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Facebook Announces $50M Research & Partnership Fund to “build the metaverse responsibly”

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Sep 28, 2021

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Back in July Facebook announced that it had spun up a new organization internally to begin building part of the metaverse, a series of interconnected virtual experiences and worlds that the company believes is the next step for human communication and interaction. As part of that effort Facebook this week announced that it’s earmarking $50 million to spend on external research and partnerships to help the company “ensure [our metaverse] products are developed responsibly.”

Long-delayed ‘Lone Echo II’ to Release on Oculus PC in October

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Sep 28, 2021

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Lone Echo II, Ready at Dawn’s long-awaited sequel to the sci-fi adventure Oculus PC exclusive, was supposed to make its grand entrance back in August, but was delayed at the last minute to “later this year.” Now the studio says it’s officially set for launch on October 12th.

Hands-on: Rec Rally is Another Fun (and free) Slice of ‘Rec Room’ Magic

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Sep 28, 2021

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Rec Room is launching ‘Rec Rally’ on September 29th, which brings to the popular social VR platform a go-kart racer that feels like an awesome starting point for the studio’s first vehicle-based mini-game. We went hands-on so you can get a look at what to expect when it goes live on all supported platforms tomorrow.

One of VR’s Leading Developers Opens Publishing Arm Aimed at Small VR Teams

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Sep 28, 2021

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Fast Travel Games, the Sweden-based VR developer behind Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife (2021) and Apex Construct (2018), today announced it’s opening a publishing arm which is aimed at helping smaller teams to break into the VR games market.

Promising VR MMO ‘Zenith: The Last City’ Just Got a Huge Boost With $10 Million in Funding

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Sep 27, 2021

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Ramen VR, the studio behind the upcoming VR MMO Zenith: The Last City announced today that it has raised $10 million in venture capital. The game is set to launch later this year on all major headsets.

AR Glasses Creator Nreal Secures $100M Series C Financing to Expand Internationally

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Sep 27, 2021

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Chinese AR glasses startup Nreal announced it’s raised a fresh $100 million Series C financing round, something it says will be used for R&D and to fund wider international expansion.

‘Resident Evil 4’ for Quest 2 to Release October 21st, Extended Gameplay Trailer Here

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Sep 27, 2021

Just in time for Halloween, Oculus announced today that the VR port of the award-winning survival horror game Resident Evil 4 (2005) is set to release on October 21st.

‘Rec Room’ is Getting a Mario Kart-style Racer on September 29th, Trailer Here

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Sep 25, 2021

Rec Room, arguably the most successful social VR platform, today announced at its annual Rec Con conference that it’s getting a new go-kart racing mini-game that will let you duke it out against your friends and strangers in six-player online matches.

Try the Creative VR-centric Weapons of FPS Roguelite ‘OUTLIER’—Demo Available Now

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Sep 24, 2021

Joy Way, the indie VR studio that’s juggling the development of three unique VR games, this week announced a demo for OUTLIER, a VR roguelite that’s piqued our interested with creative weaponry clearly designed around VR.

VR Party Game ‘Loco Dojo Unleashed’ Coming to Quest in October, Trailer Here

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Sep 24, 2021

Loco Dojo, the social VR party game which first launched on PC VR headsets in 2017, is finally getting an Oculus Quest version next month, bringing its madcap minigames to the standalone platform.

Air Guitar Rhythm Game ‘Unplugged’ Launches on Quest October 21st, on PC VR Later This Year

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Sep 23, 2021

Unplugged is an upcoming VR rhythm game which makes use of full finger-tracking for a Rock Band-like experience, but with an ‘air guitar’ instead of a plastic peripheral. Today developer Anotherway announced the game’s release date for October 21st on Oculus Quest, and affirmed that a PC VR version will launch later this year.

One of Quest’s Best Puzzle Games Just Got 30 New Levels

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Sep 23, 2021

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Cubism (2020) is consistently one of the best-rated games on Quest, and it just got a mess of new puzzles in a free update today which arrives to all supported headsets.

‘Rhythm of the Universe: Ionia’ Review – Cinematic Pretense & Little Substance

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Rhythm of the Universe: Ionia is a VR adventure that promises to take you to a fantastical world filled with musical flora and fauna. Despite some earnest attempts at worldbuilding, the end result is a thin and superficial theme park ride that bears a fleeting resemblance to its flashy promo trailer.

‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Free Aftershocks Expansion Finally Arrives Today

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Sep 23, 2021

The long-awaited ‘Aftershocks’ expansion to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) is landing today on all supported platforms for free, which is said to bring 4-6 hours of fresh content to the zombie-slaying adventure.

A $240 Quest App Tests the Boundaries of Oculus App Lab

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Sep 22, 2021

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Separate from the main Quest store, Oculus App Lab gives developers an official ‘unlisted’ and uncurated means of distributing Oculus Quest apps. So far the company has proven that it will remain largely hands-off on app content—and apparently price too—making App Lab useful for much more than just gaming apps.

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