Valve: New VR Users on Steam Grew by 11% in 2021, Unique Play Sessions Up 22%
VR Puzzler ‘Shadow Point’ Coming to PSVR This Month, From Studio Behind ‘Jurassic World Aftermath’
Coatsink, the studio behind the Esper and Jurassic World Aftermath series, is finally bringing Shadow Point out of Quest and Rift exclusivity, as the stylish story-driven puzzle adventure is headed to PSVR this month.
Quest Team Shooter ‘NERF Ultimate Championship’ to Enter Closed Beta Soon, Signups Here
NERF Ultimate Championship is an upcoming VR arena shooter that’s getting ready to launch into closed beta later this month. If you’re looking to go hands-on, there’s still time to sign up for your chance to wall-run and blast your way to victory.
Magic Leap 2 Controller May Use On-board Inside-out Tracking, an Industry-first
A new photo of Magic Leap 2 appears to show the device’s controller equipped with cameras for inside-out tracking which would be the first time we’ve seen the approach employed in a commercial XR headset.
TikTok Parent ByteDance Partners with Qualcomm on XR Hardware and Software
ByteDance, parent company to TikTok and VR headset creators Pico Interactive, announced at MWC 2022 that it’s partnering with Qualcomm, something that could help the chipmaker better diversify as the XR industry continues to expand.
‘Cosmonious High’ Coming to Quest 2 & SteamVR This Month, Gameplay Trailer Here
Google’s Owlchemy Labs, the VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016), announced that its upcoming game Cosmonious High finally has a release date for launch on PC VR and Meta Quest 2.
‘Vox Machinae’ Review – A Deeply Immersive Mech Sim Hampered by Ambition
‘Townscaper’ Developer is Looking into VR, Reveals Early Prototype
Townscaper is a clever little town-building experience that gained fame back when it first launched on Steam Early Access in 2020. Now developer Oskar Stålberg has taken interest in VR design, showing a prototype of the pint-sized town creator running in VR.
VR Arcade Pioneer The VOID is Making a Comeback
Out-of-home VR attractions were among the worst-hit during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which put many fledgling startups on the ropes. Now, one of the early pioneers in location-based VR entertainment appears to be making good on its comeback after it briefly slipped into the void.
Sailboat Simulator ‘MarineVerse Cup’ Races onto Quest Store
MarineVerse Cup, the VR sailing simulator first launched on Steam early access in 2019, has left App Lab and made its way to the official Quest Store.
Valve: Steam Deck is a “stepping stone” to Standalone VR
Steam Deck, Valve’s handheld gaming PC that launched late last month, doesn’t really have the horsepower capable of playing SteamVR games, although Valve chief Gabe Newell calls it a “stepping stone” to what could one day be Valve standalone VR headset.
HP Announces VR Headset Management Tool for Large-scale Deployments
HP appears to be strengthening its position as a provider of XR software for enterprise companies. Today it announced the release of a mobile device management (MDM) solution that’s designed to make deploying and managing large-scale VR easier.
Report: PSVR 2 Rumored to Release in Early 2023, Missing Holiday Season
It’s widely thought that PSVR 2, Sony’s next-gen VR headset for PlayStation 5, is expected to release sometime the last half of 2022, which would position it as a pretty tempting gift for this holiday season. Now, a report from noted PSVR leaker ‘PSVR Without Parole‘ alleges the headset will launch instead in early 2023.
