Report: Sony Balks on PSVR 2 Game Development
Sony is getting ready to release tethered PC VR support for PSVR 2 this summer, but that may be one of the last meaningful things the company does for its increasingly latchkey VR hardware.
According to a report by...
Vision Pro Gets Its First Native City Builder Game Next Month
Apple Vision Pro isn't exactly brimming with XR games yet, although starting next month you'll be able to jump into a classic city builder that has been updated to include full mixed reality support.
Magic Fuel Games is releasing Cityscapes:...
‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Development Started in Late 2020, Rocksteady Alums Among the Dev Team
Batman: Arkham Shadow is the next big first-party title from Meta, headed exclusively to Quest 3 later this year. In an interview with the founder of the studio behind the game, we learned more about the origin of the title,...
Meta Releases Tool to Let You Force Quest OS Updates via PC Tether
Meta has released a tool that will allow Quest users the ability to force software updates via a tethered connection.
Update (11:50 AM ET): It appears the tool is now live. The original article reporting the tool prior to its...
Immersive Puzzler ‘Infinite Inside’ to Release on Vision Pro & All Major Headsets Next Month
Maze Theory today announced that its upcoming immersive puzzle-adventure game Infinite Inside is set to arrive next month, coming to all major headsets.
Initially released as a demo on Quest earlier this year, the full game is set to arrive...
New Meta Accelerator Aims to Fund Quest Developers Building ‘Lifestyle Apps’ Using MR, AI, & Hand-tracking
Meta announced a new developer accelerator aimed at kickstarting 'Lifestyle' apps for Quest which make use of mixed reality, AI and hand-tracking.
Meta says in the announcement selected participants of its new 'Meta Quest Lifestyle App Accelerator' can apply for seed-stage...
Oculus Founder’s New XR Headset Built Around “military requirements” but Also “used for non-military stuff”
This week at AWE 2024, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey spoke briefly about a new XR headset he's developing. Though the headset would see Luckey returning to the XR space, this one is being built with military, rather than consumer,...
Former Head of Qualcomm’s XR Division Joins Google to Guide XR Strategy
Hugo Swart, previous head of Qualcomm's XR division, announced he's joined Google where he'll lead the company's XR Ecosystem Strategy and Technology efforts.
Swart shared the news in a LinkedIn update, noting the move happened a few months ago:
Happy to share that...
Meta Restructures Reality Labs to Better Focus on Ray-Ban Smartglasses and Other Wearables
Reality Labs, Meta's XR division formed in 2020, is now being reorganized into two distinct groups, 'Wearables' and 'Metaverse', which reportedly comes along a "relatively small" number of layoffs.
As reported by The Verge's Alex Heath, Meta CTO and head of...
‘Gorilla Tag’ Has Topped $100M in Revenue, Making it One of VR’s Most Successful Games
VR studio Another Axiom today announced that its breakout title, Gorilla Tag, has surpassed $100 million in revenue. The company shared other key metrics about its player population that shine light on the state of the VR market.
Not long after...
