• Google VR Studio Behind ‘Job Simulator’ Unveils ‘Hyper Visor’ Arcade Blaster for XREAL Aura

    Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned XR studio behind smash hit VR games Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator, today revealed Hyper Visor, a new arcade blaster arriving as a launch title for XREAL AURA.As Google’s official AR hardware partner, Xreal Aura is the first pair of see-through AR glasses to run Android XR. Those are priced at $1,279 for the 256GB version with 12GB RAM, and $1,499 for the 512GB version with 16GB RAM.Owlchemy Labs, which was acquired by Google in 2017, has also pledged to
  • VRMMO ‘Zenith’ is Finally Pulling the Plug on Servers in December

    VRMMO ‘Zenith’ is Finally Pulling the Plug on Servers in December
    It’s been nearly two years since Ramen VR, the studio behind Zenith: The Last City (2022), announced it was ceasing development on the VR MMORPG due to difficulties in keeping users. Now the studio announced it’s finally pulling the plug in December.Despite attracting hundreds of thousands of players over the years and securing tens of millions in funding, Zenith struggled to retain its audience, ultimately becoming financially unsustainable despite Ramen VR’s efforts to revive it with a