3D hosting service Sketchfab is now part of Epic Games. The acquisition gives Epic Games, makers of the Unreal Engine, a popular 3D asset hosting service and a major piece of the puzzle for an “interconnected Metaverse”, as the companies put it in a joint announcement. “We built Sketchfab with a mission to empower a...
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Oculus Quest v31 Adds Experimental Passthrough API For Mixed Reality
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is teasing that the upcoming v31 update for Oculus Quest “makes it easier to coordinate multiplayer games by sending friends pop-up invites, and gives developers access to Passthrough API Experimental to build and test mixed reality experiences.” The update is coming “soon” with Zuckerberg posting to Facebook that more details are...
Helicopters Coming To Microsoft Flight Simulator In 2022
A new development update on Microsoft Flight Simulator revealed that helicopters are a planned feature, set for a prospective 2022 release. In the weekly development update post from Flight Simulator developers Asobo, the helicopter announcement was somewhat hidden in a screenshot showing a history of recent feedback. Under the ‘Top Wishes’ column, the top voted...
Space Explorers Episode Two Streaming For Free Until July 23 On Quest
The second episode of Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is available to stream for free in Oculus Venues on Quest, starting today and running until July 23. The event is running in celebration of National Moon Day (which itself commemorates Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon) and is available on a 24-hour loop in...
Watch: 20 Minutes Of Fracked Gameplay Showing Move Locomotion And More
Wondering how PSVR exclusive Fracked actually plays? Our demo gameplay gives you some idea. Fracked aims to be a fast-paced experience that users can play from the comfort of their own chair. How is nDreams able to pull off that sense of speed with that setup? Watch the video below with over 20 minutes of...
Fracked Launches In August, Free Demo Available Now
nDreams’ PSVR exclusive, Fracked, will launch on August 20. But you can try the game today. The developer is today releasing a free demo for the game with roughly 30 minutes of gameplay. It’s taken from some of the game’s opening levels and will give players a taste of both skiing and shooting. In Fracked...
Sniper Elite VR Update Supports Gun Stocks And HP Reverb G2
Sniper Elite VR developers issued an update with a long list of improvements for PC VR and PlayStation VR. Among the changes is official support for the HP Reverb G2 and the support of gun stocks in “Beta standard” which you can enable in the options screen. We reviewed the stealthy title as “great” with...
Lone Echo II Launches August 24 On Oculus Rift Platform
The last announced Oculus Rift exclusive title, Lone Echo II, will launch on August 24 for $39.99 and it will be playable on Quest from a VR-ready PC via Oculus Link or Air Link. Lone Echo’s impressive single-player campaign in 2017 was one of consumer VR’s early standouts for hand-controlled interaction and the original game...
Dyschronia Is The New VR Visual Novel From Altdeus, Tokyo Chronos Dev
Altdeus and Tokyo Chronos developer MyDearest today revealed its next VR visual novel in Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate. A teaser trailer for the game just dropped on the developer’s YouTube channel, which you can see below. The clip doesn’t tell us a whole lot but it does confirm that the game is set in the ‘Chronos...
Crisis VRigade 2 Co-Op Multiplayer Support Arrives For PSVR
Crisis VRigade 2 now supports co-op multiplayer on all platforms, after the PSVR version of the game finally received the multiplayer update this week. Multiplayer co-op mode was a big feature of the original Crisis VRigade, however the sequel launched with single player modes only. A few months ago, the developers announced that an update...
