2023 Sections
Strivr Secures $30M Series B Financing to Accelerate Adoption of VR Training
Strivr, the immersive VR training company, announced the successful completion of a $30 million financing round, something the startup says will help it further expand adoption of enterprise-focused immersive learning.
The Series B financing round was led by Georgian Partners,...
Apple Developers Join WebVR Community Group Shaping the Future of VR on the Web
WebVR is an in-development open standard that aims to define how browsers should communicate with VR hardware, allowing developers to create VR experiences that are served directly from the web. With Apple's newly public interest in VR, developers from...
WaveOptics & Goertek Deal to Enable Mass Production of AR Optics
AR optics maker WaveOptics has announced a manufacturing partnership with Goertek, one of the VR industry's leading manufacturers. The deal will enable mass production of WaveOptics' waveguides for integration into AR headsets which the companies say could be market-ready at...
Microsoft Store to Lead Industry in Revenue Share to non-Game VR App Devs
Later this year, Microsoft is increasing the cut developers earn when publishing on the Microsoft Store. The raise in revenue share is slated to affect developers of non-gaming apps, amounting to between 85-95 % of revenue going to the...
How a Solo Indie Developer Built the Best Rated Game on Oculus Quest
Recently released on the Quest store, Cubism is a spatial puzzle game with a slick minimal presentation. Designed by a solo indie developer Thomas Van Bouwel as a side project, the game impressively holds the highest user rating among all Quest...
Quest 2 120Hz Refresh Rate Beta Update Now Planned for Q2 2021
After teasing last month that Quest 2 could get an update to enable a 120Hz refresh rate, Oculus confirmed the feature is on the way. Unfortunately it's not heading into beta this month as previously announced.
Update (March 8th, 2021):...
PC VR Exclusive ‘Boneworks’ is Now Entirely Playable on Quest Thanks to This Free ‘Bonelab’ Mod
Boneworks (2019), the physics-driven PC VR shooter from Stress Level Zero, isn't a Quest-native game, but thanks to a third-party mod for Bonelab (2022), called 'Labworks', you can play the entire campaign on Quest—no PC required.
Developed by modder 'volx64', Labworks...
‘Metro Awakening’ Interview Reveals New Screenshots, Game Details & Locomotion Options
Metro Awakening is set to launch on all major VR headsets sometime later this year, and while we got a good eye-full in its announcement trailer from January, developer Vertigo Games tells us a bit more what to expect...
‘Virtual Skate’ to Bring Realistic Multiplayer Skateboarding to Quest 3 & PC VR, Trailer Here
XR indie Flip Axis Studios announced a multiplayer VR skateboarding game that promises to bring actual skating action to Quest 3 and SteamVR—minus the risk of rolled ankles and broken limbs.
Called Virtual Skate, the newly announced VR game is said...
HTC Publishes Vive Wireless Adapter Setup Instructions, Suggesting Nearby Launch
HTC's Vive Wireless Adapter, which was first unveiled at CES earlier this year, doesn't have either a price or precise launch date yet (HTC recently said 'late summer'), but now a setup manual has appeared on the company's UK-facing...
Quest Now Natively Supports Spatial Video Originally Meant for Vision Pro
One of the big features being touted by Apple is Vision Pro's ability to play back spatial video captured on iPhone 15. The data miners were right, and Meta has confirmed it with the release of its v62 software:...
Virtual Pet Simulator ‘Stay: Forever Home’ Launches on Quest in April, Trailer Here
VR pet simulator Stay: Forever Home is officially coming to Quest in April, bringing its loveable canine companion 'Ember' to both virtual and mixed reality.
Developer Windup Minds says Stay: Forever Home blends AR, VR, and unscripted AI to create a realistic companion...
New Tool From Niantic Aims to Make Web-based XR Easier to Build
Pokémon GO developer Niantic announced it's releasing a new visual editor and "powerful web gaming engine" called Niantic Studio, which aims to let creatives build immersive XR, 3D experiences, and casual web games.
Niantic Studio is essentially the company's evolution of...
‘High Fidelity’ Makes First Strides into its Blockchain-based Digital Economy
High Fidelity, the social VR app founded by Second Life founder Philip Rosedale, recently launched Avatar Island - the first of many future in-world stores stocked with digital assets for its users to buy. While purchasing digital items like hats and t-shirts may not...
Report: Next-gen PSVR Said to Have 4.1MP Per-eye, Eye-tracking, & Head-mounted Haptics
A report from UploadVR, citing "multiple sources," claims that Sony's next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset will bring a big jump in resolution, along with eye-tracking, IPD adjustment, and even head-mounted haptics.
UploadVR today reported that "multiple sources" shared details about the PSVR...



















