Valve announced the latest version of SteamVR, 1.16.8, now has full OpenXR support. OpenXR is a new standard that provides an API for VR and AR content that allows game engines to write code that is compatible across multiple hardware platforms. Previously, major companies like Microsoft, Valve and Facebook all had their own APIs for […]
Time for another Spider-Man-style VR game, this time with multiplayer support. Vertical Shift is a new release on SideQuest for Oculus Quest, and pits players against each other in athletic multiplayer competitions. Set in a futuristic city, players have access to grappling hooks for superhero swinging as well as jet packs and gliders to send […]
Microsoft’s Ignite conference is just around the corner, and the company’s Mixed Reality figurehead, Alex Kipman, will be speaking at the event. Ignite 2021 takes place from March 2nd – 4th, with a keynote speech opening up the first day. It’s the second year that the show has gone online in the wake of the […]
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Enterprise-focused VR hardware maker Manus is today announcing a new take on the SteamVR Tracker. The company’s new professional-grade Tracker launches pre-orders today. According to the company, the device features more sensors for accurate SteamVR tracking, as well as an interchangeable battery that apparently offers four and a half hours of use on a full […]
A new VR Cover Oculus Quest 2 Carrying Case is now available, and it’s cheaper than Facebook’s official offering. The case costs $29 and fits not just the Quest 2 and its controllers but also includes room for the headset kitted out with at least some of VR Cover’s other items, like the Facial Interface […]
In another one of his Instagram AMAs, Vice President of Augmented and Virtual Reality Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth discussed the status of Virtual Desktop’s pending App Lab submission and the requirements surrounding Oculus Store content. Bosworth acknowledged the Virtual Desktop submission is still pending, but expanded a bit more on the context behind Oculus Store content. […]
Respawn Entertainment is back with another patch for Medal of Honor: Above And Beyond, this time adding official support for the HP Reverb G2 and Windows VR headsets. You could already try and play Above and Beyond inside these devices when the game launched on Steam last year, but official implementation should do away with […]
Below are some numbers to consider about the state of the consumer virtual reality market as of February 2021. 56: Percentage of headsets in use on Steam which are made by Facebook. 4 million: Number of copies sold of Facebook-owned Beat Saber. 60: Number of apps for Facebook’s Oculus Quest earning $1 Million+ in revenue. […]
After a year of success and huge sales, Skydance Interactive is still not done with The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Studio head Chris Busse told us in an interview this week that there is still “more in the works” for the zombie apocalypse action game and players “won’t have to wait long” to find […]