There’s been a lot of great VR mods for PC games lately, and Risk of Rain 2 is joining the list, with full motion control support. The full 2.0 version of the mod from DrBibop was launched just a few days ago (thanks to Brian Tate for tipping us off). Unlike the new mods we...
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Melee Combat Was Half-Life: Alyx’s ‘Logical Next Step’ – Valve
Adding melee combat into Half-Life: Alyx could have been the “logical next step” for the game, according to one Valve developer. Programmer Kerry Davis, who worked on the hand interactions in last year’s VR blockbuster, said as much in an interview with Kotaku last week. “I think that was one of those things that the...
Hand Physics Lab Adds Accessibility Options, 120 Hz Mode Planned
Hand Physics Lab now includes a number of accessibility options, including a colorblind mode and the ability to map finger movements to other fingers. The finger mapping feature should make the game playable for people who have a finger-related disability. The game is one of the few available on Oculus Quest that’s entirely playable with...
Update: Beat Saber Teases New Tracks This Week With Kendrick Lamar And LMFAO
It looks like Beat Saber will soon be getting new tracks this week featuring artists like LMFAO and Kendrick Lamar. Update: In a public post on his Facebook page, Mark Zuckerberg posted a video playing a (previously released) Beat Saber track and confirmed that a “new Beat Saber music pack [is] dropping this Thursday” in...
Japanese Team Aims To Turn Phones & Webcams Into Full Body Trackers
A team calling itself Akiya Research Institute VR Lab wants to turn phones and webcams into a multi-view body tracking system. We found no web presence for any “Akiya Research Institute” beyond the Twitter account started this month. We translated the Tweets – the videos have already gone somewhat viral. We’ve not been able to...
VR Download: Quest 2’s Relentless Updates And Snap’s Spectacles Make An AR Play
We’re in our virtual studio today talking about the relentless pace of updates for Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 as well as Snap’s big play into augmented reality announced the same week we reported on DigiLens’ new modular reference design for AR. That’s a lot to get into and, in case you’re unfamiliar, you can join...
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Still Doesn’t Like VR Very Much
It sounds like Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick still isn’t sold on VR. During an earnings call earlier this week (as reported by GamesBeat), Zelnick noted that VR “didn’t get this industry too far”. The CEO, who runs the company that owns both Rockstar Games and 2K, was speaking in relation to avoiding industry ‘buzzwords’. “I’m...
Subnautica: Below Zero Devs May Look At VR Support In The Future
Subnautica: Below Zero released in full this week and, while the sequel ditches official VR support, its developers may look at it again in the future. Project Lead David Kalina said as much in an interview with Shack News this week. “People really dug the VR in the first game but it was– we definitely...
The Goriest VR Games Released So Far
Look, VR is a major force for good. It can teleport us across the planet, link us up with friends and bring us closer to those we’ve never connected with in the past. It also lets you play Gorn. Sometimes it’s fun to cause a little carnage and, while there are legitimate concerns about the...
No Man’s Sky’s Easter Egg Brings Us Closer To Mass Effect VR
No Man’s Sky and Mass Effect fans are in for a big surprise today. Over the course of the past week No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has been running another of its now somewhat legendary alternate reality games (ARGs). The viral campaigns lead players on hunts for clues about the team’s next big announcement....