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XR News Bits – New VR Brawler Launches Alongside Big Updates for Existing Games
Brazen Blaze is a unique VR brawler that's just launched on Quest and PC VR. Meanwhile, Chess Club, Ironlights, and Battle Talent have all gotten exciting updates.
Those of you who have been reading Road to VR for a long time might...
‘Metro Awakening’ Interview Reveals New Screenshots, Game Details & Locomotion Options
Metro Awakening is set to launch on all major VR headsets sometime later this year, and while we got a good eye-full in its announcement trailer from January, developer Vertigo Games tells us a bit more what to expect...
Magic Leap Lays Off Sales & Marketing Amid Report of “last ditch” Pivot to License AR...
Storied AR headset unicorn Magic Leap has laid off its entire sales and marketing departments, making for around 75 jobs cut from its rolls.
Initially the focus of a Bloomberg report, Magic Leap has now confirmed the layoff round, stating the move...
‘Disembodied’ is an Inventive Platformer for Quest That’s All About Hand-tracking
Disembodied is a unique platformer coming to Quest that answers the question: how do you build a 'traditional' game entirely around hand-tracking?
Retroactively adding hand-tracking to existing games is a bit of a mixed bag. Sometimes it works just fine, like in...
High-flying Co-op Adventure ‘Windlands 2’ is Finally Coming to PSVR 2 Next Week
Windlands 2 (2018), the co-op platforming adventure from Psytec Games, is finally making its way to PSVR 2 next week.
Both the original Windlands (2016) and Windlands 2 have been available on the original PSVR for years now, but come July 25th, PSVR...
Apple Unveils New Immersive Video Series and Films Coming to Vision Pro
Apple is launching a new slate of immersive video content for Vision Pro using Apple Immersive Video, a 180-degree video format combining 8K 3D video and spatial audio for immersive experiences.
Premiering on July 18th is Boundless, which features unique...
Meta Reportedly in Talks with Ray-Ban Maker to Deepen XR Ties via Minority Stake in Company
Meta is reportedly in talks with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica to take a minority stake in the company. The move is seen as doubling down on a partnership that created the Meta Ray-Ban smartglasses.
The report, which comes from the Wall...
‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ Follow-up Coming to Quest This Fall, Trailer Here
Corptopia Studios, developer behind VR puzzle-adventure Down the Rabbit Hole (2020), announced the release of a follow-up title that takes you back to the game's winding chasm of enigmatic dioramas.
Called Escaping Wonderland, the standalone adventure is said to arrive on...
Netflix Discontinues Quest App Following Browser Streaming Quality Bump
Netflix has pulled its video streaming app from the Quest content store.
As first reported by UploadVR, the long-neglected Netflix app for Quest is now gone from the store. If you already downloaded the app before then, you'll find it no longer...
Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software
Google announced that Blocks, the 3D asset creation tool released for VR in 2017, is following in the footsteps of Tilt Brush by going open source.
Google announced the news in a blogpost, noting that development of Open Blocks is following the example put...
Bigscreen Beyond’s Long-awaited Audio Strap to Begin Shipping Next Month
Bigscreen announced that Beyond, its slim form factor PC VR headset, is finally getting its long-awaited Audio Strap starting next month.
Bigscreen Beyond initially shipped in late 2023 with promises that an audio headstrap was soon to follow, with the...
Somnium VR1 Hands-on: Enthusiast Level PC VR at a Difficult Price Point
Somnium VR1 is a new PC VR headset that delivers an impressive field-of-view (FOV) and high-resolution displays, ideally appealing to enthusiasts already in the SteamVR tracking ecosystem looking for an upgrade, or businesses with the cash to splash. I got...
Quest 3 Gets Its First Sale and It’s Cheaper Than Buying Refurbished
Quest 3 is on sale for the first time since its launch. It's a decent discount that's even cheaper than buying an officially refurbished headset from Meta.
Quest 3 is on sale on Amazon US right now for $430. That's...
Upcoming Arena Shooter ‘Frenzies’ Brings ‘Fracked’ Gunplay & Multiplayer Madness to Quest & PSVR 2
Creating a great arena shooter is hard, as many VR developers can attest. Gaining critical mass is important to keeping the casual 'jump-in, jump-out' style gameplay quick and fresh, and mechanics need to be engaging if it's going to...
With Quest 2 Widely Sold Out, Meta Aims to Make Quest 3 Price More Palatable with...
We're in a bit of a gulf now that Quest 2 is sold out and Meta is likely preparing to drop a new, cheaper device pretty soon to fill its shoes. To keep the headset sales chugging though, Meta...



















