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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...
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...
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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...
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‘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...
Mil-sim Shooter ‘Onward’ is Getting Its “biggest update ever” in 2.0 Release Next Week
Onward (2020), the mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, announced its big 2.0 update is coming next week, promising to be its "biggest update ever" since the game's early access launch in 2016.
Coming March 25th on all supported platforms,...
Despite Years of Reports to the Contrary, PC VR Just Won’t Die—In fact, It’s Growing
The XR landscape has changed significantly over the last five years with the flourishing of standalone headsets and new entrants like Apple and (soon) Google. Despite all of that, the PC VR platform has continued a slow but steady...
Meta Releases Quest Camera Access for Developers, Promising Even More Immersive MR Games
Meta has finally released the long-awaited Passthrough Camera API for Quest, which gives developers direct access to the headset's passthrough RGB cameras for better scene understanding—kickstarting the next generation of more immersive mixed reality experiences on Quest.
Until now, Quest's...
Learn How to Train Your Dragon in Pet Simulator ‘Eggy’, Coming to Quest 3 Next Month
Spunge Games, the studio behind VR action-shooter Dead Second (2022), announced a mixed reality pet simulator called Eggy, letting you take care of your very own pet dragon.
Coming to Quest 3/S on April 17th, Eggy opens a rift in your house, putting...
Real-time Space Strategy Game ‘BattleGroupVR’ Sequel Announced for Quest & PC VR Headsets
Indie studio SpaceOwl Games announced the upcoming sequel to real-time strategy game BattleGroupVR (2022).
Developed by solo dev 'KommanderKen', BattleGroupVR2 is coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets soon, promising to be a "bigger, better sequel" to the single player real-time space...
Is Valve Index Worth Buying in 2025? Our No-nonsense Recommendation
Valve's Index headset was a market leader among PC VR headsets for years, but is it still worth buying in 2025 now that it's nearly six years old? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation.
Valve Index is Not Worth Buying...
Varjo is Moving Some Advanced Headset Features Behind a $2,500 Annual Paywall
Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced they're releasing a new paid licensing structure next month which will include some of XR-4's previously free software features.
Many of Varjo’s headsets over the years have required a subscription of...