Virtual & Augmented Reality news

Meta might want us to do everything in VR from work meetings to exercising, but we often forget that playing video games is actually a pretty legit application of this technology. So, Meta is investing in some big name IP to roll out a slate of new games on its Quest 2 VR headset this year, which the company unveiled at its Meta Quest Gaming Showcase today.
Some of these games have already been teased, like the hyped-up “Among Us VR.” But Meta confirmed that any game shown in today&r

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Stress Level Zero returns with a new physics-driven adventure for VR headsets.During today’s Meta Gaming Showcase, developer Stress Level Zero, creator of the hit physics-driven VR game Boneworks, has returned with new information regarding its next project, Bonelab. Coming later this year to the Meta Quest, this physics-driven action-adventure game utilizes the same core gameplay and interaction engine as Boneworks.In this realistic first-person experience, you’ll explore a mysterio

Stress Level Zero returns with a new physics-driven adventure for VR headsets.During today’s Meta Gaming Showcase, developer Stress Level Zero, creator of the hit physics-driven VR game Boneworks, has returned with new information regarding its next project, Bonelab. Coming later this year to the Meta Quest, this physics-driven action-adventure game utilizes the same core gameplay and interaction engine as Boneworks.In this realistic first-person experience, you’ll explore a mysterio

Today at the very end of the Quest Gaming Showcase, Meta announced an upcoming Ghostbusters VR game in development by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality & nDreams, built for four-player co-op.Can’t say we saw that one coming. At the end of the Quest Gaming Showcase, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg briefly appeared to introduce the world premiere of Ghostbusters VR, an upcoming Quest 2 game built around four player co-op.Developed by veteran VR studio nDreams and set in San Francisco, CA, Sony

Catch up on all of the exciting announcements from this year’s show.The 2022 Meta Gaming Showcase is officially in the books. The annual event is always an exciting time for VR gamers, and this year’s online showcase was no exception. Today’s show offered updates on long-awaited titles such as Among Us VR and surprise announcements like Red Matter 2.If you missed today’s excitement, have no fear. We’ve gone ahead and gathered every announcement from today’s sh

Formerly known only as ‘Project 4’, developer Stress Level Zero has officially announced BONELAB, the follow-up to its popular VR action sandbox game BONEWORKS. The game is set to launch on Quest 2 and PC VR this year.It’s been nearly two and a half years since veteran VR developer Stress Level Zero released Boneworks, a VR action sandbox game that felt like a spiritual relative to the Half-Life and Portal games. Though Boneworks never made it to Q

Meta announced at its Quest Gaming Showcase today that Resident Evil 4 (2021), the official VR port which came to Quest 2 last year, is getting a surprise launch of ‘The Mercenaries’ DLC today.For the uninitiated, The Mercenaries is a minigame—available across all previous versions—which essentially acts as a time trial mode. You’re tasked with killing as many enemies as possible before the clock runs down.
In the mode you’re given the choice of five play

Meta announced at its Quest Gaming Showcase today that Resident Evil 4 (2021), the official VR port which came to Quest 2 last year, is getting a surprise launch of ‘The Mercenaries’ DLC today.For the uninitiated, The Mercenaries is a minigame—available across all previous versions—which essentially acts as a time trial mode. You’re tasked with killing as many enemies as possible before the clock runs down.
In the mode you’re given the choice of five play

Although we aren’t any closer to knowing exactly when CharacterBank’s upcoming JRPG RUINSMAGUS is launching on Quest 2 and SteamVR headsets, we did get a fresh look at the game in a new trailer released today during Meta’s Quest Gaming Showcase.In RUINSMAGUS, you venture beneath the alleyways of Grand Amnis, a town that sits atop a vast labyrinth of ruins, long-forgotten by those above. In search of precious and powerful artifacts, you journey into the heart of the ruins and un

Having released to a strong reception on PSVR back at the end of March, Moss: Book II from developer Polyarc is set for release on Quest 2 this Summer.Action-platformer Moss originally launched as a timed exclusive on PSVR back in 2018, but just four months later it made its way to PC VR too (eventually landing on the original Quest in 2019). And now it looks like the sequel, Moss: Book II, which first launched for PSVR on April 5th this year, is set for a similarly quick jump to

At today’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, the team behind Espire 1: VR Operative (2019) announced the spy-themed stealth shooter is getting a sequel.Called Espire 2, publisher Tripwire Interactive and Digital Lode call it a “bigger-and-better sequel,” with launch on Quest 2 slated for November 2022.
“Your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to ultimately locate and stop the launch of an untraceable, supersonic missile, a true doomsday device,&rdqu

At today’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, the team behind Espire 1: VR Operative (2019) announced the spy-themed stealth shooter is getting a sequel.Called Espire 2, publisher Tripwire Interactive and Digital Lode call it a “bigger-and-better sequel,” with launch on Quest 2 slated for November 2022.
“Your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to ultimately locate and stop the launch of an untraceable, supersonic missile, a true doomsday device,&rdqu

Today during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, developer Vertical Robot announced Red Matter 2 for Quest 2, the sequel to its 2018 PC VR game which was eventually ported to Quest. Not only does the studio say the gameplay is expanding further into the adventure genre over just puzzling, but it also claims it will deliver the “best graphics on mobile VR to date.”The original Red Matter launched back in 2018 on PC VR where it found a very positive reception but remained largely

Veteran developer Schell Games, behind well known VR titles like I Expect You to Die and Until You Fall, announced today it has signed with Meta to deliver three new Quest games in the next two years.Schell Games is one of VR’s most experienced developers, with at least seven titles under its belt, including some very well known in the VR space like I Expect You to Die and Until You Fall.
And though Schell Games released its latest game, I Expect You to Die 2, less than a ye

Party game sensation Among Us has been known to be getting a full-blown VR version since late last year but now we’re getting our first good look at some gameplay. Developer Schell Games has also floated a ‘holiday 2022’ release date for the game on Quest and PC VR. The studio also says the game will launch on PSVR 2 “when the headset is released.”
Today during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase veteran VR developer Schell Games revealed the first look at Amon

The first-person VR football simulator will be available this fall.Get ready for the NFL in VR! Announced during today’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, the sports technology and gaming company StatusPRO, Inc. is releasing the first-ever NFL-licensed VR simulation game title that will have you taking snaps and making lightning-fast decisions to win the game.
The Madden-style game will have you playing from the perspective of the QB. You can reference plays by looking at play sheets on your for

During Meta’s Quest Gaming Showcase today, we finally caught a glimpse of VR’s first official NFL game, NFL PRO ERA, which promises to let you QB for your favorite team as you make your path to the Super Bowl.Developers StatusPRO unveiled NFL PRO ERA today for the first time, VR’s first officially-licensed NFL game. In NFL PRO ERA, you take the role of quarterback, and participate in games and drills, but also the ability to play catch virtually with your friends online in

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It’s been a little over two years since The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) shambled onto VR headsets, serving up 20+ hours of zombie-slaying nightmare fuel. Now the developers are unveiling more of the upcoming standalone sequel, Chapter 2: Retribution.The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution lets you continue your journey through the post-apocalyptic world of New Orleans, one that studio says is “even more dangerous than before.