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Oculus Founder Explains What Apple Got Right & Wrong on Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro is about to set a lot of expectations in the industry of what's 'right' and 'wrong' about mixed reality, something the fruit company prefers to call spatial computing. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey weighed in on his...

‘BoxVR’ Developer Raises $1.25 Million to Expand VR Fitness Focus

FitXR, the studio behind BoxVR (2017), today announced that it has raised a $1.25 million seed investment led by Boost VC. BoxVR is a fitness focused VR boxing rhythm game that's garnered a positive reception on both Steam and Oculus platforms...

Last Chance to Back ‘Crystal Rift’ Kickstarter, New Version of Alpha Released

Crystal Rift, a grid-based dungeon crawler game designed especially for VR, has reached their funding goal with only a few hours to spare until the official end of its crowdfunding campaign. In an effort to drum up more support, the...

Apple Adds VR Rendering Essentials to MacOS via Metal 2

With Apple's increasing interest in VR on Mac, the company is adding essential features to its new Metal 2 graphics API to support high performance VR on MacOS. Because VR demands high-powered graphics and extremely low latency, specially tuning the...

Oculus Go Review: Standalone VR Priced for the Masses

Nearly seven months after its announcement back in October 2017, Oculus Go, the company's first standalone VR headset, is finally here. The company's thesis is that this affordably priced unit, which doesn't rely on a docked smartphone, will make...

‘Doom VFR’ PlayStation Aim Support Isn’t Perfect, but It Is Welcomed

Doom VFR, Id Software's made-for-VR Doom franchise game, is launching soon on PSVR and HTC Vive via Steam. PSVR users better dust off their PS Aim controllers from the last time they played Farpoint (2017) though, because Doom VFR is putting its iconic guns in your...
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Roguelike Mech Brawler ‘UNDERDOGS’ Brings Physics-based Carnage to PSVR 2 Today

UNDERDOGS (2024), the physics-based mech brawler from Racket: Nx (2019) studio One Hamsa, is now available on PSVR 2, finally bringing its metal-on-metal violence and innovative locomotion to PS5. Underdogs has been successful on Quest and PC VR headsets since its release in late 2024,...

Report: Google May Introduce a New All-in-one VR Headset at I/O Developer Conference

According to a Variety exclusive, Google may be gearing up to show off a brand new mobile VR headset at Google I/O developer conference this week, one that not only delivers VR in an all-in-one device, but could likely offer inside-out...

‘Virtual Virtual Reality 2’ is a One-of-a-Kind VR Game That’s Not Ready for Launch

While we were hoping to bring you a full Virtual Virtual Reality 2 review today, the game unfortunately has a range of technical issues that have prevented us from finishing it. We're going to delay our full review and recommend...

‘Echo VR’ Players Protest Shutdown by Flying Message Over Meta HQ

Echo VR's days are numbered, as Meta announced earlier this year it would soon be pulling the plug on one of its most successful games on Quest. But hardcore players of zero-G sports game Echo VR and its shooter variant Echo...
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‘The Void’ is a VR Experience which Fuses Physical and Virtual Reality Environments

Whilst the the virtual reality industry's focus right now is largely on in-home entertainment, the out-of-home VR sector shows immense promise. A new project called 'The Void' is an out-of-home experience that aims to let players explore physical environments...

Post Malone to Hold ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ Concert in VR Next Week

Meta is kicking off a summer-long series of VR concerts and community activities called Horizon Block Party next week. Headlining the event is nine-time Grammy-nominated artist Post Malone, who is holding a prerecorded virtual concert on July 15th. The Post Malone...

Meta Confirms Third-party Horizon OS Headsets Are Still Coming – But When?

Meta announced in early 2024 it was planning to release Horizon OS beyond Quest in an apparent bid to become the 'open' alternative to Apple's staunchly monolithic Vision OS. While this year's big Connect reveals are behind us—with no...
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‘Onward’ is Coming to Oculus Quest July 30th with PC VR Cross-play, Trailer Here

Downpour Interactive and Coatsink today announced that Onward, the VR tactical shooter, is coming to Oculus Quest on July 30th. Downpour Interactive founder Dante Buckley first announced the studio was making a Quest port of Onward back at last year's...

‘Superhot’ Studio: No Current Plans for VR Version of ‘MIND CONTROL DELETE’

With the unique ability to control time with your movements, SUPERHOT VR (2016) can make you feel like you're in The Matrix. It's on all major VR platforms, which cemented the studio a whopping $2 million revenue over the 2019 holiday season...
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