Former Firewall: Zero Hour developer Adam Orth thinks that standalone headsets like Oculus Quest could mark a turning point for the VR industry. Speaking to Game Daily, Orth revealed that he has “three or four” VR projects “in the stages of being greenlit.” One of those includes work on a potential Oculus Quest game, though...
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GamesBeat Decides 113: Mythic Mike loves to raid
The GamesBeat Decides crew talks about the pains and appeal of raiding, The Division 2, Yoshi, and more. Also, Sony is never going to buy Take-Two.Read More Source: GamesBeat Decides 113: Mythic Mike loves to raid
Oculus Rift S PC VR Headset Set For GDC 2019 Reveal
An email sent to Oculus developers by Facebook suggests ‘Rift S’ will be formally revealed at GDC 2019. UploadVR confirmed with multiple people the email mentions ‘Rift S’ alongside ‘Oculus Go’ and ‘Oculus Quest’. This suggests we should expect a formal announcement in the near future of the PC-based VR headset succeeding Oculus Rift. The...
Sniper Elite VR Coming From Battlezone Developer
Rebellion Entertainment’s next VR game will adapt one of its most popular series, Sniper Elite. Yes, a brand new Sniper Elite VR game is in the works. Few details have been shared at this time but we do know that it will be a brand new, standalone game. It’s being developed in partnership with Just...
Orion13 Is A Neon-Soaked Story-Based Adventure With Self-Aware Robots
Orion13 is an upcoming story-based adventure game in which you take on the role of a self-aware robot that just wants to go home. It uses a heavy retro-futuristic art style that’s drenched in neon colors to evoke a very distinct visual flair. This is how Scott Matalon, Co-Founder and President at Metro VR Studios,...
Google’s VR Closure Shines A Spotlight On The Need For A New Storefront
A few weeks ago I found myself chatting to Darren Emerson, CCO & Co-Founder of VR City. He’s behind striking VR experiences like Indefinite, a harrowing account of the UK’s handling of immigrants. Emerson and co’s latest work, Common Ground, is just as powerful. It’s an immersive tour of London’s Aylesbury Estate, part celebration of...
Oculus Rift Sold Out In Stores, Only Available From Facebook
The Oculus Rift is sold out in stores and pretty much everywhere online except from Facebook itself. Amazon.com appeared to be one of the last retailers to receive new stock of the headsets. Rift was absent from the online marketplace intermittently with reports piling up from across the Web as the headset became harder and harder...
Community Spotlight: Your Most Memorable VR Moments
Welcome to Community Spotlight! Similar to Community Download, which usually runs on Mondays, this column is all about highlighting insight from our large and diverse community of readers, specifically on that week’s Community Download topic. Typically it runs on Fridays. For each entry in this column we’ll round up the best Disqus comments from this week...
Adventurous taps live actors and AR to take families on high-tech scavenger hunts
Augmented reality looked like it was supposed to a ubiquitous success; Apple and Google and Facebook seemed to say so. But things are taking a bit of time to get kicked off, so the startups in the space are having to get real weird with it. Adventurous is an augmented reality scavenger hunt geared toward...
Puppetoon Promises to Give Your iPhone the Freedom to Create Augmented Reality Animations
Current-generation mobile augmented reality apps offer users numerous opportunities to punch up photos and videos with 3D content, but there’s surprisingly few options for users to express themselves using virtual characters. A new app called Puppetoon from indie developer Cuteness Technology aims to change that. The app’s value proposition is simple: make AR puppet videos....
