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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Virtuix Goes Public During a Turbulent Moment for Consumer VR

— VR treadmill creator Virtuix is going public, as its Class A ordinary shares will start trading today on the Global Market tier of the Nasdaq. The company’s stock market debut comes as consumer VR inv...

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Studio Behind VR Hit ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ Lays Off 25% of Staff, Raises DLC Price Moving Forward

— Mighty Coconut, the indie studio behind Walkabout Mini Golf (2020), announced it’s reduced headcount by 25% n addition to raising future DLC prices to offset costs. Might Coconut founder Lucas Martell...

Monday, January 26, 2026

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Meta CTO: Metaverse Efforts Led to a “lack of focus” on Quest “at expense of user experience”

— Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth offered the first bit of insight into the company’s recent Reality Labs shakeup, publicly acknowledging that Meta’s metaverse efforts suffered from a “lack of focus” that ulti...

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

The XR Week Peek (2026.01.26): Boz talks about the layoffs, Lynx unveils R2 headset, and more!

— I hope your week has been great. Let’s dig into the most interesting XR news you may have missed! Top news of the week Boz talks about Meta’s shifting priorities Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, the CTO at Meta...

Road to VR / Road to VR

5 Lessons from Building ‘Bootstrap Island’: Best Practices for Creating Truly Immersive VR Worlds

— Every game is the result of thousands of choices. Some of these choices are creative, some technical, and some concern the scope and budget. After pouring sweat and tears into a project, there is noth...

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Perennial VR Classic ‘Job Simulator’ Hits 6 Million Installs, Averaging 600,000 Units Annually

— Google-owned XR studio Owlchemy Labs announced that its breakout VR hit Job Simulator (2016) has now surpassed six million installs. Job Simulator has been one of the most successful VR games over the...

Friday, January 23, 2026

UploadVR / Craig Storm

Attending Lakers Games In Apple Immersive Plays To VR's Strengths

— The Lakers in Apple Immersive points to the future of broadcasting.

UploadVR / Ian Hamilton

Walkabout Mini Golf Studio Mighty Coconut Course Corrects With Layoffs, $1 More For Future DLC

— Walkabout Mini Golf laid off some workers and announced a price increase for future DLC.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Meta CTO Explains Layoffs & Strategy Shift: "VR Is Growing Less Quickly Than We Hoped"

— In a series of interviews at Davos, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth explained why the company is reducing its investment in VR.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

VR Modder Luke Ross Removes All Mods Following ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ DMCA Takedown

— Luke Ross, the prolific VR modder, was recently involved in a DMCA takedown issued by CD Projekt for his paywalled Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, which the studio claims breaks its terms of service. Now, Ross...