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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – July 2023

While Meta doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of July 2023. […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

‘Viewfinder’ Probably Won’t Get VR Support, But a Standalone Game Isn’t Out of the Question

Viewfinder launched today across PlayStation 5 and Steam, bringing its perspective-shifting first-person puzzling to traditional monitors. Ever since we saw the demo pop up on Steam earlier this year though, it was pretty apparent the mind-bending indie title would make for a great VR game. If you were hoping for VR support though, you’re probably […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

Ubisoft to Support Haptic Vest in ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’, But No Word Yet on ‘Nexus’ VR Game

Earlier this month Ubisoft announced a new brand deal with haptic clothing creator OWO, which produces a thin and light shirt featuring electrode-based haptics. Strangely enough, the partnership isn’t targeted at the upcoming VR game Assassin’s Creed Nexus, but rather the non-VR game Assassin’s Creed Mirage. OWO’s haptics provide 10 electrified zones around the user’s […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

Luxury Brand Valentino Launches Meta Avatar Clothing

Meta and Italian luxury brand Valentino have partnered to launch a new line of digital clothing on the company’s Avatar Store. When the Meta Avatars Store launched in late 2022, the company offered digital outfits from a number of luxury clothing brands, including Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne. Now the prestigious Roman fashion house is among them, bringing a […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

Apple Reportedly Departs from Tradition with Creation of Dedicated XR Product Team

According to a Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman, Apple is changing things up with the creation of a new Vision Products Group (VPG), which is tasked with developing the company’s recently unveiled mixed reality headset, Vision Pro. The report maintains that with the creation of VPG, Apple is departing from its “functional” management structure, which […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

17. Juli 2023

‘Space Salvage’ is a Retro Sci-fi Space Sim Coming to Quest & PC VR This Year

Space Salvage is an upcoming single-player VR space flight game that’s all about collecting trash and fighting enemy factions. In space! Developed by UK indie studio Fruity Systems, Space Salvage tosses you into the corporate sci-fi landscape as a small cog trying to rise up the ranks of Space Salvage Corporation (SSC). The studio says that while […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

One of PC’s Greatest VR Games Since ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Coming to PSVR 2 Later This Year

Vertigo 2 (2023), the critically acclaimed shooter adventure, is officially on its way to PSVR 2. Perp Games announced during its VR Summer Showcase that it’s partnered with developer Zach Tsiakalis-Brown of Zulubo Productions to bring the Half-Life-style sci-fi shooter to PSVR 2. Both a digital and physical release is said to arrive sometime “later […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

15. Juli 2023

Sales of Valve’s Index Headset Are Waning After Years of Surprising Longevity

Valve’s Index VR headset is now more than four years old. Despite its age, the headset continued to sell at a surprising rate over the years—but as they say, nothing lasts forever. Valve launched Index with the goal of setting the bar for PC VR headsets to beat. And by many measures it accomplished that […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

14. Juli 2023

Late to PSVR 2, ‘Beat Saber’ Continues to Dominate Most Downloaded Charts

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Beat Saber, VR’s favorite block-slashing rhythm game, came to PlayStation VR 2 well past the headset’s February 2023 launch, coming to Sony’s latest VR headset in late May. And while Beat Saber topped the May charts within only one week of being available on PSVR 2, it seems the long-standing VR favorite is showing no signs […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden