‘Among Us VR’ to Become ‘Among Us 3D’, Adding Support for Flatscreen PC Play
Schell Games and Innersloth announced that flatscreen support is coming to Among Us VR (2022), which means crossplay for VR and PC players.
Meta Announces $50M ‘Horizon Worlds’ Content Fund as Some VR Studios Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Meta today announced a $50 million fund to incentivize the creation of new and improved content in Horizon Worlds, the company’s first-party social gaming platform. The move comes as many seasoned studios that build self-contained VR apps for the Quest platform are struggling to sustain themselves due to what Meta says is a shifting demographic of headset users.
‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Reportedly Selling Gaming Division, Shifting Focus to AR & Mapping Tech
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go (2016), is reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely to sell its gaming division.
Meta Connect 2025 Developer Conference Announced for September: What We’re Hoping For
Meta announced its annual Connect developer conference is returning this year on September 17th-18th. While it’s probably still too early to speculate, there are a few things we’re hoping to hear about.
VR Games Showcase Returns March 11th, Featuring ‘Hitman’ for PSVR 2, Flat2VR Games & More
The year’s first VR Games Showcase is getting ready to kick off, coming March 11th and promising a load of VR game reveals, updates and new trailers.
‘Max Mustard’ Studio Lays Off Majority of Staff & Closes Office, Vows to Continue Work on XR Games
Toast Interactive, VR veteran studio behind Richie’s Plank Experience (2017) and Max Mustard (2024), announced it’s closing office and laying off a majority of staff.
AWE 2025 Speakers Include Oculus Founder, Meta’s VP of Metaverse Experiences, & ILM Immersive VP
AWE USA 2025 is set to include speakers from some of the biggest names in the XR industry, including Oculus & Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, along with Jason Rubin—one of the only remaining early Oculus executives—who is presently Meta’s Vice President of Metaverse Experiences. Also on the roster is Vicki Dobbs Beck, the vice president of ILM Immersive, the studio behind XR adaptations of Star Wars, Marvel, and more.
‘Thief Simulator’ VR Sold Over 300,000 Copies on Quest Alone
3R Games, the studio behind Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street (2022), revealed the game has sold over 310,000 units on Quest alone.
Post-apocalyptic VR Shooter ‘Metro Awakening’ Failed to Meet Revenue Goals, Parent Company Reveals
Embracer Group, the media conglomerate behind a host of game studios, announced in a recent financial report that Metro Awakening (2024) “underperformed” financial expectations.
Indie VR Hit Sequel ‘Into the Radius 2’ is Headed to Quest 3 in Early Access
Into the Radius 2, sequel to the popular post-apocalyptic shooter, is coming soon to Quest 3 in early access.
Mil-Sim Shooter ‘Onward’ Announces First Major Update After a Year-long Wait
Onward (2020), the tactical mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, is getting a big 2.0 update soon. It’s been a long time coming too, as the game’s last major update was nearly one year ago.
Next ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Game Scrubs Mention of PSVR 2 Support Ahead of PS5 Release
Steel Wool Studios announced the release date of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic earlier this week, coming to PS5 and PC on June 13th. While the game was previously shown on PSVR 2, the studio has now removed any mention of PSVR 2 support, which is raising some eyebrows.
