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Disney Selling XR Studio Foxnet Games, No Longer Interested in Developing Games
In spite of its huge presence in the entertainment industry, Disney has been shy about plunging into gaming. The entertainment giant has published some games and even tried having its…
Vality Building Compact VR Headset with Ultra-High-Resolution Display
Germany-based startup Vality is developing lightweight and compact virtual reality headset that will offer users ultra-high near-retina resolution although the design compromises on the field-of-view. Vality wants to make the…
Upcoming VR MMPORG Surpasses $200,000 on Kickstarter With 18 Weeks to Go
Zenith’s Kickstarter campaign has already raised more than $200,000 from 2,300 backers with just over two weeks to go against an initial target of $25,000. This is more than 800%…
Virtual Reality Cyberpunk Adventure Low-Fi Hits Kickstarter Funding Goal in 4 Days
There is more Kickstarter crowdfunding success this week as the cyberpunk-inspired virtual reality project Low-Fi from the indie virtual reality studio IRIS VR hits its fundraising goal after just four…
Social VR Platform VRChat Raises $10 Million in Series C Funding
This week, the social VR platform VRChat closed a Series C funding round that is worth $10 million. The funding round was led by previous investors such as HTC, Brightstone…
Volkswagen Group Acquires Stake in the 3D Holography Company SeeReal
Volkswagen has acquired a minority stake in the German augmented reality imaging company SeeReal Technologies which is based in Dresden and Luxembourg. The German automaker expects the investment to secure…
Valve Updates its Iconic VR App ‘The Lab’ to its Latest Tech Stack
In the spring of 2016, HTC Vive had launched “The Lab” as an experimental virtual reality playground. It was created to give novices a fun and clever way of experiencing…
Social VR App ‘AltspaceVR’ Launches on Oculus Quest on September 12
AltspaceVR was one of the pioneering social VR apps launched for headsets such as the Samsung Gear VR. It created a virtual space where users could hang out, create events…
VR Streaming App NextVR Comes to Oculus Quest
The virtual reality livestreaming event app NextVR is now available for Oculus Quest. The app will be available for free and comes with a new technology that will offer users…
VIVEPORT Infinity Now Supporting Valve Index, Two Month Free Subscription
Through its Vive blog, HTC has today announced that its Viveport virtual reality store will now support the new Valve Index virtual reality headset. Owners of the Index headset can…