2023 Sections
Acer: ‘We’re continuing to explore & invest in XR’
Following confirmation of the cancellation of its latest ConceptD OJO VR headset, Acer says it's still in the XR game.
Earlier this week Acer confirmed that it decided to cancel its ConceptD OJO headset; it had been 10 months since...
Leading Hand-tracking Company Ultraleap Raises $82 Million Investment
Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond.
Formerly known...
Meta CTO Confirms Mixed Reality Glasses Project, AI Earbuds with Cameras & Cancellation of High-End Quest
In an interview with The Verge, Meta CTO and Reality Labs chief Andrew Bosworth confirmed a number of projects previously subject to speculation, detailed the company's strategic shift toward AI, and confirmed plans to deepen its partnership with Ray-Ban...
News Bits: DARPA Uses the Oculus Rift to Visualise Cyber Terrorism
So here's a story that brings the use of virtual reality that bit closer to the Hollywood fantasies of l33t computer hackers. DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency) have apparently been working for the last 2 years on a...
‘No Man’s Sky’ Update to Bring VR Creature Riding, Larger Ship Inventory & More
Having launched VR support for No Man's Sky (2016) back in August, Hello Games is nearly ready to launch the latest update to the open-world sandbox game, which is slated to include a mess of community requested features and...
Try the HTC Vive for Yourself at VRLA Spring Expo, Courtesy of WEVR
VRLA are pulling out all the stops for their Spring Expo, due to take place March 22nd. The team behind the event have just announced that WEVR (formerly Wemo Labs) will be demo'ing their SteamVR creation TheBlu: Encounter to attendees...
Mojo Vision Secures $75M Investment to Commercialize Micro-LED Displays for XR Glasses
Mojo Vision announced it's secured a $75 million Series B Prime investment round, which the company says will support the commercialization of its powerful and flexible micro-LED platform for XR glasses.
The round was led by Vanedge Capital, and included...
Google Partners With Magic Leap to Secure Key Tech for AR Headsets
Google and Magic Leap today announced a "strategic technology partnership." The move shows Google seeking to gain ground to keep up with the likes of Meta, Apple, and others in a race to control the AR headset market.
While consume...
‘New Retro Arcade’ Tech Demo Launches with HTC Vive and Rift CV1 Support on Steam
Developer Digital Cybercherries has launched the New Retro Arcade Tech Demo on Steam for the HTC Vive. The tech demo is functionally identical to the game seen previously on the Oculus Rift, but now with support for the Vive's...
PSVR 2 Gets Its First Game with Controller-less Hand-Tracking
Sony introduced hand-tracking support for PSVR 2 back in December, offering up the ability for developers to update their games and let players go hands-on thanks to the headset's on-board tracking cameras. Now, beloved wizardry game Waltz of the...
Quest Sale Brings 30% off This Week to Some of VR’s Top Games
Looking to save big on top Quest games this week? From now until May 27th, you can nab over 100 games for 30% off right now.
There are a ton of best-selling titles on sale right now, with standouts including Demeo,...
The 5 Best Games for HTC Vive
It was a hard decision, but you've decided to go with the HTC Vive as your first 'serious' VR headset, a room-scale device that released early 2016 as a result of a decisive collaboration with Valve. Here we take a...
‘Stay: Forever Home’ is Bringing a Loveable Little Mixed Reality Canine Pal to Quest Next Year
Indie studio Windup Minds have finally announced its long-awaited virtual pet simulator, Stay: Forever Home, bringing a cute little canine friend to Quest in early 2025.
The studio says Stay: Forever Home blends AR, VR, and unscripted AI to create a more...
‘Myst’ Spiritual Successor ‘Obduction’ Gets Street Date, Supports New Nvidia VR Tech
A street date for the long-awaited VR-enabled Obduction, created by Cyan, a development studio set up by some of the team behind classic PC adventure Myst, has finally been announced.
Obduction was one of the very first titles we covered...
‘Aerofly FS2’ Brings Ultra Realistic Flight Simulation to Rift and Vive
Aerofly from developers IPACS is a flight simulator which aims to bring realistic visuals to the VR-enabled civilian flight-sim genre, and it looks stunning.
One interesting side effect of virtual reality and its early adoption by the games industry is...



















