2023 Sections
PC VR Team Shooter ‘VAIL VR’ Comes to Quest via App Lab
VAIL VR, the multiplayer shooter for PC VR headsets, is now available on Quest via App Lab.
First released on Steam Early Access by indie studio AEXLAB, the 5v5 team shooter is now serving up cross-play support on Quest and PC VR...
‘Township Tale’ Studio Reveals Glimpse of Next Project, a “dark fantasy VR game”
Studio Alta, the developer behind open-world RPG A Township Tale (2021), announced it has a new title in the works, this time focusing on a "dark fantasy game" exclusive to VR headsets.
The studio hasn't said much about the game,...
PSVR 2 Works on PC Without the Adapter If You Have the Right Graphics Card
Sony released its long-awaited PC VR adapter for PSVR 2 this week, however early reports maintain some user don't even need the company's $60 adapter to start playing PC VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020).
A number of early user reviews...
Viveport Goes “VR First” in Largest Update Yet Including New ‘Home’ & Content Previews
Viveport, HTC's VR content store for Vive, just received a significant overhaul aimed at improving content discovery and consumption.
The new 'home' area, which is based on spaceship platform, acts as a launchpad for the store's games and experiences. I wasn't...
‘Stranger Things VR’ Review – Artful But Boring Brand Engagement
Stranger Things VR is a visually intense retelling of the TV show's last two seasons from VR pioneers Tender Claws, known for their weird and wild VR experiences Virtual Virtual Reality (2017) and The Under Presents (2019). While Stranger Things VR showcases the studio's...
Meta Reportedly Targeting Quest 4 Launch in 2026, Vision Pro Competitor in 2027
According to a report from The Information, Meta plans to release its next flagship consumer headset, Quest 4, in 2026. Meanwhile, a Vision Pro competitor—likely Quest Pro 2—is reportedly planned for 2027.
According to The Information's Wayne Ma and Kalley Huang, Meta is...
Dedicated ‘Beat Saber’ Machine to Hit VR Arcades in South Korea & China
Beat Games, the Czech Republic-based indie developers behind smash hit rhythm game Beat Saber, are aiming to make a big splash in Asia with a newly revealed dedicated arcade machine.
The cabinet was created in partnership with SKonec Entertainment, a Seoul-based company that...
‘Astro Bot’ Local Co-op Multiplayer Mode Was Cut to Let Single Player Shine
Astro Bot Rescue Mission, the chart-topping VR platformer from JAPAN Studio, nearly ended up with a local co-op multiplayer mode but ultimately the feature met the chopping block in order to let the single player mode shine.
Speaking to Astro...
The ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack That Always Needed to Happen… is Finally Happening
Beat Saber's next music pack will bring one of the most influential names in electronic music to the game's library of downloadable content: Daft Punk.
Go back to some of Daft Punk's earliest albums and you might find yourself saying "this...
This Guy Modded Oculus Touch to Play ‘Beat Saber’ Darth Maul-style
Beat Saber (2018) is finally here, the block-slicing rhythm game that puts two lightsabers in your hands and tasks you with using your Jedi powers to slice to the beat. Less than a day since release, one Twitch streamer...
Apple Reportedly Expands Vision Pro Production Capacity Following Successful US Launch
We may soon be nearing global release for Apple Vision Pro. According to a report from independent tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, US demand for the $3,500 mixed reality headset has slowed over the past month, however the company may...
Google & Pico Adoption Further Cements OpenXR as Industry Standard, With One Major Holdout
OpenXR is an open standard made to improve compatibility between XR software and XR headsets. Google—one of the biggest tech companies in the world—is adopting the standard right out of the gate, joining other major firms like Meta and...
Playing ‘Beat Saber’ Could Burn the Same Number of Calories as Tennis
According to recent testing by the Virtual Reality Institute of Health and Exercise, Beat Saber (2018) may be more than just a fun way to spend an evening in. With all that block slicing, dodging and leaning, you could burn as many...
Xiaomi Unveils Wireless AR Glasses Prototype, Powered by Same Chipset as Meta Quest Pro
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi today showed off a prototype AR headset at Mobile World Congress (MWC) that wirelessly connects to the user's smartphone, making for what the company calls its "first wireless AR glasses to utilize distributed computing."
Called Xiaomi...
Flat2VR Goes Behind the Scenes on ‘Roboquest VR’, Its Next Big VR Port
Beloved roguelite shooter Roboquest (2023) isn't a VR game, but it will be soon thanks to VR porting team Flat2VR Studios. In a VR Developer Direct interview, Flat2VR talks about just what's behind the studio's next big port.
"Roboquest started as...



















