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2023 Sections

‘Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord’ Review – I Ain’t Afraid of No VR Ghost!

It's been a while since we first busted ghosts in VR, but this time around veteran VR studio nDreams and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality are serving up an at-home co-op game for Quest and PSVR 2 that will finally...

Valve Launches SteamVR 2.0, Brings Long-awaited Platform Features into VR

After a period of significant silence about VR from the company, Valve has released SteamVR 2.0, a major upgrade to the platform's VR interface which finally brings more of the platform's core capabilities into VR. Update (October 26th, 2023): After...

Reality Labs Revenue Drops to Lowest Point on Record Ahead of Quest 3 Launch

Meta today announced its third quarter earnings, revealing that revenue of its Reality Labs XR division dropped to its lowest point on record, just ahead of the launch of Quest 3. All eyes are now on the holiday season...
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New ‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Lets You Dual-wield Gravity Guns (or any other weapon)

A recently released fork of one of the premier VR mods for Half-Life 2 (2004) added a number of features that should make you feel a little less like Gordon Freeman, and a little more like John Wick. Mod creator...

High-flying Parkour Sequel ‘STRIDE: Fates’ Coming to Quest Next Month

Joy Way, the studio behind parkour action-shooter STRIDE (2022), announced that high-flying follow-up STRIDE: Fates is coming to Quest next month as a "full-fledged sequel" to Stride. Update (October 23rd, 2023): Joy Way announced that Stride: Fates is coming to Quest on November 9th....

Pico Shutdown Rumors are False, Says Parent Company ByteDance

A recent rumor, which alleged that TikTok parent company ByteDance is slated to spin down its XR hardware subsidiary Pico Interactive, is false, the company says. China-based publication EqualOcean reported late last week that ByteDance is set to "gradually abandon the PICO...

VR’s Favorite Mini Golf Game Gets Spooky with New Haunted Course

Walkabout Mini Golf has been on a roll ever since it launched in late 2020, now counting 22 courses strong with the addition of a very spooky level just in time for Halloween: 'Widow’s Walkabout'. Developers Mighty Coconut say Widow's...

Designing Mixed Reality Apps That Adapt to Different Spaces

Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest's passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to...

Data Suggests Most Expensive Quest 3 is More Popular Than Expected

Quest 3 just began shipping last week and headsets are rapidly arriving in the hands of eager buyers. While the 128GB model appears to be in strong supply, the more expensive 512GB model might be more popular than Meta...

Apple Expands Vision Pro Developer Labs to Two New Cities

Apple is adding two new locations to its Vision Pro 'Developer Labs so devs can get their hands on the headset before it launches early next year. It might not feel like it but 2024 will be here before we...

Apple is Approaching Social on Vision Pro the Way Meta Should Have All Along

As a leading social media company, it seemed like Meta would be in the best position to create a rich social experience on its XR headsets. But after almost a decade of building XR platforms, interacting with friends on...

Quest 3 Teardown Shows Just How Slim the Headset Really Is

Less than a week since launch, Quest 3 has already gotten the full iFixit teardown treatment, showing off just how slim (and seemingly difficult to repair) the headset really is.  iFixit's Shahram Mokhtari pried apart Quest 3, revealing the innards of Meta's new...

Pioneering VR Studio Fast Travel Games Raises $4M

Fast Travel Games, the developer and publisher behind a host of VR games, announced it's closed a new investment of $4 million, something the company says will help it further develop its own IP for VR platforms as well...

Quest 3 Review – A Great Headset Waiting to Reach Its Potential

Following Quest 2 almost three years to the day, Quest 3 is finally here. Meta continues its trend of building some of the best VR hardware out there, but it will be some time yet before the headset's potential...

Apple’s Approach to Immersive VR on Vision Pro is Smarter Than it Seems—And Likely to Stick

One of the most interesting things about Vision Pro is the way Apple is positioning its fully immersive capabilities. While many have interpreted the company's actions as relegating VR to an afterthought, the reality is much more considered. Vision Pro...
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