Meta announced it’s tapped six external teams to receive a research grant in order to advance work on its surface electromyography (sEMG) based wristband controller. Meta revealed in a blog post it’s launched a research funding initiative focused on improving how users learn and interact with sEMG systems, having chosen six universities out of 70 global
Ubisoft is ceasing game development at Red Storm Entertainment, the long-running studio behind Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR (2023). According to an internal memo viewed by GamesIndustry.biz , Ubisoft is shutting down game development at Red Storm Entertainment, which includes the loss of 105 jobs. While the studio is technically staying open, it’s no longer developing
Nvidia announced back at GDC earlier this month that it was upping framerate on its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service for VR headset streaming. Now the company has pushed the official update, which supports a host of popular standalone XR headsets. The update brings “up to 90 fps” to the cloud gaming service to all
The company behind Lynx has entered liquidation proceedings ahead of launch of its upcoming Lynx-R2 XR headset, which is targeted at both consumers and enterprise. According to French court documents, SL Process, the company behind Lynx, has officially entered judicial liquidation following a ruling by the Economic Activities Court of Nanterre, France. The legal notice was
Meta previously announced it was shuttering the VR version of Horizon Worlds, but now it seems the company has changed course, revealing that some experiences will still be accessible on Quest moving forward. Meta said earlier this week that it was removing Horizon Worlds and Events from the Store on Quest on March 31st, and shutting
Firewall Ultra (2023), the tactical team shooter for PSVR 2, is officially set to go offline just three years after its initial launch. Sony released an update to its original 2023 launch blogpost stating that Firewall Ultra will be “terminated and will no longer be available on September 17, 2026.” While the game does feature some
Last month, Meta announced Horizon Worlds was going “almost exclusively mobile”, which included removing Worlds suggestions and generally deemphasizing the immersive social platform on Quest. Now, the company says it’s pulling the plug on Quest support entirely in June. Update (March 19th, 2026): Contrary to its previous announcement, Meta has now revealed that some experiences
The VR Games Showcase is returning for its first show of 2026! Our Direct-style celebration of new games, trailers, and updates goes live on YouTube and right here on Road to VR on March 24th, 9am PT (convert to your timezone), with our indie pre-show kicking off shortly beforehand at 8:40am PT (convert to your
Amazon’s hit TV series ‘The Boys’ is coming to VR in an immersive adventure called The Boys: Trigger Warning, which is now slated to release next week. Developers ARVORE and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality announced The Boys: Trigger Warning is officially set to launch on March 26th on Quest and PSVR 2, which comes alongside a new trailer showing off
A hardware hacker group previously behind the PSVR2Toolkit says it’s effectively “jailbroken” PSVR 2 for PC. When Sony released its PC adapter for PSVR 2 in 2024, it released the headset from PS5 exclusivity, allowing users to play SteamVR games on VR-ready PCs for the first time. Still, Sony didn’t release enable every hardware capability