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Oculus Removes ‘Go Live’ Facebook Livestreaming on Quest v30 Update

Though Oculus has added plenty of new features to Quest since its launch, in the latest update its removing one: the 'Go Live' feature was the only direct method for livestreaming the headset's view to the web (via Facebook),...

Moth+Flame Raises $2.5M to Expand Its Immersive VR Work Training Tech

Moth+Flame, a creator of VR training software, today announced it's garnered $2.5 million in seed funding to expand the scale of its workplace VR training technology. The New York-based company's latest funding round was led by Bee Partners with additional...

‘Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual!’ Releasing on Quest July 8th

Sam & Max is getting ready to make the big leap to VR this summer in its first original game in over a decade. Developer HappyGiant and publisher Big Sugar announced the action-adventure game is coming to Oculus Quest on July 8th. Update (June 22nd, 2021):...

Varjo Teases Its “biggest announcement ever” Coming Later This Week

Varjo, the Finland-based company making enterprise headsets with industry-leading specs, is getting ready to reveal something big on June 24th. Urho Konttori, Varjo founder and Chief Product Officer, teased that the company's next reveal will be "so epic that it's...

‘Blaston’ Reverses Course on Testing In-game Facebook Ads After Community Backlash

Blaston, the VR dueling shooter from Resolution Games, was the subject of a controversy within in the VR community after agreeing to test a new in-game ad system from Facebook. The company says it has decided not to go...
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‘Blaston’ Gets Single-player Campaign & Social Features in New ‘Crackdown’ Update

Blaston (2020), the online duel-shooter from Resolution Games, released an update today called ‘Crackdown’ which brings a host of new content and social features to the game, which includes a single-player campaign. Resolution says the new single-player campaign not only...

‘Steel Crew’ Puts 3 Players in a Tank for Realistic Co-op Combat, Releasing on Steam in...

Steel Crew is an upcoming VR-compatible PC game that puts up to three players in a tank and tasks them with out-maneuvering and firing the realistic vehicle for some explosive tank vs. tank online combat. Aiming for launch sometime this...

‘Larcenauts’ Review – The Hero Shooter Comes to VR, Sort of

Four years after its acclaimed title Farpoint, developer Impulse Gear is back with a new VR game, Larcenauts. This time around it's something very different: a multiplayer-only hero shooter with strong Overwatch vibes. Larcenauts Details: Available On: Oculus Quest & Rift...
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‘ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos’ Episode Yamato DLC Comes to Quest, Trailer Here

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos (2020), the anime-style narrative adventure from Japan-based studio MyDearest, has finally released its paid DLC 'Episode Yamato' on the Oculus Store for Quest. Both Quest & Quest 2 users are officially the first to jump into the...

‘Racket: Nx’ Update Brings New Level Editor, Now Live on Quest & PC VR

Racket: Nx (2018), the VR sports game from One Hamsa, just got an update that includes the long-awaited addition of a level editor. The Israel-based studio has been teasing the update since late May, although fans have been asking for a level...

[Update] Quest 2 Sale by Target Could Point to $250 Seasonal Price

Launched back in October 2020, Oculus Quest 2 effectively set the bar for standalone VR headsets by delivering a high-quality experience at a relatively low price. Yesterday, and for some time this morning, Target was selling the 64GB version...

Report: Sony Targeting Holiday 2022 Launch for Next-gen PSVR with OLED Display

A report from Bloomberg citing unnamed sources points to a Holiday 2022 launch of Sony's next-gen PSVR headset. The report says that PSVR 2 may be the only next-gen VR headset to use OLED displays rather than LCD. Following reports of...

Quest v30 Update Bringing Multitasking & Mic Switching, Air Link to Original Quest

Today Oculus is starting to roll out the v30 update to Quest headsets, which brings multitasking, mic switching, and new accessibility options. The update also adds the wireless PC VR streaming feature, Air Link, to the original Quest. Oculus announced...

‘Tetris Effect’ Multiplayer Mode is Coming to All Platforms With Cross-play & New Features

Tetris Effect (2018), the VR-compatible reinvention of the iconic '80s stacker puzzle, is getting a host of fresh features soon that will bring some new online multiplayer modes, and cross-play to all supported platforms. The so-called 'Connected Summer 2021' expansion...

Facebook to Begin Testing Ads Inside Paid VR Games

Facebook has made no secret of the fact that ads are coming to its Oculus VR platform in some capacity. As a part of its v29 software update for Oculus Quest last month, the company said it would begin...
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