Meta VR Studio Behind ‘Lone Echo’ Shuttered After No New Game Release in Nearly Three Years
Meta's first-party VR studio Ready at Dawn—the developers of Lone Echo and more—is reportedly being shuttered. This comes after the studio was acquired back in 2020 and has only released one game since.
Ready at Dawn is the studio behind one of...
PSVR 2 Works on PC Without the Adapter If You Have the Right Graphics Card
Sony released its long-awaited PC VR adapter for PSVR 2 this week, however early reports maintain some user don't even need the company's $60 adapter to start playing PC VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020).
A number of early user reviews...
Pico to Unveil New XR Product on August 20th in Special Event
Pico Interactive today announced it's getting ready to reveal "a new product" this month, promising to boost your "MR/VR experience to the next level."
The device is slated to get its big reveal on August 20th. An image obtained by...
Microsoft Reportedly Orders Samsung Micro OLEDs to Restart XR Hardware Ambitions
According to a report from Korean tech outlet The Elec, Microsoft has contracted Samsung to supply micro OLED display panels for what is described as "next-generation mixed reality devices."
Citing industry sources, the report maintains the order could reach into...
Mixed Reality Gaming Studio MixRift Secures $1.6M Funding to Make the ‘Angry Birds’ of MR
MixRift, a mixed reality game studio, today announced it's secured a $1.6 million pre-seed investment round, something the team says will be used to develop more MR games.
The funding round was led by Outsized Ventures, Underline Ventures, and SOSV....
VR Veteran Studio nDreams to Reveal “what’s next” at VR Games Showcase Next Week
One of VR's most senior studios nDreams announced they're getting ready to announce "what's next" at the VR Games Showcase next week.
Coming August 15th and presented by industry veteran Jamie Feltham, the inaugural VR Games Showcase will cover titles targeting...
‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel Adopts OpenXR to ‘Expand VR Feature Set’ and Support More Devices
Facepunch Studios announced that s&box, its upcoming physics sandbox and game development platform, is now using OpenXR, which will not only allow the studio to expand its VR feature set, but also the range of supported devices.
VR support has been...
‘The New Salsa Academy’ Teaches You All The Right Moves, Now Available on Quest
Taking a dance course can be intimidating, not to mention time consuming—but it doesn't have to be. At least not when you can do it in VR (and MR).
Led by instructors Rodrigo Cortazar and Asya Sonina, The New Salsa...
VR Port Studio Joins Andreessen Horowitz Accelerator, Earning Investment and Validation
Flat2VR Studios has been accepted into the SPEEDRUN accelerator, not only giving the studio a financial boost on its mission to bring VR support to non-VR games, but a good measure of validation too.
Hosted by A16Z Games, a games-focused...
Omni One VR Treadmill Shares Launch Lineup of 51 VR Games, Shipping Expected in September
Virtuix's latest VR treadmill, Omni One, is finally set to launch next month. The company has updated its launch roster of VR games that will natively support the treadmill, now including Sniper Elite VR.
Virtuix is pitching Omni One as an all-in-one...
