Perennial VR Classic ‘Job Simulator’ Hits 6 Million Installs, Averaging 600,000 Units Annually
Google-owned XR studio Owlchemy Labs announced that its breakout VR hit Job Simulator (2016) has now surpassed six million installs.
Job Simulator has been one of the most successful VR games over the past decade, having not found firm footing as a...
VR Modder Luke Ross Removes All Mods Following ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ DMCA Takedown
Luke Ross, the prolific VR modder, was recently involved in a DMCA takedown issued by CD Projekt for his paywalled Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, which the studio claims breaks its terms of service. Now, Ross has removed access to all...
Lynx-R2 Headset Revealed With Surprisingly Wide Field-of-View in a Tiny Package
Lynx has unveiled the Lynx-R2, a significant upgrade over its original R1 mixed reality standalone which aims to capture the enterprise and prosumers market.
The France-based startup considers R2 is a significant step forward, featuring new aspheric pancake lenses from...
Distance Technologies Reveals Military AR Goggles for Battlefield Awareness
Distance Technologies has unveiled the Field Operator HUD (FOH), an AI-enhanced AR system designed for military vehicles ranging from light utility platforms to main battle tanks.
FOH is said to combine Distance’s own optics with AI-assisted data processing, which the...
Sleeper Hit ‘UG’ Has Become One of Quest’s Most Popular and Top Earning Games in Less...
While a flurry of VR studio cuts and closures in the last 12 months has painted a picture of a deeply struggling landscape for VR developers, modern Quest success stories have largely flown under the radar. The free-to-play title UG,...
VITURE Calls XREAL Lawsuit “patent-troll-style” in Escalating AR Glasses IP Battle
AR glasses maker XREAL is taking its competitor VITURE to court over a patent dispute, claiming that it's selling and/or importing units into the US that infringe on its intellectual property. Viture claims however that Xreal is using the suit...
Oculus Founder on Meta Cuts: “The ‘Meta abandoning VR narrative’ is obviously false”
In light of Reality Labs' reorganization, which has seen recent internal studio closures and layoffs, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey calls the doomer narrative "obviously false."
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Luckey literally kickstarted consumer VR more than a decade ago with the founding of...
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ VR Mod Taken Down Following Legal Complaint, But There May Still Be Hope
Luke Ross, the prolific VR modder, has been forced to remove his popular Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, citing legal concerns from CD PROJEKT.
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Ross released word via his Patreon on Saturday that Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt had issued...
XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2025 and What They Mean for 2026
The launch of Android XR, a newly announced headset from Valve, and major strategic shifts at Meta are just the start of what made 2025 a significant year for the XR industry at large. 2026 will mark the 15th year...
Google’s Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Files Patent Lawsuit Against VITURE
AR glasses maker XREAL has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States against affiliates of VITURE, its direct competitor.
Filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the suit alleges that Eden Future HK Limited...















