2023 Sections
Ex-Oculus CTO: ‘Beat Saber was much more important to VR’s growth than Half-Life: Alyx’
John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and legendary programmer, isn't shy when it comes to voicing his opinions on all things XR. To Carmack, Meta's block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) was "far more important than Half-Life: Alyx" in pushing adoption...
‘A Fisherman’s Tale’ Review – A Delightful, But Brisk Encounter with Untapped Potential
A Fisherman's Tale puts you in the boots of a curios puppet-man named Bob who lives in a strange, recursive world centered around a dollhouse-sized lighthouse. Looking above, you see infinitely Big Bob. Looking below, infinitely Small Bob. It...
‘DeathTolls’ VR Experience Creates Chilling Visualizations of Human Loss from Disasters Worldwide
DeathTolls VR experience is a chilling visualization of the enormity of human loss created through various violent conflicts and disasters throughout the world, and aims to help quantify this loss by presenting the user with a field of the deceased.
Death caused by...
‘Pluto’ Brings Cross-App VR Chat to Every SteamVR App, Now Available in Early Access
Pluto, a Seattle based VR startup which reeled in a $14 million Series A investment last year, today launched their unique Pluto application in Early Access via Steam. Instead of functioning as a standalone VR chatroom like many social VR...
‘Zombieland: Headshot Fever’ Studio Raises $7M to Continue Development on XR Games
XR Games, the indie VR studio behind Zombieland: Headshot Fever (2021), announced it's secured $7 million (£5.9m), something the studio says will used to grow both its team and intellectual property as it continues to develop new XR games.
The latest funding...
Oculus and Microsoft to Offer Xbox One VR Streaming, Native Rift Support in Windows 10
At Oculus' special event in San Francisco today, Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox at Microsoft - announced a close partnership with Oculus to offer VR streaming of Xbox One games and native Windows 10 support for the Oculus Rift.
Phil...
‘Firewall Zero Hour’ to Get New Maps, Characters & Weapons Starting Tomorrow
Firewall Zero Hour (2018), the PSVR exclusive team-based shooter from First Contact Entertainment, is getting a new DLC drop soon called Operation: Heartland. The free DLC is said to arrive in two pieces, the first on October 22nd and the...
How to Play ‘No Man’s Sky’ in VR (Warning: Strong Stomach Required)
This is how to get No Man's Sky running on your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset using the VR injection driver VorpX. Be warned though, you'll need to have an iron constitution before setting out.
No Man's Sky is a game...
Sony Releases Trailer for PSVR Sci-Fi Space Adventure ‘Farpoint’
The PlayStation pre-E3 event revealed a number of upcoming PSVR titles, and among the group of was a new sci-fi space adventure called Farpoint.
The newly announced VR shooter opens with a man and a woman stepping foot on an...
‘XING: The Land Beyond’ Launches on PSVR Today, Free DLC Coming to All Platforms
Xing: The Land Beyond has come a long way since its 2013 Kickstarter days, releasing on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and traditional monitors back in late 2017. Today, indie studio White Lotus Interactive cuts another important notch on their belt as...
Valve Now Prompting Rift Owners to Install SteamVR
Although Valve has buddied up with HTC to create the Vive as SteamVR's flagship headset, the company has made it clear that they want SteamVR to be headset agnostic. Now Steam is identifying Rift users and prompting them to install...
‘Helldivers 2’ Fan Trailer Shows How Intense It Could be in VR
Helldivers 2 (2024) doesn't have VR support yet, official or otherwise, although this new fan-made trailer shows just how immersive it could be.
Created by YouTuber 'DemoAkuroVR', the unofficial cinematic trailer reimagines the squad-based shooter action in a modded version of Blade...
These Tiny Sensors Will Let You Build Lighthouse Tracked Headsets and Peripherals
With Valve's move to open up its Lighthouse tracking technology to third parties, Triad Semiconductor is soon to be selling specialized chips which companies can use to create new VR headsets and peripherals with SteamVR Tracking.
Last month Valve finally made the...
‘Assetto Corsa EVO’ 0.2 Update Promises PC VR Performance Boost Amid Fresh Content Drop
Assetto Corsa EVO launched earlier this year in early access, serving up a PC VR mode that wasn't exactly a hit due to some pretty questionable overall optimization. Now, developer KUNOS Simulazioni have released the game's 0.2 update, which...
Where to Change Quest 2 Privacy Settings and See What VR Data Meta Collects
In late 2020 Meta began requiring the use of Facebook accounts for all new users of its Oculus headsets, the culmination of a trend of deeper integration between Oculus products and Facebook services. Although the company is soon planning...




















