Apple and Sony are still working to bring PS VR2 Sense controller support to Vision Pro, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.
Vacation Simulator & Cosmonious High Get Permanent Price Drops
Owlchemy Labs permanently reduced the price for Vacation Simulator and Cosmonious High, though PlayStation owners will need to wait.
‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Counts Over 1 Million Quest Players, In-game Achievement Reveals
Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) has just topped over 1 million players, evidenced by an in-game achievement that nearly everyone is bound to earn just by booting up the game and playing for a few minutes. Camouflaj’s Batman: Arkham Shadow, the Quest-exclusive game released last October, was poised to be a big draw for the holiday season last […]
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Apple Reportedly on Track to Bring PSVR 2 Controller Support to Vision Pro
Apple is reportedly making good headway on its quest to bring controllers to Vision Pro, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman maintains a collaboration with Sony to bring support for PSVR 2’s controllers to Apple’s headset is still on track. Gurman noted late last year that Apple had approached Sony in early 2024, which allegedly was a part […]
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Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest
Known for its work on the open source version of Google’s Tilt Brush, Open Brush, The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google’s low-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. Like Blocks, the studio’s appropriately named Open Blocks has the same simple interface as the original, allowing creators to design low-poly 3D assets in VR. Previously only available on PC […]
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Station Crew Cleans Up After Spacewalk, Studies Space Agriculture and Physics
The Expedition 72 crew kicked off the first week in February cleaning up after last week’s spacewalk and continuing its space agriculture and microgravity physics experiments. Other International Space Station science objectives planned on Monday included human research while the orbital residents kept up the maintenance of the orbital outpost. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and …
Over 1 Million People Have Now Played Batman: Arkham Shadow
Over 1 million players have now unlocked the first achievement of the Quest 3 & 3S exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow.
Mindshow Is Relaunching As An Animation Tool For Professional Productions
The VR animation software Mindshow is relaunching as an enterprise tool for professional productions.
Google Blocks Open Source Rebirth Open Blocks Launches In Early Access
Open Blocks, the open source rebirth of Google’s Blocks, is now available on Quest in early access, following its release on Steam last year.
XR News Round-Up: Gran Turismo 7, Exoshock, VR Games Showcase & More
Between Gran Turismo 7’s latest update, the next VR Games Showcase and VR sci-fi shooter Exoshock, here’s a few more stories across VR from this week.
E McNeill: From Darknet To Ironstrike In 12 Years Of Indie Game Development
From Darknet to Ironstrike, E McNeill walks us through 12 years of indie game development.
Virtual Reality Innovation is Increasing, as Samsung Leads ahead of Apple, Qualcomm
The first month of January was full of innovation and inspiration. In part, thanks to the giant that is CES, a source of annual start-of-year booms in interest in XR innovation, from veterans to start-ups. Ahead of the usual surge of CES-fuelled interest in XR, innovation was increasing in the AR/VR/MR landscape and beyond, according […]
Big XR News from Samsung, Splashtop, Virtualware
It was another busy week for the XR industry. Following the public debut of the Moohan headset, the landscape is buzzing with excitement. This excitement lasted throughout January, kicking off the year with a bang. From CES to Samsung, the range of XR announcements was truly broad and innovative. The year ahead could be filled […]
What Social Media Marketers Need To Know for 2025
Key insights for marketers planning social media strategies at a time of upheaval.
Threads Adds Media Tab on User Profiles
An easier way to see what images and videos people have posted.
Apple Reportedly Cancels Mac-Connected AR Glasses
Apple has canceled AR glasses that would have required a Mac (or originally, Apple had hoped, your iPhone), Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.
Developers Can No Longer Support Quest 1 In Store App Updates
As of today, developers can no longer support the original Oculus Quest in their store app updates, ending their ability to still support it.
Karaoke In StageTime VR Shows Room For Growth
StageTime VR is purpose-built for live stage events with some promising features included.
Crysis Now Has A Full PC VR Mod – Here’s How To Play It
Crysis is fully playable in VR with a new mod that brings immersive gameplay and full 6DoF tracked controller support to the iconic classic.
Is Quest 2 Worth it in 2025? Our No-nonsense Recommendation
So you’re thinking about getting into VR and looking to do it on the cheap. Could a Quest 2 headset be worth buying in 2025? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation. Let’s make this real easy: If you can find Quest 2 (128GB or more) for less than $100: Buy it Why: Quest 2 is officially […]
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‘Metro Awakening’ Studio Vertigo Games Sells Off VR Arcade Content Platform SpringboardVR
Vertigo Games, the studio behind the Arizona Sunshine series and Metro Awakening (2024), announced it’s sold off SpringboardVR, the location-based entertainment (LBE) VR content distribution platform. Vertigo Games acquired SpringboardVR in 2021, announcing at the time it was looking forward to “leading SpringboardVR into the future in this exciting phase of accelerating growth in VR.” Now, leading provider of […]
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VR Games Showcase Returns in March, Teasing “biggest line-up yet” of XR Games
Another edition of VR Games Showcase is headed our way in March, which the organizers calling the event the “biggest line-up yet” of XR games. Details are still thin at the moment, most notably of which is the online event’s actual date, although event organizers say in an X post we’re sure to get more […]
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‘Star Wars’ Actor Daisy Ridley to Star in VR Experience ‘Trailblazer’ Coming to Quest in March
Daisy Ridley, who played ‘Rey’ in the recent Star Wars sequel trilogy, has been tapped to star in an upcoming VR experience, which is slated to arrive on Quest in March. As reported in a Hollywood Reporter exclusive, the experience is called Trailblazer: The Untold Story of Mrs. Benz, which recants the story of 19th century German automotive […]
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