2023 Sections
‘Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV’ Gets New English Language Trailer
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV fishing game for PSVR just got a new English language teaser trailer. The Japanese version was teased on stage at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) this past week.
The Final Fantasy VR experience lets you head out...
‘The Lost Bear’ to Launch on Oculus Rift Before Christmas
The Lost Bear (2017), Odd Bug Studio's cinematic 2D VR platformer for PSVR, is making its way to Oculus Rift headsets in time for Christmas.
With its charming hand-drawn style, The Lost Bear follows Walnut on her journey home through a strange and abandoned world...
‘Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot’ Confirmed for PSVR & Vive, Teaser Trailer Here
During Bethesda’s E3 Showcase, the company announced a new standalone VR title: Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot, a game set to launch sometime in 2019. Having talked to a Bethesda spokesperson, we can now confirm the upcoming VR game is targeting PSVR and...
Play ‘Firewall Zero Hour’ for Free This Weekend, Double XP for Current Owners
Got a PSVR and a PS Plus account? Then you'll be able to play the tactical team shooter Firewall Zero Hour (2018) for free this weekend, going from June 28th to 30th.
For users that already own the game, developing studio...
Valve Teases New ‘Index’ VR Headset Coming in May
After months of speculation, Valve has finally officially confirmed a new VR headset called Index that bears the company's own name and will presumably be a first-party product. A teaser image for the headset may indicate a release date...
Oculus Quest to Get ‘Playspace Scan’ Feature to Detect Objects Intruding into Guardian
In honor of Oculus Quest's first anniversary today, Facebook announced that the popular standalone VR headset is getting a new 'Playspace Scan' feature to make its Guardian system capable of detecting objects that could trip you up during gameplay.
Guardian,...
Watch Apple’s Live iPhone 8 Event @10am PT, Suspected Augmented Reality Announcements
Today at 10am PDT, Apple is releasing news about upcoming products like the new iPhone 8 and Watch, taking place at the company's newly debuted Steve Jobs Theater. Among the announcements, many of which have supposedly already been leaked, is sure...
Hide-and-Seek VR Shooter ‘Mannequin’ Launches on Quest & Steam, Trailer Here
Mannequin has graduated from early access on Steam and Quest, bringing the 2v3 hide-and-seek style shooter to the respective main stores.
Update (September 13th, 2024): Fast Travel Games has fully released its asymmetrical stealth VR shooter Mannequin, which is said to...
Snap Plans to Launch New Consumer ‘Specs’ AR Glasses Next Year
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...
To the ‘VR is Dying’ Crowd: There’s More VR Users on Steam Than Ever Before
A Road to VR analysis of the latest data from Valve's Steam Hardware & Software shows that VR users on Steam have not only been growing, but are at their highest point in history.
First generation VR hardware may not yet...
Latest Quest Update Includes Meta AI, New ‘Layout’ Utility App & Performance Boosts
Following Meta's big v67's multitasking update earlier this month, the company announced it's now rolling out its v68 software update for Quest, which features experimental access to Meta AI, a new utility app centered on home improvement, and some performance...
Meta CTO Confirms Mixed Reality Glasses Project, AI Earbuds with Cameras & Cancellation of High-End Quest
In an interview with The Verge, Meta CTO and Reality Labs chief Andrew Bosworth confirmed a number of projects previously subject to speculation, detailed the company's strategic shift toward AI, and confirmed plans to deepen its partnership with Ray-Ban...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – December 2021
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of...
XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2023 and What They Mean for 2024
Somehow another year has come and gone. 2024 will mark the 13th year that we've been following this XR journey here at Road to VR. With an eye on that long-term perspective, it's once again time to reflect on...
‘Smashbox Arena’ Studio Announces VR Battle Royale ‘Population: ONE’
You might think battle royale shooters are passé, but until we get a really good one in VR, it isn't over yet. Enter Population: ONE, a newly announced VR battle royale from BigBox VR, the developers behind Smashbox Arena (2016).
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