HappyGiant announced its release schedule for Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual! The title published by Big Sugar is planned for Oculus Quest release in June this year for $29.99, followed by release on Steam and Viveport Infinity later this year and PlayStation VR in early 2022. For those unfamiliar, Sam & Max is...
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Microsoft gets contract worth up to $22 billion to outfit US Army with 120,000 AR headsets
The killer use case for AR/VR might just be warfare. Today, Microsoft announced that it has received a contract to outfit the United States Army with tens of thousands of augmented reality headsets based on the company’s HoloLens tech. This contract could be worth as much as $21.88 billion over 10 years, the company says....
Microsoft Wins $21 Billion Contract to Produce Military-Grade HoloLens for US Army
After years of testing and modifications, the US Army is moving forward with its customized version of HoloLens 2 from Microsoft. In separate announcements published on Wednesday, the US Army authorized moving from rapid prototyping to production and rapid field testing. Don’t Miss: Here’s Your First Look at the US Army’s Combat-Ready HoloLens 2 in...
Report: Snapchat To Launch AR Glasses Dev Kit This Year
The Information reports Snap will ship AR glasses to developers & creators, with an announcement planned in May. Founded in 2011, Snap inc has never made a profit. The Snapchat app has over 300 million active users. Some financial analysts expect the company will reach profitability this year. Snap has shipped three smartglasses products to...
Zenith VR MMO Alpha Delayed To May (Update)
[Update 3/31/21]: Today the developers announced that the start dates for its upcoming Preview Weekend, Early Bird Alpha, and Second Alpha tests have all been delayed. Previously everything was going to kick off in just a couple of weeks, but now the Kickstarter-exclusive Preview Weekend isn’t slated until May 1-2 with the Early Bird Alpha...
Population: One Gets ‘Private Rooms’ This Friday So You Can Setup Custom Games
Today BigBox VR revealed that battle royale VR shooter Population: One is getting ‘Private Rooms’ in a Beta form this Friday at 12PM PT for custom game lobbies. Population: One—Private Rooms Beta You can see in the image above what it will look like in-game. You’ll be able to select either ‘Create’ or ‘Join’ from...
Watch: 7-Minutes Of Alvo VR Gameplay On PSVR With Aim Controller, Coming This April
Alvo is a military-themed fast-paced competitive VR shooter coming first to PSVR next month, followed by Quest and PC VR after that. Currently it’s aiming to release on PSVR on April 12 after months of beta testing, but the date could shift slightly depending on approvals from Sony. Alvo VR Gameplay From what we’ve seen...
Niantic Previews the Future of AR Gaming with Codename: Urban Legends Demo
As if teasing its own smartglasses weren’t enough, augmented reality gaming developer Niantic gave gamers a glimpse of how 5G speeds can revolutionize how they play mobile games in the near future. This week, the company revealed Codename: Urban Legends, a demo game built with the Niantic Real World Platform that showcases action-packed, multi-player mobile...
Viveport Users Get Free Access Upcoming Live VR Events In Sansar
There’s an added bonus in-store for HTC Viveport users this month – access to the latest live events inside Sansar. Two events are coming up inside the virtual socializing platform which can be experienced either inside VR or on flat screens. The first is, Tobacco Dock Virtual, and users will also be able to take...
Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever Review — Slightly Off-Target
Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever is the latest Zombieland game spinoff and a first in several ways for the series. Read on for our full Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever review down below. Aside from being the first Zombieland game in VR, it also does away with Double Tap Road Trips’s shoot-’em-up mechanics in favor of an...