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POPULATION: ONE Developer BigBox VR Acquired by Facebook
Facebook has made the second acquisition of a VR shooter game development studio with its buying of BigBox VR, the studio behind the battle royale title POPULATION: ONE. POPULATION: ONE…
Quest App Lab Now Has Nearly 300 Apps
The App Lab for Oculus Quest was launched in February this year to enable VR developers to bypass the stringent Oculus content curation process and launch apps on the Quest…
‘Echo VR’ Starts Season 2 Battle Pass Which Features More Premium Cosmetics
The zero-gravity VR sports game for Oculus Quest and Rift, Echo VR, has just launched its second ‘Echo Season’ which will, for a limited time allow players to snap limited-time cosmetic…
‘Sniper Elite VR’ Coming to All Supported Platforms on July 8th, 2021
The Sniper Elite franchise developer Rebellion announced last week that Sniper Elite VR is launching on all supported platforms on July 8th, 2021. The game, which casts the player as…
Quest Gets a Third-Person Spectator View for Casting
The latest Oculus Integration for Unity update features a beta release of spectator camera capability that will enable developers to showcase a third-person view to spectators who are watching via…
SteamVR Update Lets You Pin Windows to Your Controllers
The new SteamVR allows you to pin your windows to your controllers and also adds a field of view and world-scale sliders. The update also fixes a number of bugs.…
Echo VR Season 2 Begins on June 8
The Echo Pass came out in March and provides seasonal reward tracks complete with in-game cosmetics in one of the most popular sports on virtual reality. These seasons will run…
Unreal Engine 5 Goes into Early Access
The first details on Unreal Engine 5 came out a year ago when Epic Games unveiled the widely popular videogame development engine. Last week, Epic Games announced that it had…
Cybershoes Now Available on Amazon for $349
Cybershoes provides a lower-cost locomotion option. In combination with cyberchair and cybercarpet (included), it allows gamers to walk and run in VR. Cybershoes is compatible with various Steam games and…
Unreal Engine Fully Integrates OpenXR and Foveated Rendering
Unreal Engine has now fully integrated OpenXR, marking another key milestone in the implementation of the open standard for the XR industry. Previously, OpenXR in Unreal Engine was available in…