The PSVR Summer Sale (or Sales) is on, and there are some incredible deals going. Summer’s heatwave might not be the best time to jump into VR. It’s way too hot for Beat Saber and your headset’s going to get all sweaty and smelly. But some of these prices will make you want to block...
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Swiss Society of Virtual and Augmented Reality
Tetris Effect PC VR Review: A Hypnotic Classic, Sharper Than Ever
When we first reviewed Tetris Effect on PSVR, we said this: “So, yes, this is indeed Tetris… in VR. But, by applying its unmatched strand of spectacular visual and musical flair, Enhance creates something with a powerful, compelling and entirely unexpected hypnotism to it. For some of you, that’ll be enough to lay down the...
Magic Leap Expands Multiplayer Support & Adds Hand Mesh Tracking in Latest Lumin OS Update
While Magic Leap has remained mostly silent regarding its plans for its Magic Leap One successor, the software team continues to makes strides with improvements to the device’s Lumin OS and SDK. In version 0.97 of Lumin OS, arguably the biggest change is the graduation of Map Merge, the cloud-based protocol for multiplayer support on...
Facebook Updates Oculus Quest Controller Tracking And Adds Venues
Oculus Quest owners should see their headsets update within the next few days to a software version with new controller tracking algorithms. Last month, Facebook rolled out an update on its testing channel that dramatically improves controller tracking on the PC-powered Rift S headset. This week that update left its testing phase and started releasing...
Viro Move Is A New Active VR Game Designed To Make You Sweat
There’s a new contender for the VR fitness crown in Viro Move. Developed by Fit Reality, this new VR game consists of three main game types. First up, there’s a boxing mode to get your arms moving. A shooter segment will have you dodging incoming fire and returning attacks. Finally there’s a sword-swinging mode that,...
Jon Favreau’s VR Adventure Gnomes & Goblins Might Not Be Dead
Iron Man director Jon Favreau just wrapped up work on the live-action remake of The Lion King. It looks like his next project could finally be a full version of Gnomes & Goblins. This compelling VR experience released in preview form back in 2016. Favreau produced the piece alongside Wevr and Reality One. In it,...
PSA: PSVR Exclusive Starblood Arena Shuts Down Thursday
Consider this a PSA: you have only a few hours left to play PSVR exclusive shooter, Starblood Arena, online. Developer WhiteMoon Studios confirmed its six degrees of freedom (6DOF) dogfighting game would be shutting down back in January. Sony would be taking servers offline on July 25th. Studio had hoped that it might be able...
Magic Leap Reveals Peek at New ‘Undersea’ Augmented Reality Experience
The Association for Computing Machinery’s annual Siggraph conference, taking place next week in Los Angeles, will bring researchers from around the to show off their latest innovations in imaging and display technology. This year, the conference has a new headlining act, as Magic Leap will use the event as its launching pad for a new...
Fan Made Half-Life VR Quest Port Looks Promising
Valve’s flagship VR game is sadly still under wraps. While we wait, though, this fan conversion of Half-Life for Oculus Quest has our attention. Reddit user DrBeef_ldn is sharing progress on an unofficial port of Valve’s beloved first-person shooter. The developer started out a few weeks ago but recently shared a new look. The game...
Check Out 20 Minutes Of Iron Man VR Gameplay From Comic-Con
PlayStation, Marvel and Camouflaj have played their cards close to their chest on Iron Man VR thus far. That changed at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend; we have about 20 minutes of Iron Man VR gameplay to showcase. The game featured on Marvel’s own livestream coverage over the weekend. Developer Camouflaj’s Ryan Paton joins the...