AR & VR

Starfield release timing, when is the Battlefield 2021 announcement, and more | GB Decides 188

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. On the latest episode of The GamesBeat Decides podcast, the crew looks at Xbox’s strong week and PlayStation buying the Evo fighting-game tournament. GamesBeat editors Mike Minotti and Jeff Grubb also answer your questions about Starfield and Battlefield 2021. They also rank the Xbox consoles. But all anyone really cares about is the Game Boy Color. Was it a new generation and platform or was it a revision like some of Nintendo’s other handhelds? These

Pimax announces 90Hz refresh rate for its Vision 8K X Virtual Reality headsets

In Virtual Reality News March 18, 2021 – Pimax, a virtual reality (VR) hardware manufacturer and provider of ultra-wide field of view (up to 200° diagonal) and high-resolution consumer VR devices, has announced that it has recently partnered with NVIDIA to achieve a 90Hz refresh rate breakthrough for native mode on its Pimax VISION 8K X VR headset. Users with the company’s Vision 8K X device will now be able to enjoy native 4K per eye resolution at a 90Hz refresh rate (previously 75Hz). However, the updated refresh rate currently

Wisdom—Red Light Holland’s Psychedelic VR Experience is Now Available on Steam, the Largest Online Distribution Platform for PC Gaming

Red Light Holland Corp, an Ontario-based company responsible for the production, development, and sale of a magic truffle brand to the recreational market within the territory of the Netherlands, has announced the launch of their psychedelic VR experience called Wisdom on Steam. Steam is a notable online VR distribution platform for PC gaming that has a VR install base of approximately 3.45 million people all over the world. Wisdome: The New VR Experience The VR experience, which is narrated by the famous Canadian star Russell Peters, will be explaining the

GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the Next Generation is coming on April 28-April 29

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the Next Generation will feature a full slate of visionary speakers in an online-only event on April 28 and April 29, and we’re pleased to talk about our initial slate of participants. We’ll bring together industry leaders for our 12th annual executive summit to engage in genuine conversations,

Omni One – The VR Device Raises Over $11M From Its Investors

Virtuix, Omni One’s creator, has made an announcement about its campaign on SeedInvest, the equity crowdfunding platform. Virtuix has said that its campaign has exceeded $11M in funding from a wide range of investors. It broke the records for the fastest uptake in SeedInvest’s history. The company’s campaign aims for $15M and ends soon. Omni One is an omnidirectional treadmill developed for the home. It allows players to walk and run inside virtual worlds and popular games. Step into your favorite game The Austin-based firm plans to take home entertainment

Archiact announces Doom 3: VR Edition will be coming to PlayStation VR on March 29

In Virtual Reality News March 3, 2021 – Vancouver-based VR games studio, Archiact, has today announced in a blog post that DOOM 3: VR Edition will be coming to PlayStation VR on March 29, 2021.  The company has offered a preview of what it has added to the VR Edition of DOOM 3, which includes: AIM Controller SupportPlayers will be able to take the BFG 9000, the Super Shotgun, and every other classic DOOM 3 weapon into their hands. Each piece of gear has been given a fresh coat of

Zero Latency VR to open its 52nd free-roam multiplayer Virtual Reality gaming center in Milan

[embedded content][embedded content]In Virtual Reality News March 2, 2021 – Zero Latency VR, a provider of free-roam multiplayer virtual reality (VR) location-based entertainment (LBE), has announced that it will open its 52nd gaming arena in Milan, Italy on April 9. The Australian-based company has partnered with Live Action Gaming (LAG), an Italian start-up dedicated to investing in technologies that bridge physical and digital entertainment, to bring the warehouse-sized multiplayer gaming experience to Italy for the first time. “We’re excited to bring our free-roam virtual reality experience to Italy, allowing players

Valve expands support for OpenXR enabling developers to implement OpenXR apps with SteamVR

In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News February 25, 2021 – Valve has recently announced its current and expanding support for OpenXR, the new industry-wide open standard for VR & AR, through the latest update of SteamVR to version 1.16. Valve is releasing initial support for the current 1.0.9 OpenXR release now, to enable developers to begin work implementing OpenXR applications that work with SteamVR. This initial support means that SteamVR is currently passing 95% of conformance tests, and Valve now sees this as the time to start testing. The

Bublar Group subsidiary Sayduck enters licence deal for 3D and Augmented Reality product models with MSI

In Augmented Reality News  February 24, 2021 – Bublar Group has recently announced that its subsidiary Sayduck has entered into a licence agreement with Micro Star International Ltd (MSI) – a leading provider of high-end electronics for the gaming sector. The deal includes creation of gaming hardware in 3D to be viewed in web 3D and augmented reality (AR) for distribution to e-retailers in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia. Sayduck enables companies to develop a digital product portfolio into 3D for e-commerce and allows end consumers to deploy virtual

Escaping Reality: 19-year old Arcade Owner Asserts Now is the Best Time for Virtual Reality

Aidyn Messerschmidt, a 19-year old is all set to launch his own arcade called Galaxy VR Arcade on the coming 27th February. The young man graduated from Hartland High School only last year. By this year, he became an entrepreneur launching his first venture. His VR arcade is located in the Country Corners mini mall at 4088 E. Grand River Avenue in Genoa Township. The first-time entrepreneur stated that during the lockdown, virtual reality became his only reality. During the period, he bought a standalone VR headset, which he describes