Marvel Powers United VR arrives July 26, and Black Panther is playable
Nearly one year after unveiling Marvel Powers United VR, Oculus announced today that it will release the virtual reality superhero game on July 26 —...
High Fidelity raises $35 million with goal of bringing VR to ‘a billion people’
High Fidelity has raised $35 million for its open source platform for building distributed social virtual reality worlds. The platform leverages blockchain technology to enable linkable VR experiences that can be easily deployed across platforms that also adhere to the open, transparent, and secure ledger technology.
Anime ‘virtual YouTube hosts’ are a thing, and Gree’s using VR to make them
Japanese gaming and media company Gree is leveraging VR hardware and IKinema software to recruit people who might become YouTube's next big personalities.
Echo Combat’s VR zero-G shooting goes into open beta
Ready At Dawn Studios’ new virtual reality team shooter Echo Combat is now available in open beta. It will be free to download for...
How Frontier leveled up movie games with Jurassic World Evolution
For the most part, movie games suck. (Insert long conversation here.) But NBCUniversal wanted a good game to go with the launch of its...
Owlchemy Labs CEO and studio director leave to start a new company
Owlchemy Labs created one of virtual reality’s first big successes with its cheeky game, Job Simulator. Now cofounder and CEO Alex Schwartz has announced...
Arca’s Path hands-on — navigating a sci-fi fairy tale by sight
Arca’s Path gently guides you through an alien world full of soft colors and exotic plants — and you’ll never have to pick up...
Pimax 8K headset will use Vaqso VR to emulate smells
Chinese VR headset developer Pimax today announced a partnership with Japan's Vaqso to bring a scent emitter module to the upcoming Pimax 8K headset, enabling users to experience multiple smells during VR experiences.
The IndieBeat: VR innovation bubbles at IndieCade’s E3 booth
Virtual reality didn’t get much love at the press conferences before the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo kicked off, but it fared better on the...
Déraciné is From Software’s first game for PSVR
FromSoftware and Japan Studio are working on an enigmatic virtual reality title, Déraciné, which seems to have to do with fairy tales — or at...