Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife, the first VR game in the storied ‘World of Darkness’ franchise, is set to launch next month on Quest and Rift, with versions for SteamVR headsets and PSVR coming later this year. We got a chance to go hands-on with a preview version on Quest 2, which takes you through the first 20 percent of the game.
‘Farpoint’ Studio Impulse Gear Announces a New VR Game Coming This Year
Impulse Gear, the studio behind the stellar PSVR exclusive Farpoint (2017), announced today that it has been developing a new VR game which it plans to release this year.
Quest 2 Now the Most Used on Steam, Monthly-connected Headsets Hit Record High of 2.8 Million
Another month, another record high count for the VR usership on Steam. Quest 2, despite being a standalone headset, has helped to drive much of the growth thanks to its ability to connect to a PC to play PC VR games on Oculus PC or Steam. It has become the most used headset on Steam for the first time.
Two Tools to Make Your Own Avatar for Social VR Apps like ‘VRChat’ & ‘Mozilla Hubs’
With growing usage of social virtual worlds and spaces like VRChat and Mozilla Hubs, you might be looking for a way to make your own avatar to represent yourself in VR. Here are two user-friendly avatar character creator apps for that purpose which won’t require the use of developer-level tools like Unity, Blender, etc.
Microsoft Announces Mesh, a Foundation for Building Multi-user XR Applications
Today during the Microsoft Ignite developer conference, the company announced Mesh, a new cloud-based service which Microsoft says will streamline the creation of multi-user XR applications.
‘Star Wars Pinball’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets Next Month, Trailer Here
Star Wars Pinball (2013) has been available on console, mobile, and PC for a while now. Developers Zen Studios recently announced the game is being adapted to VR for all major headsets, and it’s landing next month.
Psychic VR Lab Raises $8.5 Million to Grow Browser-based XR Development Platform
Japan-based Psychic VR Lab has announced the close of an $8.5 million investment to grow its cloud-based XR development platform, STYLY.
‘Blade & Sorcery’ Update 9 Makes Combat Even More Brutal
As if shanking someone in the face wasn’t brutal enough, Early Access battle simulator Blade & Sorcery just got a little more gory with the new U9 update which landed on Friday.
‘STRIDE’ Story Mode to Arrive in Q3 2021, Studio Releases First Teaser
STRIDE, the high-flying VR action game inspired by Mirror’s Edge, is getting its much anticipated story mode later this year. Now developer Joy Way has released the story mode’s first teaser.
‘Virtual Desktop’ Can Now Stream PC VR Games to Quest, Without the Sideloading Workaround
Virtual Desktop, an Oculus Quest app which allows users to control their Windows PCs from inside the headset, now officially offers the ability to stream PC VR games wirelessly to the headset. Facebook had previously not allowed the feature to be included with the app, restricting it to a complicated sideloading process.