Cartoon Network Journeys VR released last year as a free experience for SteamVR users, with three separate ‘journeys’ on offer. Now, the game has received a new journey that is unlocked after completing its existing content. As we noted upon release last year, Cartoon Network Journeys VR features new content and characters created by the...
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5 PSVR Predictions For This Week’s State Of Play Broadcast
This Thursday’s State of Play broadcast might not have much in store for PS5, but that’s a good thing if you’re a fan of PSVR. Sony already confirmed that this week’s show, which airs 1pm PT on August 6, will mainly focus on PS4 and PSVR titles. With the next-generation of consoles landing later this...
EA Explains Why Star Wars: Squadrons’ Price Is $40
Set for release in early October, Star Wars: Squadrons is one of the biggest VR games of the year, but it’s one of publisher EA’s more budget-priced titles, coming in at $40. Why is that? The publisher touched on the question at its quarterly financial conference call last week, as reported by twinfinite. Asked about...
New HoloLens 2 App Helps UK Doctors Train To Identify COVID-19
A new HoloLens 2 application uses volumetric capture of a COVID-19 patient to help UK doctors and nurses safely identify symptoms. HoloPatient: COVID-19 is a free extension of GIGXR’s HoloPatient platform, produced in partnership with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and the new Resilient XR consortium. The app presents users with a ‘standardized patient’...
Eye of the Temple Reminds You How Amazing Room-Scale VR Is, Demo Available Now
It sometimes feels like we’ve forgotten something about the magic of room-scale VR. The need to traverse bigger worlds has given way to the fine, if unconvincing means of smooth movement, but there’s real power in putting your own two feet in front of you. Eye Of The Temple doesn’t forget that. In fact, it...
New VR Games August 2020: The Biggest Release This Month
After a huge month of VR releases in July, the new VR games August 2020 list is looking a little dry. Granted we learn about lots of releases just days before they come about, but there’s just only a handful of truly big games to talk about this month. Still, what’s here is promising with...
Kat Walk C VR Treadmill Kickstarter Ends At $1.6 Mill, Haptic Module Added
Back in June, we reported that the Kat Walk C VR treadmill had reached its funding goal shortly after the Kickstart launch, and was already at $1.2 million in funding in just a few days’ time. Well, now the campaign is over and the final funding numbers fall at $1.6 million — well above the...
VR Power Oculus Quest Battery Pack Now Shipping Within A Few Weeks
The company behind the VR Power battery pack and counterweight that extends Oculus Quest battery life and makes the headset more comfortable is now shipping within one to three weeks. An email to customers from Rebuff Reality offered an “apology to everyone who is still waiting for their order to arrive. COVID-19 really threw a...
Karnage Chronicles Co-Op PC VR Dungeon Crawler RPG: Giveaway Livestream!
For today’s livestream we’re playing the co-op dungeon crawler RPG, Karnage Chronicles! If you’re curious about how we livestream the way we do then look no further than this handy guide for general tips and this guide specific to our Oculus Quest setup. Karnage Chronicles has been in Early Access for years but is now finally fully released. Today, Jamie will be...
VTOL VR Exits Early Access, No Flight Stick Needed
SteamVR combat flight game VTOL VR just left early access after exactly three years with a major patch focused on polish and final bug fixes. Most flight sims are made to be played on a monitor, with VR support added in later. They’re usually played with a flight stick. VTOL was built specifically for VR...
