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‘Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow’ Hands-on: The Most Promising VR-Native Stealth Game Yet

Thief pioneered the stealth-action genre starting in the late '90s, and now the storied franchise is finally coming to all major headsets in its first made-for-VR game. I had a chance to go hands-on with the latest build of Thief VR:...

Sandbox VR Shows that ‘Social’ Beats ‘Spectacle’ at VR Attractions

Sandbox VR is a longstanding VR attraction chain featuring unique VR experiences for up to six players in a large, shared playspace. I recently got a chance to check out one of Sandbox VR's newest locations and try two...

Hands-on: ‘Marvel’s Deadpool VR’ Nails the Vibe, But Needs Work on Feel

We got an early look at Marvel's Deadpool VR, the upcoming title from first-party Meta studio Twisted Pixel. You can see our coverage of the game's announcement, but here's the deets: Deadpool VR is being developed by Twisted Pixel and...

Hands-on: ‘PresenZ’ Tech Converts Cinema-quality CGI into Volumetric Video on PC VR & Quest

PresenZ is a professional-grade tool for converting cinema-quality CGI content for 6DOF viewing in VR. With the recently updated Immersix app for PC VR headsets, you can demo the tech with a fresh batch of newly released content. A streaming...

First Impressions of ‘Surreal Touch’ Third-party Vision Pro Controllers

Surreal Touch is a Kickstarter-backed third-party motion controller for Vision Pro. The first batch of controllers began shipping in December (right on time), and early impressions are starting to roll out. XR industry veteran Nima Zeighami is the creator of...

Hands-on: ‘Metro Awakening’ on Quest 3S Brings Snappy Shooting and Smart Scavenging

Metro Awakening is one of the most anticipated VR games launching this year and we finally got a chance to try it for ourselves on Meta's newly revealed Quest 3S. Metro Awakening is coming to Quest 2, Quest 3S, and...

Preview: ‘Metal: Hellsinger VR’ is Just a Few Notes Shy of a Perfect Arrangement

Metal: Hellsinger is a very unique flatscreen game, and also has the potential to be a very unique VR game. But it's going to take a little tuning up before launch to really make it sing. If you've never played the...

‘Laser Dance’ Hands-on: Forget ‘the floor is lava’—You’ve Got Lasers Now

After recently playing a prototype version of Laser Dance, I've been trying to wrap my head around what makes it so engaging. And it finally struck me. The game is a manifestation of the kind of simple rules that could...

Hands-on: ‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice’ Could Be a Better VR ‘Hitman’ Game Than ‘Hitman 3’

Fast Travel Games gave us a hands-on with Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice on Quest 2, the studio's upcoming single-player adventure RPG set in the 'World of Darkness' universe. The vertical slice offered up an intriguing look into the game's...

Hands-on: ‘The 7th Guest’ Delivers Disney’s Haunted Mansion Vibes & Tons of Visual Flair

When the original The 7th Guest launched on CD-ROM in 1993, it was apparently a pretty big deal. The amount of pre-rendered 3D graphics spliced with live action video clips made it a standout title among all PC games at...

Preview: ‘The Light Brigade’ is a Promising Roguelike Packing Realistic WW2 Guns & Plenty of Magic

Slated to arrive on all major VR headsets later this month, The Light Brigade is well positioned to make a name among the top VR roguelikes, as it follows most visibly in the footsteps of bowshooter In Death (2018) in all...

Tech Demo Shows the Real Power of Quest Pro Face Tracking

Quest Pro's face-tracking capabilities will be quickly put to use to make Meta's avatars more expressive, but next-gen avatars stand to benefit much more from the new tech. One of Quest Pro's big new features is a face-tracking system that...

Hands-on: ‘Resident Evil Village’ on PSVR 2 is a Visual Feast of Unprecedented Detail

Resident Evil Village is one of the best looking games on PS5 to date, and its forthcoming VR version will be one of the best looking games in VR to date. During a hands-on with RE8 on PSVR 2 I...

Hands-on: ‘Horizon Call of the Mountain’ on PSVR 2 is Bringing a Full Campaign with Insightful...

One of the big questions on my mind ever since the announcement of Horizon Call of the Mountain for PSVR 2 is whether it would be a short 'experience' designed as a simple demo for the headset, or a full blown...

Preview: ‘Red Matter 2’ is Raising the Bar on Quest 2 Graphics & Doubling Down on...

Due out in just two weeks, Red Matter 2 is promising to up the ante over its already well regarded predecessor, this time being built from the ground up to look as good as possible on Quest 2. We...
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