UK-based startup Freeaim kicked off a new Kickstarter campaign yesterday to support the release of a pair of motorized shoes designed to enable natural walking in VR, essentially giving your feet two independent treadmills to walk on. VR treadmills are...

I got a chance to go hands-on with a beginning level of World War Z VR on Quest, the first VR entry into the storied zombie franchise. And like the novel, 2013 film and the handful of flatscreen games that followed,...

It was announced recently that Meta is partnering with military tech company Anduril to bring XR technology to the battlefield. New job listings indicate the company is also looking to expand its XR tech into the medical field. Meta is...

Indie VR studio Patient 8 Games released a new trailer for Memoreum during UploadVR's summer games showcase, revealing it's coming a little later than planned. Previously slated to release on Quest in September, Patient 8 has now confirmed its sci-fi...

Indie studio Creativity AR announced its MacGyver-inspired VR puzzle adventure Fixer Undercover is coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets next year. The studio released a demo of Fixer Undercover on Quest last year via the now-defunct App Lab, offering up...

During Upload VR's summer game showcase, developer Triangular Pixels showed off more of its upcoming sequel to spy-flavored puzzle adventure Unseen Diplomacy (2016). The sequel, Unseen Diplomacy 2, has been years in the making, and now Triangular Pixels has released a...

Indie studio The Voxel Agents announced a VR expansion of their hit puzzle adventure Hidden Memories (2018) is coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets in August. Called Hidden Memories The Gardens Between, the upcoming VR game is said to be "an expansive...

Amazon's annual Prime Day sale is wrapping up today, offering up the last chance to nab one of the best deals in VR gaming. Launched last October, Quest 3S is normally priced at $300 for the 128 GB variant, and $400...

Switzerland-based light field display startup CREAL announced its closed a $8.9 million equity funding round, which the company says will accelerate the miniaturization of its light field module for AR glasses. The equity funding round was led by ZEISS, the...

Indie XR studio Yumebau today released BuildPort Xumia in early access on Quest, bringing fast-paced, physics-driven space combat and the ability to build out your own spaceships from scratch. Now available on Quest 3 and 3S, BuildPort Xumia is a bit...

Grit and Valor – 1949 (2025) is getting VR support soon, bringing the game's real-time roguelite action to Quest, PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets. Released on PC earlier this year, Grit and Valor – 1949 lets you command an elite squadron...

It was rumored last year that Meta was seeking a minority stake in French-Italian eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica, not only the largest eyewear manufacturer in the world, but also Meta's partner behind its growing line of smart glasses. Now, a...

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...

Smart contact lens startup XPANCEO announced it's secured $250 million in Series A funding, putting its valuation at $1.35 billion and minting it as XR's most recent unicorn. The funding round was led by Opportunity Venture (Asia), which led the...

ShapesXR (2021), the 3D and XR prototyping platform, just got a new animation feature that allows design teams to make their XR prototypes even more expressive and lifelike. The studio says the new 'Animation' feature introduces an "easy-to-use frame-based animation...