Sense Arena Secures $3M to Expand Ice Hockey VR Training Tools, Add New Sports
VR ice hockey training company Sense Arena announced that it’s closed a $3 million investment round, something the startup says will be used to support continued development on its ice hockey training platform as well as expand to new sports. The funding round was led by J&T Ventures, and includes previous backers Miton and SYNER. […]

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Team-based Combat Game ‘World of Mechs’ Coming Exclusively to Quest 2 May 26th
A new squad-based online battle game called World of Mechs is coming exclusively to Meta Quest 2 on May 26th, and it’s promising a bevy of mechs to pilot. Developed by Studio 369 and funded by Meta’s Grant Program, World of Mechs lets you choose from 32 different mechs for online team battles that pits you against […]

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Report Details Apple MR Headset Design Challenges & Internal Hurdles
Apple is a notorious black box when it comes to internal projects, although sometimes details based on supply chain rumors shed a sliver of light on what might be happening with the company’s AR/VR headset behind closed doors. Much less common coming from Apple are direct internal leaks, however a report from The Information alleges […]

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Latest Quest 2 Update Brings Encrypted Messenger, Parental App Locks & More
Meta rolled out a new Quest update that brings to the headset some previously revealed stuff, such as app-based locks and tracking support for more keyboards, but also some new features too which the company hopes will instill more confidence in user privacy, including encryption for text and voice chats through Messenger and in-headset 3D […]

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‘Resident Evil 7’ & ‘Village’ Are Getting Near Perfect PC VR Support with This Unofficial Mod
If you’re looking to jump into either Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) or Resident Evil Village (2021) on a PC VR headset, you’ll need a mod to get your kicks. Now modder ‘Praydog’, who has developed a number of unofficial RE mods, says a new controller update is coming to both games soon which will bring full […]

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Meta CEO Teases Project Cambria’s Color Passthrough in New Video
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked a bit about the company’s upcoming high-end VR headset Project Cambria today and what it can do. The headset is still basically under wraps, however Zuckerberg showed off a bit of the experience of using the device, giving us a good look at Cambria’s color passthrough function, which allows it […]

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‘Kat Walk C2’ VR Treadmill Kickstarter Ends with Over $2M in Funding
Original Article (May 11th, 2022): Like the KAT Walk C, which launched on Kickstarter back in 2020, the so-called Kat Walk C2 lets users walk in place via a low-friction parabola and some slippy footwear. The newer model is said to include the ability to let users to run, jump, crouch, tilt from side-to-side, and […]

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New Kat Walk VR Treadmill Aims to Impress At-Home Users, Kickstarter Coming May 14th
Known for kickstarting its original Kat Walk VR treadmill in 2015, Kat VR is heading back to the crowdfunding platform to launch the second generation of its ‘Kat Walk C’ VR treadmill, which again promises to appeal to at-home consumers looking for more immersion. Like the KAT Walk C, which launched on Kickstarter back in 2020, the […]

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‘Rocket League’ Inspired VR Sport ‘Ultimechs’ is Going Free-to-Play, Beta Starts Today on Steam
Developers Resolution Games unveiled their upcoming VR sport Ultimechs in late 2021, bringing a very Rocket League-inspired experience combined with missile-firing robots. Now the studio is preparing to launch the futuristic sports game as a free-to-play title on VR platforms starting next month. Update (August 25th, 2022): Ultimechs is slated to launch as a free-to-play title on […]

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‘Ultimechs’ Looks Like ‘Rocket League’ with Missile-firing Robots, Gameplay Trailer Here
Developers Resolution Games unveiled their upcoming VR sport Ultimechs in late 2021, although it wasn’t clear from the cinematic trailer exactly what sort of game we were dealing with. Now the studio has tossed out its first gameplay trailer, showing off some very Rocket League-inspired action mixed with teleporting, missile-firing mechs. Ultimechs promises to serve up 2v2 […]

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