The Weeknd ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack Launches Today, Tracklist Revealed
Popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) is getting a new music pack today featuring pop sensation The Weeknd.
Turtle Beach Expands into VR Accessories with Quest 2 Charging Dock for Headset & Controllers
Turtle Beach, the gaming headphone and accessories maker, is bringing out its own Quest 2 charging dock that should keep your headset and controllers always ready for action.
The Creator of the Oculus Rift Built a VR Headset That Can Kill You for Real
Palmer Luckey, the creator of the original Oculus Rift headset, says he’s modified a VR headset such that it can kill the user for real. The provocative art project is inspired by the anime Sword Art Online in which players who are trapped in VR die for real if they die in the virtual world.
‘Stranger Things’ VR Game is Coming in Late 2023 from ‘Virtual Virtual Reality’ Studio
Tender Claws, the indie studio behind Virtual Virtual Reality and The Under Presents, announced it’s working on a Stranger Things VR game. It’s slated to arrive on “major VR headsets” late next year.
PSVR 2 to Launch February 22nd for $550, Pre-orders Coming November 15th
Sony today announced the long-awaited price and release date for PSVR 2, its next-gen VR headset for PS5.
Sony Reveals 11 More PSVR 2 Games Coming in 2023, Including 4 Brand New Titles
Alongside Sony’s big reveal of the long-awaited price and release date for PSVR 2 today, the company also dropped some new info on 11 games coming to the headset in 2023.
Meta Bans ‘Rec Room’ From Hosting 12 & Under Accounts on Quest
Rec Room is soon removing access to its limited ‘Junior Accounts’ on Quest, effectively blocking kids 12 and under from playing the social VR game on any of Meta’s headsets.
The Five Most Interesting VR Haptic Technologies I’ve Seen in the Last Five Years
Next to sight and sound, haptics are one of the lowest hanging fruits for creating immersion in VR. But beyond the rumble we have in today’s VR controllers there’s lots of other immersive haptic tech yet to be widely adopted.
Qualcomm Says Multiple Snapdragon XR2+ Devices Will be Announced by Year’s End
Semiconductor giant Qualcomm says its latest XR chipset, the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1, will find its way into multiple virtual and mixed reality (MR) headsets by the end of 2022.
Co-op ‘Ghostbusters’ VR Game ‘Rise of the Ghost Lord’ Coming to Quest 2 & PSVR 2 in 2023
First revealed at the Quest Gaming Showcase back in April as Ghostbusters VR, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and nDreams today unveiled the name of their upcoming four-player co-op: Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord. The game is slated to arrive on Quest 2 and PSVR 2 sometime next year.
‘ForeVR Bowl’ Studio Raises $10M to Expand Catalogue of ‘Wii Sports’ Style VR Games
ForeVR Games, the VR studio behind Quest 2 titles such as ForeVR Bowl (2021) and ForeVR Darts (2021), announced a $10 million Series A funding round, something it’s using to further the creation of Wii Sports-style VR games.
Sword Fighting Game ‘Broken Edge’ Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR on November 17th
Fast Travel Games and Trebuchet today announced that Broken Edge, the multiplayer VR sword fighting game, is set to launch on Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets on November 17th.
Sony’s VR Pioneering London Studio Says Next Project Isn’t a VR Game
Sony’s London Studio, the team behind trailblazing PSVR content PlayStation VR Worlds (2016) and Blood & Truth (2019), are making a new online co-op combat game that the studio calls its “most ambitious title to date,” but it doesn’t feature VR support.
‘VRChat’ Begins Open Beta for Hand-tracking on Quest 2 & Quest Pro
VRChat has brought hand-tracking to its social VR platform in a recent update, letting users opt-in to the experimental feature on Quest 2 and Quest Pro.
