VRScout

APRIL 5, 2020

15 VR short films scheduled to debut at Tribeca Immersive will be available later this month on standalone Oculus headsets. 1st Step (International Premiere)—Germany: Project Creators: Joerg Courtial, Maria Courtial. 1st Step (International Premiere)—Germany: Project Creators: Joerg Courtial, Maria Courtial.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This free event is available to VR users and gaming PC users. Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition kicks-off Tuesday, February 22nd at 1:00pm JST and ends Friday, March 11th at 4:59pm JST and will be available in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Facebook gets sued for monopolization in US and Germany. The actions coming from the US are not much related to VR and Oculus, but mostly to the social space. This could also mean splitting the Facebook Reality Labs into a separate company (a new Oculus?), Medal Of Honor: Above And Beyond is a mediocre game.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2020

Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming event, won’t be taking place in Cologne, Germany as planned this August. Germany’s nationwide ban on major events is slated to last “at least until August 31st,” the German government says in an April 15th decree (German).

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2021

Germany-based developer Crytek ( The Climb, Robinson: The Journey ) today released Part 2 of its Freestyle Expansion Pack for The Climb 2 , introducing a handful of new levels complete with a variety of ridiculous obstacles designed to test your skills as a virtual rock climber. Feature Image Credit: Crytek.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Facebook’s walled garden approach to its Quest app store has already been subverted somewhat by projects like SideQuest , an unofficial library for Quest games and apps. “I will no longer be working on VR projects for the Oculus platform. — Robert Long (@arobertlong) October 14, 2020.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Oculus dropped prices on several VR titles on their store for Thanksgiving with those prices likely to persist through the weekend until Cyber Monday. Particularly effective with a steering wheel controller, this game is both punishing and rewarding. Audio Arena – $7 (30% off) – a fun music-based action game.

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Road to VR

JULY 16, 2018

If you’re already an Amazon Prime Member, or looking to become one starting today, Amazon’s annual Prime Day is here to help you spend that hard earned cash on at very least an Oculus Rift. Oculus Touch is the system’s dedicated motion controller. Check out all free Rift games on the Oculus Store here.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Amazon’s UK retailer seems to have already jumped the gun on today’s supposed announcement taking place at Oculus Connect opening keynote, where we’ll likely hear official word on price, release date, and everything else surrounding the long awaited Touch controllers. Oculus Touch controllers to cost £190 in the UK.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 19, 2019

Sony, MWM Immersive, and Tequila Works today announced that their upcoming VR adventure Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is set to launch next month, which includes support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PSVR. The game is being billed as a VR narrative adventure which is set in the world of the 1990s classic film Groundhog Day (1993).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook halts the sale of Quest in Germany. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2020

Realities.io , the team behind the photogrammetry-based VR experience Realities (2016) , today released a prototype version of their latest creation, a 3D VR jigsaw puzzle game for Oculus Quest called Puzzling Places. “The game design, sound design, and environment design were all built around reinforcing that concept.”

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. Before its release in the US, Nreal has rolled out via telecoms in South Korea, Japan, Germany and Spain.

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Road to VR

JUNE 16, 2021

I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and The Liar is upcoming sequel to the breakout VR spy-themed adventure game. We went hands-on with the game’s new demo, which again puts you in hot seat for another round of Bond-flavored puzzling. Image courtesy Schell Games. Check out the game’s trailer here.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Upload VR Winter Showcase brought many pieces of news about VR games. Upload VR has organized another one of its amazing VR game showcases. Some of the most intriguing ones I’ve found have been: We have finally some new info about Behemoth , the new game by Skydance: Interactive, the studio behind the Walking Dead: Saint And Sinners.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2022

Its latest headset, the Pico Neo 3 , was a very good Oculus Quest 2 clone , that also brought some innovations, like the DP Cable to connect it to the PC for a true PCVR experience. And for these reasons, Pico has been bought by Bytedance in 2021 … a move that many compared to the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And both the journalists of Road To VR and Upload VR agree on the fact tha t it doesn’t represent an improvement for VR gaming yet. The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun.

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VRScout

AUGUST 12, 2016

There’s only one issue: It was built for the upcoming South Park game, South Park: The Fractured But Whole. The device will make its debut in Cologne, Germany just in time for the infamous Gamescom event where a select bunch of lucky individuals will get the chance to huff some sweet, sweet air biscuits.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 11, 2020

Game of the Year Edition will be rolled out in a couple of weeks for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. There’s an extra boon for those that own the Oculus Store version, free access to all post-launch content. Today, the studio has announced DiRT Rally 2.0 In a blog posting , Codemasters confirmed that: “ DiRT Rally 2.0

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2018

Vertigo Games’ first attempt at a third-person experience makes its debut at Gamescom 2018 in Germany. Developed by Vertigo Games in collaboration with INNERSPACE , players step into the lonesome boots of Bob, an isolated puppet fisherman living in a cabin beside a towering lighthouse. Image Credit: Vertigo Games.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. The Hanover, Germany-based company develops virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) content using real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Audiences can also watch on Windows-powered laptops.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 18, 2016

Oculus revealed Touch, their VR motion controllers, all the way back in June of 2015, but didn’t commit to shipping the controllers until the second half of 2016. Since the announcement, the controller has seen several design permutations, but Oculus says the controller is nearly complete, and better than ever.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Bigscreen is an amazing app that lets you watch movies, play PC games, and hang out with your friends in social VR chat rooms. Bigscreen’s virtual screenings are available in 10 countries at launch: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, and Japan. Yes, that’s right.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 19, 2016

Crossout is a online multiplayer game based around building and customizing a host of armored vehicles. Crossout is a online multiplayer game based around building and customizing a host of armored vehicles.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. The Hanover, Germany-based company develops virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) content using real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Audiences can also watch on Windows-powered laptops.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 16, 2016

Resolution Games’ ‘Bait!’ Passes Half a Million Downloads on Gear VR Generally speaking, Oculus and Samsung won’t release official figures for software sales on Gear VR, but Resolution Games today revealed an impressive figure for Bait! That’s not all Resolution Games had to announce, though. Read more here.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This week, Oculus goes under the microscope along with other Facebook properties. There’s some grumbling about the closed Oculus VR ecosystem as well , entirely undeserved at the moment since FB is doing more to develop the VR medium, in a safe responsible way, than anyone. See the full roundup below. Image source: Facebook.

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VRScout

JUNE 15, 2018

Very few athletic competitions have managed to capture the attention of so many different countries and cultures while simultaneously dwarfing the viewer ratings of other legendary events such as the Tour De France and the Summer Olympic Games. Here’s how you can spend this weekend immersed in football’s most elite competition: OCULUS VENUES.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It’s an exciting day for Oculus Quest as the headset can finally be cabled to a PC to play Oculus Rift videogames, all thanks to Oculus Link. The only problem, what cables are compatible and suitable for VR gaming to make sure you don’t have issues arise such as latency.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Ubisoft has confirmed to VRFocus that it’s spinning up a VR team of 50 people to work on an unannounced VR project that will be based on the company’s known IP, among which are Rainbow Six , Assassin’s Creed , Far Cry , Splinter Cell, and many more names well known to the gaming industry. Senior Game Designer – VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Outside of the US, the kit costs $99 in Canada, £69 in the UK, €69 in Germany, and $199 in Australia. View also comes with a motion controller that’s closer in function to Nintendo’s Wii remote than it is an Oculus Touch or HTC Vive controller. They include a Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them game, based on J.K.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2016

As the launch of Oculus Touch approaches later this year, the company is sticking firm to its plan to focus on standing, front-facing VR experiences for motion input. Oculus demonstrates Touch with mats below the user to indicate the recommended playspace. See Also: ‘Dead & Buried’ Could be the Killer App Oculus Touch Needs.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers. Oculus Rift, Touch, and Gear VR. Find an Oculus Rift and Touch Demo Location. You can find VR meetups all over the world.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live just wrapped up, which means Gamescom is officially underway in Cologne, Germany! Tonight had a couple of Meta Quest 2.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The concept captured the world’s attention after introducing VR headsets for gaming and entertainment. In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. Recently, new virtual reality guides have helped many navigate the expanding world of immersive tech.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. The main trigger can give adaptive force-feedback, applying a different force on the index finger depending on what is happening in the game. Nreal Light is on sale in Germany.

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VRWorld

AUGUST 21, 2017

Just as Oculus and their “time limited” summer discount for Oculus Rift + Touch at mere $399 turned into a full time pricing, HTC could not sleep in peace after seeing the tide shifting in favor of its rival, owned by Faceb00k. gets you a roomscale Oculus Rift + Touch + Sensor. Richie’s Plank Experience.

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