Magic Leap 2 Starting Price Positioned Slightly Less Than HoloLens 2, Release Date Set for September

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Magic Leap today announced pricing and release date details for the company’s latest AR headset, Magic Leap 2.

HBO Documentary ‘We Met in Virtual Reality’ Explores the Real People of ‘VRChat’

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A new documentary that was filmed entirely in VR is coming to HBO later this month that focuses on the individuals and communities growing in social VR spaces.

‘Red Matter 2’ Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR Next Month

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Vertical Robot announced that the sequel to its critically-acclaimed VR adventure game Red Matter (2018) is landing on Quest 2 and PC VR headsets next month.

‘Vertigo 2’ Now Playable from Beginning to End, Closed Beta Starts Soon

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Zulubo Productions is heading into the final development phases of its upcoming sequel to single-player PC VR adventure Vertigo (2016). The studio today revealed that most of Vertigo 2 is now complete, and closed beta testing is now on the horizon.

‘Zombieland: Headshot Fever’ Studio Raises $7M to Continue Development on XR Games

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XR Games, the indie VR studio behind Zombieland: Headshot Fever (2021), announced it’s secured $7 million (£5.9m), something the studio says will used to grow both its team and intellectual property as it continues to develop new XR games.

Post Malone to Hold ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ Concert in VR Next Week

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Meta is kicking off a summer-long series of VR concerts and community activities called Horizon Block Party next week. Headlining the event is nine-time Grammy-nominated artist Post Malone, who is holding a prerecorded virtual concert on July 15th.

‘RUINSMAGUS’ Review – Awesome Anime Vibes, Rinse and Repeat Dungeoning

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RUINSMAGUS is a Japanese role-playing game with a heavy focus on dungeon crawling and magic-based combat. The game’s anime-adjacent visuals and storytelling style are welcome and familiar pieces, and end up delivering the sort of action you’d expect to find in VR game built around a much larger, more established universe. Combat is mostly efficacious, and it stretches you to implement everything they have at your disposal, although it’s ultimately held back by a lackluster inventory system and repetitive dungeons. This, alongside a number of flatscreen holdovers, make this first-person magic brawler feel like it adheres a little too rigidly to conventions to truly be innovative.

‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ Studio Says Half of Users Regularly Play Until Their Battery Runs Out

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Walkabout Mini Golf developer Mighty Coconut is soon to release its fifth and largest new DLC course to date—a strategy that seems to be working well considering what the studio claim’s is a level of player engagement that’s 10 times the average.

Resolution Games Acquires ‘HordeZ’ Studio, Shares Record Growth Figures

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Resolution Games, the VR developers and publisher behind Demeo, Blaston and the upcoming sports game Ultimechs, today revealed that 2021 has been a record-breaking year for the company in both revenue and game downloads. The studio also announced the acquisition of Stockholm-based indie Zenz VR, which is known for VR zombie shooter HordeZ.

Display Maker Demonstrates Flagship OLED VR Display & Pancake Optics, Its Best Yet

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Display manufacturer Kopin recently demonstrated its latest VR display and pancake optic which promises higher resolution and more affordability for future VR headsets.

Epic’s MetaHuman Avatar Tool Can Now Import Scans of Real People… Maybe You One Day

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Epic Games, the company that makes Unreal Engine, recently released a substantial update to its MetaHuman character creation tool which for the first time allows developers to import scans of real people for use in real-time applications. The improvements glimpse a future where anyone can easily bring a realistic digital version of themselves into VR and the metaverse at large.

Big ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ Update Will Expand Multiplayer Lobbies, Add New Course Later This Month

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Walkabout Mini Golf, one of Quest’s top multiplayer games will get its next update come July 28th, a release date which was revealed alongside a new trailer for the next DLC course.

Hands-on: Mojo Vision’s Smart Contact Lens is Further Along Than You Might Think

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Having not had a chance to see Mojo Vision’s latest smart contact lens for myself until recently, I’ll admit that I expected the company was still years away from having a working contact lens with more than just a simple notification light or a handful of static pixels. Upon looking through the company’s latest prototype I was impressed to see a much more capable prototype than I had expected.

Cas & Chary Present: Which is the Better VR Cloud Gaming Service? Shadow vs. PlutoSphere

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There are currently two cloud streaming services that work with VR and are available to consumers: Shadow and PlutoSphere. These services allow Quest users to play PC VR games without needing a gaming PC, which is a big investment if you’re only looking to play a few SteamVR titles like Half-Life: Alyx.

‘Beat Saber’ Earned Nearly $100M in Revenue Last Year Alone

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Beat Games, the Czechia-based studio known for VR’s most popular game Beat Saber (2018), revealed it’s managed to generate nearly $100 million in revenue over the course of last year thanks to the block-slashing rhythm game.

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