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HTC Shaves $100 Off Its Flagship PC VR Headset, For a Limited Time
HTC is putting its flagship PC VR headset Vive Pro 2 on sale for a limited time, bringing the full kit to $1,299 and headset to $749.
The US and Canada-only deal is already available today, running until July 2nd.
Launched in...
PSVR 2 Spotted in Developer Photo, Studio Claims Fakery
VR indie studio Bit Planet Games tweeted out a photo yesterday of what appears to be the first spotting of PlayStation VR 2 in the wild. The tweet has since been deleted by the studio, which claims it was...
Three Years After Launch, and Still $1,000, Demand for Valve’s VR Headset Remains Strong
A smaller number of people willing to buy an expensive product can really add up, as Valve has found with its high-end Index headset. At the third anniversary of the headset's release—despite its age and never-discounted $1,000 price tag—the...
‘Immerse’ Brings Live Spanish Courses to Quest 2, More Languages Coming in 2023
Immerse, a startup focusing on teaching languages in VR, has launched a social app on Quest 2 which lets subscribers take part in live Spanish or English lessons, peer-to-peer conversation practice, and weekly community events.
When Immerse first secured a...
JRPG ‘Ruinsmagus’ to Release on Quest 2 & SteamVR July 7th
CharacterBank today announced that its JRPG RUINSMAGUS is launching next week, coming to Quest 2 and PC VR headsets via Steam.
Update (June 29th, 2022): In a Japanese language tweet, CharacterBank today announced that Ruinsmagus is headed to Quest and...
Apple Reveals Improvements Coming in ARKit 6 for Developers
Earlier this month during Apple's annual developer conference, WWDC 2022, the company gave developers the first look at improvements coming to Apple's ARKit 6 toolkit for building AR apps on iOS devices.
Though Apple has yet to reveal (or even...
In Just 7 Months ‘Blade & Sorcery’ Has the Most Reviews of Any Quest Game, Except...
In just seven months, Blade & Sorcery: Nomad, the Quest port of the popular PC VR game, has amassed more reviews than any other paid Quest game, except one. What explains the game's staggering popularity?
Update (June 27th, 2022): It was clear...
Sideloading Quest 2 Games is Now Almost as Easy as Using the Official Quest Store
SideQuest is an amazing tool for unlocking a bunch of VR content and tools for Quest, and we really suggest setting it up if you own a Quest 2. Now the creators behind the unofficial sideloading library have made...
‘Horizon Call of the Mountain’ Promises “multiple paths”, New Clips Captured on PSVR 2
Horizon Call of the Mountain, an exclusive title headed to PSVR 2, got its first gameplay trailer earlier this month which suggested VR's first Horizon series game would be more than just an 'experience'. Now Sony has tossed out...
How (and why) to Sideload Games on Quest with SideQuest
There's are plenty of great apps on the Quest Store, but did you know you can download games, experiences, and useful tools from an entirely different library? With SideQuest, you can expand your horizons with unofficial mods, tools, and...
Report: Apple Analyst Claims Mixed Reality Headset Announcement May Come January 2023
Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a respected figure in all things Apple supply chain leaks, says the Cupertino tech giant is likely preparing to announce its long-rumored mixed reality headset early next year.
Update (June 27th, 2022): Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reached...
Report: China’s Tencent Forms XR Unit to Build Its Own Metaverse
Tencent, the China-based multinational known for WeChat and a host of mobile games, reportedly announced to staff that was creating a unit dedicated building out its XR offerings.
As reported by Reuters, Tencent allegedly told staff on Monday about the...
HTC Announces Vive Flow Business Edition, Optional 3DOF Controller
Vive Flow, HTC's compact VR headset, is targeted at travelers and consumers looking for casual VR experiences and media consumption. Now the company has announced it's marketing a Business Edition of Vive Flow alongside an optional controller which should...
Apple Quietly Released One of The Most Impressive AR Room-mapping Tools
Apple has barely mentioned augmented or virtual reality in its big keynotes lately, however at WWDC 2022 earlier this month, the company quietly released probably one of the best 3D room-mapping tools for mobile AR yet.
Called RoomPlan, the ARKit...
Major XR Players Join New Metaverse Forum to Cooperate on Foundational Standards
Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR standard, is helping to assemble other XR industry players in service of cooperatively building interoperability standards for what it hopes will be an "open and inclusive metaverse."
The so-called Metaverse Standards Forum was...



















