Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB has released Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine, a free virtual reality game that is currently an exclusive for the HTC Vive headset. The game is available to download on Steam.
A new report says that Google is putting in virtual reality features in the Android version of its Chrome browser, which could enable VR experiences to be seen by a much larger audience.
An update to the hardware-specific runtime for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has removed its DRM feature, which should allow owners to play games made for the Rift on the rival HTC Vive.
Developer Survios is working on a new game for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset called Raw Data. It's a cyberpunk-themed first-person shooter that will be released as a Steam Early Access title on July 14.
A select number of Best Buy and GameStop retail locations in the U.S. will have demos of Sony's PlayStation VR headset on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18.
Lucasfilm has announced a partnership with the mysterious augmented reality company Magic Lab. As part of that announcement, the companies released a vide which shows how C3PO and R2-D2 could be placed inside a real room with Magic Leap's technology.
Bethesda Softworks has confirmed that both Fallout 4 and DOOM will be released for virtual reality platforms. It will start in 2017 with Fallout 4 for the HTC Vive.
Ubisoft will release Star Trek: Bridge Crew, an upcoming virtual reality game based on the 50-year old sci-fi franchise. It will work with the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR when it is released later this fall.
Facebook is now allowing the many users of its social networking service to upload 360 degree photos to their accounts and to share them with others.
HTC has announced that online orders for its HTC Vive virtual reality headset are now taking two to three business days to ship to customers. In addition, the demo locations for the Vive will expand in June to over 100 retail stores.
A new report claims that an unnamed major game developer is working on a virtual reality game for Microsoft's Xbox One console for a launch in 2017.