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‘Astro Bot’ Inspired VR Platformer ‘Max Mustard’ Lands on Quest This Month

Toast Interactive, the developer behind Richie's Plank Experience (2017), announced its Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) inspired VR platformer Max Mustard is set to launch on Quest later this month. When it was first announced, we called Max Mustard a "spiritual successor to...

Meta is Deleting All Old Oculus Accounts by Month’s End, Severing Another Tie to “the good old days”

Meta announced it's finally closing the door on Oculus accounts by the end of the month, which means all users with old Oculus IDs will either need to migrate to a Meta account or lose access to purchased content,...

Meta CTO: Android XR Rejected Due to Google’s “restrictive” Terms & Plans to Fragment XR

A report from The Information last week alleged Meta and Google held talks in effort to bring Android XR to Quest. Meta CTO Andrew 'Boz' Bosworth has now confirmed this report, stating further that not only were Google's terms...

The ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack That Always Needed to Happen… is Finally Happening

Beat Saber's next music pack will bring one of the most influential names in electronic music to the game's library of downloadable content: Daft Punk. Go back to some of Daft Punk's earliest albums and you might find yourself saying "this...

Meta Reportedly Rejected Google Partnership to Bring Android XR to Quest

According to a report from The Information, Google and Meta held a meeting late last year wherein the two companies discussed the possibility of bringing Android XR to Meta headsets. While it's said Meta rejected the partnership, which would...
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VR’s Next Big Battle Royale Shooter Goes into Open Beta Today, Trailer Here

Caveman Studio, the developers behind team-based shooter Contractors (2018), today released the open beta of Contractors Showdown, its upcoming battle royale game for Quest and SteamVR headsets. The 45-player battle royale shooter presents a pretty big battlefield, touting a 16km² island that's around a...

New Vision Pro App Brings Faster Typing by Using the iPhone in Your Pocket

Even with great hand-tracking, writing anything more than a quick search on Vision Pro's virtual floating keyboard leaves something to be desired since you're basically back at the 'hunt and peck' stage of typing. You can opt to use...

Newly Announced ‘Neuromancer’ TV Show Could Be Another Big Moment for VR to Make an Impact

Apple announced that it's bringing a new show to Apple TV+ based on William Gibson's award-winning cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984), offering another big moment for VR to take the limelight. According to Apple, the upcoming 10-episode drama series is slated to...

Apple Reportedly Expands Vision Pro Production Capacity Following Successful US Launch

We may soon be nearing global release for Apple Vision Pro. According to a report from independent tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, US demand for the $3,500 mixed reality headset has slowed over the past month, however the company may...