2023 Sections
‘FRENZIES’ Quest Preview – Another Very Promising VR Arena Shooter Testing the Waters
FRENZIES is a new arena shooter from VR veteran studio nDreams that's launching into early access for free today, bringing a ton of visual flair along with an ample list of game modes fans of the genre know and love.
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‘Gorilla Tag’ Successor ‘Orion Drift’ Gets First Big Update Tomorrow with New Mini-game
Gorilla Tag studio Another Axiom announced Orion Drift is getting its first big update since early access launch last month, bringing to the sprawling space station a new mini-game called 'Capture the Beacon' (CTB).
Like capture the flag, CTB is all...
Valve Corrects Steam Survey Data Revealing Latest VR Population Growth
Valve this week updated its monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey to fix issues resulting in anomalous VR population data. The corrected figures return the survey to being one of the most useful pieces of public data about the...
Scalped Vision Pro Pre-orders Have Sold for $6,000, But Justice May Yet Prevail
A number of scalped Apple Vision Pro pre-orders have sold on eBay for upwards of $6,000.
When you just gotta have it, I guess money is no object for some.
When Vision Pro pre-orders opened up on January 19th, the delivery...
VR’s Best (or possibly worst) April Fool’s Day Jokes This Year
April Fool's Day is more than just a time to pull harmless pranks. It's also about putting on your 'skeptic hat' and really asking whether you can believe your eyes, as trusted companies and key figures in XR dropped...
Samsung Reportedly Deepens XR Ties with Google in Push for Ray-Ban Smartglasses Competitor
Samsung and Google announced in early 2023 that, along with Qualcomm, they'd be releasing an “XR platform” based on Android, which could also see the release of a high-end mixed reality headset. While we still haven't heard exactly what...
‘Bigscreen’ Update Brings Big Ease-of-use Improvements, Better Avatars
Bigscreen is a social VR app which lets VR users bring their PC desktops into virtual reality, as if sitting at their computer next to friends or co-workers. Users inside of Bigscreen can see each other’s desktops which means...
Project Starline Immersive Videoconferencing Now Branded Google Beam, Heading to Market with HP
Today at its annual I/O developer conference, Google affirmed plans to bring its Project Starline immersive videoconferencing platform to market with HP. While this partnership was confirmed last year, the product is now officially called Google Beam, with more...
Google ‘Blocks’ Update Matures Tools for Even Easier 3D Modeling in VR
Google Blocks, the 3D object creation tool for VR/AR app developers, just got a big update that includes new environments, improved object snapping, and a number of experimental features that the company says makes Blocks "more powerful and even easier to use."
Released to Rift...
‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Among Steam’s 20 Top-selling Games Released in January
The Walking Deal: Saints & Sinners (2020), a VR game based on The Walking Dead comic book series, had its fair share of success when it launched on PC VR headsets late last month. Now, it appears Skydance Interactive's zombie-slaying thriller...
‘Gran Turismo Sport’ Update Brings Time Trials to ‘PSVR Mode’
Gran Turismo Sport (2017), the VR-compatible PS4 racing sim, just got an update that lets PSVR owners take a crack at all available circuits in time trial mode.
GT Sport isn't exactly a fully fledged PSVR title as such, since you...
Walmart’s Tech Incubator Store No. 8 Acquires VR Startup Spatialand
Wal-Mart, the big-box retail giant, unveiled its Store No. 8 tech startup incubator last year with the aim of researching and investing in emergent tech like AR and VR. Now, Store No. 8 has acquired Spatialand, a startup that has created...
After Multiple Delays, ‘Iron Man VR’ for PSVR Finally Has a Firm Release Date
Camouflaj, the studio behind PlayStation VR exclusive Marvel's Iron Man VR, had initially intended for its high-flying super hero adventure to arrive on PSVR back in February. After a subsequent delay, which pushed the launch back to May 15th,...
Quest Commanding 157% Price Premium After Selling Out at Retailers
As holiday shopping jumps into full swing, Oculus Quest is sold out at many retailers, driving the resale price of the headset up to 157% of the retail price.
Major US retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart are fresh...
Free UE4 Template Makes Creating More Realistic VR Hands a Snap
Czech developer iNFINITE Production has released UVRF - a free, cross-platform template for hand presence in VR. The open-source demo offers a framework for use in any Unreal Engine project, as well as a ‘Playground’ scene containing an underground...


















