After this week’s most important VR news, what is
? Here’s our latest roundup with a few stories you may have missed.
Hardware news was dominated by AWE 2024 this week. We tested Sony’s standalone enterprise headset in-depth, Ultraleap demonstrated Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses with an all-day hand tracking sensor to us, and WowMouse is a WearOS application that tries to convert any Android watch into mouse. That’s before getting into announcements for the Xreal Beam Pro, Varjo Teleport and Palmer Luckey’s currently unnamed military-focused headset.
Elsewhere, Meta began selling refurbished Quest 3 headsets. The Somnium VR1 will be available next month. A South Korean regulator registered the Pico 4S. And now, Apple Vision Pro has officially released the ALVR app. According to reports, Quest Pro 2 began development in November. Apple reportedly suspended its Vision Pro successor was prioritized as a more affordable model. Further news emerged with Gracia, Logitech MX Ink, Unity 6 and Quest 3 augments.
With VR gaming, the UploadVR Summer Showcase goes live next week on June 26. The Gorilla Tag has reached 1 million users daily, and 3 million subscribers monthly. Next month, Death Game Hotel will be available on Quest, at the same time as PowerWash Simulator VR – Alice’s Adventures Special Pack and Mannequin are released. Also, we covered the Slap Fighter VR and Infinite Inside releases, as well as MiRacle Pool.Hellsweeper VRThis week, our reviews focused on the
UploadVR Summer Showcase Spotlights Mixed Reality Gaming On June 26
The UploadVR Showcase is back on June 26 at 10 am Pacific!
early access release, which is a racing game for standalone VR. We’re also working on our impressions of Blade & Sorcery, which will be released in full. We also provided a few thoughts about the Downtown Club.1001010Our complete coverage is available at Neon Squad Tactics. For everything else, here are our top five VR news stories that we initially missed:Taskmaster VRGrokit: Twilight Echoes Adds Two New Micro Games & Left-Handed ControlsEscape Simulator VR – PowerWash DLC, the mixed reality hand tracking multiplayer game from 3lb Games, just released its fourth major update on
. It is called here and introduces Void Feeder, Golem Smash. There’s also support for left-handed controls, a new environment, expanded customizations, and more.
Gazzlers Gets Permanent Price Drop On All Platforms
Grokithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1JBquQD6BYQuest App LabDeveloped by Bolt Blaster Games, Twilight Echoes is an on-rails arcade VR shooter that initially launched last year. Following various
, the studio confirmed it’s now permanently reducing the price from $14.99 on
, and Gazzlers ($19.99 on post-launch patches) to $9.99.QuestBeat The Beats Gets PSVR 2 Demo With Four LevelsPicohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mUqimvFFEcSteam, a game we previously stated “could become one of VR’s best new rhythm games” in our review, now has a PSVR 2. The full version of the game, which includes four levels and a tutorial, has been on PSVR2 since February. The demo’s also on
and
Beat the BeatsNoun Town: VR Language Learning Now Lets You Track Your New VocabularyPSVR 2 demoNoun Town: VR Language Learning, an educational program for SteamVR and Quest that supports learning 13 foreign languages, received a major update this week. The update allows you to track your new vocabulary, access a complete list of words and phrases, and review nouns, verbs, adjectives, and phrases.
Warped Kart Racers & Cityscapes: Sim Builder Bring New Spatial Games To Apple Vision Pro
Apple Arcade is Quest two new spatial games for Apple Vision Pro. Steam is still largely a flatscreen experience but with UI elements appearing across your living space and that update’s available now, while
gives you a new view of the city on July 3.
Other UpdatesintroducingLooking for further stories? Warped Kart Racers is now live. Private lobbies have been added to Cityscapes: Sim Builder.