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‘Swordsman’ Studio Secures $2.5M to Create New Free-to-Play VR Combat Game

Sinn Studio, the Toronto-based indie behind VR sword-fighting game Swordsman (2020), has secured $2.5 million in a funding round, which is slated to propel the studio as it develops a new free-to-play combat game for VR. The funding round was led by...

You Can Now Play ‘Hellblade 2’ in VR Thanks to This Indispensable Mod

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) was one of the most visually amazing games to get official VR support, however developers Ninja Theory decided not to go that route with the game's recently released sequel, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (2024). If you...

Meta Would “love” Discord to Support Quest: Another Reason Why It Actually Just Needs Google Play

Meta CTO Andrew 'Boz' Bosworth says the company would "love" to have some sort of Discord integration on Quest in the future, pending interest from Discord, that is—once again highlighting the fact that Quest really just needs Google Play. Meta...

Microsoft and Meta to ‘deepen partnership’ with ‘Windows Volumetric Apps’ on Quest

At Microsoft's Build developer conference the company announced it was bringing Windows Volumetric apps to Quest, which Microsoft calls a way to “extend Windows apps into 3D space.” Pavan Davuluri, head of Windows and Devices at Microsoft, announced on stage at...

Quest Sale Brings 30% off This Week to Some of VR’s Top Games

Looking to save big on top Quest games this week? From now until May 27th, you can nab over 100 games for 30% off right now. There are a ton of best-selling titles on sale right now, with standouts including Demeo,...

Madcap UK Comedy Show ‘Taskmaster’ is Getting a VR Game Next Month, Coming to Quest &...

Beloved UK comedy show Taskmaster is getting its own VR game next month featuring the Taskmaster tyrant himself, Greg Davies (and of course Little Alex Horne). Update (May 21st, 2024): Developed by Scallywag Arcade, a Draw & Code studio, Taskmaster VR...

‘Everybody’s Golf’ Studio Tees Up the Competition on Quest in ‘ULTIMATE SWING GOLF’

Clap Hanz, the Japanese studio behind hit golfing series Everybody's Golf and Hot Shots, released their latest VR game on Quest, called ULTIMATE SWING GOLF. The game follows in the footsteps of Clap Hanz's other iconic titles, this time featuring five outdoor...
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‘Blacktop Hoops’ Graduates from Early Access After Racking up Over 15,000 Reviews

Blacktop Hoops (2024), the popular VR basketball game, is out of early access on Quest, now serving up multiplayer and single player streetball on standalone platforms and PC VR headsets too. Developed by Vinci Games and first released in April...

Jumpscare Puzzler ‘Silent Slayer’ Coming to Quest Next Month, Trailer Here

Schell Games announced its upcoming VR horror-puzzler Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire is landing on the Quest platform next month. Update (May 16th, 2024): Silent Slayer is slated to arrive on Quest 2/3/Pro on June 6th, which is now available for...

‘Rocking Legend’ is Like VR ‘Rock Band’ Without a Closet Full of Plastic Instruments

Domurosoft, an Italian indie studio, is getting ready to release the full version of Rocking Legend on SteamVR headsets soon, which includes some very Rock Band-inspired gameplay which critically doesn't require dedicated guitar controllers. Rocking Legend can't really boast any well-known music—its 30-song...

New Live Captions Feature on Vision Pro Could Lead the Way to Real-time Translation

Apple announced it's introducing a host of accessibility features to Vision Pro, which is set to include Live Captions for the deaf or hard of hearing. It certainly feels like an important first step in eventually kitting the device...

AR Content is Coming to Google Maps, But It Won’t Matter Until There’s a Headset to...

Google today announced it's starting a pilot program that will soon allow select partners to create AR content and display it within Google Maps. While it seems like an important step for Google on the way to owning a...

Official Vision Pro Schematics Will Accelerate Development of Headstraps & Third-party Accessories

Apple has released detailed schematics of Vision Pro and its various parts, which will likely lead to an acceleration of third-party accessories like headstraps and protective cases for the device. Vision Pro was announced nearly a year ago and started...

Google & HP Partner to Productize ‘Starline’ Light-field Display for Videoconferencing

Google announced it's partnering with HP to commercialize Project Starline, the company's light-field display for immersive, headset-less video conferences. Google says it's partnering with HP to start commercialization of Starline in 2025, which the company says will "focus on connecting...

New Meta R&D Reveals Shortcut to Ultra-wide Retina Resolution Holographic Displays in XR

Researchers from Meta Reality Labs, Princeton University, and others have published a new paper detailing a method for achieving ultra-wide field-of-view holographic displays with retina resolution. The method drastically reduces the display resolution that would otherwise be necessary to...
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