Microsoft Affirms VR Isn’t a Focus for Xbox Series X

Australian publication Stevivor recently sat down with Xbox head Phil Spencer to broach the subject of whether or not the company's upcoming next-gen console would be matching Sony's continued VR ambitions with PlayStation 5. The short of it: Spencer says it's...
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‘Budget Cuts 2’ Launch Trailer Reveals New Gadgets Ahead of December Release

Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency is slated to arrive December 12th on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index. Although we got a chance to go hands-on with an early level of Budget Cuts 2 at Gamescom this year, which...

‘No Man’s Sky’ Update to Bring VR Creature Riding, Larger Ship Inventory & More

Having launched VR support for No Man's Sky (2016) back in August, Hello Games is nearly ready to launch the latest update to the open-world sandbox game, which is slated to include a mess of community requested features and...

The Best VR Games to Share with Your Family This Thanksgiving

The turkey has been picked clean and everyone is getting ready to settle in for a good old-fashioned Thanksgiving Day coma—but what's that in your backpack? It's a VR headset, of course! And a veritable cornucopia of games are out there...

Facebook Acquires ‘Beat Saber’ Studio Beat Games

Facebook today announced it has acquired Beat Games, the studio behind the hit VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018). Beat Games is joining Oculus Studios as an independently operated team based out of Prague. Facebook didn't release any further info in regards to...
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Insomniac Releases ‘Strangelets’ on Magic Leap One, Its Final Indie Project

Insomniac Games, the studio behind VR games Stormland (2019) and The Unspoken (2017), announced its acquisition by Sony Interactive Entertainment back in August, and while we imagined their last independent project was surely the open-world Rift adventure Stormland, it appears the studio had another title...

‘Star Wars Vader Immortal: Episode 3’ Review – All’s Well That Ends Well

ILMxLAB has finally released the concluding episode of Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. While I'm sad to see the series go, which has exemplified high-quality VR production, I can't help but feel a tad let down at what could...

With 10M Views in 24 Hours, ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Has Thrust VR Into the Mainstream Gaming Spotlight

The modern era of VR has been around in earnest for about three and a half years now. Though it has clearly demonstrated its potential and is slowly growing, adoption has remained niche compared to the broader mainstream gaming...
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New ‘Boneworks’ Video Reveals More Physics-based Madness, Story & More

Boneworks, Stress Level Zero's upcoming physics-based shooter, is slated to launch on December 10th on SteamVR headsets. While we got to see a good slice of the action in the first gameplay reveal trailer earlier this month, the studio recently released...

‘Espire 1: VR Operative’ Review – Solid Snake, But Rough Around the Edges

For better or worse, so far Konami has shown zero interest in bringing its long and storied Metal Gear series to VR. But if you're looking to scratch that stealth combat itch with more than a flair for superhuman acrobatics, you...