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APRIL 16, 2025

Going Deeper PresenZ demo content from 2015 Give your memory some serious props if Presenz sounds familiar… indeed we first wrote about the tech way back in 2016. Originally owned by a company called Nozon, the Presenz tech was sold to developer and publisher Starbreeze in late 2016.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Founded in 2016 and operating the US, Canada and Australia, the Texas-based company has developed over 200 XR experiences which support HTC Vive Flow, the lightweight, compact VR headset released by HTC in 2021.

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MARCH 20, 2025

LG has been a minor player in XR, having only productized a single XR headset, its 2016 smartphone-tethered LG 360 VR headset for immersive media viewing, which due to poor reception never saw a follow-up. While unconfirmed, it was however rumored as early as 2023 that Meta was contracting LG to manufacture a competitor to Vision Pro.

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MAY 30, 2021

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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JANUARY 16, 2025

Yoshida pushed for affordable pricing and a strong content lineup to support the PSVR launch in 2016, positioning the headset as a more accessible entry into VR compared to the pricier PC VR systems like the HTC Vive and original Oculus Rift, whichrequired high-spec PCs to run.

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JUNE 16, 2021

The follow-up to Sony’s 2016 console VR headset will feature Samsung Display OLED panels. “The Japanese console giant sold more than 5 million units of the original PS VR, launched in 2016, and is aiming to release the successor in the holiday period next year, the people said, asking not to be named discussing internal plans.”

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JANUARY 30, 2025

The Climb (2016) is chock-full of interesting climbing mechanics, although few games have been able to replicate the heart-pounding feel of clattering up a sheer surface, seconds away from losing your grip.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Originally released back in 2016 as a launch title for the Oculus Rift, Lucky’s Tale is considered an OG within the VR gaming community. Today, the company released a carefully crafted remaster of the original 2016 game developed specifically for the Oculus (Meta) Quest 2.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Initially released onSteam in Early Access in 2016, and later released in early access on the original Oculus Quest in 2020, Onward focuses on realistic squad-based gameplay and unrelentingly faithful reproduction of real-world weaponry.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Founded in 2016, Sandbox VR is one of the few out-of-home VR attractions to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, having reemerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2020 after being forced to lay off a majority of staff and effectively close doors for much of that year.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Since the start of development in 2016, to our launch into Early Access of OrbusVR in December of 2017 all the way through this last year, we have always been blessed with the best community. Here’s the studio’s message in full: We wanted to start off by thanking the community.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Google Daydream View (2017) | Image courtesy Google Now, Google announced it’s signed an agreement with HTC to acquire a number of HTC’s XR engineers. The details of the agreement are still thin, although it’s possible Google is tapping HTC for its hardware talent in a bidto secure a more solid foundation in the modern XR segment.

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JULY 20, 2020

The EDM legend has already performed live for a VR audience back in 2016 as part of a collaboration with Absolut Vodka. Perhaps Deadmau5 is teasing the launch of his own VR-based live performance platform akin to that of Sansar or Wave. No word yet on when we can expect to learn more about this mysterious virtual endeavor.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Steel Wool Studios, which got an early $5 million boost from HTC in 2016 , has developed a number of VR-native games since its 2012 founding, including Hello Neighbor Search and Rescue (2023) , FNAF: Help Wanted (2019) and its sequel FNAF: Help Wanted 2 (2024).

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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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AUGUST 7, 2020

.” According to Sony, PSVR players will have the ability to import every map from the past two games into Hitman 3 , allowing them to interact with all 20+ locations from the “World of Assassination” trilogy in VR, beginning with 2016’s Hitman and ending with next year’s Hitman 3.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Stress Level Zero's Brandon J Laatsch described inside-out body tracking as "the most game changing feature of VR hardware since tracked controllers in 2016", and said "Other hardware players either need to step up and develop it or concede the space to those who do because it will create an insurmountable divide."

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JANUARY 21, 2022

This was followed by Google Daydream View in 2016, a mobile VR headset compatible with Pixel devices. In 2014, the company released the first iteration of Google Carboard , a cost-effective head-mounted display designed specifically for mobile VR.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Originally released on the Oculus Go in 2016, developer Cubicle Ninja today announced the launch of Guided Meditation VR on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets, bringing over 30 hours of guided meditations to Facebook’s lineup of standalone VR headsets.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

Virtualware and ADIFs Railway Infrastructure Training Simulator (RITS) Since 2016, VR has enriched ADIFs classroom training experience with promising results, but challenges like lengthy production cycles, lack of collaborative exercises, and limited system integration have hindered its potential.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The first started in 2016, which saw the release of Eagle Flight (2016) , Werewolves Within (2016), Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017) , Transference (2018), and multiplayer arena shooter Space Junkies (2019), that latter of which was pulled from stores in late 2022 due to low engagement.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Originally released back in March of 2016, Virtual Desktop has since become the gold standard in wireless VR streaming, allowing users to access their desktop PC’s in VR using an Oculus Rift/Rift S, Oculus Quest/Quest 2, or SteamVR headset.

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JULY 22, 2022

The Montreuil, France-based company has been one of the earliest ‘AAA’ studios to delve into VR games, with titles including Eagle Flight (2016) , Werewolves Within (2016) , Star Trek Bridge Crew (2017), Transference (2018), Space Junkies (2019), and AGOS – A Game of Space (2020). .

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AUGUST 19, 2020

I have personally wanted a performance-oriented modular for VR ever since working with some early VR hardware in 2016. You’re also free to organize your space for maximum efficiency; stack modules into racks, or just leave them floating besides you within your virtual space. “I Chatting with the SynthVR users has been incredible.

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JULY 19, 2021

Whereas the original 2016 game had you battling various produce using an arsenal of razor-sharp blades, Fruit Ninja VR 2 introduces bow gameplay to the mix, allowing you to earn serious points by racking up combos and performing unique skillshots.

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MAY 31, 2022

Originally released back in 2016, Firewatch by developer Camp Santo is one of the most unique single-player adventure games of the past decade. While the mod itself is free, you will need to own a copy of the game in order to play in VR.

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MARCH 14, 2025

” Founded in 2015, the Austin, Texas-based VR studio was behind a number of PC VR games over the years, including bow-shooter Twisted Arrow (2016), andreal-time strategy games Final Approach (2016) and Final Assault (2019).

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Resolution Games, which has been making VR games since 2016, estimates that the VR industry currently has around 5 million active VR users. In the VR industry it’s hard to find good data on the number of headsets sold, and even harder to find data on the number of actual active users.

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JULY 23, 2021

VR was used extensively as part of the 2016 summer games in Rio, allowing those on GearVR headsets the chance to enjoy VR coverage of events such as track & field, basketball, and diving. Similar technology was also employed during the 2018 winter games in South Korea.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

The above clip also shows Boneworks using inside-out body tracking (IOBT), which Laatsch previously called the most game-changing feature of VR hardware since tracked controllers in 2016 when confirming Bonelab will add IOBT to Bonelab. As such, he advised this will bring more change to [Boneworks] than a simple port.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Google Daydream, announced back in 2016 , was Google’s first attempt at entering the XR space proper. While StadiaGoogle’s short-lived cloud game streaming serviceis probably the most recognizable example in recent years, the XR industry already has first-hand experience with the practice.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Curve Games and No Brakes Games, makers of indie hit Human Fall Flat (2016) , today announced an entirely new version of the game targeted at all major VR headsets.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Since introducing its original Vive headset back in 2016, HTC has remained an industry leader, offering VR solutions for everyone from at-home VR gamers to the military and workforce training. Based on an image used as part of the Test Report filings, the device slightly resembles that of the next-gen all-in-one Vive Focus.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Still, Epic Games has been a big proponent of VR since the launch the original Oculus Rift in 2016, having pioneered VR support for its Unreal Engine whilst putting out one of the slickest VR arcade shooters to this day, Robo Recall (2016).

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

million since its 2016 foundation. The news comes after Moonhub secured roughly $1.4 million in a funding round led by Unconventional Ventures, Pi Labs, and Ada Ventures. The most recent funding boosted Moonhub’s overall funding to $3.1

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Much like how Space Pirate Trainer set the bar early for wave-based VR shooters back in 2016, Space Pirate Arena has the potential to influence yet another genre of VR gaming still in its infancy, one that takes advantage of the Quest’s standalone functionality to immerse players in their own virtual arenas. Image Credit: I-Illusions.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Xbox’s lack of VR strategy has been a long ongoing story , reaching back to when the company first announced at E3 2016 that its Xbox One X console would “lead the industry into a future in which true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR are the standard, not an exception.”

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