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Paid ‘Quest Games Optimizer’ Tool Now Has Over 100,000 Users
Quest Games Optimizer, the paid software that lets Quest users boost game performance, has now topped over 100,000 users.
Initially released in 2022, Quest Games Optimizer is a tool Quest users can run in the background during gameplay that can increase...
Apple Reportedly Cancels Mac-connected AR Glasses Due to Poor Internal Reviews
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple has shuttered an AR glasses project aimed at mainstream consumers.
Originally planned for release in 2027, the device, codenamed N107, was a Mac-connected pair of AR glasses which the company was positioning as a...
Meta CTO: 2025 is a ‘Make or Break’ Year for Meta’s XR Ambitions, Internal Memo Reveals
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth released an internal memo to employees, stating 2025 is going to be "the most critical year" for the company's XR efforts yet, Business Insider reports.
Titled "2025: The Year of Greatness", the memo (seen below) largely takes...
Meta’s VP of XR is Departing the Company Citing Family Health Concerns
Meta's VP of XR, Mark Rabkin, is departing the company after leading its XR efforts for more than four years. Rabkin cites family health issues as the primary driver for his departure.
Today Mark Rabkin announced his plan to leave...
‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Counts Over 1 Million Quest Players, In-game Achievement Reveals
Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) has just topped over 1 million players, evidenced by an in-game achievement that nearly everyone is bound to earn just by booting up the game and playing for a few minutes.
Camouflaj's Batman: Arkham Shadow, the Quest-exclusive game...
Apple Reportedly on Track to Bring PSVR 2 Controller Support to Vision Pro
Apple is reportedly making good headway on its quest to bring controllers to Vision Pro, as Bloomberg's Mark Gurman maintains a collaboration with Sony to bring support for PSVR 2's controllers to Apple's headset is still on track.
Gurman noted...
Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest
Known for its work on the open source version of Google's Tilt Brush, Open Brush, The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google's low-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest.
Like Blocks, the studio's appropriately named Open Blocks has the same simple interface as the...
‘Metro Awakening’ Studio Vertigo Games Sells Off VR Arcade Content Platform SpringboardVR
Vertigo Games, the studio behind the Arizona Sunshine series and Metro Awakening (2024), announced it's sold off SpringboardVR, the location-based entertainment (LBE) VR content distribution platform.
Vertigo Games acquired SpringboardVR in 2021, announcing at the time it was looking forward to "leading SpringboardVR into...
VR Games Showcase Returns in March, Teasing “biggest line-up yet” of XR Games
Another edition of VR Games Showcase is headed our way in March, which the organizers calling the event the "biggest line-up yet" of XR games.
Details are still thin at the moment, most notably of which is the online event's...
‘Star Wars’ Actor Daisy Ridley to Star in VR Experience ‘Trailblazer’ Coming to Quest in March
Daisy Ridley, who played 'Rey' in the recent Star Wars sequel trilogy, has been tapped to star in an upcoming VR experience, which is slated to arrive on Quest in March.
As reported in a Hollywood Reporter exclusive, the experience...
Mindshow Unveils Enterprise Virtual Production Suite for XR Animation, Former Hulu Executive Signs on as COO
Mindshow, the real-time CG animation company, unveiled its virtual production platform for enterprise partners looking to use XR headsets to speed up the animating process. The company additionally announced the appointment of David Baron as Chief Operating Officer, a...
‘Cave Crave’ Brings ‘The Climb’ Mechanics in Claustrophobic Spelunking Sim This Spring
The Climb (2016) is chock-full of interesting climbing mechanics, although few games have been able to replicate the heart-pounding feel of clattering up a sheer surface, seconds away from losing your grip. Now, the studio behind Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street...
Early Access PC VR Shooter ‘Into the Radius 2’ Has Already Generated Nearly $3M in Revenue
CM Games, the studio behind post-apocalyptic shooter Into the Radius (2020), revealed its early access follow-up Into the Radius 2 has generated nearly $3 million in revenue.
CM Games CEO Vlad Rannik announced the revenue figure in a recent interview with UploadVR's Henry...
‘Demeo’ Studio Announces Official Dungeons & Dragons Version of Hit VR Tabletop Strategy Game
Resolution Games, the studio behind XR fantasy board game Demeo (2021), announced they're releasing a Dungeons & Dragons game in the same vein, called DEMEO X DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: BATTLEMARKED.
Demeo was already pretty D&D-esque when it launched on VR headsets...
VR Veteran Fast Travel Games Announces Layoffs, Citing Lower Than Expected Sales in 2024
Fast Travel Games, the Stockholm-based developer and publisher behind a host of VR titles, announced they're laying off 30 employees, which the VR veteran studio says is a direct result of lower-than-expected sales in 2024.
The studio says affected include...




















