HEADLINES
Aero Likely the First in a Series of Enthusiast Headsets from Varjo
Varjo's Aero headset is the first from the company that's meant to appeal to individual customers rather than large...
HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset
Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft's HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of...
New Feature in Quest Update Could Bolster WebXR Use
Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and...
This Pioneering Fractal Artist is Returning to VR with a New Album Soon
It's been a while since we last wrote about Julius Horsthuis, a visual effects artist who authored a series...
‘Wooorld’ is a Multiplayer Version of ‘Google Earth VR’ for Quest, Releasing Soon
Google Earth VR is a fun and useful way of seeing the world—it's easy to lose yourself visiting your...
Varjo is Bringing Foveated XR Cloud Streaming to Its Headsets & Beyond
Varjo, makers of high-end XR headsets, today announced it is introducing an XR cloud streaming service for enterprise customers....
Inside VR Design: The Clever Weapons, Locomotion, & Open-world of ‘Stormland’
In Inside VR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the clever design...
HEADLINES
Aero Likely the First in a Series of Enthusiast Headsets from Varjo
Varjo's Aero headset is the first from the company that's meant to appeal to individual customers rather than large...
HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset
Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft's HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of...
New Feature in Quest Update Could Bolster WebXR Use
Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and...
This Pioneering Fractal Artist is Returning to VR with a New Album Soon
It's been a while since we last wrote about Julius Horsthuis, a visual effects artist who authored a series...
‘Wooorld’ is a Multiplayer Version of ‘Google Earth VR’ for Quest, Releasing Soon
Google Earth VR is a fun and useful way of seeing the world—it's easy to lose yourself visiting your...
Varjo is Bringing Foveated XR Cloud Streaming to Its Headsets & Beyond
Varjo, makers of high-end XR headsets, today announced it is introducing an XR cloud streaming service for enterprise customers....
Inside VR Design: The Clever Weapons, Locomotion, & Open-world of ‘Stormland’
In Inside VR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the clever design...
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Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $69B to Play “key role” in Metaverse Development
Microsoft announced it's planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, making it the largest gaming acquisition to date....
‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Developer Announces New Studio Dedicated to AAA VR Games
nDreams, the veteran VR developer and publisher behind Phantom: Covert Ops (2020), announced it's creating a new studio dedicated...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – January 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its...
Acclaimed VR Flight Sim Adds Much Requested Co-op & PVP Alongside Co-pilot Helicopter DLC
Acclaimed VR flight sim VTOL VR got a major update this month adding co-op and PVP multiplayer modes alongside a...
Report: Apple’s VR Headset Delayed to 2023 Amid Development Challenges
Apple's upcoming VR headset was purportedly slated to arrive sometime this year. Now according to a recent Bloomberg report, those...
Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants...
Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite) has run the Epic MegaGrants program,...
‘Valheim’ VR Mod Updates Bring Experience Tantalizingly Close to VR-native Territory
Valheim, the popular Viking-themed survival game for PC, doesn't natively support virtual reality, but thankfully there's a full-featured mod...
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Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $69B to Play “key role” in Metaverse Development
Microsoft announced it's planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, making it the largest gaming acquisition to date....
‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Developer Announces New Studio Dedicated to AAA VR Games
nDreams, the veteran VR developer and publisher behind Phantom: Covert Ops (2020), announced it's creating a new studio dedicated...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – January 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its...
Acclaimed VR Flight Sim Adds Much Requested Co-op & PVP Alongside Co-pilot Helicopter DLC
Acclaimed VR flight sim VTOL VR got a major update this month adding co-op and PVP multiplayer modes alongside a...
Report: Apple’s VR Headset Delayed to 2023 Amid Development Challenges
Apple's upcoming VR headset was purportedly slated to arrive sometime this year. Now according to a recent Bloomberg report, those...
Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants...
Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite) has run the Epic MegaGrants program,...
‘Valheim’ VR Mod Updates Bring Experience Tantalizingly Close to VR-native Territory
Valheim, the popular Viking-themed survival game for PC, doesn't natively support virtual reality, but thankfully there's a full-featured mod...
How to Play PC VR Games Wirelessly on Quest with Oculus Air Link
Oculus Air Link is an integrated way to play PC VR games (on Oculus PC or SteamVR) wirelessly on...
‘Hitman’ Trilogy is Getting PC VR Support on January 20th
IO Interactive revealed in November that Hitman 3 (2021) would finally be getting PC VR support, coming just in time for...
VR MMO ‘Zenith: The Last City’ to Release January 27th on All Major VR...
Ramen VR, the team behind Zenith: The Last City, revealed that launch of the long-awaited VR MMO is set for January...
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Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $69B to Play “key role” in Metaverse Development
Microsoft announced it's planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, making it the largest gaming acquisition to date....
‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Developer Announces New Studio Dedicated to AAA VR Games
nDreams, the veteran VR developer and publisher behind Phantom: Covert Ops (2020), announced it's creating a new studio dedicated...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – January 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its...
Acclaimed VR Flight Sim Adds Much Requested Co-op & PVP Alongside Co-pilot Helicopter DLC
Acclaimed VR flight sim VTOL VR got a major update this month adding co-op and PVP multiplayer modes alongside a...
Report: Apple’s VR Headset Delayed to 2023 Amid Development Challenges
Apple's upcoming VR headset was purportedly slated to arrive sometime this year. Now according to a recent Bloomberg report, those...
Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants...
Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite) has run the Epic MegaGrants program,...
‘Valheim’ VR Mod Updates Bring Experience Tantalizingly Close to VR-native Territory
Valheim, the popular Viking-themed survival game for PC, doesn't natively support virtual reality, but thankfully there's a full-featured mod...
How to Play PC VR Games Wirelessly on Quest with Oculus Air Link
Oculus Air Link is an integrated way to play PC VR games (on Oculus PC or SteamVR) wirelessly on...
‘Hitman’ Trilogy is Getting PC VR Support on January 20th
IO Interactive revealed in November that Hitman 3 (2021) would finally be getting PC VR support, coming just in time for...
VR MMO ‘Zenith: The Last City’ to Release January 27th on All Major VR...
Ramen VR, the team behind Zenith: The Last City, revealed that launch of the long-awaited VR MMO is set for January...
Inventive Multiplayer VR Studio Reveals New Game Fusing ‘Rocket League’ with Bows & Arrows
The studio behind the inventive multiplayer VR title Half + Half today announced a new multiplayer VR game called NOCK. Due...
SteamVR Updated to Play Nicer with Quest Headsets
Oculus Quest headsets now account for nearly 44% of all headsets used on Steam, and this clearly hasn't gone...
Linux-based Standalone VR Headset Boasts PC Specs with a Price to Match, Kickstarter Coming...
SimulaVR, the startup behind its own open-source VR Linux distro, is creating a VR headset that aims to bring...
‘Beat Saber’ & ‘Job Simulator’ Are PSVR’s Most Downloaded Games of The Year… Again
It's that time again, when PlayStation reveals the top downloads for the past year. And it comes as no...
AmazeVR Secures $15M to Bring Immersive Concerts to VR
AmazeVR, a Los Angeles-based company creating on-demand VR video, has raised $15 million in funding to refocus its efforts...
30 VR Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2022
We're looking forward to a ton of new games in 2022, as newcomers and trusted names in VR development alike...
PSVR vs. PSVR 2 – How Far Has PlayStation VR Come Since 2016?
PlayStation VR 2 isn't here quite yet, but at the very start of 2022 Sony revealed the first detailed...
Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with Nreal Light, One of the First Consumer-available AR...
Nreal is a China-based startup behind the Nreal Light AR glasses, which aim for a sunglasses-like design. By hooking...
Rhythm-Action Game ‘AVICII Invector’ Coming to Quest 2 Later This Month
A VR version of rhythm-action game AVICII Invector (2019) is headed to Meta Quest 2 on January 27th, celebrating...
Quest’s Home Environment May Soon Get The Social Capabilities We’ve Been Waiting For
Back in October, Meta announced that it would eventually transition its home environment to 'Horizon Home', giving it a...
Historical Cooking Sim ‘Lost Recipes’ Coming to Quest January 27th
Schell Games today announced that Lost Recipes, its upcoming historical cooking sim, is set to release January 27th on the Quest platform,...
Meta Plans to Fuse Its ‘Horizon’ Apps & Make Them More Accessible… Eventually
Though Meta is steadily building up three social VR apps—Horizon Worlds, Horizon Venues, and Horizon Workrooms—the trio still exist...
HTC Announces Wrist Tracker for Vive Focus 3, Releasing in Early 2022 for $129
HTC unveiled a new VR tracker device at CES 2022 today, this time targeting its $1,300 enterprise-focused standalone headset,...