As I’ve mentioned in recent days, it was refreshing to discover that Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 stage production was every bit as accurate as presented (check out my hands-on test of the device for more on that). But beyond watching Microsoft’s deft HoloLens 2 stagecraft, and trying the product out myself, it’s important to understand some...
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Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot Gets July Release, Rift Support Confirmed
Put another big VR game down on your release calendar. Betheda’s Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot just got a release date, and it’s a few months away. The series’ first VR spin-off will arrive on July 26th 2019. Word comes by way of a new Steam listing that also confirms it will support HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The...
Insomniac’s Stormland Gets Story-Driven Trailer For PAX East
It was just last week we got a fresh look at Stormland, the new Oculus Rift S exclusive from Insomniac. But another new trailer arrives this week, just in time for PAX East. This trailer has a much bigger focus on story. We see what the game’s titular setting looked like before an event called...
Against Gravity’s Rec Room Finally Confirmed For Oculus Quest
Another much-anticipated VR app is on its way to the Oculus Quest headset. Against Gravity’s social VR platform, Rec Room, will come to the device this spring. Rec Room is a free-to-play platform that allows friends to meet up, play a variety of games and create content together as customized avatars. Players can either meet...
Oculus Quest Sizzle Reel Confirms Vacation Simulator, Creed And Many More
It seems like we’ll be learning about new games coming to Oculus Quest pretty regularly between now and launch. Today, Oculus confirmed that Vacation Simulator, Creed: Rise to Glory and many more games are coming to the standalone headset. The news was confirmed via a new sizzle reel for Quest, launched in time for PAX East this...
Magic Leap’s headset will go on sale at a few AT&T stores next week
While Magic Leap’s first augmented reality headset launch wasn’t the earth-shattering drop they had sort of pitched the world on, the company is about to see a major corporate partnership push their device in front of more consumers’ eyes. Next week, the $2,295 headset will be going up for sale at flagship AT&T stores in...
Exclusive: Inside Magic Leap’s Secret Headquarters
The long guarded veil of mystery surrounding Magic Leap for years was finally lifted last year when the company revealed its Magic Leap One device. But even now, as the company releases new apps and high profile partnerships, the company itself remains something of a cipher. We can now erase at least a portion of...
Niantic Offering In-Game Rewards to Pokémon GO & Ingress Players Who Pitch in on Earth Day Cleanup Events
Location-based gaming company Niantic knows its business model is inextricably tied to the outdoors, so it is in its best interest to help preserve that environment to give players a place to play. So, for the second straight year, Niantic will encourage Pokémon GO to assist with cleanup events on Earth Day, April 22, while...
Every Game Confirmed For Oculus Quest So Far
Darth Vader approaches you in the newest trailer for Facebook’s Oculus Quest standalone VR headset. The system is entirely self-contained. Quest has no wires, it doesn’t need a PC or phone to operate and the price starts at $400. “This is the one I’ve been searching for,” Vader says. The Dark Lord might as well...
Apex Construct Is Coming To Oculus Quest Soon From Fast Travel Games
Another Oculus Quest reveal for you; Fast Travel Game’s Apex Construct is on the way soon. Fast Travel itself confirmed as much in the below tweet. Details are thin right now but it’s not hard to imagine a full port of the original game appearing on Oculus’ upcoming standalone headset. Our award-winning, single player action/adventure...