Road to VR

It looks as though Valve is actually gearing up to release Steam Frame, as user setup videos have leaked showing off unboxing and first-time user experience with Valve’s first standalone VR headset. As first reported by Steam Hardware Updates on X, the ARM Steam Client got an update this week that contained a number of […] The post Steam Frame Unboxing & Setup Videos Leak, Pointing to Imminent La…

XREAL today announced that XREAL AURA, the first AR glasses running Google’s Android XR operating system, has now surpassed 10,000 global reservations. Xreal says the reservation milestone for the company’s latest flagship AR glasses has shown “strong early demand across consumers, developers, and enterprise customers,” as the initial $99 reservation offer for a $199 launch […] The post XREAL AUR…

Pico’s Vision Pro competitor is set to debut at a special event in Beijing early next month, which is now officially named Pico Space Pro. As first reported by Chinese outlet Nweon, Pico Space Pro is suspected to be the company’s Project Swan standalone VR headset, which the company first teased in March. While Pico […] The post Pico’s Vision Pro Competitor Gets Official Name and Debut Date appea…

CM Games announced its VR survival shooter Into the Radius 2 is officially leaving early access on Quest 3 and Quest 3S next week, bringing along with it a host of new (to Quest) content. First launched on PC VR headsets in late 2024, Into the Radius 2 actually already left early access on Steam […] The post ‘Into the Radius 2’ Leaves Quest Early Access Aug 27, Including Campaign & New Content ap…

Finding PC VR mods has always meant wading through a patchwork of Discord threads, news articles and GitHub repositories. Thanks to a new PCVR Central database though, you can now find it all in one place. The News Reddit user ‘camracks’ launched the PCVR Central database last week, aiming to be the one searchable place […] The post How to Find Every Major PC VR Mod in One Place appeared first on…

Announced during the VR Games Showcase, Flat2VR Studios revealed it’s collaborating with Squanch Games to again work its flatscreen-to-VR magic on the comedic sci-fi shooter, High on Life (2022). The official VR port is targeting Meta Quest, PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets. In the announcement video (seen below), we get a behind-the-scenes look at some […] The post ‘High on Life’ is Getting an Offici…

The VR Games Showcase’s second anniversary event just wrapped up, delivering massive new game announcements. Missed the show? Fear not – we’ve wrapped up every announcement for you right here, including all trailers show in both the main and pre-show. Enjoy! VR Games Showcase Main Show Titles 1. Total Chaos VR Revealed For Meta Quest […] The post Everything Announced at the August 2026 VR Games S…

FarBridge, the Austin-based studio behind Quest strategy Homeworld: Vast Reaches (2024), has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help support the development of a flatsceen entry in the Job Simulator series. The News Called Job Simulator: Human Relations, the officially licensed flatscreen co-op physics game is set to be developed in collaboration with Owlchemy Labs, the IP holder and […] The pos…

Breakout VR rhythm game Beat Saber has been priced at $30 ever since its 2019 launch, and has never once gone on sale since. In a surprising move, Meta has quietly slashed the price of Beat Saber to $20 on Quest, SteamVR, and PSVR 2. The News Beat Saber is one of the best selling […] The post Hit VR Game ‘Beat Saber’ Gets First Price Cut After 7 Years, and I Think I Know Why appeared first on Roa…

Crementif released the ‘BetterVR’ mod for Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) last December, bringing full 6DOF support and motion controls to the game on PC VR headsets. Now, nearing the mod’s 1.0 launch, not only has BetterVR gotten even better, but Crementif teased a Mario Kat 8 (2014) VR mod […] The post ‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ VR Mod Nears 1.0 Release, ‘Mario Kart 8…

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced they’re bringing a handful of live baseball games to Vision Pro, with livestreamed games starting on August 28th. When Apple initially announced the number of games it had licensed in the August baseball schedule, it wasn’t clear whether Apple TV subscribers would get any immersive games to round […] The post Apple Brings Live MLB Games to Vision Pr…

Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at the game Electronauts and what it can teach us about smart VR interface design. Editor’s Note: Electronauts was released eight years ago this week! It was featured in the pilot episode of Inside XR Design. Incredibly, Electronauts still has a lot […] The post VR Design Unpacked: Everyone Should Know …