Meta Announces “multi-million dollar” XR Development Fund to Boost Newly Formed Studios

Meta this week announced Oculus Publishing Ignition, a "multi-million dollar" fund aimed at newly formed XR studios. The company is offering money for VR and MR prototypes, with the potential for follow-on funding to turn those prototypes into full...

Meta Slashes Quest 2 Price to New Low Ahead of Suspected Quest 3 Lite

Meta is once again reducing the price of Quest 2, this time bringing the 128GB version of its 2020-era standalone VR headset to just $200. The company has made its new pricing scheme available at major retailers like Amazon: Quest...

Apple is Adding Support for Vision Pro’s Input System to WebXR

Apple is adding support for Vision Pro's unique input system to WebXR, the web standard which allows XR experiences to run right from a web browser. One of the most unique things about Apple Vision Pro is its input system...

Meta Extends Quest 3 ‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Bundle Offer Through June

Since the launch of Quest 3, Meta has included a free copy of its latest and greatest first-party game, Asgard's Wrath 2. Originally with a redemption deadline in January, the company has extended the offer several times, now pushing it...

Impact Reality Opens ‘Flat2VR Studios’ to Bring Flatscreen Games to VR

Impact Reality, the VR publishing and marketing firm, announced it's formed a studio dedicated to porting flatscreen games to VR. Called Flat2VR Studios, the venture is aimed at merging traditional video games with immersive VR experiences, and is said to...
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[Industry Direct] Is Standalone VR Holding Back PC VR?

Industry Direct by Rein Zobel, Creative Director & Co-founder at Maru VR Productions 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...

Survios Affirms ‘Alien’ VR Game is Still in Development

VR veteran studio Survios and 20th Century Games announced back in 2022 they were building a new game for VR, PC and console based on the well known sci-fi franchise Alien. Though we've heard very little about the project since,...

Meta Releases New Mixed Reality Showcase for Unreal Engine Developers

Meta released a new mixed reality showcase for Unreal Engine developers that ought to help kickstart some Quest projects that use your room in fresh and interesting ways. Phanto for Unreal, an open source port of the previously released Phanto...
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New VR Publisher Unveils ‘VRIDER’ Superbike Racing Game, Coming to Quest and PC VR

VRAL Games, the publisher behind the SBK superbike mobile franchise, announced it's publishing its first VR motorcycle racing game, coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets later this year. Called VRIDER, the multiplayer game is set to be the official title of the...

HTC is Giving Devs a Big Revenue Share Boost on Its VR Platform

HTC is sweetening the pot for VR developers selling content on its VIVEPORT VR storefront, on both PC VR and its standalone Vive XR Elite headset. HTC announced today that it will be increasing the revenue share of sales made...