‘The Forest’ Oculus Rift Survival Horror Game Launches May 22, VR Motion Controls Planned

The Forest is a forthcoming survival horror game with Oculus Rift support. A recent trailer leaves us impressed with the game's visuals and with high hopes for its gameplay. The game launches in alpha through Steam on May 22nd and...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 62): Orange County VR Meetup Founders Discuss Their Success and Future Plans

Mich Haddad and Dylan Watkins join me in this episode of the Rev VR Podcast. They talk about planning the Orange County VR Meetup, the interesting way they got Oculus to show the Oculus Rift DK2, and their own vision...

Oculus VR Responds to Legal Claims, Says Zenimax Cancelled Doom 3 BFG VR Support After Refusal of Equity Demands

Today Oculus VR offers up a candid response to Zenimax's recent and very public claims that the maker of the Oculus Rift VR headset infringed upon its intellectual property. Plus, why Doom 3: BFG for the Oculus Rift was...

Sony Morpheus VR Headset Shown in Public for First Time at SVVR Meetup #10

Sony Computer Entertainment surprised last evening's Silicon Valley VR meetup #10 with the first public display of their Project Morpheus VR headset prototype. Morpheus, unveiled at this year's Game Developers Conference in March, was only shown to a limited audience...

Yay3d VR Viewer Turns Your Tablet into a Hand-held VR Headset (video review)

There have been several smartphone/tablet VR viewers making their way into the virtual reality market lately which take advantage of an Android phone or iPhone screen, as well as their gyroscopes and accelerometers. Since mobile phones are on the forefront of...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 61): Lawyer Eric Greenbaum Discusses ZeniMax Claims Against John Carmack and Oculus VR

ZeniMax, John Carmack's former employer, is claiming that Carmack and Oculus VR owe them for technology that was developed while Carmack was still with id Software. Eric Greenbaum, New York lawyer and VR developer, joins me to discuss the...

News Bits: Project Cars Announces Support for Sony’s Morpheus VR Headset

The forthcoming hardcore racing sim, Project Cars, was one of the titles originally rumored to support Sony's Project Morpheus. Today it's been announced officially that the game will support Sony's PS4 VR headset alongside the Oculus Rift. Prior to the...

Breaking: New Eve Valkyrie Gameplay Video from Eve Fanfest, Development Moves to Unreal Engine 4

Today marks the beginning of the annual Eve Fanfest event, hosted by developer CCP Games. A keynote presentation focused heavily on the company's forthcoming virtual reality title, Eve Valkyrie. In addition to announcing that the game will be built...

Report: ZeniMax Wants Compensation for Tech it Says Carmack Stole to Oculus

ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, Arkane Studios, Zenimax Online Studios, and, John Carmack's former employer, id Software, is seeking damages for tech it says Carmack stole away to Oculus. "It was only through the concerted efforts of Mr. Carmack,...

News Bits: First Orange County VR Meetup Happens Today

In the backyard of the Oculus Headquarters in Irvine, California; Orange County Virtual Reality (OCVR) is launching its first official meet up on Thursday May 1st. The event will be at PeopleSpace, a nonprofit tech-hub, for a gathering of...