyscrapers in the US) on its mobile app for...
Return Of The Obra Dinn Developer Could Explore VR With Next Game
Lucas Pope, the developer behind Papers, Please and The Return of the Obra Dinn, made an appearance at the 2019 BAFTA Games Awards where the latter game was nominated in six categories and walked away with wins for artistic achievement and game design. Many eyes will be on his next work and, during an interview,...
Hands-On: Dancing With Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash
When Space Channel 5 released on the Dreamcast nearly 20 years ago, it introduced fans to a weird and unique world that has managed to stay with them ever since. While Ulala has been a staple for Sega in a variety of other racing and mash-up titles, fans of the Space Channel 5 series will...
F8 2019: Keynote Time And Schedule Revealed For Facebook’s Developer Conference
Facebook’s developer conference gets underway on April 30 starting with a keynote at 10 am Pacific. This is a time you should probably mark on your calendar for major VR and AR updates. We expect announcements related to Oculus Quest and Rift S. The two new VR headsets from Facebook are slated to launch this...
Valve Index: Five Things We Want From Steam’s New VR Headset
Thanks to some slip-ups, we already know a little more about Valve Index than we should. We know, for example, that it’s shipping in June with pre-orders going live in May. We also know there are integrated headphones, DisplayPort 1.2 and USB 3.0 connections, and that it ships with the Valve Index controllers. But there’s...
Meow Wolf, the George R.R. Martin-backed immersive experience designer, pushes into XR
It’s been a long time since the original 10 members of Meow Wolf’s art collective had to scrounge in dumpsters for the raw materials to bring their galaxy-spanning visions to life. Now, with well over $18 million in financing behind them, the story of a troupe of misunderstood, hardscrabble artists trying to create something unique...
AT&T Begins Selling Magic Leap One Nationwide Online, Debuts Commercial Promoting DirectTV Now
The era of AT&T and Magic Leap has quietly entered a new phase that ramps up the mainstreaming of the cutting edge augmented reality device. This week, the wireless giant began offering the Magic Leap One for sale directly on its website, a move that aligns with its recent decision to begin offering the device...