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Why One of VR’s Most Valuable Companies is Shutting Down, According to Top Creator
Social VR platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5 billion, announced earlier this week that it will be shutting down in June. The studio says it never quite figured out how to turn a profit, though top avatar creator blueasis...
‘Black Mirror’ to Bring Show’s Tech Dystopia to Life in New Location-based VR Experience
Black Mirror, the hit sci-fi anthology series on Netflix, is getting its own VR experience soon—set to debut at VR destination Infinity Experience in Montreal, Canada next month ahead of wider rollout.
Developed by VR studio Univrse and Banijay Live...
‘Moss’ Developer Polyarc Lays Off Two-Thirds of Studio Following “major project” Cancellation
Polyarc, the studio behind VR puzzle-platformer series Moss, announced it's significantly reducing the size of the company, marking another VR pioneer currently experiencing existential turmoil.
The studio released word via a LinkedIn post on Tuesday, noting that layoffs come amid an "unsuccessful...
Meta Inches Into Health Wearables with New Food Logging Feature for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta announced it's pushing an update to Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta smart glasses that's slated to make nutrition tracking easier by letting Meta AI visually suss out food before you eat it.
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Over time, the company says that a...
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ is Officially Coming to VR Soon as a Co-op Location-based Experience
CD Projekt Red announced it's working with Zero Latency VR to bring Cyberpunk 2077 to out-of-home VR destinations.
Zero Latency VR calls the forthcoming experience "based on the world of Cyberpunk 2077," but built specifically for the company's untethered, free-roam technology.
What's more,...
Meta is Releasing 2 New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses for Prescription Wearers, Starting at $500
Meta and eyewear partner EssilorLuxottica announced two new "optical-forward" pairs of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which are said to support nearly all prescriptions.
Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses can already be paired with prescription lenses, although the latest pairs...
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Virtual Hangout ‘Rec Room’ is Permanently Closing in June, Assets Reportedly Acquired by Snap
Rec Room, one of VR's most prominent social platforms, is shutting down in June, with its creators noting they "never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business." According to a GeekWire report (via Skarred...
Meta Slated to Launch Two New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, According to FCC Filing
Meta and EssilorLuxottica appear to be preparing two new Ray-Ban smart glasses for launch, according to US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) filings from earlier this month.
As first reported by Janko Roettgers in his Lowpass newsletter, Meta hardware partner EssilorLuxottica has...
‘The Boys: Trigger Warning’ Review – A Bloody Power Fantasy That Pulls Too Many Punches
The Boys: Trigger Warning feels like a game caught between two priorities: delivering a brutal, irreverent VR adaptation of its source material, and serving as a timely piece of franchise promotion. It nails just enough of the show’s tone...
New Vision Pro App Bets on Apple’s Persona Avatars to Form Genuine Connections
AuraTap is an upcoming social network for Vision Pro users, which hopes to get members forming genuine connections by putting Apple's realistic Persona avatars at the heart of every interaction.
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AuraTap isn't an XR social platform in the traditional...
Everything Announced at the Spring 2026 VR Games Showcase
The fifth iteration of the VR Games Showcase just wrapped up, delivering massive new game reveals including the reveal of Payday: Aces High and Compass as well as the release dates for Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR, FlatOut 4:...
‘PAYDAY: Aces High’ VR Game Announced for Quest & PC VR, Reveal Trailer Here
During the VR Games Showcase today, Fast Travel Games revealed PAYDAY: Aces High, an upcoming VR co-op heist game set in Starbreeze Entertainment’s PAYDAY universe.
Slated to launch sometime this year on Quest and SteamVR headsets, PAYDAY: Aces High promises to bring...
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Watch The VR Games Showcase Right Here at 9AM PT
The next edition of the VR Games Showcase is nearly here, bringing another heaping dose from VR’s leading Direct-style digital showcase dedicated to revealing high-quality VR games and showing updates on some of your most anticipated projects.
We’ve lined up...
VR Design Unpacked: The Incredible Details of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’
In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the details of Half-Life: Alyx and how they add an immersive layer to the game rarely found elsewhere.
Editor’s Note: Half-Life: Alyx has been hailed by...
Meta Strikes Against Quest’s Most Prominent Outlet for Pirated VR Games
One of the most prominent VR game piracy groups has been shut down following a DMCA notice which was apparently issued by Meta.
As first reported by Heise Online, the game piracy group 'VRPirates' issued a statement on its public...
‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ PSVR 2 Gameplay Revealed Ahead of April Update
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is getting its 'Sim 5' update soon, which is slated to bring PSVR 2 support to the PS5 version of the game.
MFS '24 has been available on PC with full VR support since late 2024....
Meta Shows Confidence in EMG Input for Wearables by Funding Six External Studies
Meta announced it's tapped six external teams to receive a research grant in order to advance work on its surface electromyography (sEMG) based wristband controller.
Meta revealed in a blog post it's launched a research funding initiative focused on improving how...
Ubisoft Ends Game Development at Studio Behind ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’
Ubisoft is ceasing game development at Red Storm Entertainment, the long-running studio behind Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (2023).
According to an internal memo viewed by GamesIndustry.biz, Ubisoft is shutting down game development at Red Storm Entertainment, which includes the loss...
NVIDIA’s Cloud Gaming Now Supports up to 90 FPS on Quest, Vision Pro & Pico Headsets
Nvidia announced back at GDC earlier this month that it was upping framerate on its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service for VR headset streaming. Now the company has pushed the official update, which supports a host of popular standalone...
XR Startup Lynx Appears to Enter Liquidation Proceedings Ahead of R2 Headset Launch
The company behind Lynx has entered liquidation proceedings ahead of launch of its upcoming Lynx-R2 XR headset, which is targeted at both consumers and enterprise.
According to French court documents, SL Process, the company behind Lynx, has officially entered judicial liquidation...
Meta to Keep Existing ‘Horizon Worlds’ VR Experiences on Life Support for Time Being
Meta previously announced it was shuttering the VR version of Horizon Worlds, but now it seems the company has changed course, revealing that some experiences will still be accessible on Quest moving forward.
Meta said earlier this week that it was...