2023 Sections
Quest Update to Finally Make Home Space Social, v41 Rollout Starting Next Week
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been taking a personal approach lately to revealing new features coming to Quest 2. Now Zuckerberg has revealed that in the v41 software update coming sometime next week, Quest's Horizon Home space will finally...
‘Among Us VR’ Trailer Shows Off Tasks, Emergency Meetings & Some Very Sus Behavior
Party game sensation Among Us is getting a full-blown VR version, and now the studios behind the game released a new gameplay video that shows off some of its day-one launch features.
Update (June 9th, 2022): Innersloth, Schell Games, and Robot Teddy...
‘Moss: Book II’ to Release on Quest 2 Next Month
Having received a strong reception on PSVR back at the end of March, Moss: Book II from developer Polyarc is now set to release on Quest 2 starting next month.
Update (June 9th, 2022): Polyarc today announced during UploadVR's Summer Showcase that...
Magic Leap Commits to OpenXR & WebXR Support Later This Year on ML2
In an ongoing shift away from a somewhat proprietary development environment on its first headset, Magic Leap has committed to bringing OpenXR support to its Magic Leap 2 headset later this year.
Although Magic Leap 2 is clearly the successor...
Apple’s iPhone Will Soon Scan Your Ear to Solve a Big Problem with Spatial Audio
Today during Apple's WWDC 2022 keynote, the company announced that iOS 16 will allow users of modern iPhones to scan the shape of their ear to create more accurate spatial audio. Likely implemented as an HRTF, creating custom HRTFs...
‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2’ Announced for PSVR and PSVR 2
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution was previously confirmed for Quest 2 and PC VR headsets, however during PlayStation's State of Play event, developers Skydance Interactive announced the game's much awaited sequel is also coming to...
Amazon, Qualcomm & More Invest $11.2M in TRIPP to Build the “mindful metaverse”
TRIPP, a developer creating VR meditation experiences, announced it's secured $11.2 million funding round which it says will be used to expand so it can meet growing global demand for mental wellbeing apps accessible through AR, VR and mobile...
Apple May Announce AR/VR Operating System at WWDC Next Week, Trademark Suggests
Recent reports maintain we may be seeing a mixed reality headset from Apple sometime soon, however it appears the Cupertino tech giant has filed a global trademark for realityOS, its alleged XR operating system, which could suggest we'll learn...
Sony to Give First “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 Games Next Week
Sony today announced its next State of Play, the company's ongoing presentation series where it highlights upcoming games. The company says viewers can expect a first "sneak peek" at PSVR 2 games during the event next week.
Sony has announced...
Report: Meta Actively Testing PC VR Cloud Gaming for Quest
Meta may be ramping up internal testing for its own first-party cloud gaming service which could let its latest standalone VR headset, Quest 2, play PC VR games without needing your own VR-ready computer.
Mention of the 'Avalanche' cloud PC...
Sony May Have Dropped a Hint About PSVR 2’s Release Date to Investors
During Sony's annual investor day event, the company confirmed to investors that it has a lineup of more than 20 games ready for the launch of PSVR 2—despite having not yet confirmed the headset's release date.
Sony's 2022 Investor Day...
Tech Secrets Behind ‘Cosmonious High’s’ Cast of Interactive Characters
Cosmonious High contains 18 characters across six species all created by a team with zero dedicated animators. That means lots and lots of code to create realistic behaviors and Owlchemy-quality interactivity! The 'character system' in Cosmonious High is a...
Niantic is Bringing Its Large-scale AR Positioning System to WebAR Too
This week Niantic announced Lightship VPS, a system designed to make possible accurate localization of AR devices at a large scale to enable location-based AR content that can also be persistent and multi-user. While the first implementation of the...
Unexpected Update Brings New Content to SteamVR Home
Valve released an update to SteamVR this week that unexpectedly added new content to SteamVR Home.
Valve has long been making small but helpful updates to SteamVR, but especially in the last year there hasn't been a particularly clear signal...
Lynx Secures $4M in Series A Funding, Aims to Become “European Champion of Mixed Reality”
Lynx, the French XR hardware startup known for crowdfunding the Lynx R-1 mixed reality headset, today announced it's secured $4 million in its Series A round, led by social VR platform Somnium Space.
Alongside Somnium Space, participants in the latest funding...




















