Larcenauts’ in-game loot boxes will not be turned into a form of microtransactions in the future, Impulse Gear says.
Hands-On: I Expect You To Die 2 Feels Like An Expansion, Not A Revolution, And That’s Okay
So far I Expect You To Die 2 feels more like an expansion to the first game than a full sequel, but is that such a bad thing?
NASA TV Broadcasts Solar Array Spacewalk on Sunday
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet are scheduled to exit the International Space Station’s Quest airlock Sunday for a spacewalk to continue installation and deployment of the first of six total new solar arrays to help power the orbiting laboratory. The duo installed the solar array into its mounting …
Facebook Announces Education and Insights Sessions as Part of Cannes LIONS 2021
The sessions could offer new insight into how to make best use of Facebook’s evolving ad and creator tools.
Facebook Tests Public Comments Display on Facebook Stories
This could be a new way to spark a different kind of engagement with the format.
Facebook Highlights Black-Owned Businesses for Juneteenth, Provides Tools to Increase Awareness
Facebook’s also providing a range of ways for brands to show their support for the event.
Blaston Review Bombed After Facebook Ad Announcement
Dozens of user-generated reviews this week gave 1-star to dueling shooter Blaston to critique Facebook’s upcoming virtual reality advertising test.
Larcenauts Sprint Fix Already Live, SteamVR Compatibility Being Worked On
Larcenauts’ sprint feature is fixed in a new update, and SteamVR compatibility issues are being worked on, too.
Flight Sim’s Nordics World Update Tackles Iceland And The Lego House
Flight Sim’s stunning Nordic update brings The Lego House to VR.
Twitter Will Now Let Spaces Hosts Download an Audio File of Their Space
There’s a new way to utilize the audio from your Twitter Spaces broadcasts.
Google Adds New Listing Options for Business Profiles, Including Services, Bookings and Streamlined Catalog Upload
Google’s got some new options for connecting with potential customers within its apps.
New Report Looks at Evolving Consumer Expectations from Brands on Social Media [Infographic]
Sprout Social’s latest report looks at key social customer expectation trends, and how brands can adapt their approaches.
Google Adds New Search Console Insights to Provide Quick Pointers on Key Website Visitor Trends
Google’s new Search Console Insights will help you get a better understanding of key website visitor behaviors, in real-time.
‘Breakthrough’ Pancake Lenses Could Bring Compact Headsets
Kopin revealed the first all-plastic pancake lenses which it says enables much more compact VR headsets.
Oculus Quest v30 Rolling Out With Microphone Swapping And Multitasking
Facebook is rolling out the v30 update for Oculus Quest owners with some major updates to how voice chat is handled as well as multitasking with 2D apps.
Larcenauts Review-In-Progress: A Rich VR Shooter With Room To Improve
Larcenauts is a genuinely deep multiplayer VR shooter with huge potential and room to improve. Read our first impressions in our review-in-progress.
Update: Tetris Effect: Connected Gets Beta Next Week, Release In July
The Tetris Effect: Connected expansion will include several new competitive and co-op multiplayer modes, available in beta for PlayStation players next week.
I Boosted My Quest 2’s Field Of View Halfway To A Valve Index! VRCover Foam Pad’s FOV Rated.
If you’ve got a Quest 2 and use it regularly you’ll likely already have taken steps to improve its comfort through the purchase of third-party head straps, facial interfaces, and face pads. Having a comfortable headset that fits well on your face can make a big difference to your long-term enjoyment of virtual reality.
Report: Sony Targeting Holiday 2022 Launch for Next-gen PSVR with OLED Display
A report from Bloomberg citing unnamed sources points to a Holiday 2022 launch of Sony’s next-gen PSVR headset. The report says that PSVR 2 may be the only next-gen VR headset to use OLED displays rather than LCD. Following reports of leaked PSVR 2 specs last month—which claim a 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution, eye-tracking, head-mounted haptics, […]
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Quest v30 Update Bringing Multitasking & Mic Switching, Air Link to Original Quest
Today Oculus is starting to roll out the v30 update to Quest headsets, which brings multitasking, mic switching, and new accessibility options. The update also adds the wireless PC VR streaming feature, Air Link, to the original Quest. Oculus announced the v30 update today, the latest in a series of patches which have aggressively improved […]
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‘Larcenauts’ Review-in-progress – Bringing the Hero Shooter to VR
Four years after its acclaimed title Farpoint, developer Impulse Gear is back with a new VR game, Larcenauts. This time around it’s something very different: a multiplayer-only hero shooter with strong Overwatch vibes. Larcenauts Details: Available On: Oculus Quest & Rift (cross-buy), Steam Cross-play: Yes Price: $30 Developer: Impulse Gear Release Date: June 17th, 2021 Reviewed On: Quest 2 Note: We weren’t […]
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‘Tetris Effect’ Multiplayer Mode is Coming to All Platforms With Cross-play & New Features
Tetris Effect (2018), the VR-compatible reinvention of the iconic ’80s stacker puzzle, is getting a host of fresh features soon that will bring some new online multiplayer modes, and cross-play to all supported platforms. The so-called ‘Connected Summer 2021’ expansion is said to hit PSVR, SteamVR headsets and Oculus Quest sometime in late July. A […]
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Station Crew Preps for Sunday Spacewalk, Works Space Science
The Expedition 65 crew is checking spacesuits and tools following Wednesday’s spacewalk while also getting ready for a second spacewalk on Sunday. There was also time aboard the International Space Station for ongoing research and maintenance. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet completed Wednesday’s spacewalk after seven hours and 15 minutes beginning the installation of …
Instagram Adds Group Fundraisers, Facilitating New Awareness Opportunities
Instagram has added a new fundraising option, with group fundraisers providing new collaborative opportunities.