2023 Sections
More Than 100 VR Games Have Exceeded $1 Million in Revenue
While VR is still young, it crossed an important milestone at the start of 2020: more than 100 VR games have exceeded $1 million in revenue.
In an analysis published earlier this month, VR Fund investor Tipatat Chennavasin made the case...
Preliminary Oculus Rift DK2 Support Comes to Second Life and OpenSim
David Rowe, the developer behind the unofficial CtrlAltStudio Viewer for Second Life and Open Sim, has released a preliminary build to give Oculus Rift DK2 users their first glimpse into the popular virtual world.
David Rowe developed the first unofficial...
New Feature in ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ Boosts VR Performance, Extra Eye-tracking Gains Coming Soon
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 supports PC VR headsets, although you'll also need a pretty beefy rig to even run it. Now, players are getting the much-requested fixed foveated rendering feature, saving on compute and boosting performance.
Microsoft Flight Sim fans...
Everything We Know (Officially) About the FOV and IPD of Rift S & Quest
With the announcement of Rift S earlier this month came the revelation that the headset would not include the ability to physically adjust the distance between the lenses in order to align with the distance between the user's eyes...
Quest Gets Disney+ App With Downloads for Offline Viewing, But No 3D Movies Like Vision Pro
The Disney+ video streaming service is finally available on Quest. While better late than never, it's actually missing out on a few key features for now.
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The Horizon Store finally has it own dedicated Disney+ app, which supports Quest...
Meta Issues Voluntary Recall of Early Quest 3 Elite Battery Straps Due to Charging Fault
A widespread charging fault with Meta's $130 Elite Battery Strap for Quest 3 forced the company to pause shipments back in December and start replacing units on a case-by-case basis. Now, it seems Meta has zeroed in on just which...
Facebook Disguised Quest 2 Dev Kits as Clothing Irons to Avoid Prying Eyes
Even though Quest 2 was leaked well before it was officially announced, Facebook still did their level best to hide the box from prying eyes while en route to developers, camouflaging it as an ordinary household clothing iron.
Now that...
Rothenberg Ventures ‘River’ VR Accelerator to Invest $1 Million Across 10 Startups, Apply Now
Today Rothenberg Ventures has announced the launch of the first VR accelerator, 'River', created to jumpstart early-stage companies working on exciting virtual reality projects. To start, Rothenberg Ventures plans to invest $1 million across 10 companies, and they're accepting applications...
‘Blade & Sorcery’ Studio Confirms Next “highly moddable” VR Game in Development
VR's favorite combat sim Blade & Sorcery (2024) may have wrapped up development with its big 1.0 release in June, but creator Warpfrog says it's already on to its next title, which will be just as "highly moddable" as...
Leaked $800 PlayStation VR Price Was an Error, Says Sony
With rather curious timing, a day after Oculus Rift pre-orders became available, Amazon Canada let slip a listing for Sony's PlayStation VR headset.
As reported by Forbes, on January 7th, one day after Rift pre-orders opened, a PlayStation VR product...
Crytek and Basemark Announce VR Benchmark Using CRYENGINE
Finnish benchmarking company Basemark have today announced that they're working with game technology house Crytek to produce a virtual reality specific benchmark to test how well your gaming hardware can handle the forthcoming consumer VR revolution.
Hot on the heels...
Varjo to Shutter XR Cloud Streaming Platform ‘Reality Cloud’ Next Month
Varjo, the Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets, says its pulling the plug on its cloud XR streaming platform ‘Reality Cloud’, which lets professionals stream and share immersive 3D content rendered on cloud-based GPUs.
It was only a month ago...
Pimax Delays Thin & Light ‘Dream Air’ PC VR Headset to Q3 2025, Reveals Cheaper ‘Dream...
Pimax announced Dream Air last December, aiming to take on the emerging segment of compact high-end PC VR headsets, such as Bigscreen Beyond and Shiftall MaganeX Superlight 8K. And before the company has even released Dream Air, Pimax revealed it's...
‘Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded’ Studio XR Games Lays Off Majority of Staff
XR Games, the Leeds, UK-based studio known for Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever (2021), have laid off a reported 86 percent of its staff.
The information was shared by María Fernanda Díez Huerta via LinkedIn, who was...
‘Pinball FX2 VR’ Review
Pinball FX2 VR arrives tomorrow on Vive and PlayStation VR along with a popular new The Walking Dead themed machine. Originally a launch title for the Oculus Rift, the game will now be available on all three major VR platforms....




















