Valve is “still working on VR and still pushing forward on it”

Valve is “still working on VR and still pushing forward on it”

Valve unveiled its Steam Deck OLED late last week, offering up a hardware refresh for the first time since the company launched the handheld gaming device last year. While the company has been full steam ahead on handhelds and developing Steam OS, Valve says it’s “still pushing forward” on VR. Valve ostensibly has a standalone

Meta Reportedly to Return to China, Spearheading with Cheaper VR Headset

Meta Reportedly to Return to China, Spearheading with Cheaper VR Headset

After 14 years of being sanctioned from operating in mainland China, Meta is set to return to the country with the help of a new, lower-priced version of its VR headset, the Wall Street Journal  reports. Meta’s planned return is thanks to a deal—allegedly still in preliminary stages—with China’s Tencent, the world’s largest videogame company and

‘STRIDE: Fates’ Review – The Parkour Campaign We’ve Been Waiting For

‘STRIDE: Fates’ Review – The Parkour Campaign We’ve Been Waiting For

STRIDE (2021) offers up the sort of parkour action you’d expect from a VR-native version of Mirror’s Edge (2008), replete with jumping across dangerous urban chasms, wall-running, and shooting your way past a bunch of roof-walking goons. While previously slated to arrive as DLC to the original game, developer Joy Way has now released the campaign

Report: Pico to Layoff “hundreds” as Company Shifts Focus to Hardware

Report: Pico to Layoff “hundreds” as Company Shifts Focus to Hardware

There were rumors circulating late last month that TikTok parent company ByteDance was set to spin down its China-based VR headset company, Pico Interactive. While the company dismissed those rumors, a new Reuters report maintains Pico is soon set to lay off teams focused on sales, videos and platform operations, which could affect “hundreds” of employees.

‘Vertigo 2’ Final Content Update Coming This Week with Level Editor, New Playable Characters & More

‘Vertigo 2’ Final Content Update Coming This Week with Level Editor, New Playable Characters & More

Vertigo 2 (2023), the Half-Life-inspired sci-fi adventure, is getting what the developer describes as the game’s “only content update” in the soon-to-launch ‘Bottomless Update’, which ought to keep you busy well after the credits roll. Slated to release on November 10th, the Bottomless Update is set to include three new features which developer Zach Tsiakalis-Brown