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The Most Anticipated VR Games of 2024 Coming to Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR

There are a ton of VR games coming this year, although there are a few big names we're really holding out hope for. Many of them are targeting all major VR headsets (thankfully), with only one actual Quest 3 exclusive...

PSVR 2 Discount More Than Doubled Usual Sales Volume, But Quest Still Leads

PSVR 2 got its first big sale the other week which resulted in a large lift in sales volume for the headset in the US. At $550 MSRP, PSVR 2 is actually more expensive than the PS5 console that powers...

VR Games Showcase Teases 7 Reveals Coming Next Week, Including New Games, Updates & More

A new VR Games Showcase is kicking off next week, promising a peek at 'AAA' VR games and major updates coming from a number of studios, including nDreams, Vertigo Games, Schell Games, Flat2VR Studios, and IO Interactive. Now we...

Spiders Are So Scary in VR That ‘Dungeons of Eternity’ Added an Option to Censor Them

Dungeons of Eternity (2023) is chock-full of skeletons, zombies, slimes and yes... spiders. But now developer Othergate has added an 'Arachnophobia Mode' that lets you take on the VR hack-n-slash adventure on Quest without fear of eight-legged creepy crawlies. The recent update...

Meta VR Studio Behind ‘Lone Echo’ Shuttered After No New Game Release in Nearly Three Years

Meta's first-party VR studio Ready at Dawn—the developers of Lone Echo and more—is reportedly being shuttered. This comes after the studio was acquired back in 2020 and has only released one game since. Ready at Dawn is the studio behind one of...

PSVR 2 Works on PC Without the Adapter If You Have the Right Graphics Card

Sony released its long-awaited PC VR adapter for PSVR 2 this week, however early reports maintain some user don't even need the company's $60 adapter to start playing PC VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020). A number of early user reviews...

Pico to Unveil New XR Product on August 20th in Special Event

Pico Interactive today announced it's getting ready to reveal "a new product" this month, promising to boost your "MR/VR experience to the next level." The device is slated to get its big reveal on August 20th. An image obtained by...

Microsoft Reportedly Orders Samsung Micro OLEDs to Restart XR Hardware Ambitions

According to a report from Korean tech outlet The Elec, Microsoft has contracted Samsung to supply micro OLED display panels for what is described as "next-generation mixed reality devices." Citing industry sources, the report maintains the order could reach into...

Mixed Reality Gaming Studio MixRift Secures $1.6M Funding to Make the ‘Angry Birds’ of MR

MixRift, a mixed reality game studio, today announced it's secured a $1.6 million pre-seed investment round, something the team says will be used to develop more MR games. The funding round was led by Outsized Ventures, Underline Ventures, and SOSV....

VR Veteran Studio nDreams to Reveal “what’s next” at VR Games Showcase Next Week

One of VR's most senior studios nDreams announced they're getting ready to announce "what's next" at the VR Games Showcase next week. Coming August 15th and presented by industry veteran Jamie Feltham, the inaugural VR Games Showcase will cover titles targeting...

‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel Adopts OpenXR to ‘Expand VR Feature Set’ and Support More Devices

Facepunch Studios announced that s&box, its upcoming physics sandbox and game development platform, is now using OpenXR, which will not only allow the studio to expand its VR feature set, but also the range of supported devices. VR support has been...

‘The New Salsa Academy’ Teaches You All The Right Moves, Now Available on Quest

Taking a dance course can be intimidating, not to mention time consuming—but it doesn't have to be. At least not when you can do it in VR (and MR). Led by instructors Rodrigo Cortazar and Asya Sonina, The New Salsa...

VR Port Studio Joins Andreessen Horowitz Accelerator, Earning Investment and Validation

Flat2VR Studios has been accepted into the SPEEDRUN accelerator, not only giving the studio a financial boost on its mission to bring VR support to non-VR games, but a good measure of validation too. Hosted by A16Z Games, a games-focused...

Indie VR Gem ‘COMPOUND’ Releases on PSVR 2 This Month

Roguelite shooter COMPOUND is finally coming to PSVR 2, bringing its retro pixel art style and arsenal of fun weapons to the platform starting this month. Originally hoping to launch on PSVR 2 sometime in early 2024, Compound has done a bit of a...

XR News Bits – ‘Thrasher’ Launches, Kojima Explores Vision Pro, Big Game Updates, & More

In this edition of XR News Bits we see a newly released Walkabout Mini Golf DLC course, a big update to Contractors Showdown, game director Hideo Kojima exploring Vision Pro, the release of VR action-arcade game Thrasher, and signs of life from...
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