Meta Quest is getting an official Gundam VR experience, which its creators describe as a feature-length “immersive anime.”

Revealed at Anime NYC by Bandai Namco Filmwork and XR studio Atlas V (Gloom Eyes, BATTLESCAR), Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is set to be much more than an interactive narrative experience, it seems.

“This is not a game, nor is it just a narrative experience—it’s an immersive adventure
that leverages the best of both worlds. The future of interactive anime in VR is coming,” said co-founder of Atlas V Pierre Zandrowicz.

“We’re taking a unique approach creating an interactive anime that […]

We’re keeping an eye on the best Meta Quest 2 Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2023 deals, don’t blink or you might miss the best Quest 2 sale of the year! While we can’t recommend Quest 2 at its full price in 2023, a $100 discount is certainly worth considering if you’re looking for your first taste of VR.

Updated – November 19th, 2023

The Best Meta Quest 2 Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2023 Sales

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Meta Quest 2 (128GB)

The best Meta Quest 2 (128GB) Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2022 sale so far is $250 bundled […]

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Pavlov is a team-based multiplayer VR shooter with over 65 fully interactable weapons and limitless game modes is supported by a passionate and extensive modding community. On November 14th, 2023, Vankrupt Games […]

Vertigo Games is kicking off a livestream today in a special Arizona Sunshine 2 Gameplay Showcase that’s slated to reveal more about the studio’s next zombie-slaying adventure.

Arizona Sunshine 2 is nearly here, launching on PSVR 2, Quest and SteamVR headsets December 7th.

In the meantime, the studio promised we’d be seeing an eye-full during a special in-depth look at fresh campaign gameplay with developer commentary, all-new game details including co-op announcements, special guest appearances, never-before-seen co-op gameplay from highlighted creators, and more.

Vertigo Games will also be holding Q&A sessions across Reddit, including r/PSVR […]

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016), announced the game’s sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) just went platinum, having now topped over one million units sold.

The studio’s breakout title Job Simulator went platinum in early 2020, owing not only to its fun and approachable gameplay, but also for having been a launch title for HTC Vive, PSVR, and Oculus Touch in 2016.

A testament to the staying power of Job Simulator: it’s still on all major VR headsets, including new entrants such as Quest 3, PSVR 2, and Pico headsets. Since it initially went platinum in 2020, the studio says […]

Easily the most recognized IP to launch in a VR game this year, Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR is quite anticipated and has a lot riding on it. But as we know, translating existing flatscreen games into VR is never an easy process. Did Ubisoft nail it? Read on to find out.

Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR Details:

Available On: Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest Pro
Reviewed On: Quest 3
Release Date: November 16th, 2023
Price: $40
Developer: Ubisoft

Gameplay

Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR manages to stay true to the core tenants of an Assassin’s Creed game. If you’ve played the franchise before you’ll feel at home with the game’s […]

From flagship smartphones to VR headsets, first-party accessories tend to be pretty expensive. Along with the higher price tag though, consumers typically expect exceptional quality. After all, the product’s designers had a head start, so those day-one accessories should be, if not the best out there, at very least high quality. Meta sells an array of useful accessories to fit that description, although some of its most expensive first-party stuff—namely its Elite Strap—continues to face reliability issues even today, as many users of the Elite Strap with Battery for Quest 3 are reporting faulty units.

If […]

The recently released VisionOS Beta 6 contains a video showing how users will scan their face to create their avatar using the Vision Pro cameras. Perhaps more interestingly, the video shows that Apple plans to use the external display for more than just showing the user’s eyes through the headset.

Probably the most unexpected thing about the Apple Vision Pro reveal is the headset’s external display. This is something that no commercial XR headset has shipped with to date. Apple calls this the EyeSight display, because its primary function is to show the wearers eyes ‘through’ the headset, so […]

VAIL VR, the multiplayer shooter for PC VR headsets, is now available on Quest via App Lab.

First released on Steam Early Access by indie studio AEXLAB, the 5v5 team shooter is now serving up cross-play support on Quest and PC VR headsets.

With the release of the Quest version, the game hopes to make a much-awaited resurgence; concurrent user numbers have faltered since it went live on Steam in November 2022, as the CS-style shooter never seemed to garner the sort of cult status among fans as Pavlov or Contractors.

Even on Quest, which boasts more regular […]

Pillow is a new mixed reality app for Quest that aims to help you relax right before bedtime, letting you do more than just count sheep.

Created by YouTuber and self-described Mad Scientist Lucas Rizzotto, Pillow comes with four unique experiences to help you unwind before nodding off—all of which are designed to be used laying down in bed. Experiences include:

Sky Fishing – fish for user-created voice messages from your ceiling in ponds that change every day
Bedtime Stories – craft immersive choose-your-own-adventure stories and play them
Stargazing – transform your ceiling into an interactive night sky, allowing you to interact […]

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Hey VR Enthusiasts! The world of VR is evolving faster than ever, and we totally get the importance of comfort during those epic gaming marathons or deep-dives into virtual exploration. […]

Social VR platform Rec Room is getting ready to launch another co-op game this week, this time taking you to the sewers with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtled-themed adventure.

Called ‘Trials of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, you’ll soon be able to take on Foot Clan goons with friends or strangers, and even face off against the evil Shedder mano a mano.

The turtle-powered adventure is kicking off November 15th and is also coming along with a host of digital accessories, powerups and (of course) pizza.

Rec Room users will be able to buy avatar skins to look the part, so […]

High-end enterprise headset maker Varjo is teasing an online “special event” where it says viewers will “discover the future of VR/XR.” The tease heavily points in the direction of the company’s next headset, likely the XR-4.

Varjo has been steadily making its high-end enterprise focused XR headsets better and cheaper over the course of years. The company’s key differentiator has been its ‘bionic display’ system which adds an extra display to each lens which offers retina resolution quality in a small area at the center of the headset’s view.

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The company has also focused heavily […]

It’s pretty unlikely we’ll see any deals this year on Meta’s latest and greatest VR standalone, Quest 3. Before the holiday season kicks into gear though, the company is dropping the price of Quest 2 to just $250.

Both variants are on sale from now until December 31st, dropping the 128GB version from $300 to $250, and the 256GB version from $350 to $300. It’s a limited-time deal though, so there’ no telling when the company will pull the plug.

Launched in 2020, that puts Quest 2 now at half the price of the new Quest 3, […]