Viveport Subscription Adds 8 New Games for July

HTC continues to expand the app selection on its Viveport subscription service, adding 8 new games for July, detailed on the official Vive blog. The $7/month service allows unlimited access to any 5 titles each month from a selection...

Google Glass is Back, Glass ‘Enterprise Edition’ Unveiled

Google Glass, the iconic heads-up display (HUD) introduced back in 2012—known for spawning the portmanteau "glasshole"—is finally back, this time albeit it as a special business model dubbed Glass Enterprise Edition. Before today, fans of the original 'Explorer Edition' could only hope that...

‘ARKTIKA.1’ Gets Companion eBook Penned by NYT Bestselling Author Christie Golden

4A Games, the studio behind the Metro series, has partnered with Del Rey Books and New York Times bestselling author Christie Golden to produce an official eBook novella that lets you dive further into the upcoming Oculus Touch first-person shooter ARKTIKA.1. Update 07/20/17: 4A Games...
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‘Echelon’ AR Board Game is Like Star Wars ‘HoloChess’ for HoloLens

Created by Helios Interactive, Echelon is a multiplayer board game played on Microsoft's HoloLens that, as an proof of concept, gives us a look into what sort of games we might be playing in the future when we're not engaged...

This Restaurant is Using Google Daydream to Train Employees

If you've ever worked at a fast food or fast-casual restaurant, you know how the first day inevitably goes. The manager sits you down in some store room, wheels in a TV and makes you watch a training video...

‘Superhot VR’ is Coming to PSVR This Week

Sony's E3 press conference saw a rush of reveals coming to the company's PlayStation 4 headset PSVR, including a full release of Skyrim VR coming in November and a list of VR exclusives soon to follow. Among them is the stylized and the...
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Play 1 vs. 4 Against Your Non-VR Friends in ‘Late for Work’, Now in Early Access

Late for Work is a new entry into genre of asymmetric VR multiplayer. In it, one VR player takes control of a King Kong-like giant gorilla, while up to four non-VR friends control tanks and fighter jets that are...

Leap Motion Grabs $50M Investment for Class-leading Hand-tracking Tech

Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. Led by JP Morgan Asset management, Leap Motion's Series...

Rift Sale Eases Buyer’s #1 Concern, But All-in Cost Still Hinders Mainstream Traction

The six week Oculus Rift sale has made tangible waves within the VR community with its 'best-yet' $400 price point. And while the new price is bringing more early adopters into the fold, mainstream adoption is still hindered in...
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‘Vive N Chill’ Soon to Double Crowdfunding Goal with 2 Weeks Remaining

ViveNchill, the intriguing new bolt-on dual-fan cooling solution for the HTC Vive, has begun its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Update (7/17/17): The ViveNchill Indiegogo is now at 193% of its $5,000 goal. With 13 days remaining, the campaign appears on track to...