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JANUARY 9, 2025

Stress Level Zero’s physics-based sandbox follow-up BONELAB (2022) has done spectacularly well on Quest, although the studio still hasn’t brought its award-winning physics action puzzler BONEWORKS (2019) to Meta’s latest standalone hardware generation. That’s about to change.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Now, beloved wizardry game Waltz of the Wizard (2019) is the first to implement hand-tracking on PSVR 2. Waltz of the Wizard has grown leaps and bounds since it was first released as a free demo for HTC Vive in 2016, where it first let players muck around in a tower-top alchemy lab.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

OrbusVR (2019) , the MMORPG for VR headsets, is shutting down, with creator Orbus Online stating it will stop sales on all platforms starting next month and shut down servers completely in April. With the birth of its full 1.0

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Path of Fury is set to beMenchiari’s first VR project, which follows the release of side-scroller Trek to Yomi (2022) and The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] (2019). Path of Fury: Episode I – Tetsuos Tower is slated to launch in early 2025 on Quest 2/3/Pro, priced at $9.99. You can wishlist it on the Horizon Store here.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Kluge Interactive, the studio behind hit VR rhythm game Synth Riders (2019), announced its upcoming VR fighting game, FINAL FURY , will be featured at Steam Next Fest on October 14th, which of course means a playable demo.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

The game will serve as an official tie-in to an upcoming docudrama about the 2019 fire. In order to have an interactive VR tie-in ready for the film’s premiere in March, the project’s creators turned to Ubisoft who, in 2019, released a free-to-play experience called Notre-Dame de Paris: Journey Back in Time.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Image courtesy Immersion Games As a new entrant in the VR fitness subgenre, it all sounds like a pretty attractive package for anyone who doesn’t gravitate towards rhythm-based games, such as Beat Saber (2018) or Synth Riders (2019), or guided workout games, like Supernatural (2020) or Les Mills Bodycombat (2022).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Initially released in 2022, Quest Games Optimizer is a tool Quest users can run in the background during gameplay that can increase resolution, performance, frame rate, and increase battery life across all Quest headsetsfrom the 2019 original all the way up to Quest 3S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

He joined the XR side of the company in 2019, first as the VP of XR Experiences before eventually becoming the VP of XR overall. ” According to his LinkedIn, Rabkin worked his way up to VP positions over the following decade.

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MARCH 25, 2025

UNDERDOGS (2024) , the physics-based mech brawler from Racket: Nx (2019) studio One Hamsa , is now available on PSVR 2, finally bringing itsmetal-on-metal violence and innovative locomotion to PS5. 5] user score on Quest.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

AI avatar was first announced in 2019 and, according to Cornerstone, it became a popular tool for soft skills development and is being used by businesses across various sectors. The solution is highly accessible across multiple modalities using the Cornerstone Immerse platform, virtual reality headsets, and web-based streaming.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Founded in 2019, Infinite Reality’s flagship product is iR Studio , an engine for building immersive websites that represent visitors as avatars in a virtual environment. ” Not only is this a huge fundraising round, such an investment coming from a single private investor is highly uncommon.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

This effectively means you don’t have much freedom on how to take down bad guys, although the flipside though is Path of Fury is all about the sort of Instructed Motion you see in games like Until You Fall (2020) or Beat Saber (2019), which prioritizes making you feel like an expert badass at specific moments.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Released in 2019 by developer Sadetta, Premium Bowling does an excellent job at replicating those physics, letting you set up bowling teams with other players via online multiplayer. Having been inactive since 2014, Dance Central made an unexpected revival in 2019 with the help of Oculus Studios. Boxing – BoxVR/FitXR.

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JUNE 7, 2021

Originally announced back in 2018, Live View launched on Google Pixel phones back in 2019 before rolling out on iOS and a wider range of Android devices. As previously mentioned, Apple Maps’ AR navigation works similar to Google Maps Live View. Feature Image Credit: Apple.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To create (un)Balance , Legarnisson worked at the Interactive Architecture Lab in London, where it was completed in 2019 under the supervision of FIona Zisch, Alexander Whitley, Phoenix Perry, and George Adamopoulos. un)Balance was exhibited at the Ars Electronica festival in 2019 and is currently on show at the Gazelli Art House.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

” In 2022, Soul Assembly spun out of the XR division of developer Pixel Toys , the original developer behind Drop Dead (2017),Drop Dead: Dual Strike Edition (2019) and Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister (2020). . “I’ve been made redundant, effective from the end of this week.”

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JANUARY 4, 2021

According to an internal group presentation lead by Apple VP Mike Rockwell back in 2019 at Apple Park in Cupertino, CA, the AR headset is scheduled to launch in 2022 following the release of a hybrid VR/AR device. Image Credit: Martin Hajek, IDrop News. AirTag represents Apple’s long-rumored consumer tracking solution.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

A survey published by Statista indicates a significant growth in the investments these companies make in AR/VR technologies: 8% in 2017, 23% in 2018, and 34% in 2019. Share of supply chain leaders who are planning to invest in AR and/or VR worldwide from 2017 to 2019; Source: Statista.

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JULY 8, 2022

According to Rebs, this was a demo created by a developer called Nibre_, who was hired by 343 in 2019 after posting the video online. This was created by Nibre_ who was hired by 343 as a Halo MCC engineer after he posted this in 2019 #Halo #Xbox pic.twitter.com/UvOQGGw4mg — Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) July 8, 2022.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Holoride made its debut back in 2019 at CES , during which the company gave attendees a preview of their vision for backseat immersive entertainment. Credit: Holoride. The idea, according to the company, was to turn vehicles into moving theme parks.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Tactosy for Arms, which the company released in 2019 for $250, featured six haptic motors per-arm, while the new TactSleeve features three per-arm. TactSleeve – $199 TactSleeve | Image courtesy bHaptics bHaptics is also launching a new version of their popular arm-based haptic device, called TactSleeve, which is priced at $199.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Back in 2019, The Weather Channel said it hoped to incorporate IMR technology into 80% of its programming by 2020. Since incorporating IMR technology into its programming, The Weather Channel has launched numerous mixed reality segments, covering everything from tornadoes and storm surges to wildfires and ice storms.

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MARCH 17, 2025

Valve Index is Not Worth Buying in 2025 As someone who used Valve Index as my daily driver for PC VR for years , I can safely say that this 2019 headset is no longer worth buying in 2025 for its ‘full kit’ price of $1,000. Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Back in 2019, we talked about how the star director used VR technology to create and preview virtual environments for his 2019 remake of The Lion King. While Apple has yet to confirm or deny these reports, it’s worth noting that Favreau has a history of using immersive technology as part of his filmmaking process.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

In 2019,it released an at-home 5G hub , which capitalized on the first wave of buzz surrounding 5G. That said, HTC has dabbled with non-XR devices in the recent past, although very little to hang its hat on. None of those devices are currently being sold by HTC, so we’ll just have to wait and see.

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APRIL 16, 2021

Originally released back in 2019 in Steam Early Access , GTFO is a first-person cooperative experience in which teams of four must work together to locate and extract valuable artifacts scattered throughout a massive underground complex swarming with horrifying creatures.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

According to a report by Mashable, the experience was developed by virtual events and mixed reality specialist The Famous Group , the same team behind a similar mixed reality experience employed by the Baltimore Ravens back in 2019.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Not only has the company furthered the development of its ARKit and LiDAR technology, but It’s been reported to have been working on its own AR headset since 2019. While simple, Apple’s decision to incorporate AR in its event promotion could signify the company’s continued dedication to the technology.

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JULY 6, 2023

After being out of stock for months, HTC quietly removed the US-facing product page for Vive Cosmos, its modular PC VR headset released in 2019. Cosmos’ claim to fame in 2019: integrated audio, competitive displays, and an inside-out optical tracking, which was… not great.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Since the launch of the original Oculus Quest back in 2019, players have been begging for an official VR port, not including 2016’s Minecraft: Gear VR Edition for the now-discontinued Samsung Gear VR headset. QuestCraft is available now on the Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2021

During Facebook Connect 2019, Abrash showed how Codec Avatars looked using realistic facial tracking. If you’re in a work meeting or conducting a presentation, you may want a more realistic human avatar with semi-professional clothing. If you’re hanging out with friends, a colorful dinosaur avatar might be more appropriate.

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MAY 31, 2023

That said, No Man’s Sky received official VR support for the game back in 2019, so a VR port for Apple’s mysterious XR device isn’t totally out of the question. It’s worth noting that Beat Games was purchased by Meta towards the end of 2019.

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MARCH 4, 2025

” While most recently known for developing Stranger Things VR , the LA-based studio was also behind the mind-bending theatrical experience The Under Presents (2019) , which included live performers interacting with at-home users.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

Rannik, who co-founded the Estonia-based studio in 2010, additionally notes the original Into the Radius has now topped over 800,000 copies sold from its initial early access release in 2019.

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APRIL 17, 2023

The original Quest, which was released in 2019, is currently on its way out. The company’s enthusiast-grade headset Quest Pro costs $1,000, a $500 drop from its original $1,500 launch price.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Developed by Creepy Jar, Green Hell launched on PC back in 2019 after spending roughly a year in early access. Set within the luxuriant Amazonian Rainforest, this unique survival crafting experience has you struggling to survive the elements as you battle blood-thirsty savages, vicious wildlife, and even mother nature herself.

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