The Valve Index is now the second most used headset on Steam, having overtaken the Oculus Rift S. That is according to the latest update to the Steam Hardware Survey, which saw Index grow to 17.5% of overall VR headset usage on Steam. Rift S, meanwhile, fell to 17.21%, making this the first time Valve’s...
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Sweet Surrender Review: A Rock-Solid Roguelite With Room To Grow
Sweet Surrender delivers core roguelite thrills with room to grow. Read on for our full Sweet Surrender review! That thing happened with Sweet Surrender. I played it for a few hours and came to what I thought would be my final conclusion. I’d confidently decided it was a simple, clean VR shooter that ultimately didn’t...
Jurassic World Aftermath Part 2 Available Now On Oculus Quest
The second part of Jurassic World Aftermath is now available for Oculus Quest as a DLC add-on for part one. Jurassic World Aftermath released last December for Oculus Quest. While we enjoyed the game overall, it did leave players hanging on a pretty considerable cliffhanger, thanks to the somewhat-silent shift to an episodic release structure...
HTC Bundles Vive Wireless Adapter With Cosmos Elite In UK Ahead Of Vive Flow Reveal
A pretty attractive new HTC deal bundles the Vive Wireless Adapter in the Cosmos Elite headset in the UK just ahead of the company’s Vive Flow announcement. The deal, live from today on the Vive website until October 14, applies to the full Cosmos Elite package only, and not the headset-only option. We also don’t...
Felix & Paul Location-Based VR Experience The Infinite Opening In Houston
The Infinite, an immersive VR exhibition about space and the International Space Station, will open in Houston this December. The exhibition is produced in partnership with Felix & Paul Studios, for which it acts as an extension of the studio’s Emmy Award-winning VR series, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience. The exhibition is currently available in...
Microsoft HoloLens 2 & Unity Used to Highlight the Threat to Endangered Whales at the Smithsonian
Although the enterprise use cases for the Microsoft HoloLens 2 continue to impress, the arts community just can’t stay away from the best augmented reality headset on the market. The latest example comes from a new exhibit that highlights one of Earth’s most powerful but vulnerable sea creatures: orca whales. • Don’t Miss: Microsoft’s HoloLens...
HTC Reveals More Vive Flow Teaser Images
HTC has revealed more teaser images ahead of its Vive Flow announcement later this month. This time the images come from the October 14 announcement event’s website. They all feature the same cylinder object we saw in the first image earlier this week, sometimes turned on its side, sometimes with the lid on, sometimes off....
PC VR Mech Game Iron Rebellion ‘Weeks Away’ From Launch
Promising PC VR mech combat game, Iron Rebellion, is “weeks away” from an Early Access launch, and its developers are looking for last-minute beta testers. Developer Black Beach Studio shared the news on Reddit this week, and you can apply for beta testing for the game’s multiplayer combat on the studio’s Discord. Iron Rebellion is...
New VR Games October 2021: All The Biggest Releases
Looking for the new VR games October 2021 list? We’ve got you covered with our full rundown. October is a frankly daunting month for VR releases with an enormous number of new games to talk about. From yet another new version of Resident Evil 4 to the launch of the final Oculus Rift exclusive, there’s...
Resident Evil 4 VR Storage Requirement For Oculus Quest 2 Revealed
Resident Evil 4 comes to Oculus Quest 2 on October 21 and you’ll need to have nearly 12GB of available storage to install it successfully. Resident Evil 4 is expected to take up around 7.8GB of storage on Oculus Quest 2 after it is successfully installed, but you’ll need 11.51GB of available space to download...