‘Stranger Things VR’ Review – Artful But Boring Brand Engagement

‘Stranger Things VR’ Review – Artful But Boring Brand Engagement

Stranger Things VR is a visually intense retelling of the TV show’s last two seasons from VR pioneers Tender Claws, known for their weird and wild VR experiences Virtual Virtual Reality (2017) and The Under Presents (2019). While Stranger Things VR showcases the studio’s patently deft art direction, the game feels distinctly like an extended brand engagement experience that’s more

Sony Plans PC VR Compatibility for PSVR 2 Later This Year

Sony Plans PC VR Compatibility for PSVR 2 Later This Year

Today, on the one year anniversary of the release of PSVR 2, Sony announced it’s testing PC VR compatibility for PSVR 2, with plans to release some form of PC support for the headset this year. In a blog post commemorating the one year anniversary of PSVR 2, Sony highlighted upcoming content soon to launch

Prop Hunt-style VR Multiplayer ‘Mannequin’ Now in Open Alpha on Quest

Prop Hunt-style VR Multiplayer ‘Mannequin’ Now in Open Alpha on Quest

Fast Travel Games today launched the open alpha for Mannequin, its upcoming asymmetrical multiplayer VR game on Quest 2/3/Pro. First revealed in September, Mannequin promises to bring a 2v3 experience akin to a deadly game of cat and mouse, letting two elite Agents hunt three shape-shifting aliens, aka Mannequins. Somewhat like the ‘Prop Hunt’ mode from

Mozilla is Shutting Down Development on WebXR Social App ‘Hubs’

Mozilla is Shutting Down Development on WebXR Social App ‘Hubs’

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, shuttered most of its web-focused XR development back in 2020. At the time, the company’s web-based social VR app Hubs was spared from the chopping block. Now, after a new organization-wide restructuring, all development on Hubs is set to be wound down in May. Launched in 2018, Hubs is an

Apple Confirms 1,000+ Vision Pro Native Apps Now Available

Apple Confirms 1,000+ Vision Pro Native Apps Now Available

Need a floating calculator on your living room wall? There’s an app for that. Well, actually there are now several apps for that on Vision Pro, as the company confirmed its first mixed reality headset is now packing over a thousand visionOS-native apps. Apple’s SVP of Marketing Greg Joswiak posted on X (formerly Twitter) recently that the

‘Beat the Beats’ Brings Stylish Rhythm-Boxing First to PSVR 2 This Month

‘Beat the Beats’ Brings Stylish Rhythm-Boxing First to PSVR 2 This Month

The VR rhythm genre is getting kind of crowded, with many developers looking to replicate Beat Saber’s ‘hit the thing to the beat’ money machine. Enter Beat the Beats, a project indeed inspired by Meta’s seminal block-slashing game, although with its own flair that really seems to set it apart from the competition. The UK/Spain-based indie Parallel

Two Classic VR Games From Google’s VR Studio Coming Soon to Vision Pro

Two Classic VR Games From Google’s VR Studio Coming Soon to Vision Pro

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro. The studio’s seminal ‘Simulator’ franchise has had its fair share of success over the years, with both garnering over a million downloads across all major VR headsets. As testament