In a legal brief entered on Monday, Florida-based startup Magic Leap has filed suit against the founder of Nreal, a former employee of Magic Leap, claiming that the company’s Nreal Light smartglasses were built using Magic Leap’s intellectual property. The documents, which were filed with U.S. District Court, Northern District of California in San Francisco,...
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E3 2019: The Walking Dead: Onslaught Nails The Franchise’s Iconic Gore In VR
I’ve killed a lot of zombies in VR. I’ve blown them up, cut them to pieces, shot their heads off, and spent my fair share running away from them across a multitude of games. But The Walking Dead: Onslaught by Survios may have my favorite combat system to deal with the undead that I’ve seen...
Turtle Rock’s Journey of The Gods Journeys To Rift This Week
Vader Immortal isn’t the only Oculus Quest game making the jump to Rift this week. Turtle Rock Studios’ Journey of the Gods is also due on the PC VR platform. The developer recently confirmed that its Quest launch title will arrive on Rift on June 18th. That’s tomorrow! Journey of the Gods is an Oculus...
Luna Review: A Visual Feast That Lacks Narrative Punch
Take one look at Luna and you’ll believe in love at first sight. Funomena’s VR storybook is a joy to behold, from the textured detail of its vegetation to the modest animation that moves its cast of critters. There’s assured vision in this delightful palette, enough to warrant running through the short story all on...
Vanishing Realms Is Finally Getting A ‘Full Expansion’ In ‘A Few Weeks’
This is a welcome bit of news that slipped under our radar during E3. Vanishing Realms, the excellent and long-in-development VR adventure game, is getting a full expansion soon. News comes by way of developer Indimo on Steam. In a thread asking for an update the team simply responded: “Full Expansion ships in a few...
Pokémon GO and optimism as a business model
I played Pokémon GO this weekend, because I was babysitting my nephew, and I couldn’t help but be reminded what a cultural force it was when it launched three years ago. Hundreds massed near San Francisco’s Ocean Beach every day to hunt. Huge crowds sprinted through Central Park to catch a Vaporeon. Disapproving finger-pointers penned...
This iPhone & Android App Lets You Celebrate 50th Anniv. Of Moon Landing by Taking the Trip in Augmented Reality
With all the talk about returning to the moon via SpaceX, NASA, and international agencies, some have forgotten some of the magic surrounding the original Apollo 11 mission. To remind us about just how monumental the first landing was, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation has launched an app that allows users to recreate the...
Hands-On: Harry Potter – Wizards Unite Is One Of The Least Engaging Mobile Games I’ve Ever Played
Created by Niantic, of Pokemon Go fame, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a location-based AR mobile game that aims to take what made Pokemon Go great and apply it to the world of Harry Potter. Announced in 2017, the game is in every way a follow-up to the success of Pokemon Go. Developed in collaboration...
Crytek: The Climb On Oculus Quest Release Date Info Coming ‘Soon’
The Oculus Quest is almost a month old and we still don’t have any news on The Climb, the rock-climbing simulator-style game from Crytek. Back at Oculus Connect 5 (OC5) it was one of the very first confirmed titles for Facebook’s standalone VR headset, but has since vanished from conversations. It was expected as a...
Google Kills Movie Rental And Purchasing On Daydream VR
Google has removed Google Play Movies & TV from its Daydream VR platform. Play Movies & TV is Google’s portal for renting and purchasing movies and shows. It’s available on Android, iOS, Web, and Roku. Before this month it was also available on Daydream, Google’s VR platform for high-end Android smartphones and Lenovo’s standalone headset....