More lockdown listening awaits you in VR today; Lewis Capaldi is going live in Oculus Venues later on. The singer-songwriter will be broadcasting into Venues’ massive virtual theater at 4pm PT (or 7pm ET/12:00am UK time). Assuming he’s performing from his home in Scotland, he’ll definitely be keeping the neighbors up tonight, then. As with...
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Museum Of Other Realities To Host Cannes XR Virtual Program In June
Announced this morning, the Museum of Other Realities will co-host the Cannes XR Virtual festival next month. Originally planned as a physical event as part of the Cannes Film Market (the business counterpart to the Cannes Film Festival), all of the program will now be moved to an online setting. The Cannes Film Festival is...
Free Multiplayer Quest + PC VR Shooter Blastworld Leaves Early Access With New Modes
There’s some new free VR content to check out this week, as multiplayer shooter Blastworld leaves Early Access. Yes, out of Early Access but still free. Blastworld is a more playful take on the shooter genre, in which players use weapons that are similar to foam dart guns. In this week’s update, the game adds...
Watch: 10 Minutes Of Gorn PSVR Gameplay From the Full Build
Yes, you read that right, we’re playing Gorn on PSVR right now, and we’ve got the first footage for you below. Check out 10 minutes of Free Lives’ long-anticipated PSVR port right here. After months of delays, Gorn is finally touching down on the console on May 19th. It was first released on PC VR...
Tired Of Webcam Grids For Remote Work? Spatial Is Now Free During The Pandemic
Popular remote collaboration app Spatial is now free for everyone “for the coming months” in response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. Apps like Spatial are forging a new kind of remote work as compared to the 2D grids of webcam streams seen with services like Zoom, by moving to 3 dimensions. Almost any kind...
Tim Sweeney: PS5’s Storage System ‘Absolutely World-Class’, ‘Better Than High-End PC’
Epic Games co-founder Tim Sweeney has high praise for PS5’s storage system following today’s reveal of a stunning Unreal Engine 5 demo. According to Epic the demo, designed to highlight new features made possible by next-gen consoles, was captured in real-time on a PS5. Following its reveal, Sweeney appeared on Geoff Keighley’s Summer of Gaming...
Unreal Engine 5 Supports VR, Promises Generational Leap For Graphics
Epic Games just showcased its vision of next-generation console gameplay with the reveal of Unreal Engine 5. Not only that, but the new engine supports VR headsets. Below you can see a stunning new technical showcase for Unreal Engine 5 called Lumen in the Land of Nanite. It features the kinds of graphical and technical...
New Supernatural Deal: Get 12 Months Of VR Fitness App For $149
Following the launch of its subscription-based VR fitness app earlier this month, Within just revealed a limited Supernatural deal for your first year. But you’ll need to act fast. When Supernatural launched on Oculus Quest, Within set a monthly subscription fee of $19, with your first 30 days free. This price has been the subject...
Microsoft Mixed Reality Dev Days Names Keynote For AltSpace VR Event
Microsoft announced more details and plans for their Mixed Reality Dev Days, which will now take place fully online in AltSpaceVR. The event will take place on May 21-22, however due to COVID-19, the event will be conducted from within VR instead of in person in Seattle, as was originally planned. The Mixed Reality Dev...
Echo VR On Quest Open Beta Now Supports Crossplay With Oculus Rift
Echo VR (specifically the Echo Arena variant) is fast-approaching a full release date presumably very soon and the Open Beta that’s running for free on Oculus Quest right now has just expanded to include crossplay with Oculus Rift players as well. If you’re unaware, Echo VR is a gravity-defying competitive VR game that pits two...
