Oculus Director of Content Ecosystem Chris Pruett has a message for developers not accepted for Oculus Quest store release: join the Oculus Start program. The Oculus Quest is a completely standalone headset which runs a carefully curated store. To get their games on this store, developers need to send Facebook a pitch document early in...
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MOBA And Shooter VR Hybrid Megalith Coming To PC VR Via Steam
After an initial open beta and then somewhat rocky launch on the PSVR platform, the VR MOBA and shooter hybrid Megalith is coming to PC VR via Steam. Megalith has had quite the history on the PlayStation VR platform over the last few years. We first learned about the game in late 2017, which was...
Oculus ‘Actively Thinking About’ Non-Store Option For Quest Applications
The Director of Content Ecosystem at Facebook’s Oculus, Chris Pruett, gave details on the Oculus Store curation policy for Oculus Quest in a Twitter thread today, along with teasing a potential official way for distributing Oculus Quest apps outside of the Oculus Store. The entire thread reads as follows: Focus on polish & quality for...
WATCH: New Half-Life: Alyx Environments Added To SteamVR Home
Valve made new Half-Life: Alyx preview locations for SteamVR Home available those who own or have ordered a Valve Index. You can view footage of the two environments embedded below. The first location is set outdoors in City 17, “in the shadow of the under-construction Citadel”, with the second set in Russell’s laboratory. Russell is...
Hands-On: Down The Rabbit Hole Promises As Fresh, Diverse A VR Adventure You’ll See This Year
Take it from someone with very little experience in Wonderland; Down The Rabbit Hole promises as diverse and fascinating a VR adventure as I’ve seen in the past four years covering the industry. Cortopia’s upcoming adventure — which finds itself releasing in uncomfortably close proximity to Half-Life: Alyx at the end of the month —...
Table Tennis In VR Gets 3D Printed Paddle For Oculus Touch Controllers
A project developed by mechanical engineers Florian Auté and Alexis Roseillier resulted in a 3D printed paddle, grip and holder for an Oculus Touch controller. The grip replicates the feel of a real racket for use in the VR table tennis game Eleven. Eleven was already available on PC VR but just launched on the...
New Death Stranding VR Fan Game Footage Shows BTs, Beasts And Ladders
Last week we covered the reveal of a fan-made Death Stranding VR game for Oculus Quest. This week, developer KingCeryn provided another look at the project. Whereas the initial video for the game only teased a few of the original game’s core elements in VR, this new trailer shows a lot more. There are some...
Valve Index On Sale Again Starting March 9 At 10 am Pacific
Valve Index VR kits will be available to purchase again on Monday, March 9, starting at 10 am Pacific time. The restock timing was reported previously as a “leak” by some but we confirmed the plans directly with Valve. It sounds, however, like it will be very hard to order one and have it arrive...
4 Classic PS2 Games You Can Relive In PSVR & PC VR (And 2 With Quest)
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the PS2, one of the world’s best and most popular games consoles. Sony’s second run would prove to be a huge hit for the company, with a seemingly unending supply of games arriving on the platform week-in, week-out. It wouldn’t be another 16 years until Sony would get into...
3dRudder Getting Native Quest Support For New Wireless Pro Model
3dRudder, the foot-based controller for VR experiences, is getting native Oculus Quest support. Or at least, 3dRudder Pro Wireless is. 3dRudder Pro Wireless is an enterprise-focused version of the product, which has users resting their feet on a sort of balance board, then tipping it in any direction to move around in VR. As the...
