Varjo Raises $40M Series D Funding to Expand Cloud-based XR Platform

Varjo, maker of high-end enterprise XR headsets, this week announced it has raised a $40 million Series D investment to continue building its Varjo Reality Cloud software and deliver a "true-to-life industrial metaverse." Varjo makes some of the highest-end enterprise...

HTC Launches Aftermarket Face & Eye-trackers for Vive Focus 3

HTC today announced it's releasing both facial and eye-tracking units for its Vive Focus 3 standalone VR headset. The company says its new trackers will offer "more natural and immersive VR experiences, new options for enterprises to measure user responses,...
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‘Firewall Zero Hour’ Sequel Announced for PSVR 2, Trailer Here

First Contact Entertainment, the studio behind Firewall Zero Hour (2018), announced it's bringing the "next evolution" of its hit squad-based shooter to PSVR 2, calling it Firewall Ultra. The studio says in a PS blogpost Firewall Ultra will be "the next evolution...

Meta Acquires Berlin-based Haptic Tech Startup Lofelt

Meta has acquired Lofelt, a Berlin-based startup developing advanced haptic technologies for VR and other devices. According to The Wall Street Journal, the acquisition took place earlier this summer, however the deal came to light only just last week. "Lofelt...

StrikerVR is Launching Its Most Affordable VR Gun Accessory Yet

StrikerVR, longtime maker of haptic VR guns, is launching its most affordable product yet: the Mavrik-Pro. Though still primarily targeting VR attractions, the company says it plans to launch a consumer version of the new gun next year. StrikerVR makes...

Meta & Qualcomm Join “Multi-year” XR Chip Partnership to Combat a Common Threat

Two of the biggest names in XR—headset maker Meta and chip maker Qualcomm—today announced a "multi-year broad strategic agreement" to collaborate on "customized virtual reality chipsets" for future devices. Qualcomm, a leading provider of smartphone processors, was an early mover...
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‘Mixture’ Combines Classic Hack & Slash with First-person Spellcasting, Coming to Quest 2 & PSVR 2

Indie studio Played With Fire announced a new action-adventure game this week called Mixture, which lets you control two characters at once, or what the Poland-based indie calls "self-co-op." The game is slated to release on Quest 2 and PSVR...

VR Modding Monthly: ‘Stanley Parable’, ‘Raft’, ‘Half-Life 2 VR’ Soon & More – September 2022

Welcome to Road to VR’s first ever 'VR Modding Monthly', a series of articles to keep you up to date about all the exciting things going on in the wonderful world of the Flat2VR Modding community! What's the Flat2vr Modding...

Snap Lays Off 20% of Staff, Increases Long-term Focus on Augmented Reality

Snap Inc, the company behind Snapchat, announced it's laying off a fifth of its staff and abandoning a number of projects as it bids to rebound with a more singular focus on becoming a leader in augmented reality in...
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‘Into the Radius’ Brings Hardcore Post-Apocalyptic Survival to Quest 2 in September

The Stalker-inspired survival game Into the Radius (2020) has seen its share of success on SteamVR headsets when it initially released in Early Access in late 2019. Now the studio says it's bringing the open world game to Quest...