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Microsoft & Meta to Bring Key Productivity Tools to Quest, Including Windows 11 via Cloud

Meta and Microsoft today announced at Connect that starting in 2023 the Quest platform is getting a host of Windows productivity tools along with the ability to use Windows 11 via the cloud. First, here's a list of what's coming...

Meta Announces Four Accessories for Quest Pro, Including Light Blocker for Full(er) Immersion

Meta today officially unveiled Quest Pro, its high-end VR headset capable of AR interactions thanks to full-color passthrough. Since you're shelling out $1,500 for the headset and controllers though, you might as well take a look around at what...

Expect 1-2 Hours of Quest Pro Battery Life, Says Meta; Included Dock May Ease the Pain

Despite a flood of leaks leading up to its official unveiling, there's one thing we definitely didn't know about Quest Pro before today: its battery life. And at Connect, Meta revealed we should expect between one to two hours...
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‘Among Us VR’ Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR November 10th

Social party game Among Us rose to viral success in the midst of the pandemic. Calls to bring the game's 'imposter-hunting' gameplay to VR were immediate, and unofficial VR versions of the game sprang up in no time. Now the...
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‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners: Chapter 2’ Coming to VR on December 1st

It's been a little over two years since The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) shambled onto VR headsets, serving up 20+ hours of zombie-slaying nightmare fuel. Now the developers say its standalone sequel, Chapter 2: Retribution, is coming to VR in...

Meta Acquires VR Studios Behind ‘Iron Man VR’, ‘Resident Evil 4 VR’ & ‘Wilson’s Heart’, Bringing...

Meta announced at its Connect developer conference today that the company has acquired three more VR game studios, bringing its total to nine such acquisitions over the past two years. Joining Meta's Oculus Studios is Camouflaj (Marvel’s Iron Man VR),...

One Third of Quest Store Apps Break $1M in Revenue, ‘The Walking Dead’ Does $50M on...

Among the flashy product reveals and developer talks, Meta's annual XR developer conference Connect usually includes a few nuggets of info on how the overall app ecosystem is doing. This year the company revealed its Quest app store is...

VR Modding Monthly: Heaps of AAA Unreal Engine Games Soon to be Unlocked for VR –...

Welcome to the August 2022 edition of VR Modding Monthly, keeping you up to date about all the exciting things going on in the wonderful world of the Flat2VR Modding community! For VR enthusiasts, the idea of picking up a brand new...

Quest v46 Update Brings ‘Lord of the Rings’ Home Area, Recent Apps Tab & More

Meta is getting ready to roll out Quest's v46 update ahead of its Connect 2022 developer conference next week, bringing to the platform a modest set of new features alongside a new Home environment inspired by The Lord of...

HTC Teases Next VR Headset Ahead of Meta Connect & It’s Supposed to Be Small

HTC today teased what's confirmed to be the company's next VR headset, something the Vive-creator says will be "something big... we mean small." There's not much to go on for now, only a tweet which shows a piece of the...

Alleged Quest Pro Leak Shows Meta’s Next-gen Headset in Action

Immersed, a startup known for its work-focused productivity app for VR, may have jumped the gun a little early, as the company posted a short clip of what appears to be Meta's upcoming Project Cambria mixed reality headset (aka...

Meta’s First Step Toward a Proper Metaverse: Avatars That Can “travel between” Two Platforms

Meta says it plans to connect Horizon Worlds and Crayta in 'meaningful ways' which will bring the first inkling of cross-platform interoperability to the company's metaverse plans. Meta may be all in on the metaverse, but to date hasn't done...

Unofficial ‘Half-Life’ VR Mod is Coming to Steam October 19th

Much like the recently released Half-Life 2 VR Mod, Valve is soon giving its blessings to another third-party project that this time brings VR support to the original Half-Life (1998). Update (October 6th, 2022): Steam doesn't show exact timing, so it...

Google Ventures Invests $12M in SideQuest to Create Main Content Hub for XR Ecosystem

SideQuest, the sideloading software and unofficial app store for Meta's Quest and Quest 2, announced it completed a $12 million Series A investment, this time led by Google's investment arm, Google Ventures (GV). Founded in 2019 by Belfast-based team Orla...

This $99 D-Link Dongle Brings Quest 2 a Dedicated Wi-Fi Connection for PC VR Gaming

Late last week D-Link announced a new Wi-Fi 6 dongle designed for Quest 2 that provides a dedicated wireless connection to your PC, letting you play PC VR games without the hassle of long cables or needing an exceptionally...
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