New VR Fighting Game From ‘Synth Riders’ Studio Gets Steam Next Fest Demo Next Week

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Kluge Interactive, the studio behind hit VR rhythm game Synth Riders (2019), announced its upcoming VR fighting game, FINAL FURY, will be featured at Steam Next Fest on October 14th, which of course means a playable demo.

Revamped Meta App Reintroduces Quest Users to Some of the Best Immersive Art Out There

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Meta has revived its VR Animation Player (2019) with the new release of Theater Elsewhere, a fresh iteration of the free animation player app that allows users to experience immersive, hand-painted worlds created with in VR art app Quill by Smoothstep (2021).

Fitness Service ‘Alo Moves’ Launches Immersive Mind-body Classes on Quest

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Magnopus, the veteran XR studio behind Mission: ISS (2017), launched Alo Moves XR, a new mixed reality fitness app for Quest that uses volumetric 3D captures to deliver classes from top fitness gurus in yoga, Pilates, and mindfulness.

Shiftall Opens Pre-orders for ‘MeganeX superlight’ Ultra High-Resolution OLED PC VR Headset

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Shiftall has launched pre-orders for its newly unveiled MeganeX superlight “8K”, a slim and light, high-resolution OLED PC VR headset tracked by SteamVR base stations.

‘New Folder Games’ Released Nine Titles in One Year to Find Its Viral Quest Hit, ‘I Am Cat’

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The unassuming early access Quest game I Am Cat has taken off in a matter of months, spreading virally through social media with videos of its feline antics. We reached out to the developer New Folder Games to learn more about its recipe for success.

Apple Releases ‘Submerged’ Short Film on Vision Pro, Announces Upcoming Content with The Weeknd, NBA & More

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Apple today launched a new immersive short film called Submerged for free on Vision Pro, letting users explore a harrowing tale set in a WWII-era submarine. The company also announced its next slate of immersive content, including an NBA basketball documentary, a music video from The Weeknd, immersive concerts and new episodes of Adventure.

‘FRENZIES’ Quest Preview – Another Very Promising VR Arena Shooter Testing the Waters

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FRENZIES is a new arena shooter from VR veteran studio nDreams that’s launching into early access for free today, bringing a ton of visual flair along with an ample list of game modes fans of the genre know and love.

Sightful Cancels Headless AR Workstation ‘Spacetop’, Pivots to Windows AR Software

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Sightful, the hardware startup working to carve out a new ‘headless AR laptop’ niche, has cancelled plans for its $1,900 Spacetop G1.

Hit Physics Platformer ‘Human Fall Flat’ is Coming to All Major VR Headsets This Month

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Curve Games and No Brakes Games, makers of indie hit Human Fall Flat (2016), are bringing an entirely new version of the wibbly physics platformer to all major VR headsets this month.

Vive Pro 2 Gets Best Price Yet in Amazon Prime Deal

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Here’s a deal that should be on your radar if you’re in the market for a PC VR headset. For the next two days Amazon Prime members can get Vive Pro 2 at its steepest discount yet.

Samsung Reportedly Deepens XR Ties with Google in Push for Ray-Ban Smartglasses Competitor

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Samsung and Google announced in early 2023 that, along with Qualcomm, they’d be releasing an “XR platform” based on Android, which could also see the release of a high-end mixed reality headset. While we still haven’t heard exactly what that XR partnership will entail, a new report from The Information maintains Samsung and Google are also working on smartglasses positioned to potentially compete with Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses.

‘Band Space’ is Bringing ‘Rock Band’ Style Multiplayer Rhythm Gaming to Quest and PC VR This Month

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Smartmelon Games and Fast Travel Games announced its multiplayer VR rhythm title, Band Space, is set to launch on Quest and PC VR this month, bringing some very Rock Band-inspired gameplay to VR.

‘Metro Awakening’ Gameplay Shows Off Patently Tense Combat, Immersive VR Take on Familiar Mechanics

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Leading up to its November 7th release, Vertigo Games detailed more about its upcoming standalone VR prequel to the Metro series, Metro Awakening, including some familiar survival mechanics at the heart of gameplay such as the gas mask, flashlight, and some pretty intense first-person combat.

Meta Orion Interview Dives Deep Into Details Like Resolution, Battery Life, & More

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Meta’s biggest reveal at last week’s Connect conference was definitely the Orion prototype AR glasses, which the company says it’s been working on for nearly five years. It’s a big deal not only because of how compact it is, but because Meta says it wants to eventually turn the prototype into a consumer product.

‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom VR’ Quest Hands-on: Promises of Immersion Dulled By Restrictive Gameplay

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is a new sort of VR film hybrid for Quest, mashing up a movie’s worth of real-time rendered narrative with sprinkles of first-person gameplay, billing itself an ‘interactive anime’.

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