One of VR’s Most Senior and Successful Studios is Laying Off 70% of Staff

One of VR’s Most Senior and Successful Studios is Laying Off 70% of Staff

Cloudhead Games, the veteran VR studio behind hit rhythm shooter Pistol Whip (2019), announced that it’s laying off 70% of staff, making for at least 37 affected employees. Cloudhead CEO Denny Unger released the news via a Bluesky post, explaining the decision was based a “downturn of the gaming industry, VR’s still nascent challenges, including a lack of

Magic Leap Signs Deal with Taiwan’s Pegatron, Strengthening AR Manufacturing Position

Magic Leap Signs Deal with Taiwan’s Pegatron, Strengthening AR Manufacturing Position

Magic Leap announced a manufacturing partnership with Pegatron, a major global electronics manufacturer, to scale production of AR glasses components, including Magic Leap’s waveguide technology. The News Under the agreement outlined in a press statement, Pegatron will apply its manufacturing capabilities to help turn Magic Leap’s optical designs into mass-produced components. Taiwan-based Pegatron specializes in

‘VRChat’ Breaks Concurrent User Record on New Year’s Eve

‘VRChat’ Breaks Concurrent User Record on New Year’s Eve

VRChat’s head of community says the popular social VR platform set a new concurrent user record over the New Year’s Eve celebrations. The News As first reported by UploadVR , VRChat’s head of community ‘Tupper’ detailed concurrent user numbers as they rolled in across the various Western Hemisphere time zones during the platform’s annual 24-hour

The Best VR Games of 2025 – Our Game of the Year Picks

The Best VR Games of 2025 – Our Game of the Year Picks

Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase. Those early platforms reshaped not just how players experienced games, but how studios thought about presence, interaction, and scale. Today’s VR games and experiences walk along that

Capcom Has “No Plans” for a VR Mode in ‘Resident Evil Requiem’

Capcom Has “No Plans” for a VR Mode in ‘Resident Evil Requiem’

Don’t get your hopes up for a VR adaptation of Resident Evil Requiem, the next survival horror from Capcom. The studio says it currently has “no plans” on the subject. The News As mentioned in a Q&A with the game’s producer Masato Kumazawa ( Minimap , via Reddit), Resident Evil Requiem isn’t aiming to release on VR headsets