‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Sells Off Gaming Division, Doubling Down on Geospatial AI & AR Tech

‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Sells Off Gaming Division, Doubling Down on Geospatial AI & AR Tech

Niantic, the company behind hit mobile game Pokémon Go (2016), announced the sale of its gaming division to Scopely for $3.85 billion, confirming a previous Bloomberg report. Furthermore, the company now says it’s focusing on advancing its AI-powered geospatial technology and AR tech. As a part of the deal, the Saudi Arabia-owned mobile game developer Scopely is taking

Metallica Comes to Vision Pro in Immersive Performance This Week

Metallica Comes to Vision Pro in Immersive Performance This Week

Apple announced it’s releasing an immersive concert experience from Metallica, landing exclusively on Apple Vision Pro this week. The concert experience, simply dubbed ‘Metallica’, captures a performance in Mexico City which took place during the second-year finale of the band’s M72 World Tour. It’s set to include classic Metallica songs ‘Whiplash’, ‘One’, and ‘Enter Sandman’.

‘Roboquest’ VR Port Shows New Look at Gameplay and Confirms Co-op Support

‘Roboquest’ VR Port Shows New Look at Gameplay and Confirms Co-op Support

Flat2VR Studios today showed off some fresh gameplay footage of Roboquest VR, its upcoming port of the titular fast-paced roguelite shooter. Like the original flatscreen Roboquest (2023) from RyseUp Studios, Flat2VR also confirmed Roboquest VR will similarly feature two-player co-op in addition to single player campaign. Set in a vibrant, cel-shaded world, Roboquest throws players into procedurally

‘HITMAN World of Assassination’ Comes to PSVR 2 This Month, A Chance at Redemption After Quest Blunder

‘HITMAN World of Assassination’ Comes to PSVR 2 This Month, A Chance at Redemption After Quest Blunder

Hitman World of Assassination is coming to PSVR 2, and we just got a fresh look at the action during the VR Games Showcase today, showing off some promising graphics that (hopefully) eclipses the series’ disastrous launch on Quest. Hitman World of Assassination—the bundle including HITMAN 1, HITMAN 2 and HITMAN 3—was initially supposed to arrive

Virtual Pet Simulator ‘Stay: Forever Home’ Launches on Quest in April, Trailer Here

Virtual Pet Simulator ‘Stay: Forever Home’ Launches on Quest in April, Trailer Here

VR pet simulator Stay: Forever Home is officially coming to Quest in April, bringing its loveable canine companion ‘Ember’ to both virtual and mixed reality.  Developer Windup Minds says Stay: Forever Home blends AR, VR, and unscripted AI to create a realistic companion that is unique to each player, resulting in a game that “loves you back.” Here’s

Viral Hit Horror Game ‘Slender: The Arrival’ Comes to Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR This Spring

Viral Hit Horror Game ‘Slender: The Arrival’ Comes to Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR This Spring

Slender: The Arrival (2013), the hit flatscreen game that pits you against the legendary Slender Man, is releasing on all major VR platforms this spring, coming alongside a fresh (and spine-tingling) new gameplay video. As revealed during the VR Games Showcase today, the game’s original developer Blue Isle Studios is tooling the game for VR, coming to

‘Township Tale’ Studio Reveals Upcoming Multiplayer Dungeon-crawler Extraction Game ‘Reave’

‘Township Tale’ Studio Reveals Upcoming Multiplayer Dungeon-crawler Extraction Game ‘Reave’

Alta, the studio behind open-world VRRPG A Township Tale (2021), revealed during the VR Games Showcase today more about its next VR game, a multiplayer dungeon-crawler called Reave. Previously revealed last year as ‘Project 2’, we now know the game is not only leaning into PvE, but also throwing in PvP for good measure, making for some deadly