Onward (2020), the tactical mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, got its big 2.0 update in March, bringing improved visuals and a host of new content to the game. Now, Downpour Interactive announced that Meta is shutting down the...

Apple is bringing a huge visual upgrade to its Persona avatars on Vision Pro in VisionOS 26. After seeing the new system first-hand, it's hard not to be impressed. But a major question remains—how will Apple overcome the challenge...

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...

Palmer Luckey’s military tech company Anduril recently announced a partnership with Meta to build “the world’s best AR and VR systems for the US military.” In two recent public conversations, Luckey offered up some details on the XR helmet his...

Meta officially confirmed the expansion of its EssilorLuxottica partnership to include a pair of Oakley smart glasses—possibly arriving soon. Update (June 17th, 2025): An official Oakley Meta Instagram page now claims "he next evolution is coming on June 20." Earlier this year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman...

Jim Henson's Muppets could be coming to VR following talks with Disney—possibly offering a clue at the sort of content Meta reportedly hopes to bring to its next VR headset. Disney held an event on June 14th celebrating the 70th...

Sandbox adventure I Am Cat (2024) is all about stretching your chubby little paws, exploring the neighborhood, playing with dynamite—you know, cat things. Now the hit single-player game just got a new update that brings multiplayer lobbies to the...

HP announced last year it was going to be the first to offer hardware based on Google Beam (formerly 'Project Starline'), the light field-based 3D videoconferencing platform. Now, HP unveiled 'Dimension', which is being pitched to enterprise at $25,000...

Samsung Unpacked is expected to kick off next month with the usual slate of hardware announcements, which this year could include the company's latest foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7, and its latest Galaxy Watch 8....

VR veteran studio nDreams is getting ready to release what looks like one of its most immersive VR games yet, led by its newest internal studio nDreams Elevation. Now, in a behind the scenes VR Developer Direct spotlight, the...

Beloved roguelite shooter Roboquest (2023) isn't a VR game, but it will be soon thanks to VR porting team Flat2VR Studios. In a VR Developer Direct interview, Flat2VR talks about just what's behind the studio's next big port. "Roboquest started as...

Zombie Army VR is serving up its iconic arcade-style shooting on all major VR headsets. Like the flatscreen games, it's all about blasting every make and model of Nazi zombie, upgrading some cool WWII-era guns, and experiencing the game's...

At WWDC this week, Apple revealed a new persistent widget system coming to Vision Pro in visionOS 26. The system will allow users to anchor widgets against walls or on surfaces that will always stay in the same place...

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, today announced it's working on the next iteration of its Spectacles AR glasses (aka ‘Specs’), which are slated to release publicly sometime next year. Snap first released its fifth generation of Specs (Spectacles '24) exclusively...

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, is working with Netflix to create a multiplayer VR experience based on the hit TV show Stranger Things. Coinciding with the fifth and final season of the show, the upcoming VR experience Stranger Things:...