Our latest VR news roundup is live, featuring all the big stories from this week, plus some we previously missed that you won’t want to overlook.
Meta has scrapped plans for a Quest Professional 2 device, instead focusing on the development of an ultralight headset for its virtual reality offerings. The Meta Quest platform is streamlining its offerings by consolidating the official Meta Quest casting, PC VR, and remote desktop features into a single, intuitive application. The PTC construct of Quest v71 boasts a versatile passthrough cutout accommodating any keyboard, while Meta AI becomes available in the UK and Australia for the innovative Ray-Ban Meta Glasses. Play For Dream successfully demonstrated its high-performance capabilities through the low-latency performance of its headset. Meanwhile, Sightful has opted to discontinue production of its G1 Spacetop laptop computer. We reattempted the Immersed Visor, while Shiftall unveiled a cutting-edge headset.
Meta’s anticipated cloud-based gaming platform, reportedly codenamed ‘Avalanche’, has surfaced on the Oculus Quest store. Lasers Dance and Wanderer: The Fragments of Destiny, two eagerly anticipated projects, have unfortunately suffered delays. Two brand-new mobile games were released: Orion Drift for iOS, as well as Walkabout Mini Golf. Tales of intrigue unfold in the realm of virtual reality, where stories revolve around the Living Room, Metamorphosis VR, Silent Slayer, Beat Saber, Remaining Fury, Whispers of the Void, Alo Strikes XR, Escape Simulator VR, and Spatial Ops – each a portal to immersive experiences that challenge and captivate.
As for impressions, we discussed potential video game concepts, including Frenzies, Into Black, Mecha Power, Bugsnax VR, Venice Immersive in VRChat, Honey Pot, Rival Stars Horse Racing: VR Version, The Home of Da Vinci VR, Bounce Arcade, and Submerged.
Discover the comprehensive list of articles here; but if you’re seeking more insight, below are this week’s five VR news stories we initially overlooked:
Tactical Assault VR – Hammer Fireplace Replace Will Add A New Mission, Recreation Mode & Extra
Tactical Assault VR, developed by Twisted Barrel Games, is set to receive a fresh content update on October 29, initially rolling out on Quest and Steam platforms.
The ‘Hammer’ update introduces a fresh tactical assault map, a ‘hardcore mode’ for every mission, a newly added Light Machine Gun (LMG) weapon class, and more intricate weapon attachments.
PS VR2’s September top-performing title, Into the Radius, claims its well-deserved spot at number one.
Sony has officially announced that Into the Radius, developed by CM Games, was the top-selling title on the PlayStation Store for September, following closely behind August’s victors Beat Saber and Swordsman VR. Launched initially in 2020, the experience has been recently enhanced on PlayStation VR2, leveraging innovative features like foveated rendering, enabled by eye-tracking technology, as well as the platform’s adaptive triggers and haptic feedback capabilities.
Following Flat2VR’s announcement to port four flatscreen video games to VR in August, we’ve been granted an exclusive first look at Roboquest VR in action. In this high-energy first-person shooter roguelite, vibrant comic book-inspired visuals transport you to a dystopian future where you must fend off relentless waves of mechanical enemies across procedurally generated landscapes.
The Exorcist: Legion VR’s Quest release gains a new epilogue.
Following the recent PSVR2 port and Quest 3 upgrade, Funbridge announced that The Exorcist: Legion VR will receive an additional epilogue exclusively for Quest users. “Venture into the heart of darkness as you unravel spine-tingling enigmas and confront the unspeakable terrors that lurk within.” Extra particulars are coming quickly.
GOLF+ Provides The Lofoten Hyperlinks Course On Quest & Rift
The latest iteration of Golf+, now available on Quest and Rift, takes players to the breathtaking Lofoten Hyperlinks course in Norway. “In summer, golfers enjoy a rare opportunity to tee off under the Midnight Sun; alternatively, they can marvel at the Northern Lights during the cooler months.”
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Searching for more engaging and immersive VR stories? These are all the other notable events that have caught our attention this week.
