Virtual and augmented reality news
Canon will start shipping a dual fisheye lens with an estimated retail price of $1,999 in late December that can shoot 3D 180° video when paired up with the EOS R5 camera. The Canon RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens will debut alongside a subscription-based software utility and Adobe Premiere Pro plug-in “for completing the...
Jurassic World Aftermath: Part 2 is now available, finishing off the story as a DLC purchase that continues on from Part 1. But is there enough dinosaur action here to justify diving back in, almost a year on? Here’s our full review. Jurassic World Aftermath released as a Quest-exclusive stealth title last year, based on...
SinnStudio’s physics-driven melee combat game, Swordsman VR, is coming to Oculus Quest soon via App Lab. The studio just confirmed the news on Twitter. You can expect to see the game hit the standalone headset in early 2022. SinnStudio had hoped to bring the game to the full Oculus Store but, in their words, Facebook...
Pokemon Go developer Niantic today acquired Hoss, a start-up company that will develop a platform and set of tools that makes it easier for developers to work with Niantic’s upcoming Lightship ARDK. Lightship is Niantic’s “planet-scale” AR platform, which provides developers with an SDK to build AR experiences on a global map — a type...
The future of the upcoming Panzer Dragoon VR game is in question after its official Twitter account falsely reported the death of its producer. As spotted by VGC, the now-deleted tweet claimed the game had been canceled after the death of developer Wildman’s CEO, Haruto Watanabe. “Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record has been canceled due to...
A sideloadable tool called ‘Oculess’ lets you unlink your Facebook account from Oculus Quest. You still need a Facebook account to set up the device in the first place and you need to give Facebook a phone number or card details to sideload, but after that you could use Oculess to forgo Facebook entirely –...
French startup Lynx just launched the Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming standalone AR-VR hybrid headset. The device is promised for pledges above €530, equivalent to just over $600. Lynx R1 was initially announced in February 2020 as a $1500 product focused on businesses and professionals, but in July of this year the company announced a radical...
Fast Travel Games’ Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife lands on PSVR nearly six months on from launch on other platforms. Update: Wraith’s PSVR launch has been pushed back a few weeks to October 27. Close to Halloween, at least! Original story is below. The narrative-driven horror game hits the platform on October 7 and will...
Halfbrick’s surprise VR sequel, Fruit Ninja VR 2, now has a demo. Or at least it does for this week only. You can try out the fruit-slicing follow-up between now and October 7 as part of Steam Next Fest. It’ll be your first chance to try out the new features Halfbrick is bringing to the...
The newly-named Patient 8 Games (formerly Section 8), has just released a new trailer for the next installment in its fan-made BioShock campaign mod for Half-Life: Alyx. Named Return to Rapture, the first part of the mod (which you can download here) brought some of Bioshock’s iconic locations and assets to VR, complete with the...
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