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‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Video Teases ‘endless dungeon’ Mode with Asynchronous Social Gameplay

Meta's Sanzaru Games released a new look at Asgard's Wrath 2 in a developer diary video that, in addition to showing off more of the upcoming action RPG, teases an opportunity to put your combat skills to the test against...

Meta’s Annual XR Conference Will Have an “In-person Presence” for the First Time Since 2019

Meta announced that Connect, its annual XR developer conference, will have an "in-person presence" this year, marking the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in late 2019. Connect is set to take place on September 27th and 28th at...

Apple Joins Pixar, NVIDIA, & More to “accelerate next generation of AR experiences” with 3D File...

Today, big tech companies including Apple, Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, announced the formation of the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), which is dedicated to promoting the standardization and development of a 3D file protocol that Apple says will "help accelerate...

Virtuix Raises $4.7M in Latest Crowd Investment, Plans to Ship 1,000 VR Treadmills by Year’s End

Virtuix, the company behind the Omni VR treadmill, announced it's raised $4.7 million through its latest crowd investment round. The Austin, Texas-based company also says it plans to ship 1,000 of its Omni One VR treadmills by the end of...

Meta Reveals New Prototype VR Headsets Focused on Retinal Resolution and Light Field Passthrough

Meta unveiled two new VR headset prototypes that showcase more progress in the fight to solve some persistent technical challenges facing VR today. Presenting at SIGGRAPH 2023, Meta is demonstrating a headset with retinal resolution combined with varifocal optics, and...

Meta’s New First-person Shooter Aims to Highlight Improvements to ‘Horizon Worlds’

Meta introduced a new game called 'Super Rumble' to Horizon Worlds, something the company hopes will showcase a new generation of improved experiences on its own social VR platform. Released after a successful beta weekend in May, the free-for-all first-person...

Only 1 Day Remains to Play ‘Echo VR’ Before Servers Go Dark

Tomorrow, Meta and Ready at Dawn are shutting down Echo VR, the free-to-play game that helped pioneer VR sports. Get in now before they pull the plug. Meta made no secret it was shutting down the zero-gravity sport Echo VR and its...

Why Apple Can’t Ignore VR Forever

Apple Vision Pro is coming next year, not only making for the Fruit Company's much awaited first XR headset, but also spurring a resurgence in public interest (and likely investment) in the XR space. At $3,500, Vision Pro is...
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Co-op Shooter ‘Crossfire: Sierra Squad’ Launches on PSVR 2 & PC VR in August, Trailer Here

Smilegate announced that the Crossfire universe's first VR game, Crossfire: Sierra Squad, is coming to PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets next month. Launching on August 29th, Crossfire: Sierra Squad promises both a 13-mission solo campaign and a number of co-op...
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‘Among Us VR’ Gets New Polus Point Map, Trailer Here

Among Us VR (2022), the standalone VR version of the hit party game, just got a new map called Polus Point. Just in time for mass heat waves comes Polus Point, a decidedly chilly (and sometimes hot) addition to Among...

Meta’s XR Revenue Down 39% “due to lower Quest 2 sales,” as Quest 3 & Vision...

Meta's latest quarterly results show its Reality Labs XR division is again reporting an operating loss just south of $4 billion. Now, for its Q2 2023 results, the company says Reality Labs' revenue was down by 39% due to...

Meta Releases Anti-piracy Tools for Quest Devs, Including Hardware-based App Bans & More

Meta announced it's introducing new anti-piracy measures for Quest developers that the company says will protect VR apps from "unauthorized modifications and potential security breaches." Called the Platform Integrity Attestation API (Attestation API), Meta says its new system is designed...
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VR Education App ‘Human Anatomy’ Now Available on PSVR 2

The PlayStation Store has a growing number of games built specifically (or optimized) for PSVR 2, although there aren't a ton of educational apps yet that you might use to get a better understanding of complex subjects like the...

Apple Now Accepting Applications for Vision Pro Developer Kits

Apple has now opened applications for Vision Pro developer kits, which it's sending out to app developers in effort to kickstart its first XR-specific App Store. Vision Pro is set to launch sometime in early 2024, coming part and parcel...

Sony Details PSVR 2 Prototypes from Conception to Production

Sony released a peek into the prototyping stages that led to PSVR 2, showing off a number of test units for both the headset and controllers. In an extensive interview on the PS blog, PSVR 2’s Product Manager Yasuo Takahashi...
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