‘Song in the Smoke’ Review – Thrilling Primeval Danger & Satisfying Crafting
Song in the Smoke is a prehistoric-flavored survival game that puts a clever, but not incredibly deep crafting system at its core. Far from damning, this introduces the sort of gameplay friction that will always leave you with just enough useable resources to move forward, but never enough to be comfortable as you explore the game’s […]

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Lynx R-1 MR Headset Kickstarter Comes to an End with Over $800,000
French startup Lynx launched a Kickstarter campaign for Lynx R-1 in October, a standalone MR headset which is capable of both VR and passthrough AR. Starting at €530 (or $500 if you’re not subject to European sales tax), the MR headset attracted a strong response from backers as it passed its initial funding goal in under 15 […]

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‘Waltz of the Wizard: Natural Magic’ Gets Massive ‘Powers’ Update, Bringing New Magic, Weapons & More
Waltz of the Wizard is a spell-casting VR experience that got much deeper with the entrance of the ‘Natural Magic’ expansion on Quest and SteamVR headsets in July, which fundamentally changed the game by bringing a new magic-based combat system and a massive dungeon to fight through. Now Iceland-based studio Aldin Dynamics has pushed out the game’s first big […]

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Facebook Allows Oculus Go to be “Repurposed” with Release of Unlocked OS
Facebook has made good on a promise to release an unlocked OS build for its discontinued Oculus Go headset which will allow it to be modified beyond what was originally possible with the device. Update (October 22, 2021: Facebook this week released the unlocked OS build for Oculus Go, its now discontinued standalone VR headset. […]

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‘Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond’ to Take up Around 45GB on Quest 2, Cross-buy Confirmed
Respawn Entertainment and Oculus are taking the PC VR game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020) and slimming it down to fit on Oculus Quest 2 for launch later this year. Make sure to clear out plenty of space though, as the game is slated to take up a around “40-45GB,” the developer says. Update (October 1st, […]

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HTC is Holding a Vive Product Event Just Ahead of Facebook Connect
HTC is gearing up to hold what seems to be a new product unveiling on October 14th, or just ahead of Facebook Connect on the 28th of that month. The company says we’ll be hearing about some “big news in a small package.” HTC announced the event on Twitter, saying it will take place on […]

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Hands-on: Rec Rally is Another Fun (and free) Slice of ‘Rec Room’ Magic
Rec Room is launching ‘Rec Rally’ on September 29th, which brings to the popular social VR platform a go-kart racer that feels like an awesome starting point for the studio’s first vehicle-based mini-game. We went hands-on so you can get a look at what to expect when it goes live on all supported platforms tomorrow. Matches serve […]

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One of VR’s Leading Developers Opens Publishing Arm Aimed at Small VR Teams
Fast Travel Games, the Sweden-based VR developer behind Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife (2021) and Apex Construct (2018), today announced it’s opening a publishing arm which is aimed at helping smaller teams to break into the VR games market. The publishing team will be led by Patrick Liu, a games industry veteran of more than 15 years. Before joining Fast Travel […]

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AR Glasses Creator Nreal Secures $100M Series C Financing to Expand Internationally
Chinese AR glasses startup Nreal announced it’s raised a fresh $100 million Series C financing round, something it says will be used for R&D and to fund wider international expansion. As first reported by CNBC, the latest round reportedly brings the company’s valuation to $700 million. That figure was obtained by an anonymous source with […]

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‘Resident Evil 4’ for Quest 2 to Release October 21st, Extended Gameplay Trailer Here
Just in time for Halloween, Oculus announced today that the VR port of the award-winning survival horror game Resident Evil 4 (2005) is set to release on October 21st. Resident Evil 4 is arriving exclusively on Oculus Quest 2 (re: not the original Quest) when it launches next month. The game has been completely reworked […]

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