2023 Sections
Windows 11 No Longer Supports Microsoft’s Windows VR Headsets Following October Update
Microsoft revealed last year it had plans to pull the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows. Now, with the launch of Windows 11 2024 Update yesterday, those VR headsets have essentially been bricked.
Initially kicked off in 2017, Microsoft...
Combining Game & Story with ‘The London Heist’ + Reflections on Exclusive VR Content
Sony's The London Heist is one of the best fusions of narrative VR storytelling with interactive game components. It's structured as a flashback sequence starting with you being confronted within an interrogation room, and there are branching narratives that...
Update: This Homebrewed Mini 3D-Tracked Sensor Module Only Cost $3 in Parts
Dr. Masahiko Inami, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, recently tweeted a picture of an incredibly small, homebrewed 3D-tracked sensor module that has us reeling at the implications for ever-smaller tracked...
‘Budget Cuts’ Gets 4 New Levels with Launch of Arcade Mode
Neat Corporation announced their stealth robot-killing game Budget Cuts (2018) is getting a special update today that is putting four new 'arcade' levels into the base game.
Update (February 14th, 2019): Budget Cuts today receives the previously teased 'Arcade Mode', which brings...
‘Beat Saber’ Has Sold 4M Copies & 40M Songs, an Estimated $180M Revenue (and Accelerating)
Beat Saber has officially reached 4 million units sold, Oculus today announced, along with 40 million songs of paid DLC, pushing the app's estimated revenue to $180 million.
By now, Beat Saber can be considered nothing less than VR's first killer app...
The Gallery to be Demo’d on Steam VR at GDC “You will not believe this tech”
Cloudhead Games, the developers behind the Kickstarter backed Oculus Rift adventure The Gallery have announced that not only have they been working on bringing their game to Steam VR and the freshly announced HTC Vive headset, but that they'll be...
‘Clamb’ is a VR Game With Sledgehammer Locomotion, Which is Just as Insane as it Sounds
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (2017) is deceptively simple: move up an increasingly surreal mountain using only your trusty sledgehammer. In this Steam Next Fest demo, you can basically now do it in VR too.
From indie studio OP Softworks...
PlayStation VR Bundles Now $100 Off Until 3/3
Sony is holding a PlayStation VR bundle sale from February 18th to March 3rd. The deal will see PlayStation VR bundles discounted by $100 across the board.
If you missed out on the 2017 holiday deal season, this is your chance...
‘Job Simulator’ Goes Platinum, Selling Over 1 Million Copies to Date
Owlchemy Labs has something to celebrate, as the Google-owned VR studio announced that its tongue-in-cheek parody simulator game Job Simulator (2016) has officially broken the one million unit sales mark.
Job Simulator was a launch title for HTC Vive, PSVR, and Oculus...
‘Starship Troopers’ VR Game Delayed Last-Minute, New November Release Dates Announced
Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and XR Games unveiled Starship Troopers: Continuum last month, the film franchise's very own VR co-op shooter. The studios now say it's coming in November.
Previously set to arrive on Quest 2 and 3 on October...
This $1,000 App is Now the Most Expensive on Quest—At Least There’s a 20 Minute Free...
With previously hidden 'App Lab' apps now discoverable on the main Quest store, the $1,000 WeldVR is the most expensive app you can find on Meta's VR app store. But fret not, you can get a free trial... for 20...
Microsoft Says it Hasn’t Given up on the VR Side of Windows Mixed Reality
While Microsoft has been full steam ahead on the augmented reality side of Windows Mixed Reality via HoloLens, the company has had very little to say in the last year about the VR side of its platform. While it...
Apple Unveils ARKit 2.0, Putting Multiuser AR at Its Core
At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today, the company confirmed that ARKit 2.0 is coming with a list of new features, including mutiuser support, and a bevy of updates that look to refine AR interactions on iOS devices.
Update (06/04/18):...
‘I Expect You to Die’ Earns Over $2M in Revenue on Oculus Quest Alone
Schell Games, the studio behind I Expect You To Die (2016), today announced the critically-acclaimed VR spy game has generated over $2 million in revenue on the Oculus Quest platform alone.
This, the studio says, was earned through sales of nearly...
The Best Oculus Quest 2 Accessories & Why You’ll Want Them
Oculus Quest 2 has everything you need in the box to get playing an awesome selection of VR games. Once you've owned it for a few weeks though, you'll probably start to notice the headset's inherent pain points, which...


















