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June 17, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Mario Kart VR multiplayer game launches at K1 Speed Irvine

The new Mario Kart VR experience has launched at K1 Speed in Irvine, Calif., following a six-month demo period at Union Station in Washington, D.C., as well as VR Zone arcades in Shinjuku, Tokyo and London.

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Filed Under: Slider, Video Games, Virtual Reality Tagged With: California, featured, K1 Speed, k1 speed irvine, mario kart, mario kart VR, Nintendo, video games, virtual reality

June 12, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

‘Twilight’, ‘The Hunger Games’-inspired rides coming to Lionsgate Entertainment World

Two new rides inspired by the “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games” franchises are coming to Lionsgate Entertainment World in China.

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Concept art for The Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride by Thinkwell Group
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Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Theme Parks, Virtual Reality Tagged With: China, featured, Lionsgate, lionsgate entertainment world, mainland china, Movies, The Hunger Games, the hunger games: mockingjay flight rebel escape, the twilight saga, the twilight saga: midnight ride, Theme Parks, Twilight, virtual reality, vr

May 15, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Nomadic VR announces plans for new Las Vegas location

Nomadic has announced plans for a new virtual reality (VR) location in Las Vegas, set to be located at the AREA15 retail and entertainment complex.

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A new Nomadic VR experience is coming soon to Las Vegas.
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Filed Under: Las Vegas, Slider, Video Games, Virtual Reality Tagged With: AREA15, gaming, las vegas, nomadic, nomadic VR, video games, virtual reality, vr

April 11, 2019 By Seth Kubersky 1 Comment

Nomadic introduces Virtual Goods to Virtual Reality with new Arizona Sunshine spinoff

Gamers are used to paying real money for digital items in console and mobile games, and now Nomadic is testing out the concept of “virtual goods” upgrades in virtual reality, along with other new ideas, in Arizona Sunshine: Rampage, the scarier successor to Contagion Z, their original free-roaming, zombie-shooting location-based adventure inspired by Vertigo Games’ Arizona Sunshine VR software.

Nomadic’s Arizona Sunshine: Rampage will let you upgrade your virtual reality gear (for an actual reality price).
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Filed Under: Slider, Virtual Reality Tagged With: arizona sunshine, nomadic, Orlando, Pointe Orlando, sequel, virtual goods, virtual reality, vr, zombies

March 14, 2019 By Seth Kubersky Leave a Comment

World’s most scientifically accurate T. Rex model now on display in New York

Guests at New York’s American Museum of Natural History can get to know the king of the dinosaurs in a whole new way with T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, a brand new exhibit featuring the most scientifically accurate Tyranasaurus rex model ever created.

world's most accurate T. rex model New York Natural History
Face off with a fearsome feathered T. rex at New York’s Museum of Natural History.

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Filed Under: Animals, Exhibit, Slider Tagged With: American Museum of Natural History, dinosaurs, museum, new york, science, T-Rex, tyrannosaurus rex, virtual reality

February 17, 2019 By Seth Kubersky Leave a Comment

Terminator VR experience now open in San Jose

Say “Hasta la vista, baby” to the real word and explore the cybernetic cinematic universe of the Terminator in VR at Cinemark’s Century 20 Oakridge and XD theatre in San Jose, California, which recently debuted its Spaces Center virtual reality experience.

Terminator Salvation VR Cinemark Spaces San Jose
The Terminator is back in a virtual reality adventure at Cinemark’s new Spaces Center in San Jose.

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Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Virtual Reality Tagged With: cinemark, San Jose, Spaces Center, Terminator, Terminator Salvation, virtual reality, vr

February 14, 2019 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

The Attractions Show – New Disney Entertainment; Las Vegas VR Experience; latest news

Hosts Elisa Rodriguez and Quinn Roseboom bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news. On this week’s episode of The Attractions Show:

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Filed Under: Slider, The Attractions Show, Video, Virtual Reality, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Disney's Hollywood Studios, entertainment, las vegas, Magic Kingdom, The Attractions Show, virtual reality, vr, Walt Disney World

February 14, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Step into the world of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ with new VR experience

Fans of the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise will have the chance to immerse themselves in the Hidden World with an exclusive virtual reality experience from Walmart, DreamWorks Animation, and Spatial&.

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Enter the Hidden World with this limited-time VR experience.

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Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Theme Parks, Video Games Tagged With: Dreamworks, DreamWorks Animation, featured, how to train your dragon, Movies, the hidden world, video games, virtual reality, vr, Walmart

February 7, 2019 By Matt Roseboom Leave a Comment

New free-roaming VR player versus player game launches, setting the stage for tournaments

Zero Latency, one of the pioneers in free-roaming multiplayer virtual reality (VR) gaming, has launched a new game, and it adds one of their most requested features: you can now shoot your friends.

Sol Raiders screenshot

Up until now, VR games have allowed you to team up with your friends to battle zombies, robots and more, and you’ve been able to compare your score versus your fellow players. But “Sol Raiders” is one of the first, if not the first, player-versus-player (PvP) free-roaming VR game.

Sol Raiders allows four to eight people to split up and battle each other in a high-tech game of tag. Zero Latency designed the game as a VR eSports title and hopes leagues and tournaments will start up around the game. Some of the game’s locations will offer special pricing for those who want to start leagues.

“With more than half a million game plays in our global locations, and the global popularity of eSports on the rise, we’ve seen a lot of demand from players who want to compete against each other in head-to-head action. With Sol Raiders, now they can,” said Tim Ruse, CEO of Zero Latency. “If you thought that shooting zombies in our VR locations was fun, just wait until you have a chance to pit your gaming skills against your family and friends!”

In Sol Raiders, Earth is gone and the last remnants of humanity are traveling the universe in search of new worlds and new wealth. A power source called “Sol” will make you rich if you can get it. The only problem is, everyone wants it – and to get it, you must battle for it.

woman playing sol raidersAs with the other Zero Latency games, each player wears a backpack, VR headset, and earphones with a microphone attached.

Each player will also be given a gun. One button on the gun shows scores, one fires your weapon, and if you pump the handle before firing, you’ll fire a spread of lasers. Just before the game starts, you’ll choose your teams by walking to either side if the arena.

There are three missions in the game. In each one, you and your teammates must try to get to the Sol and hold your gun’s trigger on it long enough to collect it or move it – all while the other team is trying to kill you (It’s not graphic) and get the Sol themselves. Each mission features a different world and different objectives. Like in other Zero Latency games, there are mind-bending elevators and ramps to ascend, even though your feet never actually go off the floor.

We recommend playing at least twice. Even though you don’t really need to know the backstory to enjoy the game, it’ll take a while for you to get the hang of the gameplay.

Zero Latency invited us to their Las Vegas location in the MGM Grand to be one of the first to try it out. In our first play-through, we “died” a little too much. But in our second game, we had the hang of it and really got into it.

There are also a few improvements over their other games. Sol Raiders was built with a brand new game engine and a new animation system. There’s no need to reload your gun, so the action doesn’t slow down. And unlike in Zero Latency’s “Singularity” game, when you die, you don’t have to just stand there and wait to be respawned. You respawn when you run back to where you started, which helps you be more in control of how fast you can get back in the game.

Zero Latency Sol Raiders VR PvP

At launch, the game will support three languages: English, Spanish, and Japanese. Sol Raiders joins their other games: “Zombie Survival,” “Outbreak Origins,” “Singularity” and “Engineerium.” The game releases globally across Zero Latency’s sites on Feb. 9, but tickets are now for sale online. Prices vary by location. 

In Orlando, Zero Latency is located in Main Event Entertainment at Pointe Orlando on International Drive. Visit ZeroLatencyVR.com for a list of all their locations worldwide.


Be sure to watch our segment on Sol Raiders filmed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on an upcoming episode of “The Attractions Show”.

Check out the trailer for Sol Raiders below:

Infographic by NJGames.

Filed Under: Slider, Sports, Video Games, Virtual Reality Tagged With: Esports, player versus player, pvp, sol raiders, video games, virtual reality, vr, zero latency

February 3, 2019 By Seth Kubersky Leave a Comment

Soar through a virtual Berk with How To Train Your Dragon VR at iFly

If you’ve ever dreamed of soaring through the air alongside a dragon, the iFly indoor skydiving simulators are now offering the next best thing in the form of a How To Train Your Dragon VR experience inspired by the upcoming sequel, The Hidden World.

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Take a simulated flight alongside Toothless in the new How To Train Your Dragon VR experience at iFly indoor skydiving locations around the world.

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Filed Under: Movies, Slider, Virtual Reality Tagged With: DreamWorks Animation, how to train your dragon, ifly, indoor skydiving, virtual reality, vr

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