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‘Echo VR’ Launches Battle Pass to Monetize Game with Premium Cosmetics

Echo VR, the social VR sport game available on Oculus PC and Quest, has launched a 'battle pass' system called Echo Pass. Similar in structure to other battle passes for free-to-play games, the pass allows players to unlock some...

HTC is Teasing New VR Hardware in Cryptic Tweets

A series of cryptic tweets with teasing imagery have dropped on the official HTC Vive account in the last week, but what do they point to? It's been a year since we've seen new hardware from HTC. It was back...

Microsoft is the First Major Tech Company to Host a VR Keynote, and it Went Down...

Last week Microsoft became the first major tech company to host a keynote presentation fully in virtual reality. Despite many moving parts, the company managed to delivery a seamless, immersive presentation that could mark the future of this sort...

Quest 2 120Hz Refresh Rate Beta Update Now Planned for Q2 2021

After teasing last month that Quest 2 could get an update to enable a 120Hz refresh rate, Oculus confirmed the feature is on the way. Unfortunately it's not heading into beta this month as previously announced. Update (March 8th, 2021):...

Pico Raises $37M Series B+ Financing, Neo 3 Standalone to Release in Q2 2021

Pico Interactive, the Beijing-based VR headset creator, announced it has secured a fresh funding round of ¥242 million RMB (~$37 million), something the company says will help launch new hardware. Update (March 11th, 2021): Pico has provided Road to VR...
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‘Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever’ Aims to Reanimate the Wave Shooter Genre

XR Games and Sony Pictures announced a new shooter that puts you in the world of Zombieland, and it's coming to all major VR headsets soon. Called Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever, the single-player game appears to be a standard wave shooter...
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Kickstarter-backed VRMMO ‘Zenith’ Gets New Trailer, Confirms PSVR & Quest Support

Zenith: The Last City is an upcoming VRMMORPG by indie studio Ramen VR. Following a successful 2019 Kickstarter for the game which raised $280,000, the studio has released a new trailer and confirmed the game will launch on PSVR...
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‘DOOM 3’ Rips onto PSVR This Month in Special ‘VR Edition’, Trailer Here

Bethesda announced that a VR version of DOOM 3 (2004) is coming to PSVR later this month. The game is said to be developed for PS4, however it features backwards compatibility with PS5. DOOM 3 VR Edition is said to launch on March...

‘The Climb 2’ Review – Ascending to Greater, More Fun Environments

The Climb 2 has continued to refine what made the first game in the franchise so much fun. It serves up more interesting and challenging climbs across more exotic locales, and it does it with a few new flourishes over the...

Microsoft & Niantic Show Off Multiplayer ‘Pokémon Go’ Prototype on HoloLens 2

If you've been dreaming of a proper immersive AR experience from Pokémon GO, you'll be happy to know that Microsoft and Pokémon Go developer Niantic are experimenting with the idea. Today during Microsoft Ignite, the companies showed off a proof-of-concept for...
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Co-op Zombie Shooter ‘After the Fall’ Gets Summer Release Date, New Cinematic Trailer

After the Fall, a co-op zombie VR shooter from the studio behind Arizona Sunshine, is set for a Summer release date. The announcement comes alongside the release of a new cinematic trailer and screenshots. No stranger to VR zombie games, VR...

‘Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife’ Preview – ‘Alien: Isolation’ Vibes Aplenty

Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife, the first VR game in the storied 'World of Darkness' franchise, is set to launch next month on Quest and Rift, with versions for SteamVR headsets and PSVR coming later this year. We got...

‘Farpoint’ Studio Impulse Gear Announces a New VR Game Coming This Year

Impulse Gear, the studio behind the stellar PSVR exclusive Farpoint (2017), announced today that it has been developing a new VR game which it plans to release this year. Following a handful of post-launch updates to Farpoint, we've heard very little from...

Quest 2 Now the Most Used on Steam, Monthly-connected Headsets Hit Record High of 2.8 Million

Another month, another record high count for the VR usership on Steam. Quest 2, despite being a standalone headset, has helped to drive much of the growth thanks to its ability to connect to a PC to play PC...

Two Tools to Make Your Own Avatar for Social VR Apps like ‘VRChat’ & ‘Mozilla Hubs’

With growing usage of social virtual worlds and spaces like VRChat and Mozilla Hubs, you might be looking for a way to make your own avatar to represent yourself in VR. Here are two user-friendly avatar character creator apps for...
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