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Orion Drift, The Gorilla Tag Studio’s Next Game, Opens Early Access Next Tuesday
Orion Drift, the Echo-inspired next game from the Gorilla Tag studio, will open early access next Tuesday.
Meta Connect 2025 Takes Place September 17 & 18
Meta Connect 2025 will take place on September 17 and 18, promising to “peel back the curtain on tomorrow’s tech”. Here’s what we expect might be announced.
Expect Hitman & Flat2VR News In The Next VR Games Showcase This March
The next VR Games Showcase airs this March, featuring new reveals from Flat2VR Studios and Hitman: World of Assassination.
Toast Interactive Closes Office As ‘Majority’ Of Staff Are Made Redundant
Toast Interactive, best known for Richie’s Plank Experience and Max Mustard, has closed its office and laid off the majority of its staff.
The XR Week Peek (2025.02.18): Ray-Ban Meta sold 2M devices, Meta may be working on humanoid robots, and more!
I’m back in Italy, tired but happy. I hope you had a good Valentine’s Day with your special ones and that in general, you are happy, too. Do you want to know one of the reasons for my happiness? My article about Android XR granting permissions for the camera frames has earned me mentions in important […]
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VR Games Showcase Returns March 11th, Featuring ‘Hitman’ for PSVR 2, Flat2VR Games & More
The year’s first VR Games Showcase is getting ready to kick off, coming March 11th and promising a load of VR game reveals, updates and new trailers. The livestream event promises to include new look at Hitman: World of Assassination running on PSVR 2, Roboquest VR, and Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR, as well as new […]
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‘Max Mustard’ Studio Lays Off Majority of Staff & Closes Office, Vows to Continue Work on XR Games
Toast Interactive, VR veteran studio behind Richie’s Plank Experience (2017) and Max Mustard (2024), announced it’s closing office and laying off a majority of staff. The Gold Coast, Australia-based studio revealed the news in an X post (seen below), noting that the “majority of our talented staff have suffered redundancies.” This follows the studio’s first layoff […]
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AWE 2025 Speakers Include Oculus Founder, Meta’s VP of Metaverse Experiences, & ILM Immersive VP
AWE USA 2025 is set to include speakers from some of the biggest names in the XR industry, including Oculus & Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, along with Jason Rubin—one of the only remaining early Oculus executives—who is presently Meta’s Vice President of Metaverse Experiences. Also on the roster is Vicki Dobbs Beck, the vice president […]
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Crew Works Robotics Competition and 3D Bioprinter to Manufacture Cells, Tissues
The Expedition 72 crew spent Tuesday setting up a free-flying robotics competition for students and a cleaning a 3D biological printer. The International Space Station residents also conducted blood and saliva tests, cleaned crew quarters, and packed a cargo ship for departure.
XR Awards 2025 Arrives! – Key Dates and Considerations
The XR Awards are back for a fourth year, celebrating the best in augmented, virtual, and mixed reality innovation across the past 12 months. Year-on-year, the XR Awards proudly showcase a diverse range of end-users, individuals, and companies leading the enterprise XR space. 2025 is already becoming a mammoth year for the immersive technology industry, […]
Apple Vision Pro: AI Integration Signals New Chapter in Mixed Reality
As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman; the Apple visionOS 2.4 update expected in April will bring AI capabilities to the $3,499 device; potentially transforming how users interact with spatial computing. This marks an evolution evolution in the company’s mixed reality strategy, as Apple recently ceased development of its planned Mac-ready AR smart glasses to focus […]
Microsoft to Transition Away from HoloLens, Mixed Reality Hardware
Following the loss of its multi-billion IVAS/HoloLens contract with the US military, Microsoft’s mixed reality division appears to be approaching the end of a bumpy ride. Following last week’s IVAS news, The Verge detailed a comment from Microsoft Mixed Reality CVP Robin Seiler, confirming Microsoft’s stance on HoloLens and its mixed reality ambition. Seiler noted […]
Chronostrike Brings A SUPERHOT-Inspired Co-Op Shooter To Quest
Chronostrike is the latest SUPERHOT-like game to reach VR with a new co-op shooter on Quest.
Monster Snap Is Pokemon Snap For Cryptids In VR
Inspired by Pokemon Snap, Monster Snap is an on-rails photography game where you search for cryptids that’s coming to Quest, Steam, and PlayStation VR2.
Metro Awakening ‘Underperformed Financial Expectations’, Publisher Tells Investors
Metro Awakening “underperformed” against the financial expectations of the game’s parent company, despite positive reviews.
Quest Owners Can Watch Today’s NBA All-Star Game In 180-Degrees
Quest owners in the US can watch the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in 180-degrees for free.
Afference hands-on: a ring giving magical haptic sensations
The last demo I had during my CES in January wasn’t for sure the least in terms of importance. I was able to go hands-on with Afference, a very special ring meant to give haptic sensations. Why was it so special? Well, let me explain to you… Afference Ring and the referred sensations Afference is […]
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‘Thief Simulator’ VR Sold Over 300,000 Copies on Quest Alone
3R Games, the studio behind Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street (2022), revealed the game has sold over 310,000 units on Quest alone. Announced in an X post last week, the studio says this includes sales across all supported Quest headsets—Quest 2, 3, 3S and Pro. Notably, the game is also available on PSVR 2. 3R Games […]
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Post-apocalyptic VR Shooter ‘Metro Awakening’ Failed to Meet Revenue Goals, Parent Company Reveals
Embracer Group, the media conglomerate behind a host of game studios, announced in a recent financial report that Metro Awakening (2024) “underperformed” financial expectations. Developed by Embracer Group’s Vertigo Games, Metro Awakening brought the storied post-apocalyptic shooter franchise to VR for the first time, serving as the latest ‘AAA’ quality VR game to target all major headsets, […]
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VR Treadmill Omni One Adds New Games to Lineup, Including ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Series and ‘Into the Radius’
Virtuix, the company known for its line of VR treadmills, announced it’s adding nine more VR games to its lineup of titles supported by its Omni One all-in-one system. The company says Omni One now supports over 55 titles, with its most recent additions including Arizona Sunshine Remake, Arizona Sunshine 2, and Into The Radius. Other newly added titles […]
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Indie VR Hit Sequel ‘Into the Radius 2’ is Headed to Quest 3 in Early Access
Into the Radius 2, sequel to the popular post-apocalyptic shooter, is coming soon to Quest 3 in early access. Developer CM Games says the game is planned to release on Quest 3 and Quest 3S sometime in Q2 2025, priced at $40. Furthermore, the studio says the Quest version of Into the Radius 2 will “have the […]
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Prima Immersive On Apple Vision Pro Offers The Highest Quality Immersive Video Yet
Prima Immersive on Apple Vision Pro offers the highest quality immersive 3D video yet, sharper than even Apple Immersive Video.
XR News Round-Up: SXSW 2025, Thief Simulator VR, Wet & More
From Thief Simulator VR reaching over 300k sales to the SXSW XR Experience, we’re highlighting a few more stories across VR this week.
VR Tactical Shooter Tier One: Direct Action Kicks Off Early Access On Quest Soon
Tier One: Direct Action, a VR tactical FPS inspired by ArmA and Rainbow Six Siege, launches next week in early access on Quest.