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‘Skyrim VR’ vs. ‘Fallout 4 VR’ – The Best Bethesda RPG in VR

Bethesda's recent flatscreen-to-VR ports, Skyrim VR and Fallout 4 VR, face a few common challenges in terms of immersion. Neither are perfect, but at this point in time, both games represent something VR users haven't had yet: vast and rich open-world...

‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Expansion to Bring TNG’s Enterprise-D, Romulans, Borg, and More

Don't abandon ship just yet, because Ubisoft is pushing out its first DLC for Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017). If you're a TNG fan, now is probably the time to toss out the synthehol and crack that hidden bottle of...
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‘Home Sports’ Aims to be the ‘Wii Sports’ of Quest 3, Coming in December from XR...

Resolution Games, the veteran XR studio behind Demeo (2021) and Racket Club (2023), announced Home Sports, a casual multi-sport VR game exclusively for Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Slated to arrive on the Horizon Store next month, Home Sports packs...

AmazeVR Secures $15M to Bring Immersive Concerts to VR

AmazeVR, a Los Angeles-based company creating on-demand VR video, has raised $15 million in funding to refocus its efforts to create VR concerts. The company says its first major immersive concert will feature artist Megan Thee Stallion and debut this...

Vuzix Secures $5M Investment as Veteran Smart Glasses Maker Sets Sights on Consumers

Vuzix, the veteran smart glasses maker, announced it's secured a $5 million investment from Quanta Computer, the Taiwan-based ODM and major Apple assembler. The latest investment was the second tranche following an initial $10 million investment made by Quanta in September...

‘Zoom’ App Comes to Quest, Letting You Join Work Meetings as Your Avatar

Meta announced it's now added an official Zoom app to the Horizon Store, letting you host and join online meetings as your Quest avatar. This isn't the first time Quest users could jump into a Zoom call in VR. In...

Meta CTO Says Quest 3 Announcement Timing Had ‘Nothing to do with Vision Pro’

Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said this week that the announcement of Quest 3, which came just days ahead of Vision Pro reveal, had nothing to do with the timing of Apple's first public foray into XR. "People won't believe...

Apple Reportedly Has Numerous XR Headsets & Glasses Coming Between Now & 2028

Independent tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple's XR and smart glasses roadmap will feature multiple XR devices, including a spec-bumped Vision Pro slated to release later this year. At the far end of the spectrum, Kuo also says...

VR Attraction Sandbox VR Announces Major Expansion With 25 New Locations in the Coming Years

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR attraction, announced it's opening 25 new locations as a result of a partnership with Apparel Group, the United Arab Emirates-based fashion and lifestyle company. The partnership is described as a "massive franchise deal" with Apparel...

Philip K. Dick-inspired VR Story ‘The Great C’ Now Available on Mobile VR

Secret Location, developers behind Blasters of the Universe (2017), today announced they've brought their Philip K. Dick inspired VR experience, The Great C (2018), to Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The 37-minute sci-fi adventure experience is now available for...

Meta Extends Ray-Ban Partnership into 2030 to Make Smartglasses Fashionable

Meta and eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced they're expanding their smartglasses partnership into 2030, which promises to see further development of "multi-generational smart eyewear products" from the companies. Working together since 2019, Meta and EssilorLuxottica released the first-gen Facebook Ray-Ban Stories...

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Update Adds Impressive Liquid Simulation, Foundation for Mod Scripting

Half-Life: Alyx was updated this week with an intriguing new feature: a new shader which simulates liquid inside of the game's many bottles; a small but impressive immersive addition. The update also brought some bug fixes, new subtitle languages,...

Meta Drops Forced Facebook Logins with Rollout of New Meta VR Accounts Today

Starting today, Meta is finally pulling back from one of its most controversial moves affecting its VR users, which required all new Quest owners to sign up with a valid Facebook account in addition to forcing legacy Oculus account...

Google Reportedly to Invest $100M in Smart Glasses Partner Gentle Monster

Ahead of Google's planned rollout of Android XR-equipped smart glasses, the company is reportedly making a $100 million investment in hardware partner Gentle Monster, the South Korean fashion eyewear brand. According to a Korean Economic Daily report, Google is slated to sign...

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...
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