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FTC Sues to Block Meta’s Acquisition of Top VR Fitness App Developer

In 2021 Meta announced its intention to acquire Within, the studio behind popular VR fitness app Supernatural; though neither company announced the deal price, reporting indicated a whopping $400 million price tag which may have caught the attention of...

Sony Promises Info on PSVR 2 Release Date & Launch Titles “Soon”

Sony has fully revealed PlayStation VR 2 at this point, but the company has still kept the PSVR 2 release date under wraps, with many wondering if it will come in 2022 or 2023. Well the company says it'll...

Community Contempt for ‘VRChat’ Update Leads Developer to ‘reprioritize internal roadmap’

VRChat, one of VR's most popular social games, released an update this week has struck a nerve with its community. The long-running social VR application, VRChat has cultivated a large community of dedicated players since its release in 2017. And...

Meta Raises Quest 2 Price to Stave off Growing Costs

Meta announced today something that we haven't previously seen happen in the middle of a VR headset's lifecycle—a price increase for Quest 2. To soften the blow, the company says it will include a free copy of the headset's...

Newly Revealed PSVR 2 Features Add Long Overdue Conveniences

Even though the original PSVR headset is still getting some new game releases, it's decidedly a last-gen headset... or maybe even a last-last-gen headset depending upon how you look at it. Luckily the forthcoming PSVR 2 is ready to...

Where to Change Quest 2 Privacy Settings and See What VR Data Meta Collects

In late 2020 Meta began requiring the use of Facebook accounts for all new users of its Oculus headsets, the culmination of a trend of deeper integration between Oculus products and Facebook services. Although the company is soon planning...

‘Ultrawings 2′ Has ’10x More Sales’ on Quest, Developer Says, Despite Design Focus on PC VR

In a seemingly unprompted tweet this week, Ultrawings 2 developer Bit Planet Games said that despite building its latest game with a focus on the PC VR platform, the studio has seen significantly more sales volume on Quest 2. Adding...

Pico 4 & Pico 4 Pro Standalone VR Headsets Spotted in FCC Filing

Pico Interactive, the VR hardware subsidiary to Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is apparently getting ready to release a new series of standalone VR headsets. As first reported by Protocol, Pico filed the devices with the FCC late last week, saying in...

‘The Twilight Zone VR’ Review – Fun Psychological Horror Marred by Crappy Combat

The Twilight Zone is an anthology franchise that's spawned multiple TV shows throughout the decades following the iconic 1959 series. While the VR game stays mostly true to its roots, tossing out sci-fi horror themes and narrative twists aplenty, its...

Indie VR Gem ‘COMPOUND’ Gets 1.0 Release & Updated Demo, Headed to Quest Later This Year

Nearly four years after its early access debut, indie VR gem COMPOUND has launched version 1.0 on PC VR, including an updated demo for anyone to try. The game is expected to come to Quest as well later this year. Though...

Ubisoft Cancels ‘Splinter Cell VR’, ‘Ghost Recon Frontline’ & 2 Unannounced Titles

Ubisoft revealed during its Q1 2022 earnings call that it's cancelling a number of titles in the pipeline, including Splinter Cell VR. The company says it's stopped development on Splinter Cell VR, Ghost Recon Frontline, and two unannounced titles. Ubisoft says the cancellations...
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New Footage Shows ‘Red Matter 2’ Pushing the Limits of Quest 2 Graphics

In its announcement of Red Matter 2 earlier this year, developer Vertical Robot made the ambitious claim that it would deliver the "best graphics on mobile VR to date.” And now a new video shows the studio backing up its...

‘Moss: Book II’ Review – A Refined & Satisfying Sequel That Sticks With What Works

A whopping four years after its opening chapter, Moss: Book II is finally here to continue the story of Quill, a tiny adventurer destined for an epic journey. While the game doesn't think too far outside the box compared to...

‘Space Explorers’ Celebrates the Moon Landing with First Spacewalk Captured in Cinematic VR

In celebration of the historic Moon landing, which took place on July 20th, 1969, Felix & Paul Studios and TIME released the latest installment of Space Explorers, a VR docuseries that lets you experience the final frontier from both...

‘All On Board!’ VR Tabletop Simulator Now Fully Funded on Kickstarter

The Game Kitchen, developers behind action-platformer Blasphemous (2019), launched a Kickstarter last week that promises to let you play any board game in VR. Now, only a week in, the studio has pushed past its initial funding goal and revealed...
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