Today’s the day; Dreams PSVR support finally just arrived as the game goes on sale on the PlayStation Store. Perfect timing! Dreams PSVR support arrives as a free update for the existing game. It provides access to the full game inside of Sony’s headset; you can make content inside VR but also jump online and […]
Risk of Rain 2 Launches On August 11
Risk of Rain 2 will move out of early access and officially launch on August 11, coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam). While the game has seen many frequent content updates during its long early access period, a significant chunk of content is coming with the launch update as well. Is […]
Riot Games Launches VALORANT Ignition Series to Jumpstart Ecosystem
Riot Games announced that it has created the “Ignition Series,” a multi-organizational VALORANT event that will see individual tournaments run all over the world. More than 20 esports organizations will create various tournament formats for the competitive 5v5 class-based shooter. The Ignition Series begins June 19 with the European G2 Esports Invitational, presented by Red […]
Nintendo Surprise Launches Free Switch Game About Jump Rope
Nintendo has released a new, free game on the Switch Eshop without any prior warning. It’s called Jump Rope Challenge, and you play it by using two Joy-Con controllers, which you hold as though they were the handles of a jump rope (or “skipping rope” for those of us in Australia). Two players can play […]
TCR Australia launches globally-recognised virtual series
TCR Australia will kick off an all-new TCR-dedicated virtual series just a fortnight after the ARG eSport Cup finished. Unlike the eSport Cup, which was open to drivers from across Australian Racing Group’s suite of categories, the TCR Australia SimRacing Series will only open to TCR Oz and TCR New Zealand competitors. There will be […]
Unity Launches Its MARS Augmented Reality Tools June 1
Unity is launching its new augmented reality creation tools collectively known as MARS on June 1. The tools have been under construction for a few years now and are meant to make cross-platform development of robust augmented reality projects easier with Unity. According to Unity, the tools include: WYSIWYG authoring experience Author complex, data-oriented apps […]
ICC Launches AOKpass Declaration for COVID-19 Health Data Protection
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 25, 2020– The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has today launched the ICC AOKpass Declaration on COVID-19 Health Data Protection. Launched on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Day – in celebration of the landmark data privacy protection laws in the European Union – the Declaration signals a bold vision for a post-COVID-19 world, […]
Adventure Lab launches co-op VR escape rooms with live hosts
Adventure Lab is launching virtual reality experiences that let you go on an adventure with your friends, accompanied by a human host. These experiences are like guided escape rooms, but you play remotely over the internet using the Oculus Quest VR headset. Although the San Francisco-based studio was founded in January 2019, this kind of […]
Xprize Connect launches game-making challenge for kids and teens
The Xprize nonprofit foundation is announcing Xprize Connect, a new learning initiative where students will compete to make video games. The first major competition in the Xprize Connect initiative is Code Games: A Global Game-Making Challenge. The foundation will give entrants between the ages of 10 and 18 a chance to win thousands of dollars […]
Microsoft launches Windows Terminal 1.0, unveils GPU support and Linux GUI apps in WSL
At Build 2020 today, Microsoft gave developers a slew of new tools to coax them into using Windows over macOS or Linux. Windows Terminal is now out of preview for enterprises, and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is getting support for GPUs, Linux GUI apps, and a simplified install experience. Microsoft even released a […]