Defector, the VR spy thriller from Twisted Pixel and Oculus Studios is finally here, but does it deliver on the promise of being like Mission Impossible in VR? Find out in our Defector review. The best way I could describe Defector would be to call it like an exercise in bare bones wish fulfillment. You...
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Defector Launch Livestream: Mission Impossible VR Style Action
Curious about how we livestream the way we do? Then look no further than this handy guide for general tips and this guide specific to our Oculus Quest setup. We’re back again with another livestream planned for 7/11/19 @9:00AM PT on the UploadVR Twitch. For today we are playing Defector, a brand new spy action thriller from Twisted Pixel and Oculus...
Bigscreen TV Adds Over 50 Free Live Channels To Social VR Platform
Social VR platform Bigscreen is first and foremost a destination where users can share their desktop screens with friends. Bigscreen TV, however, takes the service in a new direction. Released today, Bigscreen TV allows up to eight VR users to watch over 50 live channels together. The service will provide free access to channels like...
Matterport acquires AI special effects startup Arraiy
Real estate computer vision platform startup Matterport is set to acquire Arraiy, an AI startup aiming to automate special effects processing in film. Arraiy raised $13.9 million according to Crunchbase, most recently a $10 million Series A in March of 2018. Lux Capital and Softbank Ventures Asia led the round. Lux Capital notably also led...
Google Teams with New York Times to Deliver ‘Stranger Things’ Augmented Reality Easter Egg in Newspapers
The promotions around last week’s release of Stranger Things 3 have been numerous, with Netflix at one point even taking over an entire baseball field via augmented reality. Don’t Miss: YouTube App Lets You Put Yourself in the World of ‘Stranger Things 3’ via Augmented Reality Now, after fans have had a week to binge...
Microsoft Is Shutting Down Its 3D Asset Platform, Remix 3D
Microsoft is getting rid of its answer to Sketchfab and Google Poly early next year. Remix 3D, the company’s online hub for storing 3D assets, will be ‘retiring’ on January 10, 2020. A message at the top of the site’s page confirms as much. In an FAQ, the company instead suggests users turn to its...
New Nintendo Switch Lite Is Not Labo VR Compatible
Is the new Nintendo Switch Lite Labo VR compatible? Unfortunately not. Cnet confirms as much in its hands-on article of the just-announced device. As the name suggests, Switch Lite is a smaller, lighter variation of the original Switch. Due to the difference in size and lack of detachable Joy-Con controllers, it won’t support the company’s...
Stormland Release Window Confirmed For Holiday 2019
Excited for Insomniac’s latest Oculus Rift exclusive? Want to know the Stormland release window? Then you might want to watch the team’s latest livestream. Insomniac this week hosted an hour-long stream for the anticipated VR game. It wasn’t a straight hour of gameplay as such, more an extended developer preview showcasing various assets and teasing...
No Man’s Sky Beyond Rating Suggests VR Release Nears
Look, we’re as excited for the No Man’s Sky VR release date as you are. But, no, we don’t know when it’s coming out so we can’t tell you when it’s coming out. The best we can do is guess. Given that the anticipated update was just rated by the Australian Government, though, we’d at...
Hotel R’n’R’s Gloriously Gruesome Destruction Could Deliver VR’s Next Gorn
Hotel R’n’R might not be a horror game, but you can quickly identify the twisted fingerprints of developer Wolf & Wood. They can be found all over this darkly comic VR smash ’em up. They’re there when you break through glass with your hands, messily contorting them into unusable bloody stumps. Or when you hit...
