Oculus Quest users can now choose to see the real world (in black & white) instead of a virtual home environment when in the headset’s menu. This option arrives in Quest system software version 16, which is rolling out this week. The Quest features four fisheye cameras on the front corners of the device. The...
Outlined in the Oculus Quest release notes for version 16, Facebook indicated that their mobile app will now offer a new prompt for certain kinds of content that allows users to open the content in VR. The full release notes contain a variety of new features, including an AR-like home experience, but the ‘Open in...
Facebook introduced a new virtual home environment for the Oculus Quest this week called ‘Space Station’. As you might have guessed from the title, the new environment transforms your Oculus Quest home into a futuristic space station looking down on a huge planet. The Quest launched with only the original Quest ‘Dome’ environment, which is...
The next Half-Life: Alyx mod to make the rounds pays tribute to the early roots of the first-person shooter (FPS) genre, bringing Wolfenstein 3D into VR. The mod, from Grandmasterethel, brings the first level of the classic shooter into VR, complete with Alyx’s established set of mechanics. You’ll still be using the same weapons and...
The studio behind a series of family-friendly VR games is developing a new title focused around “fiercely competitive” duels. Resolution Games is teasing the first details for a game called Blaston that pits players against one another in duels that requires players “stay in constant motion and blast their opponents with incredible precision using an...
The latest update for Cloudhead’s Pistol Whip is out now with a new scene inspired by alternate history World War II era timelines and Ninja Gaiden’s airship. The “Dark Skies” update for addictive arcade shooter Pistol Whip is available now on Oculus Quest and PC VR. It adds the 14th scene to the game called...
At 5+ million units sold, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) is thought to be the most successful VR headset on the market. The kit’s had a great run since launch in 2016, but should you buy a PSVR in 2020? Just under two years ago, we stated that you should “definitely” buy a PSVR in holiday...
A driver found by a VR developer in Oculus Quest’s firmware reveals new Touch-like VR controllers which may feature improvements to tracking, haptics, and finger sensing. Last month, the official Oculus Developer website leaked the codename for a ‘Del Mar’ standalone headset with a developer early access program. A reference to ‘Oculus Jedi Controller For...
Oculus Connect 7 won’t be held physically this year. Facebook announced the event — which held some of the biggest VR announcements of the year for the last six years — would be held in “a digital format later this year” due to the “evolving public health risks related to COVID-19.” The event is typically...
Newly revealed survival horror game Lies Beneath is now available for the Oculus Rift and Rift S through the Oculus Store. The game was developed by Drifter Entertainment and published by Oculus Studios, with an exclusive pre-Rift launch on the Oculus Quest at the end of last month. Drifter previously worked on the Quest port...
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