2023 Sections
Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only
Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. As of the latest SDK update, the company says OpenXR...
Nintendo Switch 2 Won’t Support the Original ‘Labo VR’ Kit
Despite wide-ranging backwards compatibility with Nintendo's previous consoles, we can't say we had high hopes for this one. As we suspected, Nintendo has now confirmed that its Labo VR Kit won't work on the newly unveiled Nintendo Switch 2.
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‘TheWaveVR’ Raises $2.5 Million Seed Investment for Social VR Music Platform
TheWaveVR is a social VR music platform which allows DJs to mix tracks live in VR in front of a virtual audience which can connect to experience the performance from around the world.
The company announced today that it's raised...
Hands-on: ‘UNDERDOGS’ is a Smashing Good Time and an Innovative Approach to VR Mech Combat
UNDERDOGS is an upcoming VR mech brawler that takes the veteran indie VR studio behind Racket: Nx in an ambitious new direction.
It was clear all the way back in 2018 with the release of Racket: Nx that developer One Hamsa has...
Oculus’ Jason Rubin on Rift and Touch Games “We’re Not Launching a Dev Kit”
The Oculus Rift will land in people's homes from March 28th and there'll soon be 1000s of people hunting for new content to play in virtual reality. Oculus is of course keenly aware of this, and Jason Rubin, Head...
VR RTS ‘MoonStrike’ to Bring Diorama-size Galactic Conquest to Rift & Vive This Week
Big Dorks Entertainment, a studio founded by former Epic Games Lead Designer Lee Perry, is coming out with a new real-time strategy game soon. Dubbed MoonStrike, you'll battle other users online to take over planets as fast as possible, build...
Comic Book-inspired Horror Survival ‘Lies Beneath’ Now Available on Rift
Lies Beneath (2020), the Oculus-exclusive survival horror VR game from Gunheart (2018) creators Drifter Entertainment, launched late last month on Oculus Quest. Now Rift users can get into the fun too, if you can call being slightly traumatized "fun".
We generally liked Lies Beneath...
11 Great ‘Beat Saber’ Custom Songs Worth Playing
If you've only played Beat Saber's default levels, you're missing out! A community of enthusiasts have created lots of unofficial levels which are easy to install, many featuring recognizable tunes that make the game even more fun. We've got a...
Sólfar Secures $2.1M to Recreate Everest in VR and Get You to Climb it
Icelandic developer Sólfar Studios have announced that their quest to bring one of the world's greatest natural wonders, Mount Everest, to virtual reality just got a significant boost. They've announced received over $2M in seed funding to bring their mountaineering...
Pico Confirms Acquisition by TikTok Parent Company, Rumored $775 Million Purchase Price
Following rumors that it was poised to be acquired by TikTok parent company ByteDance, VR headset maker Pico has confirmed the purchase, according to reporting by Chinese VR publication Nweon. The acquisition price hasn't been officially announced but is rumored...
Steam VR Image Leak May Indicate Software Line-up for HTC Vive VR Headset
Steam VR and Valve's accompanying VR hardware, the HTC Vive, is on its way and with release windows already confirmed, the question is what content will be available for early adopters of the virtual reality platform? These images, found...
Behind the Scenes of Crytek’s VR Projects
David Bowman is Director of Production at Crytek, and he gave me the inside story of how VR went viral within Crytek to the point of having well over 50 developers and multiple triple AAA quality VR projects in...
Here’s a Breakdown of the Newly Increased Prices of Quest 2 & Official Accessories
Now that August is here, Meta has made good on its promise to raise the price of Quest 2 and its accessories. Here's a quick look at how the company has increased prices for its most popular VR headset...
‘Blade & Sorcery’ Studio Confirms Next “modder-friendly’ VR Game Isn’t a Sequel
Warpfrog, the studio behind Blade & Sorcery (2024), announced they're working on their next VR title. While the studio say it won't be a sequel, it will be "super modder-friendly" and share "a lot of DNA" with the hit...
HTC Vive Pre Side-by-side Shows Significant Size Reduction
While the original HTC Vive development kit has impressed many with its 'room-scale' VR capability, the unit was a full step behind its competitors in the ergonomics department. The Vive Pre, the second development kit of the VR headset, looks...




















