‘Disembodied’ is an Inventive Platformer for Quest That’s All About Hand-tracking

Disembodied is a unique platformer coming to Quest that answers the question: how do you build a ‘traditional’ game entirely around hand-tracking? Retroactively adding hand-tracking to existing games is a bit of…

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High-flying Co-op Adventure ‘Windlands 2’ is Finally Coming to PSVR 2 Next Week

Windlands 2 (2018), the co-op platforming adventure from Psytec Games, is finally making its way to PSVR 2 next week. Both the original Windlands (2016) and Windlands 2 have been available on the…

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Apple Unveils New Immersive Video Series and Films Coming to Vision Pro

Apple is launching a new slate of immersive video content for Vision Pro using Apple Immersive Video, a 180-degree video format combining 8K 3D video and spatial audio for immersive…

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Meta Reportedly in Talks with Ray-Ban Maker to Deepen XR Ties via Minority Stake in Company

Meta is reportedly in talks with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica to take a minority stake in the company. The move is seen as doubling down on a partnership that created the…

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‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ Follow-up Coming to Quest This Fall, Trailer Here

Corptopia Studios, developer behind VR puzzle-adventure Down the Rabbit Hole (2020), announced the release of a follow-up title that takes you back to the game’s winding chasm of enigmatic dioramas. Called…

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Netflix Discontinues Quest App Following Browser Streaming Quality Bump

Netflix has pulled its video streaming app from the Quest content store. As first reported by UploadVR, the long-neglected Netflix app for Quest is now gone from the store. If you already…

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Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software

Google announced that Blocks, the 3D asset creation tool released for VR in 2017, is following in the footsteps of Tilt Brush by going open source. Google announced the news in a blogpost,…

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Bigscreen Beyond’s Long-awaited Audio Strap to Begin Shipping Next Month

Bigscreen announced that Beyond, its slim form factor PC VR headset, is finally getting its long-awaited Audio Strap starting next month. Bigscreen Beyond initially shipped in late 2023 with promises…

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Beleaguered VR MMO ‘Zenith’ Ceases Development Due to Low User Retention

Ramen VR, the studio behind Zenith: The Last City, announced it’s ceasing development on the VR MMORPG, citing a struggle to retain players. The studio announced the news in a…

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Upcoming Arena Shooter ‘Frenzies’ Brings ‘Fracked’ Gunplay & Multiplayer Madness to Quest & PSVR 2

Creating a great arena shooter is hard, as many VR developers can attest. Gaining critical mass is important to keeping the casual ‘jump-in, jump-out’ style gameplay quick and fresh, and…

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