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Last week we reported that high-profile augmented reality company Magic Leap had filed a lawsuit against Chinese competitor, Nreal. The company claimed that Nreal founder and former Magic Leap software engineer Chi Xu had “wrongfully used and disclosed to Nreal and its collaborators the confidential and proprietary information to which he obtained access as a...

The original Pierhead Arcade is about as close to a “classic” as you can get in the VR space right now. It came out officially in late 2016 but was in Early Access before that. Now, Mechabit are releasing its sequel, the aptly title Pierhead Arcade 2, into Early Access later this week on June...

The grand prix-themed Steam Summer Sale kicked off today, June 25, and will run until July 9 featuring discounts on over 1,200 different VR-supports games and apps. If you’re looking for the next big rhythm game to dominate your headset or an immersive world to get lost in, check out what the Steam Summer Sale...

Community Download is a weekly discussion-focused articles series published every Monday (usually) in which we pose a single, core question to you all, our readers, in the spirit of fostering discussion and debate. Today some rumors have started swirling that Microsoft plan to make the Oculus Rift S compatible with the upcoming new Xbox console, currently...

HTC is confirming some specifications for its Vive Cosmos PC VR headset including an LCD display and a combined resolution of 2880×1700 (or 1440 x 1700 per eye). Following the reveal of a six camera configuration last week, HTC is confirming some more details of its forthcoming headset which is said to have “modular” capabilities...

Sairento Untethered is a new Oculus Quest game launching this Thursday. Unlike every other Quest port so far, Sairento Untethered is not the same game as its PC VR counterpart. Instead the game is built specifically for Quest, with the same gameplay mechanics but different levels and fewer features. Like the PC VR version, Sairento...

Valve’s goal is to have the first wave of Index hardware arrive to homes on June 29. We’ve seen reports surfacing in various places from early buyers seeing order status changes in anticipation of shipping the Valve Index VR headset and its new controllers. While we don’t know when the first shipments might actually arrive,...

We already knew Cyberpunk 2077, the next RPG epic from CD Projekt RED, creators of The Witcher series, would not have VR support. Official company channels confirmed that last year online. But now we’ve got more insight directly from company president, Adam Kiciński via the company’s FY19 earnings call last month. During the call a MetLife...

Peter Parker is back from the land of dust and ready to swing into his next adventure next month. Spider-Man: Far From Home hits cinemas in early July and, as with most Sony Pictures-produced movies, it’s getting a tie-in VR experience. Poor ol’ Spidey doesn’t have the best track record with VR, but I’m actually...

It was nearly three years ago now that we reported Disaster Report 4 would include a PSVR mode. The survival series has a bit of a niche audience and, though it released in Japan soon after, we’ve been waiting to hear about a western release ever since. Well, today we can finally confirm it’s happening....