Facebook acquired another VR shooter game development studio with the purchase of BigBox VR, the creator of battle royale title POPULATION: ONE. Facebook said it wouldn’t disclose the terms of the deal, which follows the April purchase of Downpour Interactive and its tactical multiplayer shooter Onward. Both POPULATION: ONE and Onward are among the highest...
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Into The Darkness, IEYTD2, Sam & Max And More Get Demos For Steam Next Fest
Valve is offering another preview of what’s to come for SteamVR next week with Steam Next Fest. The revamped festival kicks off on Wednesday, June 16, and offers demos of a selection of VR titles alongside a swathe of flatscreen games too. Check out a very quick look at just some of the games in...
Mind-Bending Puzzle Game Viewfinder Teases VR Version
Earlier this month indie studio Robot Turtle turned heads with a tweet about its mind-bending puzzle game, Viewfinder. Now a possible VR version of the game is being teased. Viewfinder is all about solving challenges by finding a new perspective on things. Missing a bridge in a walkway? Raise a picture of one up to...
Museum of Other Realities XR3 Exhibition: A Clear Vision For VR Film Festivals
This week, the Museum of Other Realities launched its XR3 exhibition — a joint project between Cannes XR, the NewImages Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. Not only does the exhibition feature some fantastic immersive VR content, but it presents it in a way that feels fresh, appropriate and the right direction for VR film...
Virtual Desktop VR Streaming Gets ‘Synchronous Spacewarp’ On Quest 2
Virtual Desktop now has a beta of its own take on Facebook’s Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW) – and the extrapolation is actually better. Since just after the first Oculus Quest launched in 2019, without official PC support, Guy Godin’s app Virtual Desktop has offered wireless PC VR streamed over your home WiFi network. Facebook initially rejected...
An Open Source Version Of Tilt Brush Is Now Available For Free On PC VR
Open Brush, an open source version of Tilt Brush, is now available for free for PC VR via Steam. Earlier this year, Google announced that it was ending official development support for Tilt Brush but would be adding the source code to a repository on GitHub. This allows the VR developer community to crawl around...
Everslaught Is A Fast-Paced VR Dungeon Crawler Coming This Month
Well this crept up on us. Everslaught is a promising fast-paced VR dungeon crawler coming to PC VR headsets this month. Developed by MobX, the game will launch on SteamVR first in Early Access. In Everslaught, players explore randomly generated dungeons with a knife in one hand and a mix of ranged weaponry and a...
Oculus Quest Maximum Guardian Space Soon Growing To 15×15 Meters
The next version of Oculus Quest’s system software will enable people to set up VR play spaces stretching up to 15 meters in either direction. UploadVR confirmed with Facebook that from Quest system software v30, people should be able to draw Guardian boundaries up to 15 meters long in either direction. That translates to virtual...
Supply Chain Analyst: 2022 Oculus Headset Will Have New Lenses
Android Central says it viewed a note from Ming-Chi Kuo claiming Facebook & Sony have ordered high quantities of new, more expensive VR lenses for 2022. Kuo is a TF International Securities analyst mostly known for predicting Apple products & moves over a year in advance. Apple Track gives him a 77% accuracy rating. Facebook announced its...
Upload VR Showcase: The Best Moments From The First Shows
We’re gearing up for the third Upload VR Showcase on June 12 at 3pm PT with a look back at the best moments from past shows. Ever since the first showcase debuted as the E3 VR Showcase in 2019 we’ve been on the hunt for great new VR experiences to bring before your eyes. In...