Top VR News
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
UploadVR / David Heaney
Meta Reportedly Plans To Open More Physical Stores
— Meta plans to open more retail stores, Business Insider reports. Currently there is one physical Meta Store in Burlingame, California, where the company sells Quest headsets and Ray-Ban smart glasses...
UploadVR / David Heaney
Team Beef Is Unofficially Porting Counter-Strike To Quest & Pico 4
— Team Beef is (unofficially) porting the PC gaming classic Counter-Strike 1.6 to Quest and Pico standalone headsets.
UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites
World War Z VR Prepares For The Fight Of Your Life Later This Year
— World War Z VR reimagines the original game with a new single-player FPS this summer on Quest and Steam.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Pimax Apologizes After Secret Social Media Incentive Program Sparks Astroturfing Concerns
— Brand ambassador and referral programs are everywhere, aiming to drive engagement and sales through influencers and loyal fans alike. But last week, Pimax crossed a line, the company publicly admitted...
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
An unofficial VR port of Counter-Strike 1.6 is coming to Meta Quest
— Team Beef, known for its standalone VR ports of classic games, is working on a VR version of Counter-Strike 1.6 for Quest and Pico headsets. The post An unofficial VR port of Counter-Strike 1.6 is com...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Co-op VR Game Coming to Quest & PC VR in 2026
— Cortopia Studios, the team behind GORN 2 (2025), announced it’s working on a ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ game which is slated to land on Quest and SteamVR headsets sometime next year. We haven’t se...
UploadVR / David Heaney
Insomniac Games Does Not "Have Plans" For PlayStation VR2 Games
— When asked about PS VR2 games in development, Sony's Insomniac Games responded "We do not have plans for this."
UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites
Narrative Shooter The Phoenix Gene Bursts Onto Quest Next Week
— The Phoenix Gene brings a narrative third-person shooter to Quest next week.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
UploadVR / David Heaney
D-Day: The Camera Soldier Is A New Kind Of Documentary On Apple Vision Pro
— D-Day: The Camera Soldier is a new kind of documentary out now on Apple Vision Pro, blending 3D video, immersive video, and rendered scenes.
Road to VR / Industry Direct
[Industry Direct] V-Nova Invites PC VR Users to Experience Next-gen VR Movie Format
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MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting their own VR game
— Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City will be released in 2026 for Meta Quest and PC VR. The post Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting their own VR game appeared first on MIXED Reality News.
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
VR Action Shooter Hard Bullet Finds A New Home On Quest 3
— Hard Bullet, the physics-based combat game inspired by Hong Kong action movies, is out now on Quest 3 and 3S.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
John Wick-inspired Shooter Sandbox ‘Hard Bullet’ Comes to Quest 3 Today, Trailer Here
— Gexagon, the developer behind early access PC VR shooter sandbox Hard Bullet, announced the game’s physics-based madness is finally available on Quest 3. Hard Bullet initially landed on Steam Early Ac...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Pioneering VR Spy Game ‘Unseen Diplomacy’ is Getting a Sequel This Year on Quest 3 & PC VR
— VR indie Triangular Pixels announced its pioneering room-scale VR spy game Unseen Diplomacy (2016) is finally getting a sequel, and it’s coming to Quest 3 and SteamVR headsets this year. Initially rel...
UploadVR / Ian Hamilton
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Coming To VR In 2026 On Quest & Steam
— The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will fight together in VR come 2026 from Gorn 2's developer.
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
Unseen Diplomacy 2: Spy Harder Promises New VR Espionage Thrills This Year
— Unseen Diplomacy 2: Spy Harder expands upon the roomscale espionage experience with a full campaign on Quest and PC VR.
UploadVR / David Heaney
PlayStation VR2 Is $350 For Sony's Days Of Play 2025 Sale
— From tomorrow, PlayStation VR2 with Horizon Call of the Mountain will be on sale for $350 for two weeks in Sony's Days of Play 2025 sale.
SkarredGhost / Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2025.05.27): Meta overhauls the Quest UI, Apple may launch its glasses in 2026, and more!
— I’m back in Italy, after my two-week trip to China (where I had a troubled story with my Quest). I’m happy to be back eating pasta, but I will miss the small restaurants with delicious Asian food that...UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites
Narrative Puzzler Epyka Makes Its PS VR2 Debut Next Week
— After initially launching on Quest, VR narrative puzzler Epyka arrives on PlayStation VR2 next week with native 120Hz support.
Monday, May 26, 2025
SkarredGhost / Skarredghost
My problems with Quest in China, and how I overcame them
— I am back in Italy after another interesting trip to China. You may have read some of my experiences with Chinese XR devices in my previous articles (like this one), and you will read a lot more in th...UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites
Psychological Horror Game FYR: The Lost Island Gets Prequel Demo On Steam
— FYR: The Lost Island aims to offer a narrative-driven horror game built specifically for PC VR, and a free prequel demo is now live.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
‘Superhot’ Spiritual Successor ‘COLD VR’ Gets a Blast of New Content Next Month in ‘SUB-ZERO’ Update
— COLD VR (2025) developer ALLWARE and publisher Perp Games announced their Superhot-inspired shooter is getting a host of updates next month in a new COLD VR: SUB-ZERO Edition. As a spiritual successor...
MIXED / Josef Erl
Pimax Crystal Super: New Ultrawide optics push VR field of view to 140 degrees
— The Crystal Super VR headset gets a new optical engine that significantly expands the horizontal field of view. The post Pimax Crystal Super: New Ultrawide optics push VR field of view to 140 degrees...
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
Les Mills XR Bodycombat Restores Previous Monthly Workouts With New DLC
— Les Mills XR Bodycombat is bringing back six endurance training sessions with today's Never Surrender DLC on Quest, Steam, and PS VR2.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
XR News Roundup: Audio Trip, Raindance Immersive, GORN 2 & More
— The XR News Roundup is here, bringing you further stories like next week's Neon Disco DLC launch for Audio Trip.
MIXED / Josef Erl
Meta Quest: With a little luck, you can experience the striking VR puzzle Connectome for free
— A unique VR game that combines art and puzzles will be released in a few days - we are giving away free keys for this special app. The post Meta Quest: With a little luck, you can experience the strik...
MIXED / Josef Erl
I went through the claustrophobic VR horror of Tunnels on Quest 3
— Tunnels, a new VR horror title, just landed on Meta Quest. Naturally, I had to see how deep the chills go in these VR mine shafts. The post I went through the claustrophobic VR horror of Tunnels on Qu...
Saturday, May 24, 2025
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
CleanSheet Pro Is A Subscription-Based VR Goalkeeping Sim Coming To Quest 3
— CleanSheet Pro is a subscription-based VR soccer sim for training goalkeepers, and the sequel arrives this year on Quest 3.
MIXED / Josef Erl
Meta Quest Charts: Long-awaited survival horror sequel crashes the Top 20
— Early Access favorite Into the Radius 2 finally lands on the Meta Quest charts, but Animal Company refuses to give up its crown. The post Meta Quest Charts: Long-awaited survival horror sequel crashes...
MIXED / Josef Erl
XR weekly round-up: Valve’s VR headset delayed to 2026, Meta Quest gets a new UI, and Xreal glasses go 6DoF
— Google shows display smart glasses, Apple's AR headset not until 2026, Xreal Eye turns One into 6DoF glasses and new UI for Quest... The post XR weekly round-up: Valve’s VR headset delayed to 2026, Me...
UploadVR / Ian Hamilton
Stanford Researchers Suggest 5 'Canonical' Findings About VR
— Researchers at Stanford suggest 5 "canonical" findings from 30 years of psychological experimentation in VR.
Friday, May 23, 2025
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
Into The Darkness Confirms Early Access PC VR Launch Next Week
— Physics-based action game Into The Darkness confirmed an early access launch next week for PC VR.
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
Mecha Force Gets Full Release On Quest And PC VR Launch
— Anime-inspired roguelite Mecha Force received its full release on Quest alongside a PC VR port.
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
The HL2 mod "Entropy: Zero" will get a fully-fledged VR mode
— The HL2 mod Entropy: Zero is getting a VR version based on the popular Half-Life 2: VR Mod. The post The HL2 mod "Entropy: Zero" will get a fully-fledged VR mode appeared first on MIXED Reality News.
UploadVR / David Heaney
Blumhouse Horrorverse Brings M3GAN & The Purge Experiences To Horizon Worlds
— Meta has partnered with Blumhouse to bring social VR experiences based on M3GAN, The Purge, and more to Horizon Worlds.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Meta is Testing a Quest UI Overhaul and 3D Instagram Photos in Latest Horizon OS Release
— Meta announced it’s now running a test in Quest’s latest Horizon OS release (v77) that overhauls the platform’s dock-based UI for a new launcher overlay. Additionally, Meta says some users will also s...
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
Tobii and Prophesee are developing a breakthrough eye tracking solution
— Tobii and Prophesee are working on event-based eye tracking for next-generation VR headsets and AR glasses. Here's why it matters. The post Tobii and Prophesee are developing a breakthrough eye tracki...
MIXED / Josef Erl
New VR sci-fi shooter Into The Darkness impresses with elaborate graphics and physics-based action
— With its appealing graphics and physics-based action, Into The Darkness VR is arousing curiosity - the Early Access launch is imminent. The post New VR sci-fi shooter Into The Darkness impresses with ...
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
Apple's first smart glasses set to arrive in 2026, taking aim at Meta
— Apple aims to launch a rival to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses by the end of 2026, Bloomberg reports. The post Apple's first smart glasses set to arrive in 2026, taking aim at Meta appeared first on MIXED R...
UploadVR / David Heaney
Apple Reportedly Plans To Launch Its Smart Glasses In Late 2026
— Apple plans to launch its competitor to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses in late 2026, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
UploadVR / Don Hopper
Mezmer Creates Mesmerizing Music Visualizations On Quest Headsets
— Mezmer brings mind-bending interactive music visualization to Quest headsets.
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
Meta Quest update introduces a revamped UI and 3D Instagram photos
— The first major Quest update in months introduces a new Navigator UI and a 3D effect for Instagram photos. However, it will take time for these features to roll out to all Quest users, as they are sti...
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
Alex And The Jets Offers Casual Mixed Reality Arcade Action On Quest
— Alex and the Jets is a lighthearted arcade game that turns your play space into a dogfight arena with mixed reality.
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
Out Of Sight VR Is Now Available On Steam Early Access
— Out of Sight VR, an atmospheric puzzle-adventure using a second-person perspective, is out now on Steam Early Access.
UploadVR / David Heaney
Meta Horizon OS v77 Tests Total UI Overhaul & Turning Instagram Photos 3D
— Meta is rolling out the Horizon OS interface overhaul to some Quest owners on the PTC, and will bring it to everyone "over the coming months".
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
COLD VR Gets Campaign Overhaul With Free SUB-ZERO Edition Update Soon
— COLD VR: SUB-ZERO Edition reworks the campaign and adds enhanced visuals in next month's free update, and we interviewed the developer to learn more.
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Valve Founder’s Neural Interface Company to Release First Brain Chip This Year
— Valve founder Gabe Newell’s neural chip company Starfish Neuroscience announced it’s developing a custom chip designed for next-generation, minimally invasive brain-computer interfaces—and it may be c...
UploadVR / David Heaney
Godot Now Has Rudimentary Support For Apple Vision Pro's visionOS
— Games made in the free and open-source engine Godot can now run in a window on Apple's visionOS, with immersive XR support planned for later this year.
UploadVR / Henry Stockdale
Neon Cipher Is A Sci-Fi Puzzle Platformer Inspired By Moss And Portal
— Neon Cipher, a new sci-fi puzzle action platformer inspired by Moss and Portal, arrives soon on Quest and PC VR.
UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites
V-Racer Hoverbike Is Speeding Onto Quest Next Month
— Previously released on Steam in 2018, high-speed racing game V-Racer Hoverbike is making its Quest debut next month.
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
Into the Radius 2 has launched into Early Access on Quest 3 - How does it run?
— Into the Radius 2 is now available in Early Access on Meta Quest 3. We've briefly tried it out. The post Into the Radius 2 has launched into Early Access on Quest 3 - How does it run? appeared first o...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
New Tobii Partnership Paves the Way for Next-gen Eye-tracking Tech in XR Headsets
— Eye-tracking company Tobii announced it’s partnering with Prophesee to develop its next-generation of eye-tracking for AR/VR headsets and smart glasses, which will be based on Prophesee’s unique event...
Road to VR / Scott Hayden
Google Releases Updated Preview of Android XR Development Tools
— Google has released its second Developer Preview of the Android XR software development kit (SDK) following its initial release late last year, introducing new features and improvements including wide...
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
Valve's new VR headset won't arrive until 2026, claims Lynx founder
— Lynx founder Stan Larroque claims to have seen Valve's new VR headset, but says he has heard that the device won't be released until 2026. The post Valve's new VR headset won't arrive until 2026, clai...
MIXED / Tomislav Bezmalinovic
