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Long-delayed VR Shooter ‘After the Fall’ to Release on All Major Headsets December 9th

After the Fall, the long-awaited co-op VR zombie shooter from Vertigo Games, has an official launch date. It's now slated to arrive on all supported platforms on December 9th. Update (October 28th, 2021): Vertigo Games today revealed that After the...

Vive is Hanging onto Steam Majority Market Share By a Thread

According to the just-released October figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 0.71%, totalling 47.61% of the market share of VR headsets on Steam. With the price of the Rift dropping permanently to $400...
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Google and Squanch Games Team up for New Daydream Exclusive, ‘Dr. Splorchy Presents: Space Heroes’

In partnership with Google, developers Squanch Games have revealed Dr. Splorchy Presents: Space Heroes, the first in a series of exclusive games for the Daydream VR platform. Announced today, the game is playable on the GDC show floor at...

HP Reverb Stock Finally Returning, New Inventory Fixes Display Issues, Company Says

After a tumultuous initial rollout of the HP Reverb headset marred by stock shortages and display issues, the company says that the issues have been identified and fixed, and that new inventory is bringing the headset back in stock. HP says...

Google Brings Web-based AR to Chrome in Latest Beta

Last week Google released a beta of Chrome 81 for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, which means a stable version is just around the corner. One of the most important updates to arrive in Chrome 81 is...

Why I Think AR Glasses Are the Inevitable Future of the Smartphone

I was asked recently for my thoughts on Meta's Orion AR glasses, specifically whether or not such glasses stand a chance of becoming as big as (or replacing) the smartphones in the future. I was asked for my thoughts recently...
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‘Star Wars: X-Wing VR Mission’ Coming to PSVR, Free for All ‘Battlefront’ Owners

A Star Wars: Battlefront game was teased for PlayStation VR back during GDC last March, and we also caught a glimpse during the E3 keynote address, but we've today learned the name of PSVR's Star Wars game to come,...

XR News Bits – New Quest Game Launches, Updates, and a Big Discount

If you're looking for some fun on Quest this Summer, there's a lot happening. In this roundup we've got a look at new Quest game launches, upcoming titles, and big updates. XR News Bits An incredible amount of exciting XR news...

Here’s How ‘Asgard’s Wrath’ Plays on Index and Vive via Revive

Released today, Asgard's Wrath is the latest title published by Oculus Studios, which also means it's technically exclusive to the company's Rift headset. Luckily, there's a free unofficial mod which makes most Oculus content available to non-Oculus headsets. We...

10 Apps to Hang Out with Friends in VR

Stuck indoors? Well, you should know that your VR headset is way more than just a Beat Saber machine. You can actually chat, play, and watch movies with your friends, almost as if the world wasn't thrust into a global...

Exclusive: Striker VR Raises $4M to Bring Its Haptic VR Gun to Consumers – First Look

Striker VR, maker of high-end haptic VR gun peripherals for the out-of-home market, announced today it has raised a $4 million investment and plans to use the funds to make its first move into the consumer VR space. Striker VR's...

PlayStation VR to Get 60+ More Games Through Early 2018, Nearly Doubling Game Catalog

It's been a whole year since the PlayStation VR launched, and Sony is nearly doubling down on its extensive catalog of games with +60 more titles confirmed to come to PSVR between now and early 2018. While the platform already claims to...

ST1080 Head Mounted Display Starts Pre-orders on March 1st, $100 Discount for Early Adopters

We've been following the ST1080 head mounted display from Silicon Micro Display for the last few months. The company is finally getting ready to put their first product out on the market after some delays, and have announced that...

‘Gang Beasts’ PSVR Support to Come in Subsequent Update Following PS4 Launch Next Week

Gang Beasts (2014), the multiplayer brawler made famous on PC, is finally heading to PlayStation 4 next week. Although the December 12th launch date means you can technically buy the game, it won't have PSVR support until "some time...

Amazon Reportedly Developing Smart Glasses with Display to Rival Meta

Amazon is reportedly developing a pair of consumer smart glasses which is slated to rival Meta's rumored 'Hypernova' smart glasses with display, according to a report by The Information. Citing two people with direct knowledge of the plans, The Information maintains...
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