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Meta Quest Subscriptions Soon to Be Charged in Local Currencies in Scandinavia, Switzerland & New Zealand

If you live in Northern Europe outside of the Eurozone, or in New Zealand, Meta says recurring subscriptions will soon be priced in local currency and not in U.S. dollars. One of the Quest platform's biggest subscription plans right now...

Classic RTS ‘Homeworld’ is Getting a Brand New VR Game for Quest Next Month

Relic Entertainment, the studio behind the classic real-time strategy franchise Homeworld, announced it's releasing its all-new VR game for Quest next month, putting players in its iconic 3D space battles. Update (April 23rd, 2024): Relic Entertainment and FarBridge announced that Homeworld: Vast...

Meta Affirms it Will Continue Making Quest Headsets Even as it Offers OS to (select) Third Parties

Meta says that even though third-parties will be making headsets with Quest OS (now called Horizon OS) the company will continue to develop its line of Quest headsets. Meta made a huge announcement today, saying that the Quest operating system,...

Meta Plans to Blur Barriers Between App Lab and Horizon Store, Court Android App Developers

As part of Meta's huge announcement today, the company says its rebranding the Quest Store to the Meta Horizon Store. In doing so, the company plans to make it easier for developers to get their content onto the platform. As...

Meta is Opening Quest’s Operating System to Third-party Headsets, Marking a Massive Shift in Strategy

Today Meta made what is likely to be an industry-altering announcement: it plans to open up the Quest operating system to third-party device makers. Asus, Lenovo, and Xbox have been tapped to create new headsets built on the operating...

ASUS, Lenovo & Xbox Are All Making XR Headsets Running Meta’s New Third-party Friendly Operating System

Meta today announced it's opening its operating system to third-parties, and has named three heavy weights that have pledged support for its newly renamed Meta Horizon OS: Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft's Xbox. In a blog post, Meta says it's tapped...

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Prop Hunt-style VR Multiplayer ‘Mannequin’ Heads Into Early Access on Quest Next Month

Fast Travel Games announced it's bringing Mannequin, the upcoming asymmetrical stealth social VR game, into early access on Quest via App Lab starting next month.Fast Travel Games announced Mannequin is set to release in early access on Quest via App Lab...

Quest ‘April Mega Sale’ Brings Up to 64% Off Some of VR’s Best Games

From now until April 28th, you'll be able to get your hands on a ton of top Quest titles for up to 64% off the regular price. For this week only, Meta has put hundreds of classic and recent titles...
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New ‘Zombie Army VR’ Trailer Shows Off Explosive Story Campaign

Rebellion, developer behind cult horror shooter series Zombie Army, is getting ready to release the franchise's first VR game on all major headsets this year, and it's pumping the hype with a new trailer that showcases the upcoming co-op story...
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Multiplayer Mixed Reality Laser Tag Comes to Quest App Lab in ‘Laser Limbo’

Laser Limbo is a mixed reality game for now in early access on Quest App Lab that brings a host of laser tag-style games to your home, playable either in single or multiplayer. Created by indie studio freeroam.ar, Laser Limbo transforms your...

Formula 1 Racing Game ‘F1 24’ Revealed, Offering PC VR Support at Launch Next Month

Codemasters and EA revealed its next official video game of the Formula One World Championship, F1 24, which includes VR support when it launched on PC next month. Coming to consoles and PC on May 31st, F1 24 is set to...

SOUL COVENANT Review – Ineffectual Melee Sandwiched in a Very Skippable Story

SOUL COVENANT is an action RPG from the core members who brought you the SOUL SACRIFICE series. While the game does a few things to translate the franchises's melee combat and giant monsters into a VR-native experience, adherence to the series'...

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Quest 2 Accessories Got a Massive Price Cut, Is This a Fire Sale?

Meta today confirmed that the recent price drop of Quest 2 to $200 is now permanent, and official accessories are getting the same treatment. To be honest, when Meta dropped the price of Quest 2 down to the almost too-good-to-be-true...

OpenXR 1.1 Update Shows Industry Consensus on Key Technical Features

OpenXR, the open standard that creates a standardized way for XR hardware and applications to interface, has seen its first major update. OpenXR 1.1 evolves the standard by incorporating new functionality that was important to the industry but previously...

Vision Pro Demos Will Soon Include the Option to Watch Your Own Spatial Videos Before Buying

Apple will soon allow users to upload their own spatial videos to Vision Pro demo units in hopes to really drive home the headset's value proposition. When it comes to plonking down $3,500 for Vision Pro, seeing truly is believing,...
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The Secret to ‘Beat Saber’s’ Fun Isn’t What You Think – Inside XR Design

Our series Inside XR Design highlights and unpacks examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at Beat Saber (2019) and why its most essential design element can be used to make great VR games that have nothing to do with...
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‘COLD VR’ Takes Smash-hit ‘SUPERHOT VR’ Time-freeze Mechanic & Completely Inverts It

Superhot VR hasn't spawned nearly as many games as we thought it might, considering the 'move to unfreeze time' mechanic works so well in VR. Now, an upcoming game called COLD VR is looking to invert Superhot's iconic gameplay...

Pimax Has Two New Headsets on the Way While Older Promises Remain Unfulfilled

Pimax announced two new PC VR headsets today—both said to be launching this year—but it's more than a year behind schedule on other products. "Pimax has never been short on ambition, but its execution hasn’t always kept up." That's a line...

Pimax Reveals New High-end PC VR Headsets Focused on Affordability & Performance

Pimax today announced two new Crystal series PC VR headsets, one of which is focused on affordability while the other pushes the envelope on resolution. During a prerecorded presentation today, Pimax introduced the Crystal Light and Crystal Super PC VR...

‘Into the Radius 2’ Coming to PC VR Headsets This Summer via Steam Early Access, Trailer Here

CM Games, the developer behind the single-player survival shooter Into the Radius (2020), confirmed in a new gameplay trailer that its long-awaited sequel is coming to Steam Early Access this summer. Update (April 15th, 2024): The game, which has both a...

This Vision Pro App Does What Netflix Wouldn’t, Bringing 4K Streaming & Dolby Atmos

Despite its focus on casual content consumption, Netflix still hasn't brought an app to Vision Pro. If you're looking for a good replacement though, a new app called Supercut has you covered. A number of streaming giants opted-out of including...