After more than four years of legal back-and-forth, ZeniMax and Facebook reached an undisclosed settlement in a suit that ensnared three key Oculus leaders.Read More Source: Facebook and ZeniMax settle Oculus VR lawsuit
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Viewr gives friends a window into what you are doing in VR
Virtual reality experiences can be amazing, but they’re often isolated. So Viewr is a new tool that lets your friends see what you are doing in VR. Read More Source: Viewr gives friends a window into what you are doing in VR
New Report Uses VR To Unearth Hidden Pollution Along US Border
A new report from Palm Springs’ The Desert Sun uses VR to help tell the story of pollution along the US border in interesting new ways. Journalists at The Sun began investigating pollution in the New River, which runs from the Mexican city of Mexicali, over the border and into the US, in 2016. Their...
Epic’s New SDK Could Make Cross-Platform Multiplayer Easier For Developers
Epic Games today announced it will be releasing a free cross-platform networking software development kit (SDK) for games. The SDK will allow developers to leverage the same server infrastructure used by Fortnite, for free. Players will use the same login as Fortnite and the new Epic Games store, so for many gamers no new account...
Oculus On ZeniMax Lawsuit: ‘We’re Pleased To Put This Behind Us And Continue Building The Future Of VR’
The parent company of Bethesda, Id and other well known gaming brands agreed to settle its VR-related lawsuit with Facebook on undisclosed terms. The ZeniMax lawsuit centered on the hiring of John Carmack away from Id and the expertise in VR he took to Oculus and later Facebook. A Texas jury originally found Oculus and its...
10 Things We Can’t Wait To Do In Borderlands 2 VR
Borderlands 2 VR on PSVR is just a few days away as it’s set to release later this week. Soon, PSVR owners will be able to return to Pandora six years later after the original game released and re-explore the psycho-ravaged landscapes once again. Even though Borderlands 2 VR won’t include any of the extensive...
Google’s Daydream 6DOF Controllers Now Shipping To Developers
The first unboxing video for Google’s 6DOF controllers hit the Web as the first wave of developer kits appear to be shipping out. VR and AR developer Alex Coulombe posted the following video showing the complete contents of the developer kit, including AAA batteries and a charger for them as well as the controllers, the...
Underground VR FPS Echoes Nears Kickstarter Funding
It looks like Echoes, a new VR shooter from a Spanish indie developer, will be making its way to a headset near you soon. Rogue Titan Games launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for the game, which we originally wrote about earlier this year, back in November. With over two weeks to go before the campaign...
Sairento VR Finally Coming To PSVR Early Next Year Via Perp Games
One of PC VR’s most popular action games is finally making its way over to Sony’s PSVR headset. Perp Games, a company best known for producing physical versions of VR games like Moss and Apex Construct today announced that it will bring Mixed Realm’s Sairento VR to PSVR in early 2019. No specific date beyond...
VRgineers brings sharper, wider lenses to $5,500 VR headset XTAL
If price is no object, this enterprise-class 5K VR solution will give you everything from an ultra-wide field of view to integrated eye and hand tracking.Read More Source: VRgineers brings sharper, wider lenses to $5,500 VR headset XTAL