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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...

‘Bonelab’ Review – An Ambitious Sandbox Waiting for the Right Toys

Bonelab, the latest title from veteran VR developer Stress Level Zero, brings the core of Boneworks to Quest 2 for the first time, but beyond that does little to improve its foundational gameplay. This time, however, a fully-featured modding system...

Report: Sony Plans to Produce 2 Million PSVR 2 Headsets by March 2023

Sony plans to release PSVR 2 sometime in early 2023, although exactly when is still a mystery. Now a Bloomberg report maintains the company is aiming to produce 2 million units by March 2023, which would signify a sizeable...

Report: Meta Quest 3 Leak Suggests Cheaper Consumer Device to Soon Follow Quest Pro

There's been a torrent of leaks that over the months have given us a pretty comprehensive look at Quest Pro, Meta's next high-end VR headset likely seeing a big reveal at Connect next month. Now it appears a new device...

Lenovo Unveils ThinkReality VRX Headset for Enterprise Sporting Some Increasingly Familiar Specs

Lenovo today unveiled its next standalone VR headset for enterprise, the ThinkReality VRX standalone. While the company may be pitching its latest headset for businesses, it seems VR hardware is starting to reach a pretty solid consensus on what's...

‘RUNNER’ to Bring ’80s-inspired Run & Gun Action to Quest 2 in October

RUNNER is an upcoming racing game from indie studio Truant Pixel that promises to bring some very ’80s-inspired run-and-gun action to Quest 2 next month. Update (September 28th, 2022): Truant Pixel announced that RUNNER is headed to the official Quest Store for Quest...

‘Trombone Champ’ Mod Brings VR Support to the Internet’s Silliest Game

Trombone Champ is a new PC rhythm game from indie studio Holy Wow that's charming, silly, but also painfully stuck in the flatscreen land of mouse and keyboard. Less than two weeks since its 1.0 release on PC, the game...

‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’ is Getting a Location-based VR Game Next Year

Location-based VR company Zero Latency announced it's working with Warhammer creators Games Workshop to develop an out-of-home VR adventure based on the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine franchise. The free-roam VR experience, which is currently under development by Zero Latency, allows up...
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‘Bonelab’ Dev Reveals How Custom Avatars Drive Unique Gameplay

Bonelab, the anticipated sequel of Boneworks (2019) from developer Stress Level Zero, is pushing ahead with its physics-driven gameplay by allowing players to import custom avatars which will gain dynamic stats that influence gameplay. In the release date trailer last week...

Rec Room’s New Unity-powered Creation Suite Brings Industry Standard Tools to Social VR Platform

Social VR platform Rec Room announced it's released a new creation suite that allows you to publish content directly to the Rec Room platform from inside Unity, essentially letting its users create content using a host of industry standard tools. The company...
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New ‘Bonelab’ Trailer Reveals Surprise Release Date, Unique Avatar-swapping Gameplay

Bonelab the anticipated followup to VR physics sandbox adventure Boneworks (2019), is due to launch next week after a surprise release date announcement from developer Stress Level Zero. Along with the game's release date, new Bonelab gameplay shows a unique avatar-swapping...

Meta Releases Connect 2022 Schedule, Featuring Zuckerberg Keynote, John Carmack Talk & Dev Sessions

Meta Connect, the company's annual XR developer conference, is going all-digital again this year and it promises to share updates that look into the "near and far future" of the company. While there's still a little over two weeks...

‘Guardians Frontline’ is Like ‘Halo’ Meets ‘Starcraft’, Coming to Quest 2 & SteamVR Early 2023

Veteran VR studio Fast Travel Games today announced it's stepping up to publish Guardians Frontline, an upcoming strategic VR shooter from indie studio VirtualAge Games that feels a bit like the lovechild between Halo and Starcraft. Originally released as Guardians on...
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Pico 4 Announced with October Launch, Aims to Compete Head-on with Quest 2

Pico today announced the Pico 4 standalone VR headset, with pricing and content aspirations that make it clear the company hopes to compete directly with Quest 2. The headset will launch in October starting in Europe and some Asian...
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