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Kinetic Rhythm Game ‘Spin Rhythm XD’ is Coming to PSVR 2 This Summer, Free VR Update to Steam
Spin Rhythm XD (2023), the kinetic rhythm-action game, is coming to PSVR 2, PS5 and PS4 this summer, which is also slated to include a free VR update to the original game on Steam. Releasing [...]
Marvel and ILM Immersive Announce Vision Pro Exclusive Based on Animated Series ‘What If…?’
Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive today announced a new interactive story coming exclusively to Apple Vision Pro, which is based on the popular Disney+ animated series What If…?. Called What If…? – An Immersive Story, the [...]
‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Trailer Massively Downvoted for Being a VR Game & Quest 3 Exclusive
Meta announced Batman: Arkham Shadow last week, which is coming exclusively to Quest 3 in late 2024. And wouldn’t you know it, YouTube users absolutely hate it. Although YouTube disabled the dislike button counter in 2021, you [...]
Apple’s Official Vision Pro Case May Be Pricey, But It Saved a Headset From a 4,000 Pound SUV
Apple probably didn’t actually design its pricey Vision Pro case to be impervious to getting run over by a car. But at least for one thankful customer though, it seems the official carrying case was [...]
Razer Releases New Quest 3 Accessories With Some Rather Unsurprising Price Tags
Razer announced its Facial Interface and Adjustable Head Strap System for Quest 3 is now available in the US, Canada, and Europe. Priced at $70 each, the accessories essentially are the Quest 3 versions of the [...]
Meta to Pull ‘Beat Saber’ Multiplayer on Quest 1 Later This Year
Beat Saber was the defining game on Quest when it came to the company’s first standalone at launch back in 2019, making the infectious block-slashing rhythm game a real system-seller. Now, Meta says it’s cutting [...]
Major Auto Makers Are Fully Embracing XR in the Vehicle Design Process
Some major car manufacturers still design cars in clay before heading into production, and while that tradition doesn’t seem to be going away just yet, companies like Ford, Volvo and Rivian say mixed reality headsets are [...]
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2’ Coming Quest This Week, Trailer Here
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 (2023), the sequel to the popular VR horror game, is officially coming to Quest next week. Developer Steel Wool Studios announced FNAF: Help Wanted 2 is slated to arrive on [...]
Apple Makes It Easier to Browse Vision Pro Apps Outside of the Headset
Searching for Vision Pro apps when not actually wearing the thing has been a hassle since day one. Now Apple has added a nifty new search function to its App Store web portal which makes [...]
There’s Now More VR Than Mac Players on Steam
The PC VR population has been growing ever so steadily over the last four years. Meanwhile, the MacOS population has shrunk and been overtaken by VR. If you were just looking at the percent of [...]
‘Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR’ Arrives on Quest, Serving up a VR Spin-off of the Popular Indie Game
Popular indie game Smalland: Survive the Wilds (2024) launched out of Steam Early Access back in February, bringing its big 1.0 update on PC along with a fresh version for Xbox and PlayStation. Now the [...]
Best Buy App for Vision Pro Lets You Preview Products at Scale in Your Home
Looking to see how that new 77-inch TV will fit in your rumpus room? Best Buy’s new Vision Pro app has you covered. Released in April, the new Best Buy Envision app for Vision Pro [...]
‘EarthQuest’ is What ‘Google Earth VR’ Should Have Been on Quest
Despite not receiving updates in years, Google Earth VR (2016) on Steam is still one of the most useful and immersive ways to interact with the company’s 3D version of planet Earth, Street View and all. [...]
Meta’s Former Head of VR: Oculus Go Was His “biggest product failure” & Why it Matters for Vision Pro
Hugo Barra, Meta’s former Head of VR, offered some unique insight into the XR industry recently with an extensive blogpost that centers around Apple Vision Pro. Barra warns that, like the company’s first standalone headset Oculus [...]
Former Oculus CTO: Don’t Expect Cheaper VR Headsets Than Quest After Horizon OS Release
Meta announced last week it’s set to release Horizon OS (ex-Quest OS) to select third-party OEMs, marking a monumental shift in how the company hopes to compete with Apple now that it’s released Vision Pro. While [...]
New Unity 6 Feature Makes it Easier for XR Devs to Maximize Text & UI Quality
The latest version of the Unity game engine—which is the basis for the vast majority of XR games made today—is now available to developers as a preview. Unity 6 Preview includes new features to make [...]
‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Announced Exclusively for Quest 3 From Meta-owned Studio Behind ‘Iron Man VR’
We’ve been waiting a long time for a fully fledged Batman VR game, and now Meta announced we’re getting one later this year, exclusive to Quest 3. Developed by Meta’s Camouflaj and Oculus Studios, and [...]
New Quest Update Adds More Vision Pro Features & Passthrough Improvements
Meta is set to release its v65 update to Quest, promising a number of improvements ostensibly spurred by its ongoing competition with Apple Vision Pro. The company says in a recent blogpost that v65 will include [...]
Star Wars VR ‘Vader Immortal’ Trilogy is Getting a Huge Discount, But Still No Quest 3 Upgrade
Star Wars Vader Immortal is a three-episode experience that’s not only one of Quest’s best immersive narrative experiences, but also an awesome introduction to VR for any Star Wars fan. While you’ll soon be able [...]
‘Helldivers 2’ Fan Trailer Shows How Intense It Could be in VR
Helldivers 2 (2024) doesn’t have VR support yet, official or otherwise, although this new fan-made trailer shows just how immersive it could be. Created by YouTuber ‘DemoAkuroVR‘, the unofficial cinematic trailer reimagines the squad-based shooter action [...]
‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Signals the Beginning of the End for Quest 2 & Quest Pro
VR veteran studio Survios finally revealed Alien: Rogue Incursion, the upcoming single-player horror game that’s sure to pit you against some nasty Xenomorphs. The officially branded tie-in game is coming to Quest 3 later this [...]
‘World of Warcraft’ Mod Brings PC VR Support to the World of Azeroth
The long-awaited VR mod for World of Warcraft (2004) is here, bringing full PC VR support to players grinding the vast lands of Azeroth. Created by Flat2VR community members ‘Streetrat’ and ‘Marulu’, the long-time modders have [...]
‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Finally Announced From Veteran VR Studio, Set for Late 2024
We’ve been waiting patiently for veteran VR studio Survios to finally offer up some details on its next game, and today we finally have them. Alien: Rogue Incursion is described as a “single-player, action-horror VR game,” with [...]
Meta’s Head of AR Hardware Teases Next-gen Transparent AR Glasses with Wide Field-of-view
Meta is full steam ahead on its mixed reality platform, however Head of AR Glasses hardware Caitlin Kalinowski says in a new interview with Android Central that its first augmented reality glasses will offer a real [...]
Meta Wants to Beat Google at its Own Game with Horizon OS
Meta announced it’s licensing its XR operating system to select OEMs in a bid to become a more open alternative to Vision Pro, marking a monumental shift in the company’s XR strategy. This puts Meta [...]