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Oculus Expanding Quest Mixed Reality Capabilities With Enhanced Developer Tools
Oculus plans to further open up the mixed reality capabilities of Quest with new tools that will allow developers to build apps which more intelligently integrate with the user's real room. In the near future developers will also be...
Facebook Boosts AR Developers Tools for Forthcoming AR Glasses
Today Facebook announced that it plans to expand the capabilities of its Spark AR platform to give developers more tools to build experiences that leverage existing smartphone-based AR and the company's upcoming AR glasses.
Facebook has made no secret that...
Web & WebXR Apps Are Coming to the Quest Store With Multitasking
Oculus today announced that web apps and WebXR apps will soon be allowed into the main Quest store and App Lab. Apps served this way will support multitasking, allowing users to run them side-by-side for increased productivity. Developers will...
Quest’s Home Environment is Finally Getting Social Capabilities, Becomes ‘Horizon Home’
One of our longstanding critiques of Quest's social features is the lack of a simple, first-party place to meet up with friends. Finally that's set to change thanks to 'Horizon Home' which will enhance the existing Quest home environment...
Watch Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote Livestream & Sessions Here @10 AM PT Today
Facebook Connect is the company's AR/VR developer conference that often plays host to product reveals, industry insights, and plenty of talks to get developers on the right path towards building for the company's existent and upcoming XR hardware. Here's...
Ultraleap Hand-tracking Update Delivers Improved Two-handed Interactions
The latest version of Ultraleap's hand-tracking tech is finally available today on Windows for use with the Leap Motion Controller accessory and promises to improve two-handed interactions, speed, and robustness. The release includes a demo experience showcasing how hand-tracking...
Pimax Announces Wildly Ambitious New Standalone VR Headset with a Price to Match
In a livestreamed presentation this week, VR headset maker Pimax announced its Reality "12K" QLED headset which aims to pack in a kitchen sink's worth of wishlist features, not least of which is a dual-mode capability which allows the...
Facebook’s 2021 XR Investments to Total $10 Billion, Even More in 2022 & Beyond
In the company's Q3 2021 earnings call Facebook today said it expects its XR investments this year to top $10 billion, and advised investors that it plans to spend even more than that in subsequent years.
Facebook's top brass believe...
‘Beat Saber’ Multiplayer is Finally Available on PSVR
Block-slashing VR rhythm game Beat Saber launched a multiplayer update one year ago which made its way to every supported platform but PSVR. Although Facebook-owned developers Beat Games remained mum on exactly why multiplayer for the PSVR version was so behind,...
New Quest Headset, Controllers, & Charging Dock Possibly Revealed in Leaked Videos
Official tutorial videos uncovered today show a previously unseen Oculus headset, controllers, and charging dock. The videos may reveal a new Quest 2 Pro or Quest 3 headset which could be officially revealed this week at Facebook Connect.
Four apparent...
VR’s Favorite Physics Fighter Gets a Major Update Tomorrow, New Trailer Reveals
Fan favorite Physics-based VR melee fighter Blade & Sorcery is still going strong nearly two and a half years after its initial early access release. Back in June, we got our first peek at the next major development which is...
Facebook Allows Oculus Go to be “Repurposed” with Release of Unlocked OS
Facebook has made good on a promise to release an unlocked OS build for its discontinued Oculus Go headset which will allow it to be modified beyond what was originally possible with the device.
Update (October 22, 2021: Facebook this...
HP Launches Updated Reverb G2 in U.S. with a Host of Commonly Requested Improvements
HP announced today that it's launching an updated version of its Reverb G2 headset in the US that brings improvements to controller tracking, eye-relief, and AMD compatibility. Alongside the headset's improvements, changes to the Mixed Reality Portal software in...
‘Unplugged’ Review – Rock Star Ambitions Stifled by Quest’s Hand-tracking
Unplugged is like Guitar Hero, although instead of picking up a dedicated peripheral and jamming away, it relies on Quest's native hand-tracking to let you shred on an air guitar without controllers. It's a fun idea that can work really well at...
‘Spacefolk City’ is a Funky City Simulator Coming to Quest & Rift Today, Trailer Here
Spacefolk City is a city building simulator that aims to get you plonking down a dense city landscape in free-floating space. It launches today on the Oculus Store for Quest and Rift, with a release on SteamVR headsets slated...



















