Pico Shutdown Rumors are False, Says Parent Company ByteDance
A recent rumor, which alleged that TikTok parent company ByteDance is slated to spin down its XR hardware subsidiary Pico Interactive, is false, the company says.
VR’s Favorite Mini Golf Game Gets Spooky with New Haunted Course
Walkabout Mini Golf has been on a roll ever since it launched in late 2020, now counting 22 courses strong with the addition of a very spooky level just in time for Halloween: ‘Widow’s Walkabout’.
Enthusiast-grade VR Treadmill ‘Virtuix Omni One’ Now Available for Pre-order
Virtuix, the company behind the Omni VR treadmill, launched a crowd-based investment campaign in 2020 to fund Virtuix Omni One, an at-home VR locomotion device targeted at enthusiasts. Previously only available to early investors, now the company announced it’s opening pre-orders of Omni One to the general public.
Designing Mixed Reality Apps That Adapt to Different Spaces
Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest’s passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to different environments.
‘Budget Cuts’ Halloween Update Twists Stealth Action into Stalker Horror
Budget Cuts (2018), the stealth action game, has always been about taking pensive steps, hiding in the darkness and not tipping off the killer robot guards on your way through the game’s liminal office space. Now developers Neat Corporation released a spooky update that flips the script, turning the game’s stealth action into stalker horror.
Hit Co-op Horror Game ‘Phasmophobia’ Delayed on PSVR 2 and PS5
Indie studio Kinetic Games announced it’s delaying the release of its hit co-op horror game Phasmophobia on PSVR 2.
Data Suggests Most Expensive Quest 3 is More Popular Than Expected
Quest 3 just began shipping last week and headsets are rapidly arriving in the hands of eager buyers. While the 128GB model appears to be in strong supply, the more expensive 512GB model might be more popular than Meta expected.
Ubisoft Details ‘Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR’ Gameplay, Coming to Quest Next Month
Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR is set to arrive on Quest headsets November 16th, offering up a new first-person VR experience for the storied franchise. Now Ubisoft has released an explainer video that goes into how it all works, including the game’s combat, parkour and comfort systems.
Apple Expands Vision Pro Developer Labs to Two New Cities
Apple is adding two new locations to its Vision Pro ‘Developer Labs so devs can get their hands on the headset before it launches early next year.
Apple is Approaching Social on Vision Pro the Way Meta Should Have All Along
As a leading social media company, it seemed like Meta would be in the best position to create a rich social experience on its XR headsets. But after almost a decade of building XR platforms, interacting with friends on Meta’s headsets is still a highly fragmented affair. With Vision Pro, Apple is taking a different approach—making apps social right out of the box.
Quest 3 Teardown Shows Just How Slim the Headset Really Is
Less than a week since launch, Quest 3 has already gotten the full iFixit teardown treatment, showing off just how slim (and seemingly difficult to repair) the headset really is.
PvP Battler ‘Glassbreakers’ Comes to SteamVR with Quest Crossplay
Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss, the 1v1 battler from Polyarc launched into early access on Quest late last month, is now available on Steam via an open beta, which comes replete with Quest platform crossplay.
Pioneering VR Studio Fast Travel Games Raises $4M
Fast Travel Games, the developer and publisher behind a host of VR games, announced it’s closed a new investment of $4 million, something the company says will help it further develop its own IP for VR platforms as well as support ongoing publishing initiatives.
I Tried to Play VR With Friends on Quest and it was a Nightmare (Again)
It feels like every time I try to get friends to have some fun in VR with me, the experience is somehow horribly painful. This time I kept a journal of the entire experience to catalogue the struggles seen by real Quest users every day.
Quest 3 Review – A Great Headset Waiting to Reach Its Potential
Following Quest 2 almost three years to the day, Quest 3 is finally here. Meta continues its trend of building some of the best VR hardware out there, but it will be some time yet before the headset’s potential is fully revealed. Read on for our full Quest 3 review.
