Zenith: The Last City from Ramen VR opened up pre-orders recently which included closed alpha access, but had to close them from the surge in demand. We recently spoke with Ramen VR CEO, Andy Tsen, to get the latest on the game’s upcoming release. Zenith: The Last City—A True VR MMORPG Zenith: The Last City...
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Rec Room Raised Another $100M And Earns $1.25B Valuation
Today Rec Room revealed another fund raising round, led by current investors Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures, to the tune of $100M at a valuation of $1.25B overall. Popularity continues to rise for Rec Room, the free-to-play social gaming platform that originally got its start in PC VR. Since then it’s launched on every major...
Echo VR Challenger Cup Broadcast Live In Venues This Weekend
The third season of VR Master League’s (VRML) competitive Echo VR matches continue this weekend, with the second challenger cup concluding cycle 2 of the season. VRML began Season 3 of their competitive Echo VR matches earlier this year, many of which are broadcast live in VR through Oculus’ Venues app, available on Quest. Season...
Valve – Half-Life: Alyx/Episode 2 Follow-Up Not ‘Hot On Its Heels’ But ‘Excited To Keep Going’
Valve says it’s probably a bit too optimistic to think that a follow-up Half-Life game after 2020’s Half-Life: Alyx is “hot on its heels”. The team’s Robin Walker said as much to IGN this weekend after taking home the Game of the Year prize for Alyx at the SXSW Festival. When asked if a follow-up...
Half-Life: Alyx Is 40 Percent Off Through The End Of March
Half-Life: Alyx is priced 40 percent off through the end of March to mark the one-year anniversary of the release of Valve’s VR masterpiece. The game is priced at $35.99 through March 31, down from its typical price of $59.99. You can buy it now on Steam and if you haven’t played it already, and...
Next Low-Fi Update Will Add More Quests And Input Mapping
Great news if you’re looking for more things to do in and more ways to interact with upcoming sci-fi VR sim, Low-Fi – the next update has some big additions. Developer Blair Renaud recently shared a list of changes and addition to come in the next update to the game’s Early Access phase. Headlining the...
Livestream With @Pushmatrix VR Hand Tracking Prototypes And Nightmares
We’ve got a special guest joining us in our virtual studio this week — Daniel Beauchamp aka @Pushmatrix on Twitter — and we’re going to look through his fascinating and occasionally nightmarish hand tracking prototypes with our live audience. Tune in at 10 am Pacific time on Wednesday March 24th for our live discussion with...
Real VR Fishing ‘Spring Edition’ Free Update Adds New Avatar Clothing And More This April
Real VR Fishing is getting a big free ‘Spring Edition’ update on April 8 that will introduce new leaderboards for all fish species, 30 new avatar clothing options, full-screen support for YouTube windows in the in-game browser, and a new quick select for the screenshot camera. Update details are as belowNew Leaderboards for all fish...
Space Walk VR And Crop Craze Highlight New Batch Of Oculus App Lab Quest Releases
New games continue to release on Oculus App Lab, the new distribution method for VR developers that lets them release Quest games without getting full Oculus Store approval, and the latest batch has two real standouts: Space Walk VR and Crop Craze. Also, make sure to read our list of the best App Lab games...
Half-Life: Alyx Is Still VR’s Best Game, But Not Its Most Innovative
24 hours before I was set to publish my Half-Life: Alyx review, I found myself in a sudden crisis of confidence. I’d just turned in my near-3,000 word draft. In it, I’d outlined a game that easily earned full marks for its standout production and refined gameplay, but was curiously measured in other areas. It...
