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Leak Confirms Quest 2 with Snapdragon XR2, Higher Resolution & 256GB Variant

A massive leak featuring several promotional videos has confirmed the upcoming Quest 2's basic specs ahead of Facebook Connect this week. Much of the info comes from two similar introductory videos, which are hosted on the company's Facebook Blueprint developer...

Oculus CTO: Last Year’s Keynote Hints Upcoming Announcements, But ‘many pain points remain unresolved’

John Carmack doesn't mince words. The legendary developer, who for several years held the role of Oculus CTO but now maintains a less formal "consulting CTO" arrangement, says that his keynote presentation at last year's Facebook Connect conference foreshadowed...

Facebook Expands Access to ‘Venues’ Beta Ahead of Connect Next Week

Facebook dropped the Oculus prefix for its social VR event viewing platform, rebranding it to simply Venues—another ostensible move to minimize the Oculus name (eg: Facebook Connect now, not Oculus Connect). Now the company is widening access to Venues in...

‘Until You Fall’ to Release on PSVR & Oculus Quest Later This Month

The VR hack-and-slash roguelite Until You Fall may still be in Early Access on SteamVR headsets for a bit longer, however developers Schell Games today announced that a 1.0 version of the game is set to launch later this month...
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‘Vacation Simulator’ Takes on the Gig Economy in ‘Back to Job’ Update Today

Vacation Simulator (2019), Owlchemy Labs' laid back sequel to the madcap VR hit Job Simulator (2016), is getting its first big DLC drop today on SteamVR headsets and Oculus Quest. Update (September 10th, 2020): Vacation Simulator: Back to Job is now...

‘Modbox’ 2.0 Overhaul Brings Powerful Tools to the VR Game Creation Sandbox

It's been a while since we heard about Modbox, the Early Access game creation suite for AR and VR headsets. Now the long wait is over, as the Modbox 2.0 update is here, which arrives free to all owners...

HTC Vive Focus with Next-Gen XR2 Chipset Appears on Geekbench

A newly posted Geekbench score may point to what HTC has up their sleeves next for Vive Focus, the company's class of standalone VR headsets. As first spotted by TechGenyz, a variant of HTC Vive Focus using Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2...
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Casual 3D Puzzle Game ‘Cubism’ Set to Launch Next Week on Quest, Rift, & Steam

Cubism is a casual VR puzzle that plays a bit like a 3D version of Tetris. The game is due to launch on September 17th on Quest, Rift, and Steam. A future update will add hand-tracking on Quest. Cubism from...

PlayStation Store PSVR Spotlight Sale Brings Big Discounts to Over 100 VR Games

If you were saving up to buy a PlayStation 5 when it launches this holiday season, you may need to save a little more, as one of the biggest PSVR game sales to date just kicked off today. Over 100...

‘Echo Combat’ Not Currently in the Works for Oculus Quest

If you were hoping for the Rift-exclusive team shooter Echo Combat (2018) to eventually make its way to Quest after developers Ready at Dawn ported the zero-G sports game Echo VR, you'd better not hold your breath. "To put it simply, we...

Someone Recreated ‘Fall Guys’ in VR and It’s Actually Awesome

Although Fall Guys (2020) is only available on PS4 and PC, it wasn't long until a dedicated fan came along to recreate a few of the knockout-style game's levels in VR. Making things in VR is easier than ever now, especially...

NVIDIA’s DLSS 2.1 Supersampling Now Supports VR, Could Significantly Boost Fidelity

NVIDIA's Deep Learning Supersampling (DLSS) technology uses AI to increase the resolution of rendered frames by taking a smaller frame and intelligently enlarging it. The technique has been lauded for its ability to render games with high resolution with...

HTC CEO Yves Maitre Steps Down After Less Than One Year

With less than one year at the company's helm, HTC announced that Yves Maitre is stepping down as the company's President and CEO. Maitre took over as CEO just shy one year ago in late September 2019. According to Engadget, the...

Rumor: HP is Building a Reverb G2 Model with Eye, Mouth, & Face-tracking

HP announced its Reverb G2 headset earlier this year and plans to ship it this fall. Another, rumored version of the headset referred to as the 'Omnicept Edition' is said to include eye, mouth, and face-tracking. Reverb G2 is an...

AR Glasses Startup Nreal Secures $40M in Series B Financing

Nreal, the China-based company behind the Nreal Light AR glasses, today announced its secured another $40 million in funding. As reported by TechCrunch, the latest financing round was led by Chinese video sharing platform Kuaishou, with participation by iQiyi, GP Capital,...
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