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Monday, June 23, 2025

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

VR Treadmill Company Virtuix Raised Another $3M in Crowd Investments, Now at $200M Valuation

— VR treadmill company Virtuix launched a crowd-based investment campaign late last year to further scale Omni One, its consumer-focused VR locomotion device. Now, the campaign’s second phase (Series B-...

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Quest’s Mega Summer Sale Begins, Bringing up to 50% Off Top VR Titles

— Meta kicked off its big ‘Mega Summer Sale‘ on Quest this past weekend, bringing deep savings to VR games, apps, and DLC packs until June 29th. There are currently hundreds of games on sale, ranging fr...

Sunday, June 22, 2025

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

The XR Week Peek (2025.06.22): Meta launches glasses with Oakley, Meta Quest 3S XBOX leaked, and more!

— These are my last hours in the US! I’m starting to write this newsletter that literally in an hour, I’m going to the airport to return back to Europe. But I’m not returning to Italy, but I’m going to ...

Friday, June 20, 2025

UploadVR / David Heaney

Quest 3S Xbox Edition Box Seemingly Leaks, Rumored To Launch Next Week

— A Quest 3S Xbox Edition box has seemingly leaked, a year after Meta teased a limited-edition Quest "inspired by Xbox", and it's rumored to launch next week.

Road to VR / Ben Lang

Snap Inc. & Niantic’s New Partnership Could be a Big Moment for City-scale AR Positioning and Experiences

— Snap Inc., the company behind the Snapchat social app and Spectacles AR glasses, has teamed up with Niantic Spatial to bring accurate geospatial capabilities to the Snapchat and Spectacles platforms. ...

UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites

The Smurfs - Flower Defense Hands-On: An Adorable Strategy Game On Quest

— Meet the Smurfs at flower scale in their adorable new Quest strategy game.

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Undead Citadel Reaches PlayStation VR2 Next Week

— Undead Citadel, a medieval-era VR action game, arrives next week on PlayStation VR2.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Meta Reveals Oakley Smart Glasses, Promising Better Video Capture & Longer Battery Life at $400

— Meta today revealed its next smart glasses built in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica— Oakley Meta Glasses. As a part of the extended collaboration, Meta and EssilorLuxottica today unveiled Oakley M...

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

Hands-on: Prophesee enables eye tracking with very low power consumption

— At AWE, I have been able to go hands-on with a new way to perform eye tracking, which is with event cameras from Prophesee. What are event cameras? Before sharing my hands-on impressions, it’s a good ...

UploadVR / David Heaney

Oakley Meta Glasses Have Double The Battery Life Of Ray-Bans & Capture 3K Video

— Oakley Meta glasses were just announced. They have double the battery life of Ray-Ban Meta and capture 3K video, compared to 1080p.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

VRMMO ‘Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist’ to Launch Kickstarter Next Week

— Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist is slated to launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign next week, aiming to revive the fun of recently shuttered VR MMO Orbus VR. Coming June 24th, the Eldramoor Kickstar...

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Japan’s TDK Acquires Smart Glasses Maker SoftEye to Advance Wearable AI Tech

— TDK, the Japan-based electronic component and software company, announced it’s acquired SoftEye, the US-based smart glasses hardware and software maker. TDK calls the acquisition of SoftEye a “key mil...

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

The Thrill Of The Fight 2 Major Update Adds Casual Matches & New Venue

— The Thrill of the Fight 2 received its first major update since entering early access, adding casual boxing matches and a new venue.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

UploadVR / Don Hopper

Pinball FX VR Explores Two New Tables With Tomb Raider DLC

— Explore the Secrets of Croft Manor and embark on the Adventures of Lara Croft in Pinball FX VR with the Tomb Raider Pinball DLC.

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

VR Survival Game Neolithic Dawn Heads For Early Access On Quest Soon

— Neolithic Dawn offers physics-based crafting in an open world VR survival game, arriving next week in early access on Quest.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Vast's Haven-1 VR Experience Puts You Inside The First Commercial Space Station

— Vast's VR experience puts you inside Haven-1, set to be the first-ever private sector space station next year. It's available on Quest, Apple Vision Pro, and PC VR.

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

A quick interview to Philip Rosedale about the metaverse, MR, and AI

— The day before yesterday, for the first time in my life, I had the opportunity to sit down with Philip Rosedale and spend some time with him. Philip is now back as CTO of Linden Lab (hence, of Second ...

UploadVR / David Heaney

Samsung's Headset Will Reportedly Ship In October - To South Korea

— Samsung's Android XR headset will launch in South Korea on October 13, NewsPim reports, with a "sequential" global rollout.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

First Look at PSVR 2 Sense Controllers Working on Vision Pro

— Apple confirmed at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last week that Vision Pro is set to support PSVR 2 Sense controllers when visionOS 26 launches this Fall. While still in developer beta, Y...

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Real VR Fishing Will Head To Oceania In Latest World Tour DLC

— Real VR Fishing heads for Australia and New Zealand in next week's Oceania DLC on Quest.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Prada Meta Glasses Are Reportedly Coming Too

— Prada Meta glasses are coming too, in addition to the existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses and soon-to-launch Oakley Meta glasses, CNBC reports.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Climate Station Explores Climate Changes Through An Interactive Story On PS VR2

— Climate Station, a free interactive story focused on climate change developed by Sony, is out now on PlayStation VR2.

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

I did Bungee Jumping in VR and it was crazy fun

— I guess you’ve heard it: the funniest experience on the AWE showfloor was “Anywhere Bungee VR” by the Japanese company Logilicity. Of course, I’ve tried it. I want to tell you more about this experien...

UploadVR / Luis Aviles

I Am Cat Now Has Multiplayer

— VR hit I Am Cat now has multiplayer, letting players roam free in a pirate map with friends.

UploadVR / Richie Shoemaker

Alliance Peacefighter Aims For The Stars With Frantic Space Action And Great Controls

— Alliance Peacefigher pays tribute to Wing Commander with a smooth, fast-paced space dogfighter, and it's out today for PC VR.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Meta Teases AI Generation Of Entire Horizon Worlds Coming "Very Soon"

— Meta Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor is getting AI Environment Generation "very soon", teased to let creators generate entire worlds from a text prompt.

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Escaping Wonderland Takes The Whimsical Adventure To Steam & PS VR2

— Whimsical first-person puzzle adventure Escaping Wonderland arrives today on Steam and PlayStation VR2.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

‘Beat Saber’ to End PSVR & PSVR 2 Updates Starting Today, Multiplayer Shuts Down in 2026

— Meta-owned Beat Games announced its block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2019) will no longer receive updates on PSVR and PSVR 2 starting today, with multiplayer slated to go offline early next year...

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Beat Saber Is Ending PlayStation VR & PS VR2 Support

— Beat Saber won't release any new content on PlayStation VR and PS VR2, and multiplayer will shut down for both headsets in January.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

‘Into the Radius’ Studio to Release Time-Bending Puzzle ‘UnLoop’ on Quest & PC VR in September

— CM Games, the studio behind the Into the Radius series, announced it’s releasing its next game UnLoop in September, bringing single-player puzzles with a unique time-looping twist. As a spy infiltrati...

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Meta-owned Dev Team of ‘Onward’ is Being Dismantled Following Major Game Update

— Onward (2020), the tactical mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, got its big 2.0 update in March, bringing improved visuals and a host of new content to the game. Now, Downpour Intera...

Road to VR / Ben Lang

Vision Pro’s New Personas Are a Big Improvement, But How Will They Scale to Smaller Headsets?

— Apple is bringing a huge visual upgrade to its Persona avatars on Vision Pro in VisionOS 26. After seeing the new system first-hand, it’s hard not to be impressed. But a major question remains—how wil...

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Thief VR Studio's Next Game Based On "Flagship IP" From Major Movie

— A new job listing confirms Maze Theory's next game after Thief VR is based on a "flagship IP" in collaboration with a major movie.

UploadVR / David Heaney

OpenXR Spatial Entities Extensions Standardize Surfaces, Markers, Anchors & Persistence

— The new OpenXR Spatial Entities Extensions standardize surface detection, marker tracking, spatial anchors, and persistence.

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Meta Ceases Onward Development & Merges Downpour Into Camouflaj

— Meta has ended Onward's development and merged Downpour Interactive into the Batman: Arkham Shadow studio Camouflaj.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Meta's Spatial SDK For Engine-Free Quest Development Has Got Significant Upgrades

— Since launching it in September, Meta has made significant improvements to its Spatial SDK that lets developers build Quest apps without a game engine.

UploadVR / Don Hopper

Five Classic Oculus Rift Gems You Should Play Right Now

— VR gaming has come a long way since the days of the Oculus Rift CV1, and we're looking back at some early PC VR gems.

UploadVR / David Heaney

DAZN Gives US Quest Owners A Free 3D Tabletop View Of The FIFA Club World Cup

— Quest owners in the US can watch all FIFA Club World Cup games for free, including a 3D tabletop representation, and the finals will be streamed in 180°.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Vuzix Secures $5M Investment as Veteran Smart Glasses Maker Sets Sights on Consumers

— Vuzix, the veteran smart glasses maker, announced it’s secured a $5 million investment from Quanta Computer, the Taiwan-based ODM and major Apple assembler. The latest investment was the second tranch...

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Badminton Time VR Arrives Today On PlayStation VR2

— Badminton Time VR brings the multiplayer arcade sports game to PlayStation VR2 today.

UploadVR / Ian Hamilton

Jigsaw Night Is A Master Class In Interaction Design For Mixed Reality And VR

— Jigsaw Night from a single developer demonstrates what Horizon OS can do, from Shared Spatial Anchors to LIV.

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

The XR Week Peek (2025.06.16): Meta and Oakley to release glasses on Friday, Snap to launch Specs in 2026, and more!

— A big hello from Cupertino, the city of Apple, here in the Silicon Valley! I’ll stay here a week to have meetings before going to Berlin to be a mentor at XRCC. I hope my time in the Bay Area will be ...

Monday, June 16, 2025

UploadVR / David Heaney