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Meta Extends Commitment to Making XR Development First-class Citizen in Unity Game Engine
Meta and game engine creator Unity announced they're extending multi‑year platform support and an enterprise agreement that aims to...
‘Synth Riders’ Studio Confirms Major Layoffs Affecting 50 Percent of Staff
Kluge Interactive, the developer behind popular VR rhythm game Synth Riders (2018), confirmed the studio has suffered a "major round of...
Valve Releases Steam Link Beta for Vision Pro, But VR Games Aren’t Supported Yet
Valve announced its wireless PC VR streaming software, Steam Link, is getting additional support for Apple Vision Pro, although VR game...
“VRChat is not going anywhere” Founders Reassure Amid Downturn in Social VR Platforms
Rec Room is shutting down in June. Meta's Horizon Worlds is searching for greener pastures on mobile. Now, VRChat co-founders say there's...
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ VR Co-op Game Coming to Quest, PC VR & Pico in April,...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City is officially coming to Quest, PC VR headsets, and Pico headsets on April...
Why One of VR’s Most Valuable Companies is Shutting Down, According to Top Creator
Social VR platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5 billion, announced earlier this week that it will be shutting down...
‘Black Mirror’ to Bring Show’s Tech Dystopia to Life in New Location-based VR Experience
Black Mirror, the hit sci-fi anthology series on Netflix, is getting its own VR experience soon—set to debut at...
HEADLINES
Meta Extends Commitment to Making XR Development First-class Citizen in Unity Game Engine
Meta and game engine creator Unity announced they're extending multi‑year platform support and an enterprise agreement that aims to...
‘Synth Riders’ Studio Confirms Major Layoffs Affecting 50 Percent of Staff
Kluge Interactive, the developer behind popular VR rhythm game Synth Riders (2018), confirmed the studio has suffered a "major round of...
Valve Releases Steam Link Beta for Vision Pro, But VR Games Aren’t Supported Yet
Valve announced its wireless PC VR streaming software, Steam Link, is getting additional support for Apple Vision Pro, although VR game...
“VRChat is not going anywhere” Founders Reassure Amid Downturn in Social VR Platforms
Rec Room is shutting down in June. Meta's Horizon Worlds is searching for greener pastures on mobile. Now, VRChat co-founders say there's...
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ VR Co-op Game Coming to Quest, PC VR & Pico in April,...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City is officially coming to Quest, PC VR headsets, and Pico headsets on April...
Why One of VR’s Most Valuable Companies is Shutting Down, According to Top Creator
Social VR platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5 billion, announced earlier this week that it will be shutting down...
‘Black Mirror’ to Bring Show’s Tech Dystopia to Life in New Location-based VR Experience
Black Mirror, the hit sci-fi anthology series on Netflix, is getting its own VR experience soon—set to debut at...
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Meta is Releasing 2 New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses for Prescription Wearers, Starting at $500
Meta and eyewear partner EssilorLuxottica announced two new "optical-forward" pairs of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which are said to support...
Virtual Hangout ‘Rec Room’ is Permanently Closing in June, Assets Reportedly Acquired by Snap
Rec Room, one of VR's most prominent social platforms, is shutting down in June, with its creators noting they...
Meta Slated to Launch Two New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, According to FCC Filing
Meta and EssilorLuxottica appear to be preparing two new Ray-Ban smart glasses for launch, according to US Federal Communication Commission...
‘The Boys: Trigger Warning’ Review – A Bloody Power Fantasy That Pulls Too Many Punches
The Boys: Trigger Warning feels like a game caught between two priorities: delivering a brutal, irreverent VR adaptation of...
New Vision Pro App Bets on Apple’s Persona Avatars to Form Genuine Connections
AuraTap is an upcoming social network for Vision Pro users, which hopes to get members forming genuine connections by...
Everything Announced at the Spring 2026 VR Games Showcase
The fifth iteration of the VR Games Showcase just wrapped up, delivering massive new game reveals including the reveal...
‘PAYDAY: Aces High’ VR Game Announced for Quest & PC VR, Reveal Trailer Here
During the VR Games Showcase today, Fast Travel Games revealed PAYDAY: Aces High, an upcoming VR co-op heist game set...
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‘Moss’ Developer Polyarc Lays Off Two-Thirds of Studio Following “major project” Cancellation
Polyarc, the studio behind VR puzzle-platformer series Moss, announced it's significantly reducing the size of the company, marking another VR...
Meta Inches Into Health Wearables with New Food Logging Feature for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta announced it's pushing an update to Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta smart glasses that's slated to make nutrition tracking...
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ is Officially Coming to VR Soon as a Co-op Location-based Experience
CD Projekt Red announced it's working with Zero Latency VR to bring Cyberpunk 2077 to out-of-home VR destinations.
Zero Latency VR calls...
Meta is Releasing 2 New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses for Prescription Wearers, Starting at $500
Meta and eyewear partner EssilorLuxottica announced two new "optical-forward" pairs of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which are said to support...
Virtual Hangout ‘Rec Room’ is Permanently Closing in June, Assets Reportedly Acquired by Snap
Rec Room, one of VR's most prominent social platforms, is shutting down in June, with its creators noting they...
Meta Slated to Launch Two New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, According to FCC Filing
Meta and EssilorLuxottica appear to be preparing two new Ray-Ban smart glasses for launch, according to US Federal Communication Commission...
‘The Boys: Trigger Warning’ Review – A Bloody Power Fantasy That Pulls Too Many Punches
The Boys: Trigger Warning feels like a game caught between two priorities: delivering a brutal, irreverent VR adaptation of...
New Vision Pro App Bets on Apple’s Persona Avatars to Form Genuine Connections
AuraTap is an upcoming social network for Vision Pro users, which hopes to get members forming genuine connections by...
Everything Announced at the Spring 2026 VR Games Showcase
The fifth iteration of the VR Games Showcase just wrapped up, delivering massive new game reveals including the reveal...
‘PAYDAY: Aces High’ VR Game Announced for Quest & PC VR, Reveal Trailer Here
During the VR Games Showcase today, Fast Travel Games revealed PAYDAY: Aces High, an upcoming VR co-op heist game set...
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‘Moss’ Developer Polyarc Lays Off Two-Thirds of Studio Following “major project” Cancellation
Polyarc, the studio behind VR puzzle-platformer series Moss, announced it's significantly reducing the size of the company, marking another VR...
Meta Inches Into Health Wearables with New Food Logging Feature for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta announced it's pushing an update to Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta smart glasses that's slated to make nutrition tracking...
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ is Officially Coming to VR Soon as a Co-op Location-based Experience
CD Projekt Red announced it's working with Zero Latency VR to bring Cyberpunk 2077 to out-of-home VR destinations.
Zero Latency VR calls...
Meta is Releasing 2 New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses for Prescription Wearers, Starting at $500
Meta and eyewear partner EssilorLuxottica announced two new "optical-forward" pairs of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which are said to support...
Virtual Hangout ‘Rec Room’ is Permanently Closing in June, Assets Reportedly Acquired by Snap
Rec Room, one of VR's most prominent social platforms, is shutting down in June, with its creators noting they...
Meta Slated to Launch Two New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, According to FCC Filing
Meta and EssilorLuxottica appear to be preparing two new Ray-Ban smart glasses for launch, according to US Federal Communication Commission...
‘The Boys: Trigger Warning’ Review – A Bloody Power Fantasy That Pulls Too Many Punches
The Boys: Trigger Warning feels like a game caught between two priorities: delivering a brutal, irreverent VR adaptation of...
Watch The VR Games Showcase Right Here at 9AM PT
The next edition of the VR Games Showcase is nearly here, bringing another heaping dose from VR’s leading Direct-style...
VR Design Unpacked: The Incredible Details of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’
In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the details of Half-Life:...
Meta Strikes Against Quest’s Most Prominent Outlet for Pirated VR Games
One of the most prominent VR game piracy groups has been shut down following a DMCA notice which was...
‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ PSVR 2 Gameplay Revealed Ahead of April Update
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is getting its 'Sim 5' update soon, which is slated to bring PSVR 2 support...
Meta Shows Confidence in EMG Input for Wearables by Funding Six External Studies
Meta announced it's tapped six external teams to receive a research grant in order to advance work on its...
Ubisoft Ends Game Development at Studio Behind ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’
Ubisoft is ceasing game development at Red Storm Entertainment, the long-running studio behind Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (2023).
According to...
NVIDIA’s Cloud Gaming Now Supports up to 90 FPS on Quest, Vision Pro & Pico Headsets
Nvidia announced back at GDC earlier this month that it was upping framerate on its GeForce NOW cloud gaming...
XR Startup Lynx Appears to Enter Liquidation Proceedings Ahead of R2 Headset Launch
The company behind Lynx has entered liquidation proceedings ahead of launch of its upcoming Lynx-R2 XR headset, which is targeted...
Meta to Keep Existing ‘Horizon Worlds’ VR Experiences on Life Support for Time Being
Meta previously announced it was shuttering the VR version of Horizon Worlds, but now it seems the company has changed...
PSVR 2 Team Shooter ‘Firewall Ultra’ is Shutting Down in September
Firewall Ultra (2023), the tactical team shooter for PSVR 2, is officially set to go offline just three years...
Meta is Permanently Shuttering the VR Version of ‘Horizon Worlds’ in June
Last month, Meta announced Horizon Worlds was going "almost exclusively mobile", which included removing Worlds suggestions and generally deemphasizing...
VR Games Showcase Returns March 24th With ‘The Boys: Trigger Warning’, ‘Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR’,...
The VR Games Showcase is returning for its first show of 2026! Our Direct-style celebration of new games, trailers,...
‘The Boys: Trigger Warning’ Comes to Quest Next Week, Gameplay Trailer Here
Amazon’s hit TV series ‘The Boys’ is coming to VR in an immersive adventure called The Boys: Trigger Warning, which...
PSVR 2 Reportedly “jailbroken” for PC, Hackers Claim Eye-tracking and Haptics Unlock
A hardware hacker group previously behind the PSVR2Toolkit says it's effectively "jailbroken" PSVR 2 for PC.
When Sony released its...
Quest Reached Record Number of Users in 2025, Pushing 100 VR Apps Over $1M in Gross...
Meta's Director of Games Chris Pruett revealed that Quest usage hit an all-time high in 2025, which helped over...
Bandai Namco’s Hit Puzzle Platformer Series ‘Little Nightmares’ Comes to VR in April, Trailer Here
Bandai Namco announced that its hit puzzle-platformer franchise Little Nightmares is coming to VR in April.
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is slated...