Riven offers a faithful recreation of its titular island in VR, but in doing so, aged game design choices rise to the surface.
Our full review.
AWE: Ultraleap’s event cameras may be the future of hand tracking
One of my highlights of AWE has been for sure Ultraleap’s booth. Not only because they are very nice people it’s always great to hang out with, but because their use of “event cameras” for tracking hand movements completely surprised me. Ultraleap with tracking cameras The first demo I tried when I entered Ultraleap’s booth […]
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‘RIVEN’ Review – An Okay VR Port of an Awesome Game Still Worth Playing
RIVEN (1997), the sequel to iconic point-and-click puzzle-adventure MYST (1993), just got the VR treatment in its new remake. Unlike Myst, which felt a little too game-y and obtuse at times, Riven plays a lot more like a modern title, which thanks to Quest and SteamVR support, is true in every sense of the word now. Granted, you’ll need to look […]
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Report: Sony Balks on PSVR 2 Game Development
Sony is getting ready to release tethered PC VR support for PSVR 2 this summer, but that may be one the last meaningful things the company does for its increasingly latchkey VR hardware. According to a report by Android Central‘s Nicholas Sutrich, Sony isn’t leaving any budget for first-party content. Paraphrasing for anonymity, Sutrich’s source maintains […]
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Vision Pro Gets Its First Native City Builder Game Next Month
Apple Vision Pro isn’t exactly brimming with XR games yet, although starting next month you’ll be able to jump into a classic city builder that has been updated to include full mixed reality support. Magic Fuel Games is releasing Cityscapes: Sim Builder (2023) for Vision Pro soon, bringing with it a new immersive view so you […]
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U.S. Spacewalk Update
NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Mike Barratt are back inside the International Space Station after U.S. spacewalk 90 ended early Monday due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit on Dyson’s spacesuit. The crew members were not in any danger as result of the leak. Dyson and Barratt set their suits to battery power at …
Spacewalk Cancelled Due to Spacesuit Cooling Unit Water Leak
U.S. spacewalk 90 was cancelled Monday at the International Space Station due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit on NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s spacesuit. Dyson and Mike Barratt set their suits to battery power at 8:46 a.m. EDT and opened the hatch to the space station’s Quest airlock before …
NASA Astronauts Preparing for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV
NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, YouTube, the NASA app, and the agency’s website as two astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin after the crew sets their suits to internal battery power ahead of exiting the airlock. The spacewalk is set to …
Meta Now Lets You Force Update Your Quest System Software Via PC Or Android
Meta released a web tool letting you force update your Quest headset to the latest system software version.
The Exorcist: Legion VR Turns Up The Fear With Free Quest 3 Upgrade
Survival horror game The Exorcist: Legion VR received a free update with Quest 3 enhancements.