Panasonic Subsidiary Shiftall Unveils Lightweight MicroOLED VR Headset for Consumers

Panasonic subsidiary Shiftall, the makers of SteamVR-compatible body tracking system HaritoraX, announced it's releasing a lightweight consumer VR headset this year that includes OLED microdisplays and the ability to play SteamVR content. Called MeganeX, the low-profile, high-resolution headset is slated...

Holiday Search Volume for Quest in the US Exceeded PlayStation, Nintendo, & Xbox for the First...

The 2021 holiday season was very likely the best yet for the Oculus Quest 2. For the first time ever, holiday search volume in the US for the headset exceeded major gaming consoles like PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and...

Avatar Creation Tool ‘Ready Player Me’ Raises $13M to Provide Metaverse-wide Avatars

Wolf3D, the Estonian startup behind web-based avatar creator Ready Player Me, has closed a $13 million funding round. The company says it will use the funds to further build out its avatar creation tools and eventually allow developers to earn...

Quest Store New Years Sale Brings Discounts on Top Titles, Ends January 2nd

Missed out on Meta's big Quest holiday game sale that took place over Christmas? Well, consider this round two, as Meta is again tossing out some deep discounts to top Quest titles from now until just after the new...

Report: Apple Hires Meta’s XR Head of Public Relations

Apple may be nearing launch of its long-awaited XR headsets, as the company has reportedly hired Meta's head of communications for its consumer XR products. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports in his weekly 'Power On' newsletter that Apple has hired Andrea Schubert,...

5 Great Quest Games for New VR Players & Novice Gamers

Oculus Quest 2 is an inexpensive and easy to use headset that offers a wide range of experiences for all kinds of people. Granted, the library of content leans heavily toward games, many of which are targeted at experienced...

Road to VR’s 2021 Game of the Year Awards

Whether you're off dodging lasers and defusing bombs, shooting back hordes of zombies with your friends, or just sitting down for a quiet night alone with a photogrammetric jigsaw puzzle, there's plenty of options out there on how you...

Unity’s Incredible Mixed Reality Demo is Coming to Quest in 2022

Earlier this year the Unity Labs team shared an incredible proof-of-concept mixed reality demo that shows the power of blending the real and virtual worlds together. Now the developers behind the project say you'll be able to get your...

‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ VR Support Arrives from Modder Behind ‘GTA’ & ‘Red Dead Redemption’ VR Mods

Luke Ross, the modder who brought VR support to a host of non-VR games such as GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mafia II, surprise-released a VR mod for the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. YouTube channel Cas and Chary got an exclusive first look at...

Social VR App ‘Rec Room’ Raises $145M Funding, Now Valued at $3.5B

Social VR platform Rec Room has sealed another big funding round to close out the year. The Seattle-based startup today announced it's secured a new $145 million financing round, bringing the company’s total valuation to $3.5 billion. The funding round was led...