Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

Without any major VR hardware releases on the radar for this year, 2018 is shaping up to be a time for content to shine. We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Platform : PSVR (2018).

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2018

Following the wave of pre-show announcements and conferences , here’s a final roundup of all our E3 2018 coverage. Our hands-on time at E3 2018 left us impressed and wanting more; the title launches exclusively on PSVR in the Fall. An HTC spokesperson confirmed that the device was on track for a late summer launch.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The VR Awards is a London-based ceremony and dinner that saw some 300 delegates attend last year from industry players such as Google, Epic Games, Oculus, HTC, AMD, Universal and Framestore. VR Awards GOTY 2018 Nominees. Hidden Path Entertainment – Brass Tactics. inXile Entertainment – The Mage’s Tale.

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Road to VR

MAY 9, 2019

HTC is now on its fourth batch in its $100 million accelerator program, which offers education, investment and mentorship to startups doing unique and and interesting things around VR and AR. Cheese’s, Modal brings social, fun and active free-roam location-based VR entertainment to a mass audience.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 20, 2023

With these emerging technologies, companies have begun experimenting with augmented dashboards, entertainment systems, and immersive wearables. Over the last few months, audiences have paid considerable attention to firms like holoride , a German automotive entertainment firm at the forefront of the sector.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2020

InXile Entertainment, the studio behind The Mage’s Tale (2018) and The Bard’s Tale series, today announced Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds , a team-based shooter for PC VR which takes place in a mysterious frozen wasteland. Image courtesy inXile Entertainment. Image courtesy inXile Entertainment.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Excited to reveal the first look at RAVE RUNNER coming soon to @Oculus Quest, @OculusRift , and all 6DoF immersive platforms, including @htcvive , @Windows #MixedReality , and @PlayStation #VR from Orpheus #SelfCare #Entertainment. — Job J Stauffer (@jobjstauffer) September 26, 2018. More details coming soon via @Orpheus_SCE !

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ARPost

AUGUST 22, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, August 21, 2019 – According to one study , the extended reality (XR) market is forecast to grow to more than $209 billion in the next four years, an 800% increase from their 2018 prediction of $27 billion. Unquestionably the best conference of its kind I’ve been to.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Some of the leading companies like Meta Platforms, Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Lenovo, and Varjo Technologies, among others, have been leading global markets with their devices. Meta, Pico, HTC VIVE, and Varjo headsets all incorporate this new technology. The History of VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

They aim to bring the awards back in 2018, skipping the 2017 season “in order to assess the changing landscape of immersive technology and entertainment,” according to a prepared statement. The move to 2018 by the Proto Awards comes when the emerging mixed reality industry is in a transitional period.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Inaugurating the new Epic Games Store, the company is giving away underwater survival game Subnautica (2018) for free. Subnautica was first developed for PCs, although during its lengthy stint in Early Access on Steam its developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment added preliminary support in 2015 for the Oculus Rift DK2.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Developed by Entertainment One’s Emmy-award-winning studio, Secret Location , The Great C is a cinematic VR film telling the story of Clare, a young woman from a small village that participates in an annual lottery for an important pilgrimage. “I ” The Great C premiered earlier this year during the 2018 Venice Film Festival.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2018

Developed in partnership with SKonec Entertainment, the “Beat Saber Arcade Machine” offers a new way to experience VR’s most addicting music-based game without the need of assistance from arcade staff. Beat Saber partnered with SKonec Entertainment to bring you the first Beat Saber Arcade Machine in the world!

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 9, 2017

PSVR fans can finally get riggity riggity wrecked when Virtual Rick-Ality finally gets a Playstation VR release sometime in 2018 The game is a great fan service and I consider it a real work of heart. Developers Owlchemy Labs originally began in the mobile and PC game space back in 2010.

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VRScout

JUNE 12, 2017

Leave it up to Elijah Wood and the folks over at Ubisoft to combine entertainment and gaming into an immersive psychological thriller experience that leaves you more unsettled than when you started. Ubisoft and Elijah Wood are making a VR game about hacking your brain. This is not Wood’s first foray into VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 1, 2017

It notes that the company is looking to take its platform beyond “mixed reality-ready” desktops and its own MR headset, HoloLens, stating: “Our plan is to bring mixed reality content to the Xbox One family of devices, including Project Scorpio , in 2018.” Beyond that, we have nothing else to announce today.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Survios , the studio behind Raw Data (2017) and Sprint Vector (2018), showed off Electronauts at GDC this year, their upcoming VR music creation app for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift that makes DJ’ing so easy that even the least musically talented person can do it. Electronauts is still slated to release sometime in 2018.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Ready Player One: Oasis beta (2018), the free mini-game sampler with experiences inspired by Steven Spielberg’s latest film Ready Player One (2018), is finally on Steam , which includes support for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. Developed by Drifter Entertainment Inc.).

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2019

Over the course of his celebrated career, director Jon Favreau has dipped his toes into multiple avenues of filmmaking, never shying away from the adoption of new technologies or techniques; such as his use of mixed reality capture in 2018’s The Jungle Book.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2017

HTC Vive and Warner Bros. The film is scheduled to be released on March 30, 2018 , from Warner Bros. The exclusive arrangement between HTC and Warner Bros. means that HTC will be the VR partner for all content experiences, online and offline for the movie. Miller, Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

HTC – Vive Pro Eye. First Contact Entertainment – Firewall Zero Hour. Qualcomm Technologies – Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018 Invitations. Out of Home VR Entertainment of the Year: ILMxLAB & The VOID – Ralph Breaks VR. Force Field Entertainment – Anne Frank House VR. VRgineers – XTAL 5K HMD.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Technologies like VR are being used widely to make games distinctive and entertaining so that both avid and casual gamers can enjoy their favorite games irrespective of time and place. billion in 2017 and 2018.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Price (Updated January 2018). The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Don’t be limited. Oculus Rift.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2018

HTC today announced it’s bringing 8 VR experiences inspired by Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Ready Player One to its official South by Southwest (SXSW) event. HTC says in a blog post they’ve partnered with “many of the top developers in VR to build experiences that capture the essence of the Ready Player One universe.”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Firewall Zero Hour (2018) , the PSVR exclusive team-based shooter from First Contact Entertainment, is getting a new DLC drop soon called Operation: Heartland. Image courtesy First Contact Entertainment. Image courtesy First Contact Entertainment. Image courtesy First Contact Entertainment.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2018

RPG dungeon crawler The Mage’s Tale , a former Oculus exclusive, is set to launch on Steam for the HTC Vive on March 23rd. Developer inXile Entertainment has also confirmed that the title is in development for PSVR. . Image courtesy inXile Entertainment.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2018

Universal and The Virtual Reality Company (VRC) today announced Jurassic World VR Expedition , an out-of-home VR rescue adventure that puts you in the dense, dino-filled jungles familiar to the film franchise, is debuting on June 14th at more than 100 Dave & Buster’s entertainment centers. Image courtesy Universal, VRC.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

But you can have high-quality VR gaming experiences on your Playstation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive even on your IOS and Android phones. We rounded up different types of VR games that worth playing on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive IOS and Android to give you the premium gaming experience. Interactive Entertainment.

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VRScout

JULY 15, 2018

Available on both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the title gained mainstream attention thanks to its entertaining dialogue and unconventional puzzle-solving gameplay, going so far as to be nominated for the “Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best Virtual Reality Game” at the New York Game Awards 2018, as well as “VR Game of the Year” at the (..)

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Multiverse Entertainment announced that Seeking Dawn (2018) , the multiplayer sci-fi shooter adventure, is heading to Steam and the Oculus Store with a new free to play edition on November 1st. The game supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets. Image courtesy Multiverse Entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

The company was established in 2018. Exhibitors eSports high TV / CAPCOM / Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san VR Project / Ministry of the Environment / GungHo Online Entertainment / KOEI TECMO GAMES / KONAMI / Survios / SQUARE ENIX / SEGA?ATLUS VR Partner Brogent Japan Entertainment. Game Float area in TGSVR (Image by ambr, Inc.).

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Peter Graham

MARCH 12, 2020

As for upcoming titles soon to be released, The Room VR: A Dark Matter from Fireproof Games , Drifter Entertainment’s Lies Beneath and Phantom: Covert Ops from nDreams are all set to feature in some way. A software sale is most likely for Oculus Quest and Rift S but could the standalone headset see its first official discount?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2019

The Mage’s Tale, a first-person sword & sorcery dungeon crawler from The Bard’s Tale series developers inXile Entertainment , is finally making its way to PSVR soon. Exactly when, we’re not sure at this time, but with the release of a new trailer it could be just around the corner.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 31, 2019

VR didn't do as well in 2018 as many hoped - or expected Click To Tweet. We’ve seen new technologies merging real life with the digital realm… but virtual reality hasn’t taken off as many would have expected it – at least not in the entertainment industry.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

Here’s the full press release for VRLA 2018 ( Road to VR readers can save 15% on passes, details here ): Announcing VRLA 2018 Keynotes & Expo Highlights. Passes are available now and start at just $30, and for the first time ever attendees can register in VR via the official Payscout VRLA Registration 2018 app.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The funding round was led by Hiro Capital, a new game streaming-focused VC fund led by Inspired Entertainment co-founder Luke Alvarez, Games Workshop co-founder Ian Livingstone CBE, and Cherry Freeman, co-founder of LoveCrafts. SEE ALSO Oculus Releases Beta Support for Link, Turning Quest into a PC VR Headset.

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2017

In preparation for Steven Spielberg’s theatrical adaptation of Ernest Cline’s critically acclaimed novel Ready Player One, HTC Vive and Warner Bros Pictures today announced a deal that makes the Vive an official partner for all upcoming VR content for the film. Miller, with Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance.

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