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Time-looping Puzzle Shooter ‘We Are One’ Releases Level Creator in New Update, Trailer Here

Developer Flat Head Studio and publisher Fast Travel Games today launched the new Level Creator Update for We Are One (2023), the time-looping puzzle shooter that landed on VR headsets this summer. The update is available as a free download...

Valve is “still working on VR and still pushing forward on it”

Valve unveiled its Steam Deck OLED late last week, offering up a hardware refresh for the first time since the company launched the handheld gaming device last year. While the company has been full steam ahead on handhelds and...

‘Tokyo Chronos’ Studio MyDearest Secures $7.8M to Further Expand IP on Quest & PSVR 2

MyDearest, the Japan-based VR studio behind the Chronos adventure game franchise, announced it's secured $7.8 million (1.2 billion yen), something the studio says it will use to expand its existing IP for VR headsets, such as Meta Quest and...

[Industry Direct] Building a Thriving VR Multiplayer Hero Shooter Game & Community – The Making of ‘X8’

Industry Direct by By Masaru “Nogi” Ohnogi, Executive Producer of X8 at Thirdverse Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak directly to the Road to VR newsletter audience. Industry Direct posts are written by sponsors with no...

‘STRIDE: Fates’ Review – The Parkour Campaign We’ve Been Waiting For

STRIDE (2021) offers up the sort of parkour action you'd expect from a VR-native version of Mirror's Edge (2008), replete with jumping across dangerous urban chasms, wall-running, and shooting your way past a bunch of roof-walking goons. While previously slated...

Magic Leap 2 Update Claims Vastly Improved Hand-tracking, Biometric ID, & More

A major update to Magic Leap 2 claims to improve many of the device's core capabilities. With all that's happened in the XR space recently, it's hard to believe that Magic Leap 2 has hardly been out for more than...

Report: Pico to Layoff “hundreds” as Company Shifts Focus to Hardware

There were rumors circulating late last month that TikTok parent company ByteDance was set to spin down its China-based VR headset company, Pico Interactive. While the company dismissed those rumors, a new Reuters report maintains Pico is soon set to...

‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Dev Diary Shows Off Crafting, Hunting, Mini-games & More

Asgard's Wrath 2 is headed to Quest next month, bringing along with it a whole new ancient Egyptian-inspired world to traverse as you track down Loki, the ol' Norse trickster god himself. In a new behind-the-scenes developer diary, Meta...
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‘Vertigo 2’ Final Content Update Coming This Week with Level Editor, New Playable Characters & More

Vertigo 2 (2023), the Half-Life-inspired sci-fi adventure, is getting what the developer describes as the game's "only content update" in the soon-to-launch 'Bottomless Update', which ought to keep you busy well after the credits roll. Slated to release on November...

SteamVR Gets New ‘Theater Screen’ for Playing Flatscreen Games in VR

Valve released the SteamVR Beta 2.1.1 update which includes a new way to play flatscreen games in VR. Called SteamVR Theater Screen, the new function is said to replace the old Desktop Game Theater app, which was first released in...