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We spent much of this year trying out various virtual reality games on a variety of platforms. With Oculus putting the finishing Touch on the Rift as it launches its excellent motion controllers, there have been some big changes in our picks for the best VR games.

Mention virtual reality ("VR") and you’ll likely elicit one of two responses: either utmost enthusiasm and awareness, or something along the lines of Homer Simpson yelling “Neeeeerd!” But VR deserves to occupy a more substantive niche on the mainstream public radar, and here’s why.

New Atlas hands out awards for the best VR headsets of 2016.

Whether you want to slip into VR to escape the holiday bustle, or you’ll be gifting a headset and you need suggestions for the giftee, here’s our picks for must-try Gear VR content.

​We’ve already praised the Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones for their bold take on modularity, but this innovative pair will soon have another notable accessory in the mix: The Google Daydream View virtual reality headset.

New Atlas looks at a variety of virtual reality gifts, no matter what price range you're working with.

Maybe the folks behind Samsung Gear VR are bracing for competition from Google Daydream, because the newest batch of game content is all-around better than the last time we did a new release roundup. Here are the latest mobile VR diversions from the Oculus store.

This year will mark the first holiday season where kids young and old could be unwrapping gifts with virtual reality systems inside. It’s New Atlas’ 2016 VR Comparison Guide.

Proponents say VR is poised for expansion into our work, social lives and education. Today, mobile VR offers the most accessible glimpse into that future. Learn a thing or two from these leading GearVR experiences, and while you’re at it, ascertain a few things about the state of the industry.

​The Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR finally has a true rival, in the upcoming Google Daydream View. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the latter, but let’s compare the features and specs we’re aware of right now.

Up until now, the VR experience has primarily been a solo one. But at the Oculus Connect keynote earlier today, Mark Zuckerberg promised that a whole new social dynamic help establish VR as the computing platform of the future.

If your Samsung phone hasn’t exploded or been recalled in real life, maybe you’ll enjoy using it to blow up things in virtual reality. Here’s a roundup of this month’s new games for the Gear VR.