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The First $100 You Should Spend on Meta Quest Games
Sneaking suspicion there's a Quest 3 or Quest 3S under the tree? Whether you're into active games, puzzles, or just want to slice or shoot the ever-living crap out of something, we're here to help you settle into your...
The Seamless Dream: Killing The VR Loading Screen
In games, nothing breaks player flow like a loading screen, and in virtual reality this problem is amplified tenfold. 'Presence' or 'immersion', the magical yet fragile feeling of 'being there', is what makes VR so special. When a player...
‘Laser Limbo AR Battles’ Launches for Multiplayer Mixed Reality Mayhem
Laser Limbo AR Battles is now out of early access on Quest, bringing with it a host of mixed reality mini-games sure to get you and a buddy up and moving with guns, laser swords, and more.
Laser Limbo is...
Google is Rolling out Photorealistic ‘Likeness’ Avatars on Android XR to Compete with Apple’s ‘Personas’
Google is starting to roll out new photorealistic avatars which they call "Likeness". Similar to Apple's Personas, Likeness avatars are generated by scanning a user's face, then animated it with input from the sensors on a headset. The avatars...
Meta Reportedly Set to Raise VR Headset Prices, Keep Existing Devices in Market Longer
Meta appears to be planning to raise the price of its VR headsets moving forward, according to a recent internal memo, which company leaders hope will combat rising costs. Meta may also be retiring the Quest 3 and 3S...
Coldplay Immersive Concert Coming to Quest Soon, Music Pack Lands on ‘Beat Saber’ Next Week
Meta has partnered with Coldplay in a big way, soon bringing the British pop-rock band's music to Beat Saber, and an immersive concert to Horizon Worlds before the New Year.
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Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour became the most-attended...
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Meta Delays Puck-Tethered XR Headset to 2027, Next Quest “Large Upgrade” to Current Gen
Meta may be pushing back the release of an upcoming XR headset that tethers to a pocketable compute puck. Meanwhile, the company says its next-gen Quest will be a "large upgrade" over the current generation.
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Meta supposedly planned to...
HTC ‘VIVERSE’ Immersive Social Platform Hits 1 Million Monthly-active Users
HTC announced today that its VIVERSE immersive social platform has reached 1 million monthly-active users, a major milestone. The platform is accessible on flatscreens and VR, so it's unclear what portion of users are visiting with headsets.
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HTC's Viverse...
Google Launches First-party ‘PC Connect’ Virtual Desktop App for PC Productivity & Gaming on Android XR
Google is rolling out a beta version of PC Connect, a free first-party virtual desktop app for Android XR. With the app, users can stream content from their Windows PC. Desktop apps work, of course, but Google says it...
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City’ Hands-on – A Radical VR Beat’em Up in the Making
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City is coming to Quest, Pico and SteamVR headsets sometime next year, making it the first Turtles game in VR. Ahead of launch, Cortopia Studios gave us a 15-minute demo on Quest to show off...
‘The Boys’ is Coming to Quest & PSVR 2 in Spring 2026, Trailer Here
Amazon's hit TV series 'The Boys' is coming to VR for the first time next year in an immersive adventure called The Boys: Trigger Warning.
Slated to land on Quest and PSVR 2 sometime in Spring 2026, The Boys: Trigger Warning lets...
Hands-on: XREAL Aura AR Glasses with Android XR and a 70-degree Field-of-view, Launching Next Year
Set to launch in 2026, XREAL Aura is the first pair of see-through AR glasses to run Android XR. Here are the impressions from my first hands-on.
During a recent meeting with Google, the company shared with me a range...
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Apple Design Lead Heads to Meta, Hopefully to Fix Longstanding Quest UX Issues
Apple's Vice President of Human Interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving the company to lead a new studio within Meta's Reality Labs division. The move appears to be aimed at raising the bar on the user experience of Meta's...
‘Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow’ Review – So Close to Stealing My Heart
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow does a respectable job of bringing the storied series to VR for the first time, all the while offering up one of the best stealth games currently in the medium. Some stumbling blocks keep...
Valve: Steam Frame Doesn’t Support Stereoscopic Rendering of Flat Games but the Feature is “on our...
Valve says that Steam Frame won't be able to display traditional ('flat') games in stereoscopic 3D at launch, but they are looking into the feature for future development.
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The announcement of Steam Frame came with a lot of info...
Alibaba Launches Smart Glasses to Rival Meta Ray-Ban Display
Alibaba released a pair of display-clad smart glasses, ostensibly looking to go toe-to-toe with Meta Ray-Ban Display, which launched in the US for $800 back in September.
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China's Alibaba, one the world's largest retailers and e-commerce companies, just released its...
Valve Says Steam Frame Development Started Even Before Index Was Released
In March 2019, Valve surprised the VR industry with the tease of 'Index', its first self-made VR headset. Index would go on to launch later in May 2019 and be seen as the enthusiasts' choice in PC VR headsets...
$300 PSVR 2 Black Friday Sale Runs Until December 19th
PSVR 2's Black Friday sale is here to stay until December 19th. The headset has dropped to its lowest price yet for the 2025 holiday deal season.
Best PSVR 2 Black Friday 2025 Sale: Amazon – $300
Deal Includes:
PSVR 2...
‘Township Tale’ Studio’s New VR Extraction Dungeon Crawler Launches Open Playtests This Week
Alta, the studio behind A Township Tale (2021), is getting ready to launch open playtesting for its upcoming dungeon-crawler extraction game REAVE.
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While Reave has technically had a number of playtests starting earlier this year, they've required users to sign up for the game's...
FluxPose VR Tracker Raises $2M on Kickstarter, Promising Compact 6DOF Body Tracking
FluxPose is a 6DOF tracking solution for full-body tracking that seems to be picking up speed on Kickstarter, having now garnered over $2 million in crowdfunding since its initial launch on November 29th.
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FluxPose is a full-body tracking system...
Meta Quest 3S Reaches Its Lowest Price Yet in Black Friday Sale
Meta Quest 3S is already getting Black Friday 2025 sales and Costco is offering the headset at its cheapest price yet.
Updated: November 28th, 4:00PM ET
We're tracking the best Quest 3S Black Friday 2025 deals, check back for updates as...