Indie studio Chipo y Juan announced their Minority Report-inspired mixed reality game Detective VR is set to release on Quest next week. Coming to Quest 3 and 3S on February 27th, Detective VR is a narrative-based MR game that lets you control time, collect clues and interview witnesses in Passthrough mode— bringing the investigation to your
Meta announced its annual Connect developer conference is returning this year on September 17th-18th. While it’s probably still too early to speculate, there are a few things we’re hoping to hear about. Meta typically fills out its speaker schedule closer to Connect, which may give us a better idea of what to expect come September.
Another Axiom announced that Orion Drift, its follow-up to hit VR game Gorilla Tag, is set to launch in early access next week, coming to Quest 2 and above. Orion Drift has been in closed early access since late last year, letting up to 200 players take on an activity-packed social VR space while blasting
The year’s first VR Games Showcase is getting ready to kick off, coming March 11th and promising a load of VR game reveals, updates and new trailers. The livestream event promises to include new look at Hitman: World of Assassination running on PSVR 2, Roboquest VR, and Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR, as well as new
Toast Interactive, VR veteran studio behind Richie’s Plank Experience (2017) and Max Mustard (2024), announced it’s closing office and laying off a majority of staff. The Gold Coast, Australia-based studio revealed the news in an X post (seen below), noting that the “majority of our talented staff have suffered redundancies.” This follows the studio’s first layoff
AWE USA 2025 is set to include speakers from some of the biggest names in the XR industry, including Oculus & Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, along with Jason Rubin—one of the only remaining early Oculus executives—who is presently Meta’s Vice President of Metaverse Experiences. Also on the roster is Vicki Dobbs Beck, the vice president
3R Games, the studio behind Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street (2022), revealed the game has sold over 310,000 units on Quest alone. Announced in an X post last week, the studio says this includes sales across all supported Quest headsets—Quest 2, 3, 3S and Pro. Notably, the game is also available on PSVR 2. 3R Games
Embracer Group, the media conglomerate behind a host of game studios, announced in a recent financial report that Metro Awakening (2024) “underperformed” financial expectations. Developed by Embracer Group’s Vertigo Games, Metro Awakening brought the storied post-apocalyptic shooter franchise to VR for the first time, serving as the latest ‘AAA’ quality VR game to target all major headsets
Virtuix, the company known for its line of VR treadmills, announced it’s adding nine more VR games to its lineup of titles supported by its Omni One all-in-one system. The company says Omni One now supports over 55 titles, with its most recent additions including Arizona Sunshine Remake, Arizona Sunshine 2, and Into The Radius. Other newly added titles
Into the Radius 2, sequel to the popular post-apocalyptic shooter, is coming soon to Quest 3 in early access. Developer CM Games says the game is planned to release on Quest 3 and Quest 3S sometime in Q2 2025, priced at $40. Furthermore, the studio says the Quest version of Into the Radius 2 will “have the