HEADLINES
Meta “Pauses” Third-party Headset Program, Effectively Cancelling Horizon OS Headsets from Asus & Lenovo
Meta has "paused" its initiative to bring third-party Horizon OS headsets to the market. The company says it has shifted focus to "building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to advance the VR market."
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A little over a...
New Quest Update Brings Big Upgrades to Hand-tracking
Meta has rolled out a new update to Quest that aims to drastically improve hand-tracking performance and reliability.
The News
The v83 update, which is rolling out now to Horizon OS, is said to increase reliability of hand-tracking in a number...
VR Design Unpacked: The Best Shotguns in VR (and what makes them feel great)
Our series Inside XR Design highlights examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at shotguns in several different VR games to learn what makes them feel great in the player's hand. In doing so, we'll uncover the secret...
Asymmetrical Co-op Game ‘VR Giants’ Comes to Quest with PC Cross-play & Free Friend Pass
Asymmetric VR games are a rare but wonderful treat, especially those which let you play with non-VR friends. The newly released VR Giants not only lets you play with a non-VR friend, but thanks to the 'Friend Pass' feature, your friend...
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...
FEATURES & REVIEWS
HEADLINES
‘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...
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...
HEADLINES
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...
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...