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Google Reportedly Set to Acquire Eye-tracking Startup to Bolster Android XR Hardware Efforts

Google is reportedly set to acquire Canada-based eye-tracking startup AdHawk Microsystems Inc., something that would strengthen the company's ongoing foray into XR headsets and glasses. As reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Google is allegedly acquiring AdHawk for $115 million, according to...

‘Path of Fury’ Brings Nostalgic Kung Fu Fighting to Quest Today in First Episode ‘Tetsuo’s Tower’

Path of Fury – Episode I: Tetsuo’s Tower is launching today on Quest, offering up an on-rails battle against a cadre of kung fu fighting gangsters through an ’80s-inspired underworld. Developed by Leonard Menchiari, director of Trek to Yomi (2022), and...

Update to ‘PSVR 2 App’ for SteamVR Makes it Easier to Diagnose Controller Tracking Issues

Sony has released an update to the PlayStation VR2 App which allows the headset to be used with SteamVR content. The update makes it easier to diagnose controller tracking issues which have been proven problematic. The latest update to PlayStation VR2...

‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Sells Off Gaming Division, Doubling Down on Geospatial AI & AR Tech

Niantic, the company behind hit mobile game Pokémon Go (2016), announced the sale of its gaming division to Scopely for $3.85 billion, confirming a previous Bloomberg report. Furthermore, the company now says it's focusing on advancing its AI-powered geospatial technology and...

‘MAGE’ Pushes the Limits with Physics-based Magic Mayhem at 120 FPS on Quest 3

MAGE is a magic and physics sandbox in early access on Quest 3 that not only offers up fun physics-based mayhem, but does it at an eye-blistering 120 fps. "We feel that no game has truly taken advantage of the...
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Metallica Comes to Vision Pro in Immersive Performance This Week

Apple announced it's releasing an immersive concert experience from Metallica, landing exclusively on Apple Vision Pro this week. The concert experience, simply dubbed 'Metallica', captures a performance in Mexico City which took place during the second-year finale of the band’s...

AWE Expands Focus to Welcome XR Game Developers & Publishers to Major Industry Event

AWE USA 2025 has announced a new Gaming Hub program that expands the event's focus and programming to include XR game development and publishing. As far as industry events go, AWE USA has become our must-attend XR event of the...
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‘Memoreum’ is Bringing ‘Dead Space’ Vibes to Quest Later This Year, New Trailer Here

During the VR Games Showcase today, Patient 8 Games announced it's bringing its long-awaited sci-fi action horror game Memoreum to Quest in September. Patient 8 Games is best known for its hit Half Life: Alyx mod, 'Return to Rapture', which mashed up Bioshock...
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‘Roboquest’ VR Port Shows New Look at Gameplay and Confirms Co-op Support

Flat2VR Studios today showed off some fresh gameplay footage of Roboquest VR, its upcoming port of the titular fast-paced roguelite shooter. Like the original flatscreen Roboquest (2023) from RyseUp Studios, Flat2VR also confirmed Roboquest VR will similarly feature two-player co-op in addition...
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‘HITMAN World of Assassination’ Comes to PSVR 2 This Month, A Chance at Redemption After Quest...

Hitman World of Assassination is coming to PSVR 2, and we just got a fresh look at the action during the VR Games Showcase today, showing off some promising graphics that (hopefully) eclipses the series' disastrous launch on Quest. Hitman...
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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...
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Viral Hit Horror Game ‘Slender: The Arrival’ Comes to Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR This...

Slender: The Arrival (2013), the hit flatscreen game that pits you against the legendary Slender Man, is releasing on all major VR platforms this spring, coming alongside a fresh (and spine-tingling) new gameplay video. As revealed during the VR Games...
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‘Township Tale’ Studio Reveals Upcoming Multiplayer Dungeon-crawler Extraction Game ‘Reave’

Alta, the studio behind open-world VRRPG A Township Tale (2021), revealed during the VR Games Showcase today more about its next VR game, a multiplayer dungeon-crawler called Reave. Previously revealed last year as 'Project 2', we now know the game is not only...

VR Porting Studio Flat2VR Announces 4 More Games Getting Official VR Support

Flat2VR Studios, the team dedicated to porting flatscreen games to VR headsets, announced it has a fresh slate of four games getting the official flat-to-VR treatment. The studio announced during the VR Games Showcase today that it's bringing official VR...
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‘Breachers’ Studio’s Next Game is a ‘Battlefield’-like VR Shooter with 32-Player Matches

Triangle Factory, the studio behind team shooter Breachers, today revealed its next VR game: Forefront, a multiplayer shooter inspired by the Battlefield series. The game, which supports up to 32 players, will offer vehicles of all types, including land, air and...
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