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Hitman World of Assassination Launches on PS VR2 With Physical Interaction Overhaul
Image: IO Interactive (Steam store artwork) Hitman World of Assassination is available on PlayStation VR2 as of March 27, giving PS5 owners a new way to approach Agent 47's globe-spanning…
Bigscreen Beyond 2 Debuts at 107 Grams With Wider Optics and Optional Eye Tracking
Image: Bigscreen PC VR enthusiasts have a new compact headset to consider. Bigscreen introduced Beyond 2 and Beyond 2e on March 20, promising improved optics, a wider field of view,…
Niantic Sells Pokémon GO Business for $3.5 Billion and Refocuses on Spatial AI
Image: Scopely The company behind the most recognizable augmented-reality mobile game is separating its game business from its spatial technology ambitions. Scopely announced March 12 that it has agreed to…
March VR Games Showcase Reveals Forefront, Postal 2 VR and New Flat2VR Projects
Image: Triangle Factory (Steam store artwork) The Spring VR Games Showcase has delivered another reminder that the medium's software pipeline is more varied than any single headset's storefront suggests. The…
Sony Cuts PlayStation VR2 to $399.99 in Major Price Reset
Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony has announced a substantial reduction in the recommended retail price of PlayStation VR2, bringing the headset to $ in the United States starting in March.…
Alien: Rogue Incursion Arrives on Meta Quest 3 With Standalone Xenomorph Horror
Image: Survios (Steam store artwork) The Xenomorphs are no longer confined to PC-powered and PlayStation headsets. Alien: Rogue Incursion launches on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S on February 13,…
Waltz of the Wizard Becomes the First PS VR2 Game With Full Hand Tracking
Image: Aldin Dynamics (Steam store artwork) PlayStation VR2 owners can now put down their controllers and interact directly with a virtual world. A free update released February 10 makes Waltz…
Meta Reality Labs Posts $4.97 Billion Quarterly Loss as XR Spending Continues
Chart: Virtual Reality Times, from Meta's Q4 2024 results Meta's long-term investment in virtual and augmented reality remains exceptionally expensive. In financial results released January 29, the company reported a…
OrbusVR Announces Shutdown, Ending One of Virtual Reality’s Earliest MMOs
Graphic: Virtual Reality Times One of VR gaming's oldest persistent worlds is approaching its final chapter. The team behind OrbusVR, a pioneering massively multiplayer online role-playing game built specifically for…
Sony Introduces XYN at CES 2025, Bringing Spatial Capture Into the Content Pipeline
Image: Sony Sony is using CES 2025 to make a point about the next phase of extended reality: convincing people to wear headsets is only part of the challenge. Someone…