Report: Apple Hires Meta’s XR Head of Public Relations
Apple may be nearing launch of its long-awaited XR headsets, as the company has reportedly hired Meta’s head of communications for its consumer XR products.
5 Great Quest Games for New VR Players & Novice Gamers
Oculus Quest 2 is an inexpensive and easy to use headset that offers a wide range of experiences for all kinds of people. Granted, the library of content leans heavily toward games, many of which are targeted at experienced gamers who know their way around a gamepad. So where to start if you’re just getting into this whole gaming thing—or if you want to show your headset to someone without gaming experience? We’re glad you asked…
Road to VR’s 2021 Game of the Year Awards
Whether you’re off dodging lasers and defusing bombs, shooting back hordes of zombies with your friends, or just sitting down for a quiet night alone with a photogrammetric jigsaw puzzle, there’s plenty of options out there on how you to teleport yourself to another universe through the magic of virtual reality.
Unity’s Incredible Mixed Reality Demo is Coming to Quest in 2022
Earlier this year the Unity Labs team shared an incredible proof-of-concept mixed reality demo that shows the power of blending the real and virtual worlds together. Now the developers behind the project say you’ll be able to get your hands on the experiment on Quest sometime next year.
‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ VR Support Arrives from Modder Behind ‘GTA’ & ‘Red Dead Redemption’ VR Mods
Social VR App ‘Rec Room’ Raises $145M Funding, Now Valued at $3.5B
‘After the Fall’ Earned $1.4M in 24 Hours, Beating First Month of ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Sales
After the Fall (2021), the recently released co-op zombie shooter, has done pretty well for itself. Developers Vertigo Games announced it not only surpassed the $1 million mark within the first 24 hours of going live on all major VR platforms earlier this month, but it’s also put early VR game revenues to shame in the process.
‘Demeo’ 2022 Roadmap Promises PC Edition, New Adventures, PvP Mode & More
Demeo (2021), the co-op VR dungeoning board game, is getting a lot of love in 2022 from Resolution Games. Alongside the release of its latest adventure, The Roots of Evil, the developers today revealed a roadmap that promises to bring a bunch of new content to the game over the course of next year, including a flatscreen edition for PC, a new PvP mode, a social hub environment, and two new adventures.
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – December 2021
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of December 2021.
Simula One is a Standalone VR Headset Running Linux Desktop, Kickstarter in January
Meta’s Latest Avatar System is Finally Rolling Out to All Unity Developers
Following an initial announcement eight months ago, Meta has released its latest avatar system for all Unity VR developers, including support for App Lab titles and limited support for non-Oculus platforms like SteamVR.
HTC Holiday Sale Discounts up to $300 off Vive PC VR Headsets & Accessories
HTC is doing a week-long holiday sale starting today that is bringing deep discounts to many of its PC VR headsets, as well as accessories such as the Vive Wireless Adapter and Deluxe Audio Strap.
‘Puzzling Places’ to Bring its Engrossing 3D Jigsaw Puzzles to PSVR December 14th
Puzzling Places (2021), the VR puzzle game that takes highly-detailed and realistic room scans and breaks them into jigsaw puzzles, is finally set to launch on PSVR tomorrow, December 14th.
HTC is Getting into the NFT Craze with the Opening of Its Own Store Soon
HTC is opening a non-fungible token (NFT) store soon that its says will host all forms of digital art, including AR, VR, and XR pieces.
