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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...
VR Shooting Sim ‘ACE’ Partners with Major Gun Manufacturer for More Realistic Training
Ace Virtual Shooting, the studio behind shooting simulator Ace (2023), announced it's partnering with Swiss firearms manufacturer SIG SAUER to release a Meta Touch controller peripheral that replicates the weight and feel of a real SIG pistol.
Ace and Sig...
VR Design Unpacked: The Details That Make ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ a Masterpiece
In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the details of Half-Life: Alyx and how they add an immersive layer to the game rarely found elsewhere.
Editor’s Note: Half-Life: Alyx has been hailed by...
‘Into Black’ is Bringing ‘Deep Rock Galactic’-style Action to PSVR 2 Soon
Indie XR studio The Binary Mill announced its space-faring mining adventure Into Black (2024) is finally making its way to PSVR 2, bringing its Deep Rock Galactic-style action out of Quest exclusivity soon.
Initially launched on Quest back in October, the...
‘Star Wars’ is Getting a Mixed Reality Game with ‘Beyond Victory’, Coming Exclusively to Quest 3 & 3S
ILM and Lucasfilm announced it's developing another immersive Star Wars game called Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset.
Coming exclusively to Meta Quest 3 and 3S, Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset is slated to take place around...
‘Gorilla Tag’ Successor ‘Orion Drift’ Gets First Big Update Tomorrow with New Mini-game
Gorilla Tag studio Another Axiom announced Orion Drift is getting its first big update since early access launch last month, bringing to the sprawling space station a new mini-game called 'Capture the Beacon' (CTB).
Like capture the flag, CTB is all...
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HEADLINES
Apple Expected to Reveal VisionOS 3 at WWDC in June
Apple announced its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is kicking off on June 9th, which is expected to include news on Vision Pro's next big operating system update, visionOS 3.
The event is taking place online from June 9th to 13th,...
Avatar-inspired Bending Combat Comes to Quest & PC VR in ‘Elements Divided’ Next Month
Loco Motion, the studio behind superhero action sandbox Superfly(2022), and publisher Fast Travel Games announced some very Avatar: The Last Airbender-inspired action is coming to Quest and PC VR headsets next month in Elements Divided.
Launching on Quest 2 and above...
Infinite Reality Acquires Napster for $200M to Create Social Music Platform & Virtual Concerts
Napster. Now there's a name you haven't heard in a few years... or more likely decades. Now, immersive web company Infinite Reality announced it's acquired the brand for $207 million.
Having just closed a $3 billion investment in January, Infinite...
Smartphone Giant Vivo Announces ‘Vision’ MR Headset, Copying Apple’s Name & Design
Another Vision Pro knock-off is coming to town, and this time it even has the 'Vision' name.
While not a household name, China's Vivo is known for its sensible, mid-range smartphones, regularly ranking it in the top five smartphone creators...
Roguelike Mech Brawler ‘UNDERDOGS’ Brings Physics-based Carnage to PSVR 2 Today
UNDERDOGS (2024), the physics-based mech brawler from Racket: Nx (2019) studio One Hamsa, is now available on PSVR 2, finally bringing its metal-on-metal violence and innovative locomotion to PS5.
Underdogs has been successful on Quest and PC VR headsets since its release in late 2024,...
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...
HEADLINES
Bigscreen Beyond 2 Sold the Equivalent of 6 Months of Beyond 1 Sales in First 24 Hours
Bigscreen Beyond 2 orders flooded in last Thursday at a surprising pace. Now, the PC VR headset maker notes that its next slim and light headset outsold the original in 24 hours by an impressive margin, making its first...
Quest Update Reveals More Vision Pro Features Are Coming, Including FaceTime-Style Selfie Cam
Meta's upcoming Horizon OS release is bringing a few more of Vision Pro's most useful features to Quest, including a video chatting selfie cam for avatars and possibly the ability to share windows with other users when in its...
Samsung Reportedly Planning to Release XR Glasses This Year
We've been waiting to hear about Samsung's entrance into XR for a few years now, with the company's still unnamed mixed reality headset 'Project Moohan' set to debut sometime this year running Google's Android XR operating system. Now, a...
Bigscreen Beyond 2 Outsells Original in First Day, Surpassing Months of Beyond 1 Sales
Bigscreen launched orders for its upcoming Beyond 2 PC VR headset yesterday, which is boosting field-of-view and clarity thanks to the inclusion of a new pancake lens design. Now, the company says that within a mere 10 hours of...
‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Now Five Years Old. What’s Next for Valve in VR?
Five years after Half-Life: Alyx reshaped expectations for VR gaming, Valve remains a quiet yet critical force in the industry. Despite little fanfare, the company has continued to shape the VR landscape through steady updates to SteamVR, integration with...
PC VR Headset Bigscreen Beyond 2 Promises Big Boost to Field-of-view & Clarity, Launching Next Month
Bigscreen today announced its next-gen Beyond PC VR headset, promising a big boost in field-of-view (FOV) and clarity thanks to the inclusion of new pancake lenses. Bigscreen is also making the slim and light headset more attractive to at-home...
LG Closes XR Product Division, Shifts Focus to R&D
LG was previously tapped to partner with Meta to advance its XR efforts, however after high-level talks fell through, LG has now confirmed it's closed its XR product division, instead focusing on long-term research and development.
According to South Korean...
‘Alex and the Jets’ Brings Mixed Reality Dogfights to Your Living Room Next Month
HOOP-O Studios, a new indie creating mixed reality games, announced its remote-controlled dogfighting game Alex and the Jets is coming to Quest 3 next month.
As a casual arcade flying game, Alex and the Jets lets you take control of Alex the Squirrel and...
McDonald’s Japan Launches Official ‘VRChat’ World, Tapping Into Japan’s Massive VTuber Trend
When you think of corporate brand engagement in VR, Meta is typically the prime suspect. In the past, they've brokered exclusive deals with Wendy's for a Horizon Worlds social experience, and KFC for its finger-lickin' weird escape room. Now, McDonald's...