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Steam and Oculus Summer Sales Offer Steep Savings on 120+ VR Games
Steam’s legendary seasonal sale is now underway, but this year, virtual reality consumers have two competing platforms from which to browse bargains as Oculus joins Valve in a summer VR game sale head...
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New Gear VR for Note 7 Announced with Wider Field of View, Compatible with...
Samsung today announced a new version of their Gear VR headset with a wider field of view. The headset is compatible with both the Note 7’s new USB Type-C connector as well as micro-USB, offering...
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Hands-on: Samsung’s New Gear VR for Galaxy Note 7
Just before noon at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom, guests to Samsung’s Unpacked 2016 were invited to the floor to demo new phones and accessories. And, given the event’s drama-infused focus on the...
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Gear VR Pre-orders Now Open, Launches August 19th – 16 New Photos
Samsung yesterday announced the latest version of their Gear VR mobile headset alongside the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Both the headset and phone are available for pre-order starting today with a...
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Watch Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich Tonight in VR
Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich are up against La Liga’s Real Madrid tonight for the 2016 International Champions Cup, and providing you have a Gear VR, you can watch it livestreaming in virtual...
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Samsung Gear VR 2015 Model Now $60
If you’ve got a compatible Samsung phone, here’s a deal worth considering: the 2015 Gear VR headset can be bought brand new for $60. Launched last year as the first ‘consumer’ version of the Gear VR...
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Oculus Warns Users Not to Use Note 7 in Gear VR Headset Amid Exploding Phone...
Amid a global recall for the newly launched Note 7 due to exploding battery issues, Oculus warns that users should not use the device in the Gear VR headset prior to getting it replaced. Following...
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Gear VR Will Soon be Able to Livestream VR Gameplay to Facebook
Oculus plans to bring livestreaming to Gear VR, letting users stream their gameplay to Facebook allowing friends to watch and interact with comments and reactions. One of the common problems with Gear...
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Samsung Gear VR Install Base Has Passed 5 Million Headsets
Samsung confirms 5+ million Gear VR headsets are now in use worldwide, announced at their CES 2017 keynote. The Gear VR headset launched in November 2015, and was the first high-quality VR solution for...
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On the Hunt for VR’s Killer App with Samsung’s VP of Immersive Products & VR,...
Everyone in the VR industry can envision a world in the next 10 years that’s radically changed by virtual reality. From healthcare, education, social, training, cinema, gaming, and more, VR has a lot...
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Samsung and Six Flags Re-up Collaboration with New VR Coasters Combining...
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation—which runs theme park properties across the americas—and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. recently launched a renewed collaboration on new rides at two Six Flags...
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Students Hack Positional Tracking onto Gear VR with SteamVR Tracking
In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s...
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Samsung: New Gear VR and Controller Launching April 21st for $129
On stage today at Samsung’s Unpacked Event in New York, the new Gear VR with motion controller finally got a launch date and price. The new 2017 Gear VR and Controller combo, announced alongside the...
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Samsung Suggests High-Powered, Standalone VR Headset To Compete With Rift and...
Continuing to push its established mobile VR business—recently revealing its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphones support and an updated Gear VR with controller—Samsung has again confirmed it has more...
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Oculus CTO: Improved Gear VR Visuals Part of a “brand new Oculus runtime...
In an update rolling out to Gear VR users over the next few weeks, Oculus Home on Gear VR will see a 2x boost in pixel resolution, according to Oculus, and load times improved as much as 3x. Oculus CTO...
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Intel to 360 Livestream PGA Tour at TPC Sawgrass Golf Course on Gear VR
Broadcast during all four days of The Players Championship starting May 11th, 360 video will be livestreamed from the famous 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass golf course. The collaboration with Intel,...
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Samsung’s VR Live Pass Will Let You Watch ‘X Games’ and Live Nation Events in...
VR Live Pass, Samsung’s 360-degree video livestream partnership for Gear VR, continues in July with live coverage of the X Games Minneapolis. Samsung is offering unique access to live events this...
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Oculus Begins ‘Summer of Rift’ Sale, $100 Credit for Rift & Touch Bundle Buyers
Oculus have announced they will be offering up to 60% price reductions on over 30 titles across the Oculus Store for the Rift and Gear VR from June 16th until July 5th. In addition, between now and...
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Google Begins Experimenting with VR Ads
According to a recent entry on the Google Developers Blog, the company has begun experimenting with advertising formats suitable for placement inside of virtual reality experiences. Focusing on mobile...
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NextVR Developing Longer Format Original VR Content, Starting With...
NextVR, a platform known for its VR live broadcasting of sporting and concert events, is creating original VR content in the form of a suspenseful show called Paranormal Evidence. The California-based...
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