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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Lynx-R2 Headset Revealed With Surprisingly Wide Field-of-View in a Tiny Package
— Lynx has unveiled the Lynx-R2, a significant upgrade over its original R1 mixed reality standalone which aims to capture the enterprise and prosumers market. The France-based startup considers R2 is a...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Distance Technologies Reveals Military AR Goggles for Battlefield Awareness
— Distance Technologies has unveiled the Field Operator HUD (FOH), an AI-enhanced AR system designed for military vehicles ranging from light utility platforms to main battle tanks. FOH is said to combi...
UploadVR / Luis Aviles
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow Rolls Out Graphical Improvements
— Thief VR: Legacy Of Shadows continues to see polish with a new update focused on graphical improvements.
UploadVR / Luis Aviles
Guardians Frontline's New Update Adds User-Made Campaigns
— The new update in Guardians Frontline focuses on community content.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
SkarredGhost / Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2026.01.20): Meta performs layoffs in VR but doubles down on smartglasses, and more!
— The past few days have been pretty complicated for our XR ecosystem. In this newsletter episode, of course, I’ll talk a lot about the negative situation at Meta, but I’ll also leave space to other pie...Road to VR / Ben Lang
Sleeper Hit ‘UG’ Has Become One of Quest’s Most Popular and Top Earning Games in Less Than 6 Months
— While a flurry of VR studio cuts and closures in the last 12 months has painted a picture of a deeply struggling landscape for VR developers, modern Quest success stories have largely flown under the ...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
VITURE Calls XREAL Lawsuit “patent-troll-style” in Escalating AR Glasses IP Battle
— AR glasses maker XREAL is taking its competitor VITURE to court over a patent dispute, claiming that it’s selling and/or importing units into the US that infringe on its intellectual property. Viture ...
Monday, January 19, 2026
UploadVR / Luis Aviles
Memoreum Director Tries Patreon & Sideloading To Distribute New Quest Game
— Memoreum’s director is attempting Patreon and sideloading for an episodic Quest 3 project inspired by Starship Troopers.
UploadVR / David Heaney
Palmer Luckey: Meta Isn't Abandoning VR, Studio Closures "A Good Thing"
— Palmer Luckey thinks Meta closing its VR game studios is "a good thing for the long-term health of the industry", and that the narrative of it "abandoning" VR is "obviously false".
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Oculus Founder on Meta Cuts: “The ‘Meta abandoning VR narrative’ is obviously false”
— In light of Reality Labs’ reorganization, which has seen recent internal studio closures and layoffs, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey calls the doomer narrative “obviously false.” The News Luckey literal...
UploadVR / Craig Storm
Supernatural’s Uncertain Future Leaves VR Fitness Users Looking For Options
— Fitness with VR depends on habit, trust, and long-term commitment. Options for Supernatural subscribers are plenty.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ VR Mod Taken Down Following Legal Complaint, But There May Still Be Hope
— Luke Ross, the prolific VR modder, has been forced to remove his popular Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, citing legal concerns from CD PROJEKT. The News Ross released word via his Patreon on Saturday that Cybe...
SkarredGhost / Skarredghost
The Meta layoffs, the VR Winter, the XR outlook
— I took some time after the recent news to reflect on what happened and what the consequences may be for all of us. This article is the result of this thought process, and I hope it may offer you some ...Sunday, January 18, 2026
UploadVR / Ian Hamilton
Eye Tracking Is The Missing Piece In Mark Zuckerberg's VR Strategy
— Why did Meta take a pause on eye tracking after the Quest Pro?
UploadVR / Ian Hamilton
The Metaverse At All Costs: How Mark Zuckerberg Fumbled Oculus VR
— Why did Meta take a pause on eye tracking after the Quest Pro?Saturday, January 17, 2026
UploadVR / Ian Hamilton
Subject: Oculus Strategy (LONG)
— A letter from John Carmack from more than 10 years ago helps frame the layoffs endured at Meta this week.
Friday, January 16, 2026
UploadVR / Luis Aviles
Dark Fantasy RPG Legendary Tales Arrives On Quest
— Dark fantasy RPG Legendary Tales made the jump from PC VR to Quest this week.
Road to VR / Ben Lang
XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2025 and What They Mean for 2026
— The launch of Android XR, a newly announced headset from Valve, and major strategic shifts at Meta, are just the start of what made 2025 a significant year for the XR industry at large. 2026 will mark...
UploadVR / Ian Hamilton
Tarzan VR Delisted: 'Renewing The License For This IP Is Simply Not Commercially Viable'
— Fun Train is pulling its Tarzan VR game from storefronts at the end of the month.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Google’s Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Files Patent Lawsuit Against VITURE
— AR glasses maker XREAL has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States against affiliates of VITURE, its direct competitor. Filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, ...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
‘Batman: Arkham VR’ Sequel Cancelled Amid Meta XR Studio Closures
— Meta’s recent rash of studio closures means that the planned sequel to Batman: Arkham Shadow has also officially been cancelled. Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) was developed by Camouflaj, released exclu...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Meta is Deleting ‘Horizon Workrooms’ Next Month as Metaverse Ambitions Cool
— Meta announced it’s discontinuing Horizon Workrooms next month, its productivity-focused VR platform, marking another step in the company’s ongoing restructuring of its VR and metaverse strategy. Orig...
UploadVR / David Heaney
Meta Is Shutting Down Its Quest For Business Program
— Meta is shutting down its Quest for business program in 2030, ending sales of commercial SKUs next month, and reducing existing subscriptions to $0/month.
UploadVR / David Heaney
Meta Is Shutting Down Horizon Workrooms Next Month
— Meta is shutting down its Horizon Workrooms VR meeting software on February 16, with no direct replacement for its online meetings functionality.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
UploadVR / Ian Hamilton
Walkabout Tiki à Coco Reveals The Origins Of Mini Golf
— Tiki à Coco reveals the origin of mini golf in Walkabout's virtual reality.
UploadVR / David Heaney
Batman: Arkham Shadow Sequel Canceled As Camouflaj Sees Significant Layoffs
— Meta has canceled the Batman: Arkham Shadow sequel, UploadVR has learned, and conducted significant layoffs at Camouflaj, the developer of the first game.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Meta Aims to Double, Possibly Even Triple Smart Glasses Production This Year
— Meta and EssilorLuxottica are potentially set to double the expected production target for their smart glasses, according to a recent Bloomberg report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the repo...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Harry Potter VR Game Reportedly Cancelled Amid Meta Budget Cuts
— Meta has closed at least three of its XR studios, and seems to have also drastically reduced its budget for third-party Quest content too, reportedly including a now-cancelled Harry Potter VR title. T...
UploadVR / Mike Johnson
