One of the Best VR Games is Free on Epic Games Store Right Now
The gift giving season has started early this year, it seems. Star Wars: Squadrons (2020), the highly-rated space dogfighter from EA’s Motive Studios, is free to claim on Epic Games Store from now until December 1st.
Star Wars: Squadrons was primarily created...
‘Peaky Blinders VR’ to Release on Quest 2 and Pico 4 in March 2023
Maze Theory today announced that its long-awaited Peaky Blinders VR game is officially set to launch on March 9th, 2023.
Called Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom, the dark action-adventure game is set to release on Meta Quest 2 and Pico 4. The...
‘Batman VR’ App Allegedly in the Works for Quest, FTC Filing Claims
Among documents released by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this week is a claim that Meta's VR studio Camouflaj, the developers behind Marvel's Ironman VR, have also planned a Batman VR app for release on Quest.
The apparent leak...
‘Swords of Gargantua’ Studio Thirdverse Secures $15M, Aims to Bring Latest Titles to PSVR 2
Japanese VR studio Thirdverse today revealed it's raised $15 million, something the Swords of Gargantua developer says will be used to expand global recruitment and develop new Web3 and VR titles.
In its latest round, MZ Web3 Fund has signed...
FTC: Meta Wanted to Expand ‘Beat Saber’ to Fitness Before Controversial Within Acquistion
During investigations by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into Meta's acquisition of VR fitness game devs Within, a filing revealed that the company was initially looking to expand popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber into a dedicated...
Niantic Reveals Snapdragon AR2-powered Headset Reference Design for Outdoor Use
Back in early 2021 Pokémon GO developer Niantic gave just a brief tease that it was working on some kind of see-through headset. Now the company has revealed that it's been working with Qualcomm on a reference AR headset based...
‘WHAT THE BAT?’ Replaces Your Hands with Baseball Bats for Slapstick Fun, Now on Quest 2...
What would happen if you had baseball bats instead hands? Triband, the indie studio behind madcap golfing game WHAT THE GOLF? (2020), have released a new VR game that conveniently answers that eternal question.
Called WHAT THE BAT?, the built-for-VR...
Meta to Host a “hyper-realistic” Version of Notorious B.I.G. in VR Concert Next Month
In honor of The Notorious B.I.G.'s 50th birthday, Meta is hosting a VR concert experience next month that aims to bring together a host of musical guests alongside a realistic avatar of the Brooklyn-born rapper, who left this mortal...
Tech Demo Shows the Real Power of Quest Pro Face Tracking
Quest Pro's face-tracking capabilities will be quickly put to use to make Meta's avatars more expressive, but next-gen avatars stand to benefit much more from the new tech.
One of Quest Pro's big new features is a face-tracking system that...
Build-your-own VR Drum Kit App ‘Paradiddle’ Launches on Quest and PC VR
After five years of early access, VR drumming app Paradiddle launches out of Early Access on PC VR and for the first time on Oculus Quest.
Paradiddle started in Early Access on PC VR way back in 2017. Over the...
