Meta Wins Bid to Acquire VR Fitness Studio Behind ‘Supernatural’ as FTC Abandons Suit

In 2021 Meta announced it was set to acquire Within, the studio behind popular VR fitness app Supernatural, however the reportedly $400 million deal became subject to investigations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in respect to Meta's supposed...

Xiaomi Unveils Wireless AR Glasses Prototype, Powered by Same Chipset as Meta Quest Pro

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi today showed off a prototype AR headset at Mobile World Congress (MWC) that wirelessly connects to the user's smartphone, making for what the company calls its "first wireless AR glasses to utilize distributed computing." Called Xiaomi...

Qualcomm Partners with 7 Major Telecoms to Advance Smartphone-tethered AR Glasses

Qualcomm announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) today it's partnering with seven global telecommunication companies in preparation for the next generation of AR glasses which are set to work directly with the user's smartphone. Partners include CMCC, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI...

The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – February 2023

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s...

‘Gorilla Tag’ Creator Hints at ‘Echo VR’ Spiritual Successor as Next Project

Another Axiom, the indie studio behind wildly successful VR game Gorilla Tag, hinted that it's now pursuing a project inspired by Echo VR. Kerestell 'LemmingVR' Smith, the lead creator of Gorilla Tag, originally started working on the game thanks to his love...

Quest 2 Update Brings Phone-style ‘Direct Touch’ UI Navigation, In-Game Multitasking & More

Meta released the v50 update for Quest 2, bringing to the standalone some new experimental features that not only aim to make hand-tracked UI navigation a little more natural, but also bring 2D app multitasking to Quest 2 for...

‘Resident Evil 4’ PSVR 2 Mode is Coming as Free DLC, Now in Development

Resident Evil 4 is getting a remake for PS5 soon, and although Capcom didn't state it was bringing full PSVR 2 support when it was announced back in June, the developer now says its VR mode is in the works...
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‘I Expect You To Die 3’ Announced for Quest & PC VR, Coming in 2023

Schell Games, the team behind the I Expect You To Die franchise, announced the third game in the series is slated to arrive on VR headsets this year. Called I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine, the...

PSVR 2 Review – Sony Takes Several Steps Forward for Consumer VR

More than six years after its VR debut, Sony is ready to bring next-gen VR to PS5 with PSVR 2. Does PlayStation VR 2 make a substantial improvement over its predecessor? And how does it stack up to other...

PSVR 2 Launch Day Games Now Include 40+ Titles, Updated List Here

PlayStation today revealed an updated list of launch day and "launch window" titles for PSVR 2. Notable highlights include Demeo, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Call of the Mountain, and Resident Evil Village, although there's no word on when VR's favorite...