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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The 2024-25 NBA season is here, and Meta has again partnered with the NBA to bring a fat slate of 180-degree immersive games to Quest. Now in its fourth consecutive year, Quest users will be able to watch 52 immersive games in the Xtadium app (US only) and the NBA Arena in Meta Horizon Worlds. Xtadium is only available in the US.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

PlayStation 5 Pro is launching on November 7th, priced at $700, and while Sony is boasting a list of over 50 games getting day-one enhancements, so far only one PSVR 2 title has been confirmed to get a launch day bump: Kayak VR: Mirage from Better Than Life.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Resolution Games, the studio behind XR fantasy board game Demeo (2021), announced they’re releasing a Dungeons & Dragons game in the same vein, called DEMEO X DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: BATTLEMARKED.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Image courtesy Metanaut This isn’t the first time Gadgeteer developer Metanaut wanted to bring the game out of virtual reality however, as the studio was accepted into the Magic Leap Independent Creator Program back in February 2019. Gadgeteer is the ideal game for mixed reality,” says Creative Director, Peter Kao.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Quest Games Optimizer , the paid software that lets Quest users boost game performance, has now topped over 100,000 users. Now, its creator ‘Anagan79’ announced Quest Games Optimizer has reached over 100,000 users.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

Another edition of VR Games Showcase is headed our way in March, which the organizers calling the event the “biggest line-up yet” of XR games. As with VR Games Showcases past, we’re also expecting to hear info on what studios will be participating, which may help us narrow down what’s going to be on offer.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and XR Games unveiled Starship Troopers: Continuum last month, the film franchise’s very own VR co-op shooter. On Steam, the game garnered an overall user rating of ‘Very Positive’, tallied from more than 26,000 user reviews. The studios now say it’s coming in November.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Indie studio SpaceOwl Games announced the upcoming sequel to real-time strategy game BattleGroupVR (2022). Developed by solo dev ‘KommanderKen’, BattleGroupVR2 is coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets soon, promising to be a “bigger, better sequel” to the single player real-time space strategy game.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Kluge Interactive, the studio behind hit VR rhythm game Synth Riders (2019), announced its upcoming VR fighting game, FINAL FURY , will be featured at Steam Next Fest on October 14th, which of course means a playable demo.

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MAY 7, 2025

Insomniac Games’ most beloved Rift titles are all now back from being delisted, including Edge of Nowhere (2016) , The Unspoken (2016) , Feral Rights (2016) and Stormland (2019). It’s sad to see good VR games gather dust, although much sadder to know the studio responsible for them isn’t involved any more.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Meta may be rethinking its approach to third-party app funding, as the company has reportedly cut funds to some outside VR game developers whilst reshifting its focus to non-gaming apps. The post Meta Reportedly Slashes Funding for Third-party VR Games Amid Greater Push for Lifestyle Content appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Sony introduced hand-tracking support for PSVR 2 back in December, offering up the ability for developers to update their games and let players go hands-on thanks to the headset’s on-board tracking cameras. Now, beloved wizardry game Waltz of the Wizard (2019) is the first to implement hand-tracking on PSVR 2.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Mannequin (2024) , the VR game that brings a unique twist to prop hunt, is going free-to-play on Quest starting todaywhich could point to more developers opting to go the freemium route. Now, developer Fast Travel Games is making Mannequin free-to-play on Quest, which includes the base game and a variety of maps.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

The multiplayer mini-game ‘Run the Block’ launched on December 11th, having already attracted over one million players. Like Jet Set Radio , the free mini-game pits you against up to 9 other players to artfully race and parkour your way through an urban sprawl.

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MARCH 4, 2025

VR Games Showcase is returning next week, promising to feature 20+ VR games from over a dozen developers and publishers. The livestream, kicking off on March 11th at 12 PM ET, is slated to not only include updates to upcoming releases, but also new game announcements as well as exclusive peeks at gameplay.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The year’s first VR Games Showcase is getting ready to kick off, coming March 11th and promising a load of VR game reveals, updates and new trailers. The upcoming event not only promises a fresh look at Hitman: World of Assassination running on PSVR 2, but also a host of games targeting Meta Quest and PC VR headsets.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

Phasmophobia(2020) is one of the scariest PC VR-supported games, and now developers Kinetic Games announced a release date for PSVR 2. The post One of PC’s Best Co-op Horror Games is Coming to PSVR 2 Just in Time for Halloween appeared first on Road to VR.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Resolution Games, the veteran XR studio behind Demeo (2021) and Racket Club (2023) , announced Home Sports , a casual multi-sport VR game exclusively for Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Games can be played locally (provided you both own a Quest 3 or Quest 3S), or online for multiplayer action.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Rockstar Games announced it’s acquiring Video Games Deluxe, the Sydney-based studio behind L.A. ” In addition to those VR ports, Video Games Deluxe is best known for its work on hit detective game L.A. ” The post Rockstar Games Acquires Studio Behind ‘L.A.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) has just topped over 1 million players, evidenced by an in-game achievement that nearly everyone is bound to earn just by booting up the game and playing for a few minutes. According to similar in-game achievements, those games have topped nearly 500,000 players and over 400,000 playersrespectively.

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APRIL 28, 2025

In a rare move, Apple is directly adding support for its visionOS platform to the Godot open-source game engine. Like the popular Unity and Unreal game engines, Godot is a collection of development tools that make it easy for developers to build real-time games and applications.

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APRIL 10, 2025

Maestro (2024) , the VR rhythm game from indie studio Double Jack , today released a new DLC pack that includes tracks from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and HBO’s Game of Thrones, as well as some classical favorites.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Korea-based studio Pixelity announced it’s currently developing an XR game based on the hit ’90s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). Pixelity says in a blogpost it’s signed an official licensing agreement with Studio Khara in Japan to make the XR game.

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AR Insider

MAY 15, 2025

3D graphics and VR have revolutionized gaming, from a niche hobby to a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse.How did this come about? We take a historical look, leading up to today's positioning and trajectory. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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MARCH 18, 2025

The post Meta Releases Quest Camera Access for Developers, Promising Even More Immersive MR Games appeared first on Road to VR. The v74 release also includesMicrogestures for intuitive thumb-based gestures (e.g.,

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MAY 7, 2025

Blue Isle Studios and Perp Games announced their upcoming VR version of Slender: The Arrival (2013) has officially been delayed until later in 2025. Now, the teams says the delay will allow them to “fine-tune every aspect of the game, ensuring that players are plunged into a truly unforgettable and utterly horrifying VR experience.”

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APRIL 23, 2025

PlayStation has kicked off its big ‘Big Games, Big Deals’ promotion today, putting a massive number of PS5 and PS4 games on deep discount. While there are only a handful of PSVR 2 and PSVR games among the lot, you can still nab some pretty great games at a steal.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Fast Travel Games, the Stockholm-based developer and publisher behind a host of VR titles, announced they’re laying off 30 employees, which the VR veteran studio says is a direct result of lower-than-expected sales in 2024. While Quest-exclusive action-adventure game Action Hero is faring well on the Horizon Store with a solid [4.7/5]

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MARCH 11, 2025

More info (Samsung Project Moohan may launch in Q3 2025) More info (Samsung headset may use displays from Sony) Other relevant news (Image by Wooster Games) Animal Company has been the most grossing game on the Meta Store If you think that Gorilla Tag is the game that is earning the most money on the Horizon Store, you are wrong.

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APRIL 1, 2025

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, announced it’s generated $30 million in ticket sales for its official Squid Game VR attraction. Additionally, Sandbox VR says it’s expanding Squid Game with the addition of a new mini-game.

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MARCH 31, 2025

Hand-tracking support came to PSVR 2 back in December, letting developers update their games to use the headset’s on-board tracking cameras for controller-less interactions. To boot, besides Masters of Light, there’s only one other hand-tracked game on PSVR 2.

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APRIL 10, 2025

Is Quest’s hand-tracking good enough for a rhythm game, which genuinely needs low latency and precise input? This review is an assessment of the game only at its current Early Access state and will not receive a numerical score. Image courtesy XR Games And Beatable is just as easy to learn as Beat Saber too.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Virtuix, the company known for its line of VR treadmills, announced it’s adding nine more VR games to its lineup of titles supported by its Omni One all-in-one system. and Venture’s Gauntlet VR, letting you physically walk, run, crouch, kneel, jump, strafe, and backpedal in games that would otherwise map movement to a thumbstick.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

While the game was previously shown on PSVR 2, the studio has now removed any mention of PSVR 2 support, which is raising some eyebrows. The only recent mention of PSVR 2 support was through an official PlayStation post during the game’s release date announce on February 12th, which has since been deleted.

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APRIL 9, 2025

The studios say their next fully physics-driven combat game will let players mercilessly strike down enemies with 35 weapons, taking you through a series of heavenly realms populated by the fallen heroes of the original game. Gorn 2 is coming to the Horizon Store for Quest 2 and above, and PC VR headsets via Steam on April 17.

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MARCH 11, 2025

The next show from friends at VR Games Showcase is here, with more than 30 minutes of trailers and info on upcoming VR games and updates for Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR. Catch the action right here at 12PM ET.

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MARCH 13, 2025

XR Games, the studio behind Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and Starship Troopers Continuum (2024) , announced a new rhythm game for Quest called BEATABLE, which uses hand-tracking to turn any table into a musical instrument. It’s been awhile since I’ve been so addicted to a rhythm game.

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