Eager to sideload apps not available from the Oculus Store when you get your Oculus Quest? CTO John Carmack confirmed on Twitter that the sideloading process will be the same as the Oculus Go. Last week Facebook announced Quest’s store would have a different content policy than previous headsets — a more console-like policy with stricter...
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Shadow Legend Review: An Immersive VR RPG Overflowing With Interactivity
There are a few great VR RPGs available out there from the fantastically immersive The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR to the wonderfully puzzle-filled dungeon crawling of The Mage’s Tale and more. But compared to other genres like shooters or immersive adventure games there really aren’t a ton of VR RPGs out there and it’s...
Microsoft HoloLens 2 Team Interview — Inside the Specs, Design, & Future of Enterprise Augmented Reality
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...
Microsoft to Debut HoloLens 2 Livestream Video Series with Demos, Updates, & Developer Info
To build hype for the HoloLens 2 among developers, Microsoft is borrowing a page out of Magic Leap’s playbook. Starting on March 12, Microsoft will livestream a six-part series of talk shows, dubbed The Realities Show, that will examine various aspects of the next-generation HoloLens. Similarly, Magic Leap launched a monthly series on Twitch previewing...
7 Nintendo Switch VR Games We’re Dreaming Of For Labo
Well, it’s happening. Nintendo is getting into VR. Sort of. Labo VR might not be a fully fledged headset, but it does open the floodgates a tiny bit. When Labo VR launches next month it will let players morph their Switch into a makeshift headset using cardboard. It’ll probably only play a handful of family-friendly...
Borderlands 2 VR Patch Officially Adds PS Aim Controller Support
Ask and ye shall receive — sometimes. Gearbox Software have officially added PS Aim controller support to Borderlands 2 VR! When the FPS launched late last year as a PSVR exclusive the omission of the headset’s best peripheral, which is designed specifically for shooters, was glaring and strange. Thankfully that’s been remedied now. Too bad...
Valve Laid Off 13 Employees, VR Engineers Among Them
Thirteen employees at Valve Corporation were let go recently, including people working in VR. Images leaked late last year show what appeared to be a Valve-built VR headset. We heard from sources at the time the plan was to ship the headset early this year, potentially with a Half Life prequel game. We don’t know...
Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl Is A Cross-Platform PvP Card Battle VR Game
Today, Vertigo Games announced Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl, a brand-new VR game in the same universe as their RTS/MOBA hybrid, Skyworld, that’s due out on April 2nd for HTC Vive, Vive Focus, Rift, and Windows VR headsets. Launching on both PC VR and a standalone platform at the same time is a relatively new thing and...
Sci-Fi Novel Series Star Force Is Being Turned Into A VR FPS For Rift, Vive And Quest
B.V. Larson’s long-running series of sci-fi novels, Star Force, is leaping out of pages and into VR headsets this year. New York-based Cemtrex today announced that it’s developing a VR adaptation of Larson’s series. Star Force is a set in a distant future in which humanity faces extinction via alien invasion. Sounds about par for the...
Bonfire Is The Next VR Movie From Baobab, Starring Ali Wong
Crow: The Legend and Invasion! creator Baobab Studios is back with its next project. Bonfire stars stand-up comic and actor, Ali Wong. The studio announced its latest project earlier this week. According to a press release, Bonfire is an “absurd alien adventure”. That immediately recalls the studio’s second movie, Asteroids!, though the two don’t sound...
