Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Five years after Half-Life: Alyx reshaped expectations for VR gaming, Valve remains a quiet yet critical force in the industry. Despite little fanfare, the company has continued to shape the VR landscape through steady updates to SteamVR, integration with standalone headsets like Quest, and whispers of new hardware and games.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2022

Through our preliminary experiments, it is found that metaverse addiction does exist and its influence appears more rapidly and has a greater impact than that of traditional gaming addiction. According to this study, VR is 44% more addictive than traditional gaming (Image by HTC Vive). Compared to other addictions (e.g.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2021

Ubisoft’s VR multiplayer party game comes to life on the big screen as a modern horror-comedy. Back in 2018, it was revealed that the popular VR party game Werewolves Within was being developed into a full-length feature film produced by Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the same team responsible for 2016’s Assassin’s Creed film.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Tokyo Game Show is the first big gaming event that is being held in virtual reality : this is quite a milestone for immersive technologies, and we hope it will be the first of a long series. about her company and the Tokyo Game Show in VR! The Dentsu Group, one of our shareholders, is a co-organizer of TGS 2021 ONLINE itself.

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VRScout

MAY 26, 2022

This past February, Sony offered us our first look at the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2), a new-and-improved console VR headset boasting a 4K HDR resolution, new sensory features, built-in eye-tracking, redesigned motion controllers, headset-based haptic feedback, and a variety of other game-changing enhancements.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This past Sunday the Carolina Panthers took on the New York Jets in their first competitive game of the 2021 season. Those in attendance at Sunday’s game were treated to a mixed reality spectacle that included an enormous virtual panther skulking menacingly throughout the Bank of America Stadium. DevinThe__) September 12, 2021.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 27, 2021

AT&T has recently partnered with Meta to launch a new 5G-enabled AR game on Messenger and Instagram. Here, we’ll take a look at the game, but we’ll also dive into why this is such big news. Nod your head to begin the game and move your head to steer the AR worm. It’s “an updated twist on a classic game.”. It’s Meta.

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VRScout

AUGUST 2, 2022

This week, Immersive Gamebox announced yet another major partnership, this time with Netflix’s Squid Game. Beginning this September, groups of two to six can immerse themselves in the platform’s first adult-rated (16+) experience, a multiplayer competition inspired directly by the show. For more information visit here.

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VRScout

JANUARY 19, 2021

Edutainment experiences have been around for a while and will continue to evolve as the gaming industry grows. While some experiences might skew educational – those that blend entertainment and elements of gaming will win. . Newzoo states, the games market will reach $200.8 Image Credit: Adobe XD. said Vrani.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Embracer Group, the media conglomerate behind a host of game studios, announced in a recent financial report that Metro Awakening (2024) “ underperformed” financial expectations. Still, it’s unclear what the expectations for Metro Awakening actually were, or how much revenue the game has generated to date.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2025

While the move is focused on consumer use cases, namely gaming, the NVIDIA GeForce NOW integration highlights an important industry-wide step towards adopting XR streaming platforms. This collaboration “sets a new standard for immersive, future-ready entertainment,” says Phil Eisler, the VP of GeForce NOW at NVIDIA.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Flat2VR Studios, a recently-formed game studio focused on bringing existing flatscreen games to VR, has released its first game, Trombone Champ: Unflattened! A positive early reception bodes well for both the studio’s ability to deliver and its choice of which games to port in the first place.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sony unveiled a new location-based entertainment (LBE) concept based on The Last of Us game and TV franchise. The trailer gives us a few clues how the company hopes to do this, showing off a group of users carrying flashlights and weapons, the latter of which appear to be tracked by SteamVR base stations via HTC Vive tracking pucks.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The 60-second ad spot will center around a group of estranged animatronic friends who reunite using the power of the Quest 2 and Horizon Worlds , the company’s VR metaverse. We’ve worked with top Horizon Worlds creators to rebuild Questy’s as a place you can hang out with your friends, play arcade games, enjoy (virtual) pizza, and more.”

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

I’ve tried the indie game “What The Bat?” Here you are my review video of the game: if you prefer videos to text, this is what you should watch! ” is a game that immediately clicked with me since the first time I heard about it. Notice that the devs are not new to this kind of games. What The Bat?

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Isaac Asimov’s Foundation book series has served as the inspiration for many of the science fiction films, television, and video games we enjoy today. The game is apparently based on the book series rather than the recent Apple TV adaptation, if that has any impact on your decision to purchase.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

” While Carmack’s wording to “personally guarantee a million dollars” seems more like a strong vote of confidence in the games’ general marketability to Quest owners, and not an explicit offer to plonk down personal cash as such, when Carmack speaks, people tend to listen. .

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ARPost

MAY 1, 2023

Sandbox VR , known for its location-based VR games, announced today the launch of its newest VR experience. Seekers of the Shard: Dragonfire is the company’s first VR game that features multiple storylines, created by the company’s AAA in-house gaming studio.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2023

She gave me a very interesting presentation about the status of VR in China and the difficulties of launching a VR game there. The purpose of Netvios is to act as a publisher for VR games in China , in particular for abroad games that want to enter the Chinese market. The gaming VR market in China vs abroad When Ms.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

You’ve just finished installing a new game or app and excitedly dive in only to find yourself feeling nauseous from the experience just moments later. Physically-active VR games can make some players feel uneasy. Feeling queasy while exploring the metaverse? Grab a stick of your favorite gum and start chewing.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Augmented Empire revives the Oculus Go narrative strategy game next month with mixed reality support on Quest, and we went hands-on. Developed by Coatsink, Augmented Empire is a 2017 turn-based strategy game initially developed for Oculus Go and Gear VR. 0:00 / 1:20 1× Augmented Empire gameplay footage on Oculus Go.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Farnborough, UK-based studio maintains in the LinkenIn announcement that layoffs are in response to “a challenging VR games market, situated within a tough gaming landscape more broadly.” In 2023, Stockholm, Sweden-based gaming group Aonic acquired nDreams for $110 million.

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VRScout

MARCH 2, 2023

A group called Fight for Echo has purchased a sky banner in support of the ill-fated VR game. It was recently announced that the popular VR esports game Echo VR will be shutting down on August 1st, 2023 at 10:00 am PST, much to the dismay of the VR community. The group even hosted a live stream that garnered about 3,000 viewers.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2024

XR Games, the Leeds, UK-based studio known for Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever (2021), have laid off a reported 86 percent of its staff. The information was shared by María Fernanda Díez Huerta via LinkedIn , who was Head of Production at XR Games from 2021 – 2023.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We are very proud to have been part of this exciting and game-changing educational initiative. World-Class Learning Journeys XR Lab was commissioned by Easter Colleges Group, which WindsorPatania describes as a forward-thinking educational consortium that provides students with world-class and life-long learning journeys.

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Upload VR

MARCH 25, 2025

There's no shortage of beat 'em up action games across VR, yet more traditionally inspired fighting games are something of a rarity. Taking influence from Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, Final Fury has been on my radar for the last two years, and the fast-paced 1v1 fighting game has seen some notable changes.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

An official Neon Genesis Evangelion XR game is in development, aiming to kick off a new trilogy based on the anime. Developed by Korean studio Pixelity Inc ( Teahouse of Souls , The Patcher ), the team announced that it's signed a licensing agreement with Japanese animation studio Khara, Inc to design and develop the currently unnamed game.

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2021

This new facelift will make it easier for you to find workouts that target specific muscles groups. Here’s everything to look out for in the update: Browse Hand-Curated Collections: find the Supernatural Community’s favorite workouts grouped into carousels that make discovering them a breeze. Image Credit: Supernatural.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2022, the company launched NFL PRO ERA , the first in its NFL and NFLPA-licensed VR game franchise. The post ‘NFL Pro Era’ Studio Raises $20M From Google to Grow VR Sport Game Catalog appeared first on Road to VR. NFL PRO ERA is currently available across Meta Quest, PSVR 2, Pico, and SteamVR headsets.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When people turned to the virtual world to connect with each other at the height of the pandemic, MMOs and other multiplayer games got a boost in popularity. Multiplayer XR games also began growing as a new genre of immersive cooperative play. Players engage in these games together in the same room.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not. The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. Especially in the past 20 years, when gaming has become massively mainstream.

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VRScout

JUNE 30, 2022

Last month Niantic, creator of popular AR mobile games such as Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom , made its Lightship Visual Positioning System available to developers, further laying the groundwork for its ambitious “real-world” metaverse. In addition to games, the app features a variety of networking capabilities.

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VRScout

AUGUST 30, 2022

The absurdly popular battle royale game Fortnite may receive official VR support for Meta Quest headsets, according to HYPEX, a well-known Fortnite leaker with a solid track record. References to the Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 were supposedly found in the latest update for the game’s third season. Image Credit: Epic.

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VRScout

APRIL 16, 2022

The award-winning social deception game could be arriving on VR headsets this holiday season. This past December developer Inner Sloth announced plans to bring its uber-popular social deception game Among Us to VR headsets. Today we received a potential update on the release date of this highly-anticipated multiplayer party game.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The 60-second commercial will center around a group of estranged friends who reconnect using the Quest 2 and Horizon Worlds , Meta’s very own VR social platform, aka metaverse. That said, the odds are good we can expect Meta’s animatronic friend group to make an appearance. Credit: Meta.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 21, 2025

r/augmentedreality – Some of the Best and Brightest One of the biggest and brightest groups of XR enthusiasts, r/augmentedreality hosts various users sharing the latest news on augmented reality technology, namely smartphone and smart glasses solutions.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Niantic, the developer behind location-based AR games such as Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom , today announced that it will be making its Niantic Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit available to developers around the world in an effort to build its ever-growing AR metaverse. Image Credit: Niantic.

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