Last week, I made my way to the Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco for the VR Arcade conference. I moderated a panel on investing in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. It was a far different environment for that kind of conversation than in 2016 or earlier. The event itself represented a pivot. Since consumer VR hasn’t taken […]
At long last, we have our first real glimpse of Star Wars: Vader Immortal Episode 1. The first proper glimpse of the game was revealed at the Star Wars Celebration event in Chicago today. There’s a lot to unpack but let’s start with the good news; the experience is coming to the Oculus Rift S […]
Some time in the next few months, Facebook will launch Oculus Quest– a standalone VR headset with room-scale positional tracking and Oculus Touch controllers. Quest is primarily intended for people who don’t already own a gaming PC. But if you do own a PC and a Rift already, you might be wondering if you’ll have […]
A new VR headset is releasing this week. No, not Rift S, Quest or Index. It’s actually Nintendo Labo VR, a makeshift device for the company’s Switch console. Like you, we’re eager to dive into the kit an learn what it’s all about. If you’re still on the fence, though, you’ll be able to do […]
For Ryan Payton, the moment of truth is drawing near. A few years ago, he convinced Jay Ong, the head of Marvel Games, to entrust him with Iron Man. Payton’s studio, Camafloj, finally revealed what it was doing this week with Iron Man VR. They have been trying to perfect Iron Man’s flights of fancy in the three-dimensional spaces […]
‘A panel at the upcoming Star Wars Celebration will detail “breakthroughs” with “lightsaber battle” in Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. The panel will be streamed live at 11:30 am Pacific time on April 12. Little is known about the Darth Vader-focused VR series from writer and executive producer David S. Goyer, but the […]
Dave & Busters locations now offer three VR attractions including Star Trek and Jurassic World. The newest attraction — Star Trek: Dark Remnant –puts visitors on a rescue mission with the Enterprise “at the edge of Klingon space.” Jurassic World is an on-rails motion platform experience similar to Star Tours. It is more interactive, though, […]
Valve is teasing its VR headset for May. You can check it out right now on Steam, although there are currently no other details listed. The site at least partially confirms our report from late last year. Though we can’t see the full headset, the image does seem strikingly similar to leaked images of Valve’s headset. […]
I’m always puzzled by the suggestion that VR ‘needs’ its version of some gaming genres. 3D visuals aside, what’s really gained by putting a turn-based strategy game into headsets? Or a JRPG? Moreover, does the obscure visual novel genre really need a VR equivalent? Tokyo Chronos argues it does, but it makes its case with […]
Another VR favorite is on its way to the standalone Oculus Quest headset. Schell Games just confirmed that I Expect You To Die will release on the platform. Word comes by way of a tweet from the company seen below. There aren’t any other details but we’d hope for a full port of the original […]