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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…
Arpara Unveils Two 5K VR Headsets
With its specs and pricing, there aren’t many viable alternatives to the Oculus Quest 2 headset. Besides, many of the standalone alternatives such as HTC Vive and Pico Interactive usually…
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…
Pixieray Raises $4.4 Million for Adaptive Eyeglasses
Pixieray has come out from stealth and raised $ million in seed funding to build what it calls adaptive eyeglasses capable of adjusting their lenses to bring anything a wearer…
‘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…
Sony Showcases New VR Games and Trailers for PSVR
In its latest PSVR Spotlight, Sony has once again presented new virtual reality games and trailers. Below is an overview of the new titles. The new VR titles include the…
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…