VRMMO ‘Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist’ Kickstarter Concludes with $170,000
The Kickstarter campaign for Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist has come to an end, nabbing developer Resolute Games over $170,000 to bring its ambitious VR MMORPG to life.
Brilliant Labs to Launch Next-gen Smart Glasses on July 31st
Brilliant Labs announced it’s getting ready to launch its next generation of smart glasses at the end of the month, making it the company’s third device since it was founded in 2019.
VR Games Showcase Returns in August, Promising Major New Game Reveals & Updates
VR Games Showcase returns for its Summer 2025 event next month, promising a load of major XR game reveals and updates.
Viral Hit ‘Animal Company’ Rockets to Top 5 in Quest First-Year Earnings
Wooster Games, the studio behind Animal Company, announced earlier this year that its free-to-play Quest title had surpassed one million monthly active users (MAU), putting it on the fast track to becoming the next big social VR phenomenon. Now, the studio reveals it’s vaulted to the fifth highest-grossing Quest games in first year revenue.
Sharp Unveils Prototype VR Controller, Combining Haptic Gloves & Standard Buttons
Sharp announced it’s releasing a prototype VR haptic controller in Japan, which aims to reproduce the sense of touch in VR while serving a familiar button layout.
Meta Quest 3S Drops to $250 Alongside Accessory Discounts During Summer Flash Sale
Quest 3S is on sale starting at $250 during a four day Summer sale from Meta. Accessories compatible with both Quest 3 and Quest 3S are also on sale with a 20% discount.
Meta Researchers Reveal Compact Ultra-wide Field-of-View VR & MR Headsets
Ahead of an upcoming technical conference, researchers from Meta’s Reality Labs Research group published details on their work toward creating ultra-wide field-of-view VR & MR headsets that use novel optics to maintain a compact goggles-style form-factor.
Pico Reportedly Developing Slim & Light Mixed Reality ‘Goggles’ to Rival Next-Gen Meta Headset
Pico, the XR headset maker owned by TikTok parent ByteDance, is reportedly developing a mixed reality device aimed at rivaling Meta’s next-generation XR headset.
Varjo is Pulling Support for All of Its Older XR Headsets Next Year
Varjo announced that starting next year, it’s no longer supporting its fleet of third generation XR headsets, which includes XR-3, VR-3, and Varjo Aero.
Bigscreen Reveals ‘VRChat Edition’ of Beyond 2e PC VR Headset, Releasing in September
Bigscreen unveiled a new ‘VRChat Edition’ of its slim and light Beyond 2e PC VR headset, which the company says is specifically designed for die-hard users of VR’s most popular social platform.
PlayStation Summer Sale Brings Big Discounts to Top PSVR 2 Titles
PlayStation’s annual summer sale just kicked off, tossing a ton of deep discounts your way on some of the best PSVR 2 games out there.
‘Freeaim’ Motorized Shoes Give Your Feet Tiny VR Treadmills, Kickstarter Now Fully Funded
UK-based startup Freeaim kicked off a new Kickstarter campaign yesterday to support the release of a pair of motorized shoes designed to enable natural walking in VR, essentially giving your feet two independent treadmills to walk on.
‘World War Z VR’ Preview – A Solid Imitation of ‘Left 4 Dead’ (without multiplayer)
I got a chance to go hands-on with a beginning level of World War Z VR on Quest, the first VR entry into the storied zombie franchise. And like the novel, 2013 film and the handful of flatscreen games that followed, it’s chock-full of zombie hordes, which you take on with the help of two AI companions. While it promises up to 200 zombies on screen at any given time—by far the most I’ve ever heard of in a VR game—I walked in with a single question. Is more better? Read on to find out.
