From the moment we first saw Cortopia’s latest project, Down The Rabbit Hole, we were drawn in with pure curiosity and intrigue. In the latest preview trailer released by Cortopia Studios, developer of Wands, we get a real sense of how this Wonderland adaptation is sprinkled with sarcasm and sassy characters. Down The Rabbit Hole...
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Be A VR Valentine’s With Titanic 3D Screenings In Bigscreen
Near, far and now wherever you are thanks to VR; Bigscreen is celebrating Valentine’s Day with virtual screenings of Titanic 3D. Premiering on Friday and running through Valentine’s week, the James Cameron classic comes to VR for the first time. You know, the one with all the Celine Dion and yucky love stuff. At least...
Oxford VR Therapy Platform Lands £10 Million In Investment
UK-based Oxford VR hopes to lead the way in automated VR therapy in the future, and it just raised £10 million to help achieve that goal. The company, which span out of Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry in 2017, raised the money in a Series A round of funding led by Optum Ventures. According to...
Stormland On Sale For Limited Time To Celebrate DICE Award Nomination
The Oculus-exclusive VR shooter Stormland, developed by Insomniac Games, is on sale for 25% off for a limited time, to celebrate the game’s nomination for Immersive Reality Technical Achievement at the 23rd annual DICE Awards. Stormland released in November last year and we called it VR’s slickest shooter yet, even if it does have a...
Editorial: Xbox Doesn’t Need A VR Headset Just Yet, But It Soon Will
Poor Phil Spencer; no one wants him to like VR. Every time Microsoft’s Xbox guru opens his mouth to explain his stance on the technology, only the negative points seem to make the headlines, even when he’s trying to clarify any misunderstanding around previous pessimism. Even this week’s comments, in which Spencer tried to plainly...
Will Apple, Facebook or Microsoft be the future of augmented reality?
Tim Merel Contributor Tim Merel is managing director of Digi-Capital. More posts by this contributor VR/AR startup valuations reach $45 billion (on paper) Despite short-term questions, games software/hardware to top $200 billion by 2023 Apple is seen by some as critical to the future of augmented reality, despite limited traction for ARKit so far and...
Mobile World Congress Cancelled Due To Coronavirus Concerns
For years, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona represented a chance for companies with interests in phones and other mobile devices to present their plans for VR and AR. This year, though, the “global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak” led organizers to cancel the event. In recent days a steady stream of companies announced their plans...
The 4 Strangest, Most Misleading And Downright Terrible VR Commercials
Despite its challenges, some companies have learned to market VR hardware and apps pretty effectively on our flat screens. And, of course, some companies really haven’t. This list is for them. I can understand the temptation to maybe overpromise a little in a VR commerical. It wouldn’t be very attractive to watch players phase through...
VR Interview: Ironlights Creator E McNeill On Kickstarting A VR Game In 2020
Long-time independent VR developer E McNeill successfully funded his latest project on Kickstarter and recently sat down with us in our virtual studio for an interview. There aren’t many developers with as much experience making VR games as McNeill. He’s built strategy games like Astraeus, Skylight, Tactera, and Darknet for VR. His latest project is...
Prince Of Persia VR Escape Room Coming This Spring To VR Arcades
Today Ubisoft announced that it’s releasing a Prince of Persia-themed VR escape room similar to its current lineup that includes Assassin’s Creed Origins-themed Escape the Lost Pyramid and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey-themed Beyond Medusa’s Gate. Surprisingly, the Prince of Persia VR escape room, named The Dagger of Time, is set in the world of The Sands...