Virtual & Augmented Reality news

REK.tv looks to revolutionize VR spectator sports.
Cix Liv, founder of VR fitness app YUR and mixed reality software LIV, and Bart Trzynadlowski, who won the 2021 OpenCV Spatial AI Competition for North America with his at-home VR laser tag experience, are launching a sports metaverse they hope will set the stage for a new generation of VR-powered spectator sports.
Liv announced the new company yesterday on Twitter, stating, “It’s my birthday, it’s time to announce a new compan

Many years before the release of Half-Life: Alyx, a group of fans built a rudimentary Half-Life 2 VR mod which allowed the game to be played with early VR headset development kits. Unfortunately the mod eventually lost compatibility with newer hardware as the first consumer VR headsets began to hit the market. But last year a group of proven VR modders rebooted the mod for modern VR headsets, and now they’re showing the first signs of progress.Update (March 31st, 2022): This week

The Under Presents is back with a brand new story.
The Under Presents blends VR technology with the art of live performance to deliver a unique theatrical experience where you and a handful of participants take part in a live show alongside professional actors.
Half-scripted, half-improv, each show has audience members taking the “stage” and participating in the story. There’s quite a bit of ad-libbing involved, but thanks to a combination of smart writing and skilled acting, t

Google’s VR studio Owlchemy Labs is back with its signature ‘play with everything’ approach to VR in Cosmonious High. As a student in an alien high school you’ll discover a bevy of fun powers and objects to play with. After graduating from Vacation Simulator, does the studio’s next game get a perfect grade? Find out in our full review of Cosmonious High.
Cosmonious High Details:
Available On: Quest 2 (not on Quest 1), SteamVRReleas

Popular city-builder Cities: Skylines (2015) doesn’t offer native VR support, however the franchise is getting its first official made-for-VR game soon called Cities: VR, which will let you go hands-on as you take the reigns of your city from a new perspective. First unveiled back in December, now developers Fast Travel Games say the Quest 2 native is slated to arrive April 28th.Update (March 31st, 2022): Cities: VR is coming to Quest 2 (re: not original Quest) on April 28th

Wendy’s is more than a chain restaurant that serves square-shaped burgers. It’s also a marketing powerhouse that’s known for kicking off the trend of companies openly roasting their competitors (and other people) on Twitter. Now Wendy’s is taking a big first step into VR April 2nd with its upcoming ‘Wendyverse’, which will be hosted on Meta’s Horizon Worlds.Horizon Worlds is Meta’s social platform for its VR headsets, Quest 2 and Oculus PC. Worlds

Little Cities is an upcoming city creation game for Quest that looks to bring much of the same city simulator flair to VR of prolific series such as Cities: Skylines and Sim City. Now the pint-sized city simulator is set to arrive April 21st on Quest and Quest 2.Update (March 31st, 2022): Little Cities is officially coming to Quest and Quest 2 on April 21st.
The studio also threw out a new release date trailer which includes a bit more gameplay. In it, we get a look at some newly