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Apple Reportedly Cuts Production Targets for Vision Pro Due to Manufacturing Complexity

Apple has allegedly slashed production targets for Vision Pro due to manufacturing issues related to the mixed reality headset's complex design, a Financial Times report maintains. Unveiled during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in early June, the $3,500 Vision Pro...

Meta & Qualcomm Join “Multi-year” XR Chip Partnership to Combat a Common Threat

Two of the biggest names in XR—headset maker Meta and chip maker Qualcomm—today announced a "multi-year broad strategic agreement" to collaborate on "customized virtual reality chipsets" for future devices. Qualcomm, a leading provider of smartphone processors, was an early mover...

This is The Rogue Initiative’s Debut VR Fantasy ‘Crowe: The Drowned Armory’

Fledgling production studio The Rogue Initiative have revealed their first VR game project as Crowe: The Drowned Armory, an original sci-fi fantasy adventure which, from the newly release key art, looks promising. The Rogue Initiative describe themselves as a "full spectrum...

Nokia and Xiaomi Announce a Long-term Partnership to “Explore” AR and VR

The Finnish and Chinese companies today signed a cross-licensing patent deal ‘focused around the data center’, according to a CNBC report. This will allow Nokia and Xiaomi to develop new products, as they look to collaborate further in areas...

Apple Releases Impressive Immersive Short of 2023 MLS Playoffs on Vision Pro

Apple this week released a brief highlight reel of the Major League Soccer 2023 playoffs as an Apple Immersive Video viewable by anyone with a Vision Pro. The impressive footage is a great demo for what sports could be...

Hands On with ‘Radial G’ Steam Early Access Demo (60 FPS Gameplay Video)

Tammeka games, the UK based creators of "high-octane multi-player sci-fi racer" Radial-G, have made it to Steam via the Greenlight program. To celebrate, the team have released an 'early access' demo which includes new tracks and ships. We take...

Valve is Bringing the Steam Library into VR with SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode

Valve today confirmed the existence of SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode which will effectively allow players to play any game from their Steam library inside of VR on big virtual display. For the best VR experience, games need to be designed from...

Oculus CTO: Improved Gear VR Visuals Part of a “brand new Oculus runtime system,” Details Improvements

In an update rolling out to Gear VR users over the next few weeks, Oculus Home on Gear VR will see a 2x boost in pixel resolution, according to Oculus, and load times improved as much as 3x. Oculus...

‘Pistol Whip’ Review – Shooting for the Flow State

Formerly known for its linear, story-driven VR adventure series The Gallery, Pistol Whip is a surprising shift for Cloudhead Games into VR's rhythm and shooting genres. Surprising as it may be, the studio makes a strong case for fusing the two,...

DirectX 12 Coming to Unity 5, Can Increase CPU-bound Game Performance by 50%

Microsoft further detailed DirectX 12 at yesterday's Windows 10 address, and promised that not only could it increase performance in CPU-bound games by up to a staggering 50%, but also announced that DirectX 12 would be heading to Unity...

How to Tell if Your PC is Ready for Oculus Link & Air Link

Oculus Link and Oculus Air Link (also called Quest Link and Quest Air Link) allows you to use your Quest headset to play PC VR games, opening up a world of high quality content that you simply won't find...

Oculus Quest Pro Mentioned in Latest Software, Face & Eye Tracking Included

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the idea of a ‘Quest Pro’ headset back in May, saying that it could include sensors for both face and eye tracking. The v32 firmware release for Oculus Quest last month ostensibly confirms that the company...
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‘Firewall Zero Hour’ to Get Biggest Update Yet with ‘Operation: Nightfall’

First Contact Entertainment announced that Firewall Zero Hour (2018), the tactical team shooter for PSVR, is getting what they call their "biggest update yet" next week. One of the main changes coming is a new system of time-limited progression taking the...
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John Wick-style Shooter Sandbox ‘HARD BULLET’ Coming to Quest 3 This Spring

GexagonVR announced its action flick-inspired shooter sandbox HARD BULLET (2020) is finally coming to Quest. There's no specific launch date yet, however Hard Bullet now has a Horizon Store page, which is marked as coming to Quest 3 and 3S sometime this Spring. Initially...

Meta’s Horizon OS Expansion Reportedly to Kick Off with Premium ASUS Headset, Claims Trusted Leaker

Meta announced in April of last year that it was preparing to release Horizon OS, its Quest-exclusive operating system, to third-party headsets for the first time. XR devices running Horizon OS were set to arrive from ASUS, Lenovo, and...
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