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Meta Quest 2 Boxes Appear on Store Shelves, Rebranding Still Incomplete

It seems the Oculus brand is finally departing physical retail. While Quest 2 boxes emblazoned with the new Meta name and logo are already on store shelves in the US, the swap from Oculus to Meta still has a...

‘Little Cities’ Preview – A Miniature City Simulator That’s Just So Damn Cozy

Little Cities was first announced back in late 2021, showing off what appeared to be pint-sized VR version of popular city simulator Cities: Skylines (2015)—only a few months before the very franchise announced the creation of its own official VR...
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Survival Sim ‘Green Hell’ Releases on Quest 2 April 7th, Gameplay Trailer Here

Incuvo Games announced that its upcoming VR adaptation of Green Hell (2019), the popular open-world survival game, is officially coming to Quest 2 this month. Green Hell VR: Quest Edition is coming to Meta Quest 2 (re: not the original Quest)...

‘Cosmonious High’ Review – Incredible Interactivity for Your Inner (or actual) Child

Google's VR studio Owlchemy Labs is back with its signature 'play with everything' approach to VR in Cosmonious High. As a student in an alien high school you'll discover a bevy of fun powers and objects to play with. After graduating...

‘Cities: Skylines’ VR Adaptation Coming to Quest 2 in April, Gameplay Walkthrough Here

Popular city-builder Cities: Skylines (2015) doesn't offer native VR support, however the franchise is getting its first official made-for-VR game soon called Cities: VR, which will let you go hands-on as you take the reigns of your city from a new perspective....
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Wendy’s is Opening a Metaverse Hamburger Shop in ‘Horizon Worlds’

Wendy's is more than a chain restaurant that serves square-shaped burgers. It's also a marketing powerhouse that's known for kicking off the trend of companies openly roasting their competitors (and other people) on Twitter. Now Wendy's is taking a...

Meta Quest Gaming Showcase Returns April 20th – New Game Announcements, Updates & More

Meta announced it's returning this year with another installment of its Quest Gaming Showcase, which means we'll soon be getting our annual download on upcoming Quest games and updates coming this year. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced the second...
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Fall Out Boy Music Pack Coming to ‘Beat Saber’ March 31st

Beat Saber, the popular block-slashing rhythm game, is getting a new paid music pack soon that will feature eight tracks from Fall Out Boy. The American rock band announced the news via Twitter, and included a full tracklist too. Listed below,...

The Metaverse Saved My Life, Now I’m Using it to Save Others

I’ve spent over 10,000 hours in ‘the metaverse’—or at least the proto-metaverse—virtual worlds inhabited by real people represented as avatars. The experiences and relationships I had there saved me from a dark place and set me on a mission...

Tabletop Sim ‘QuestHaven’ Reaches Kickstarter Funding Goal in First Week

QuestHaven is an upcoming tabletop simulator that's aiming to bring VR and PC users all of the tools they need to play tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder. After a week on Kickstarter, QuestHaven has managed to secure its initial funding goal of...

Veteran VR Studio of ‘Fracked’ & ‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Raises $35M to Expand Development & Publishing

nDreams, the veteran VR studio behind titles like Fracked (2021) and Phantom: Covert Ops (2020), today announced a $35 million investment from Aonic Group. nDreams was an early adopter of VR, starting with early VR tech demos in 2014, followed by small titles...
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Latest Manus VR Gloves Promise New Levels of Finger Tracking Accuracy

At GDC 2022 this week, VR glove creator Manus revealed its new Quantum Metagloves which the company says delivers significantly more accurate finger tracking than its prior solutions. Though priced for enterprise use, the company says it one day...

Surgery Training Platform ‘Osso VR’ Secures $66M Series C Financing

Osso VR, the VR surgical training platform, today announced it's closed a $66 million Series C financing round, something the company says will be used to broaden its VR surgical offering and hire more expert talent. The Series C round was...

High-flying Shooter ‘STRIDE’ Releases on PSVR Today

After a few delays, the high-flying parkour madness of STRIDE (2021) is finally making its way to PSVR today. Created by Joy Way, the studio known for VR games OUTLIER and AGAINST, Stride is all about jumping and shooting your way through increasingly...

Snap Acquires Brain-Computer Interface Startup NextMind

Snap announced it's acquired neurotech startup NextMind, a Paris-based company known for creating a $400 pint-sized brain-computer interface (BCI). In a blog post, Snap says NextMind will help drive "long-term augmented reality research efforts within Snap Lab," the company's hardware team...
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