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‘Arcsmith’ is a Quirky VR Puzzle Game from ‘Thomas Was Alone’ Studio, Coming to Quest in...

Bithell Games, the studio behind indie hits Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, announced a new story-based puzzle game coming to Oculus Quest soon that tasks you with building increasingly complex machines during an interstellar conflict, and getting to know an alien at...

‘Wraith: The Oblivion VR’ Studio Fast Travel Games Raises $4M Investment

Fast Travel Games, the Sweden-based VR developer and publisher behind titles such as Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife (2021) and Apex Construct (2018), today announced a new investment worth $4 million. Brightly Ventures, a Nordic early-stage tech investment firm, led the...

‘A Township Tale’ on Quest Now Open for Pre-orders, Includes Early Access & Exclusive Cosmetics

A Township Tale, the MMO-like VR game available on PC VR headsets since 2018, is making its way to Oculus Quest next month. In anticipation of its July 15th launch, developer Alta has opened pre-orders today, which includes a few...

‘Samurai Slaughter House’ Promises Stylish & Bloody Physics-based Combat, Coming in 2022

Samurai Slaughter House is a physics-based combat sandbox from indie developer Tab Games, and it's looking to shake up the genre with some seriously stylish visuals which the studio calls "half inspired by manga and half traditional Japanese ukiyo-e paintings." It's...

‘Halo’ and ‘Alien: Isolation’ VR Modder Joins Microsoft’s 343 Industries

Zack “Nibre” Fannon, the creator behind VR mods for Alien: Isolation and Halo Master Chief Collection (MCC), has been hired by 343 Industries, the studio in charge of the Halo franchise. Fannon announced the change in his Twitter profile recently, which was first...

‘Larcenauts’ Steam Version Now Supports Non-Oculus Headsets & Cross-play Lobbies

Larcenauts, the new VR hero shooter from Impulse Gear, launched two weeks on Quest, Rift, and Steam. However, the studio says it ran into a last minute issue which meant the SteamVR version was only compatible with Oculus headsets...

‘Demeo’ Campaign ‘Realm of the Rat King’ Releases for Free Today on Quest, Rift & SteamVR

Demeo (2021), the tabletop dungeon crawler from Resolution Games, launched back in early May with a single adventure module, which pits up to four co-op players against a mountain of ghoulies and one very powerful Elven Queen. The studio...

‘VRChat’ Secures $80M Series D Funding to Create its Own Digital Economy

VRChat, the popular social VR platform, announced its secured a Series D funding round of $80 million, which brings to the startup more than five times its overall lifetime investment. The round was led by Anthos Capital, alongside participating investors...

NVIDIA CloudXR 3.0 Update Brings Bidirectional Audio Support for Remote Collaboration

NVIDIA's CloudXR technology is designed to provide real-time XR cloud streaming, which aims to remove the need for local high-end PC rendering hardware. At Mobile World Congress 2021 today, the company announced that its CloudXR 3.0 release will include...

VR Meditation App ‘Tripp’ Raises $11M Series A Investment

TRIPP, the Los Angeles-based startup behind the eponymous VR meditation app, has secured a Series A investment amounting to $11 million. The investment, which was announced via TechCrunch, was led by Vine Ventures and Mayfield with participation from Integrated. This brings...

HTC Reveals Full Vive Focus 3 Teardown Ahead of June 27th Release

In preparation for its June 27th ship date, HTC released a full teardown of its latest enterprise-focused standalone, Vive Focus 3. Shen Ye, HTC Vive Head of Global Hardware Products, takes us through the whole dismantling process, something that he...
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Built on ‘Medium’, Adobe’s New Substance 3D Modeler Aims to Bring VR Modeling to Pro Workflows

This week Adobe revealed its new Substance 3D software suite which is designed to give creative professionals a comprehensive set of tools for modeling, texturing, and lighting 3D objects and scenes. Built on the foundation of the VR sculpting...

LIV Mobile App Lets You Record Quest Mixed Reality Video with Just Your iPhone, Now in...

LIV develops software for mixed reality video capture, and over the years it's become the de facto method for streamers showing themselves immersed in VR from a third-person perspective. For best results though, using LIV invariably means you'll need...

JUMP Opens Pre-sales for Tickets to Its Virtual Skydiving Attraction

JUMP, the destination-based entertainment company, exited stealth late last year and teased a unique attraction that would combine real-world wing suits, wind effects, body harnesses and VR headsets for a fully immersive skydiving experience. The company is now taking pre-orders...

VR Education Platform ‘ENGAGE’ Raises $10.7M to Build ‘Oasis’ Metaverse for Business

VR Education Holdings, the company behind the social VR platform ENGAGE, announced it's raised €9 million (~$10.7 million) which will help it expand beyond the realm of immersive education & training and into a new product called ENGAGE Oasis....
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