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One of the Last Bastions of the Oculus Brand is No More
Alongside the announcement of the company's first retail store, Meta has begun redirecting visitors of the longstanding Oculus.com website to its new Meta Store.
Facebook announced back in late 2021 that it would rebrand itself to Meta and eventually dissolve...
Meta to Open First Retail Store Including Dedicated Quest 2 Demo Area
Meta announced today plans to open its first ever retail store to give customers a chance to check out the company's hardware in person. The store will include a dedicated Quest 2 demo area and send participants home with...
Report: ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’ May Be Called ‘Nexus’, Video Reveals Prototype
It appears Ubisoft's long-awaited Assassin's Creed VR title has suffered a pretty serious leak, as footage of the game's starting menu seems to have found its way online along with a few player impressions.
According to information from Reddit user...
Canon Announces MREAL X1 Enterprise Headset with Larger FOV
Canon announced its next enterprise XR headset, MREAL X1. The device, which offers passthrough AR, appears to be a modestly upgraded version of the company's 2021 model, MREAL S1, as it boasts a field of view (FOV) that's "2.5...
Four Quest 2 Apps Making Use of Hand-tracking 2.0 Improvements
Alongside the announcement that Quest 2 is getting upgraded controllerless hand-tracking which improves robustness, Meta revealed that it had given select developers access to the tech ahead of time, some of which used it to directly improve their apps.
The...
‘BONELAB’, Successor to the Popular ‘BONEWORKS’, Announced for Quest 2 & PC VR
Formerly known only as 'Project 4', developer Stress Level Zero has officially announced BONELAB, the follow-up to its popular VR action sandbox game BONEWORKS. The game is set to launch on Quest 2 and PC VR this year.
It's been nearly two...
‘Resident Evil 4’ for Quest 2 Gets ‘The Mercenaries’ DLC Today for Free
Meta announced at its Quest Gaming Showcase today that Resident Evil 4 (2021), the official VR port which came to Quest 2 last year, is getting a surprise launch of 'The Mercenaries' DLC today.
For the uninitiated, The Mercenaries is...
‘Red Matter 2’ Announced for Quest 2, Promising to Deliver the “best graphics on mobile VR...
Today during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, developer Vertical Robot announced Red Matter 2 for Quest 2, the sequel to its 2018 PC VR game which was eventually ported to Quest. Not only does the studio say the gameplay is expanding...
‘I Expect You to Die’ Developer Schell Games Signs With Meta for Three New Quest Games...
Veteran developer Schell Games, behind well known VR titles like I Expect You to Die and Until You Fall, announced today it has signed with Meta to deliver three new Quest games in the next two years.
Schell Games is one of...
VR’s First Official NFL Game ‘NFL PRO ERA’ Makes You the Quarterback, Coming to Quest &...
During Meta's Quest Gaming Showcase today, we finally caught a glimpse of VR's first official NFL game, NFL PRO ERA, which promises to let you QB for your favorite team as you make your path to the Super Bowl.
Developers...
“Major improvements” Coming to Quest 2 Hand-tracking with ‘2.0’ Upgrade
Meta today announced "major improvements" coming to Quest 2's controllerless hand-tracking capability. The 're-architected computer vision and machine learning approach' is said to specifically improve reliability for overlapping or fast moving hands and specific gestures. The SDK and OS...
Pint-sized City Simulator ‘Little Cities’ Delayed to May 12th
Little Cities is an upcoming city creation game for Quest that looks to bring much of the same city simulator flair to VR of prolific series such as Cities: Skylines and Sim City. Originally set to launch on April 21st, now...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – April 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of...
‘Painting VR’ Brings Out Your Inner Bob Ross, Now on Quest & SteamVR
There's a few really great art apps for VR already, like Tilt Brush, Kingspray, and Gravity Sketch, but few focus solely on painting on virtual canvas. Now Painting VR, a painting simulator that lets you mix and use fresh paint...
Epic Games Raises $2B to Further Expand Its Metaverse Ambitions
Epic Games announced it's doubled the amount of cash it raised last year to kick off its metaverse ambitions. Now the company, which owns Unreal Engine and popular battle royale shooter Fornite, says it's secured $2 billion to further build...


















