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Google & Pico Adoption Further Cements OpenXR as Industry Standard, With One Major Holdout
OpenXR is an open standard made to improve compatibility between XR software and XR headsets. Google—one of the biggest tech companies in the world—is adopting the standard right out of the gate, joining other major firms like Meta and...
Quest Holiday Sale Brings Big Discounts to Huge Games like ‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ and ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’
Meta has launched its Quest Holiday Sale, bringing big discounts to some of the platform's top titles.
From now until January 6th, you'll be able to grab up to 50% off a large list of Quest games, which also includes savings...
‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Review – A Thrilling but Repetitive Fight Through Xenomorph Hordes
Alien: Rogue Incursion is the first full-blown VR-native in the storied franchise, serving up hordes of Xenomorphs in an authentically 'Aliens' universe. Developed by VR veteran studio Survios (Creed: Rise to Glory, The Walking Dead: Onslaught), Rogue Incursion presents a veritable balancing...
Lynx Confirms Android XR For Next Headset, Sony & XREAL Also On-board for Google’s OS
Although Android XR isn't properly open-source for the time being, Google hopes the OS will run on multiple partner headsets. While Samsung is said to be the first to launch an Android XR headset, Sony, Lynx, and XREAL are...
Blackmagic’s New 8K Camera for Apple Immersive Video is Pre-ordering Now for $30,000
Blackmagic Design has revealed full specs and details for its new URSA Cine Immersive camera, specially designed to shoot 8K VR180 footage for the Apple Immersive Video format. Pre-orders for the $30,000 camera are open now, with shipping planned...
Android XR Creates a Major Dilemma That Will Make or Break Meta’s XR Ambitions
Meta has publicly stated that it wants to be "the Android of XR." But you know who else wants to be the Android of XR? Android XR, of course.
Beyond debates about specs or features, one major factor is likely...
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‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Update Rebalances Combat After “Controversial” Reception, Patch Notes Here
Skydance's Behemoth (2024) just got a major patch which looks to address what developer Skydance Games calls an admittedly "controversial" response to the game's combat.
It looks like we were among those who didn't mind the game's combat at launch,...
‘Job Simulator’ & ‘Demeo’ Among First to Support Android XR Ahead of Samsung Headset Launch
Owlchemy Labs and Resolution Games announced they're adopting support for Android XR, bringing some of their most popular titles to Google's upcoming XR operating system.
Android XR is set to make its debut on Samsung's 'Project Moohan' mixed reality headset,...
Samsung’s Android XR Headset Will Have First-party Motion Controllers & Support PC VR Streaming
Samsung isn't sharing a lot of details on its newly announced Android XR headset, but it has confirmed two key things that existing VR enthusiasts and developers are sure to be happy about.
Samsung's 'Project Moohan' headset will be the...
Hands-on: Samsung‘s Android XR Headset is a Curious Combo of Quest & Vision Pro, With One Stand-out Advantage
Samsung is the first partner to formally announce a new MR headset based on the newly announced Android XR. The device, codenamed "Project Moohan," is planned for consumer release in 2025. We went hands on with an early version.
Note:...
Google Announces Android XR Operating System Alongside Samsung MR Headset
Google today announced Android XR, a new core branch of Android, designed as a spatial operating system for XR headsets and glasses. The company is pitching this as a comprehensive spatial computing platform, and hopes to establish its own...
‘Hawken’-like Mech Shooter ‘Iron Rebellion’ Hits 1.0 Launch Today on Quest and PC VR
Iron Rebellion, the Hawken-like mech-battler from indie Black Beach Studio, is officially out of Early Access today on Quest and SteamVR headsets, taking a big 40-ton step with its 1.0 update.
First released in Alpha on Steam in late 2020,...
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Unity Promises Day-one Support for Android XR, Including Easy Ports for Existing Quest Content
Meta Quest developers looking to port their Unity-based apps to Google's newly unveiled Android XR operating system shouldn't have a tough time of it, Unity says, as the game engine creator today released all of the tools devs need...
Apple Vision Pro Gets Ultrawide Mac Virtual Display in visionOS 2.2 Release
Previously only available in beta, Apple has now pushed its panoramic display feature to all Vision Pro users, bringing the choice of three virtual screen sizes when using Mac Virtual Display.
Mac Virtual Display initially launched with a single virtual...
‘Bridge Constructor’ for Quest Brings XR Version of Popular Bridge-building Sim Starting Dec 12th
A familiar engineering puzzle sandbox is coming to Quest this week, offering up a bevy of bridge-building challenges in both virtual and mixed reality on Quest.
Bridge Constructor Studio was originally slated to arrive last week, bringing its bridge-building sim to...
‘Beat Saber’ Gets Metallica Music Pack, Its Biggest (and most expensive) Paid DLC to Date
Beat Saber (2018) just dropped a massive Metallica music pack, bringing some of the band's greatest hits to VR's favorite block-slashing rhythm game.
The Metallica Music Pack is one of the biggest and most expensive to date, priced at $20...
‘Path of Fury’ Brings ’80s-style Kung Fu Action to Quest Early Next Year
Indie developer Leonard Menchiari and publisher Abonico Game Works announced Path of Fury: Episode I - Tetsuo’s Tower, an upcoming on-rails VR action game inspired by '80s Kung Fu flicks.
Coming to Quest next year, Path of Fury aims to thrust you into a...
PSVR 2 Sale is Still Going Strong After 20x Spike in Black Friday Sales Volume
Black Friday brought the best PSVR 2 sale we’ve seen yet, and even though Black Friday is gone, Sony has kept the sale rolling. You can still get the PSVR 2 Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle for just $350, a...
Meta Quest 3S (256GB) Gets Early Holiday Sale After Being Left Out on Black Friday
For some reason the 256GB model of Quest 3S didn't get a Black Friday deal like its smaller-capacity sibling or the higher-end Quest 3. But it's the first Meta headset to see a holiday sale that runs through December...
This Modder Hopes to Bring VR Support to Massive ‘Fallout: London’ DLC
Fallout: London is a total conversion mod based on Bethesda's popular Fallout 4 (2015) for PC. While the team behind the mod hasn't mentioned whether potential VR support is in the works, an intrepid modder is taking things into their...
Latest Quest Update Brings Big Improvements to Virtual Desktop and Hand-tracking
Meta's final Quest update of the year is bringing some big improvements to hand-tracking and using the headset as a virtual desktop with Windows computers. But it might be some time before the features reach everyone.
The Quest v72 update...