ZEISS Takes Majority Stake in AR/VR Optics Creator Tooz Technologies

ZEISS, the German optical systems manufacturer, announced it's acquired majority share of the joint venture Tooz Technologies, an AR/VR optics creator founded by Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom in 2018. Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom previously had an even 50% stake in...

Report: Apple’s MR Headset Could Come as Soon as This Summer

Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset has been the subject of many reports and rumors over the past few years—that's just the nature of the Cupertino-based black box. Now a new report from the Financial Times alleges we may see...

This ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Mod Brings a Slice of Valve-level Action

Besides making one of the most influential VR games to date, Valve also made sure Half-Life: Alyx was just as moddable as its other iconic titles. And thankfully there's no shortage of talented modders out there who have built extended campaigns...
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Action Roguelite ‘Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game’ to Release on Quest 2 This Month

Fast Travel Games unveiled late last year a VR game set in the universe of critically acclaimed PC title Stellaris (2016): Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game. The single player action roguelite is now slated to arrive on Meta Quest 2 this month. Update...

Open World Cyberpunk Adventure ‘LOW-FI’ is Coming to PSVR 2 This Year

IRIS VR, the studio behind TECHNOLUST (2016), announced that its long-awaited open world cyberpunk adventure LOW-FI is slated to launch sometime this year on PlayStation 5, PSVR 2, and PC VR headsets via Steam and the Meta PC platform. Update (March 10th,...
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‘Flipside Studio’ Brings Full-featured Virtual Production Studio to Quest 2 & Rift

Virtual production suite Flipside Studio is now available on Quest 2 and Meta PC, targeting podcasters, vloggers, and anyone looking for a VR studio to produce their own video content. Created by Winnipeg, Canada-based Flipside XR, the Flipside Studio app is packed with...

VR Adventure ‘Firmament’ Releasing in May, From Studio Behind ‘Myst’ & ‘Riven’

Cyan, the studio behind iconic puzzle adventure games Myst (1993) and Riven (1997), garnered their fair share of success with their April 2019 Kickstarter campaign, which sought to bring to life their next VR-compatible title, Firmament. Now Cyan says the long-delayed game...

Microsoft is Shutting Down Pioneering Social VR Platform ‘AltspaceVR’ Tomorrow

Once the focus of a fateful redemption story, Microsoft is getting set to shut down its adoptive VR app AltspaceVR, finally putting an end to one of the earliest social VR platforms.  Update (March 9th, 2023): Launched in May 2015, AltspaceVR...
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‘War Thunder’ Studio Announces PSVR 2 Combat Flight Sim ‘Aces of Thunder’, Trailer Here

Gaijin Entertainment, the studio behind combat simulator War Thunder, announced a new flight sim coming to PSVR 2 called Aces of Thunder. The online game is said to focus on World War II planes, such as the American fighter P-51 Mustang and...
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‘Rec Room’ is Putting on Its First-ever ‘Rec Rocks’ Music Festival This Weekend

Rec Room, the popular social VR platform, is putting on its first in-game music festival this weekend, suitably dubbed 'Rec Rocks'. The immersive concert experience is set to take place this weekend, March 11th & 12th, and feature headliners Tokyo...