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Lenovo Mirage AR Headset Returns with New Marvel Game & 6DOF Controllers

Lenovo first released its smartphone-powered Mirage AR headset last year alongside its sole title, Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2018), a collection of short AR games that let you do things like fight Darth Vader & Co. with a lightsaber-shaped controller,...

Hands-on: Vive Focus Plus Brings 6DOF Controllers, New Lenses & Better Comfort

Announced just last week, Vive Focus Plus is HTC's next iteration of their standalone VR headset that adds a pretty big missing puzzle piece, namely a replacement for its predecessor's single 3DOF controller (rotation only) for the new 6DOF...

New Vision Pro Update Adds Key Enterprise Features & Improved Personas

This week Apple released its first significant update for Vision Pro, visionOS 1.1, bringing key enterprise features like the ability to enroll and configure headsets at scale, visual improvements for Personas, and more. After a number of beta iterations VisionOS...

Apple CEO Continues to Set the Stage for Rumored AR Play: ‘AR is for everyone, like...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has once again affirmed his belief in the significance of augmented reality technology. Interviewed during a recent trip to Europe, he spoke broadly about how AR could benefit everyone’s lives in the future, highlighting the way...
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Here’s What ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Looks Like in VR, SteamVR Mod Now Available

Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't officially support VR headsets, but leave it to prolific VR modder Luke Ross to get under the hood and beat CD Projekt Red to the punch—one they haven't exactly prioritized given the litany of bugs the studio...
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‘Sairento VR’ Exits Steam Early Access Today, Launches on Oculus Home

Sairento VR (2018), a VR ninja action game from indie developer Mixed Realms, ended its year-long stint in Steam Early Access today. The game, which features both single player and multiplayer modes, also launched on Oculus Home today. Sairento VR launches out...

Google Daydream View Gallery & Roundup

Today was the big reveal for Google's first Daydream ready phone, Pixel, and the Daydream View headset, the first high-end VR headset from the company. We've got a high res gallery of the new headset and have rounded up...

HaptX Secures $12M Financing to Produce Next Generation of Haptic Gloves

HaptX, a producer of haptic VR gloves, today announced it's secured $12 million in its Series A financing round. The company has additionally signed a strategic partnership with Advanced Input Systems, which the companies say will include shared product...

Notes From the Forest

Road to VR's VR Community Liaison, Chris Madsen, fills us in on the latest happenings in Convrge, an in-development multiplayer VR environment that's been connecting VR denizens from around the world. Chris Madsen has been eagerly exploring the developing Social VR...

New Feature in Quest Update Could Bolster WebXR Use

Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and tracking support for the Apple Magic Keyboard. A new link sharing feature promises to finally make it easy to send...

Magic Leap Launches Creator Edition Headset Priced at $2,300

Magic Leap today launched their long-teased AR headset, the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, a developer-focused device priced at $2,300. Magic Leap has been in development of an AR headset, which has garnered significant anticipation thanks to the company’s massive...

‘The Persistence’ Gets Free Update with More Modes & Features, 25% Off Through Halloween

The Persistence (2018), a sci-fi horror-themed roguelike for PSVR created by Firesprite Games, just got a huge update today that brought a number of new game modes, a difficulty assist mode, and options for the hearing impaired—all for free. To coincide...

Is Valve Index Worth Buying in 2025? Our No-nonsense Recommendation

Valve's Index headset was a market leader among PC VR headsets for years, but is it still worth buying in 2025 now that it's nearly six years old? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation. Valve Index is Not Worth Buying...

Mozilla’s ‘Hubs’ Gets More Useful With Instant Media and 3D Model Imports

Mozilla's Hubs is a WebVR based VR chatroom that anyone can join on a wide range of devices just by plugging a URL into their web browser. A new update to the platform now allows instant importing of media and...

Valve Brings Custom Keybinding to SteamVR, Letting VR Apps Support All Compatible Controllers

SteamVR includes de facto support for several VR devices, although sometimes games just don't support a particular controller—or if they do, it may not be configured properly. To remedy this, Valve has introduced a new SteamVR Input system, now in...
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