High-flying Parkour Sequel ‘STRIDE: Fates’ Coming to Quest Next Month

Joy Way, the studio behind parkour action-shooter STRIDE (2022), announced that high-flying follow-up STRIDE: Fates is coming to Quest next month as a "full-fledged sequel" to Stride. Update (October 23rd, 2023): Joy Way announced that Stride: Fates is coming to Quest on November 9th....

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. China-based publication EqualOcean reported late last week that ByteDance is set to "gradually abandon the PICO...

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'. Developers Mighty Coconut say Widow's...

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...

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...
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‘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...

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. The four-player psychological horror game was slated to land on PlayStation 5 and PSVR 2 sometime in August, but was later delayed to October...

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...

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...

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. It might not feel like it but 2024 will be here before we...