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‘Zombie Army’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets Next Month, Trailer Here

By |April 1, 2025|

Rebellion announced it’s getting ready to release Zombie Army’s first VR game, bringing its co-op campaign to all major VR headsets next month.

Coming to Quest 2 and above, PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets May 22nd, Zombie Army VR brings the franchise’s zombie-ganking madness, enlisting you among the Deadhunters, an elite squad fighting to end the apocalypse.

“Fight your way through undead hordes near the bombed-out city of Nuremberg to help Captain Hermann Wolff, the Deadhunter’s legendary leader, find his scattered family, and fight to free Europe […]

‘Train Sim World’ Arrives on Quest, Letting You Take on the Mean Rails of New York City

By |April 1, 2025|

Train Sim World is finally here on Quest, bringing its realistic train driving experience to VR for first time.

Called Train Sim World VR: New York, the game lets you become a train driver on New York’s MTA Harlem Line, which includes a Career Mode tasking you to carry out instructions from Rail Traffic Control and complete challenges along the way.

There’s also a Journey Mode, where you can hop out of your train and visit all the stations along the Harlem Line, […]

Sandbox VR’s ‘Squid Game’ VR Attraction Hits $30 Million Milestone, Expands with New Mini-game

By |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.

Called ‘Repeat Racers’, the new mini-game was inspired by the games from season two of the series, tasking you with solving puzzles and getting to the finish line. Points are awarded based on finishing position, and players who don’t reach the finish line are eliminated from the game.

“We’re thrilled […]

Vision Pro Update Adds Companion App, Improved Guest Demos, and Apple Intelligence Features

By |April 1, 2025|

Apple announced today that the latest update to Vision Pro, visionOS 2.4 is now available to the public. VisionOS 2.4 finally adds Apple Intelligence features to the headset, while adding an iPhone companion app to make using and sharing the headset easier, along with a new Spatial Gallery to curate spatial content for watching on the headset.

While the first Apple Intelligence features reached iPhones, iPads, and Macs back in October, 2024, Vision Pro was curiously left out. Not only did the headset not get any […]

PSVR 2 Gets Another Hand-tracking Game as Devs Slowly Tap Into New Feature

By |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. And it turns out casting magic is one of the most immersive things you can do with your bare hands.

Studios COVEN and ALBYON have released the long-awaited hand-tracking update for Masters of Light (2024) on PSVR 2, letting you blast beams of light, summon shields, and control energy as you combat against dark celestial enemies.

“Every flick of your wrist, every precise movement, […]

New Feature in ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ Boosts VR Performance, Extra Eye-tracking Gains Coming Soon

By |March 31, 2025|

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 supports PC VR headsets, although you’ll also need a pretty beefy rig to even run it. Now, players are getting the much-requested fixed foveated rendering feature, saving on compute and boosting performance.

Microsoft Flight Sim fans have been waiting for native support for foveated rendering for some time now, and now developer Asobo Studio has pushed its ‘Sim Update 2’ beta which brings both fixed foveated rendering to the game.

Foveated rendering is a technique that lowers the resolution […]

VR Shooting Sim ‘ACE’ Partners with Major Gun Manufacturer for More Realistic Training

By |March 31, 2025|

Ace Virtual Shooting, the studio behind shooting simulator Ace (2023), announced it’s partnering with Swiss firearms manufacturer SIG SAUER to release a Meta Touch controller peripheral that replicates the weight and feel of a real SIG pistol.

Ace and Sig Sauer are releasing licensed replicas of two 9mm handguns, the Sig P320 X-Five Legion and P365 X-Macro Comp, which clip into Quest’s right Touch controller and are meant to be used with the studio’s subscription-based […]

Competency-Based Learning and Microcredentials

By |March 31, 2025|

Competency-based learning is an important teaching strategy for students and teacher professional development. The strategy also connects naturally with microcredentials.

‘Into Black’ is Bringing ‘Deep Rock Galactic’-style Action to PSVR 2 Soon

By |March 28, 2025|

Indie XR studio The Binary Mill announced its space-faring mining adventure Into Black (2024) is finally making its way to PSVR 2, bringing its Deep Rock Galactic-style action out of Quest exclusivity soon.

Initially launched on Quest back in October, the single and four-player co-op game is all about scavenging resources, upgrading tools, and repairing your ship. Along its 20+ levels, spanning multiple unique biomes, you’ll battle against all manner of foe as you gather enough parts to blast off from the dangerous […]

‘Star Wars’ is Getting a Mixed Reality Game with ‘Beyond Victory’, Coming Exclusively to Quest 3 & 3S

By |March 28, 2025|

ILM and Lucasfilm announced it’s developing another immersive Star Wars game called Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset.

Coming exclusively to Meta Quest 3 and 3S, Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset is slated to take place around the same timeframe as the Han Solo prequel Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).

While information is still thin on the ground, it seems there may be a good slice of podracing to look forward to. ILM says players will be able to meet podracer “Volo […]

‘Gorilla Tag’ Successor ‘Orion Drift’ Gets First Big Update Tomorrow with New Mini-game

By |March 27, 2025|

Gorilla Tag studio Another Axiom announced Orion Drift is getting its first big update since early access launch last month, bringing to the sprawling space station a new mini-game called ‘Capture the Beacon’ (CTB).

Like capture the flag, CTB is all about moving a rod-shaped beacon to your team’s base, although the twist is Orion Drift isn’t capping player numbers, and sets no time limit to the game, meaning anyone can jump into the action at any time.

The studio says there is “a ton more to […]

Apple Expected to Reveal VisionOS 3 at WWDC in June

By |March 27, 2025|

Apple announced its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is kicking off on June 9th, which is expected to include news on Vision Pro’s next big operating system update, visionOS 3.

The event is taking place online from June 9th to 13th, although the big keynote livestream on June 9th is slated to include Apple’s usual deluge of all things software related.

Apple hasn’t confirmed what updates it’s specifically announcing at WWDC25, however the annual event typically features major software releases for each of its platforms—including iOS, macOS, watchOS, […]

Avatar-inspired Bending Combat Comes Quest & PC VR in ‘Elements Divided’ Next Month

By |March 27, 2025|

Loco Motion, the studio behind superhero action sandbox Superfly(2022), and publisher Fast Travel Games announced some very Avatar: The Last Airbender-inspired action is coming to Quest and PC VR headsets next month in Elements Divided.

Launching on Quest 2 and above and PC VR headsets on April 23rd, Elements Divided lets you bend fire, water, earth and air in chaotic online combat and co-op.

By moving your controllers, you can summon attacks and defenses, and use your superhuman abilities to hurl yourself across arenas.

 

Just like in the Avatar TV […]

How AI Can Help With Executive Coaching

By |March 27, 2025|

AI programs can work wonders with teachers and menial school tasks, but it can also help to expand executive coaching within the educational space.

Infinite Reality Acquires Napster for $200M to Create Social Music Platform & Virtual Concerts

By |March 26, 2025|

Napster. Now there’s a name you haven’t heard in a few years… or more likely decades. Now, immersive web company Infinite Reality announced it’s acquired the brand for $207 million.

Having just closed a $3 billion investment in January, Immersive Reality says the Napster music streaming service will soon include a “social music platform” that will include branded 3D virtual spaces for virtual concerts and listening parties.

Additionally, the company says Napster will also sell both physical and virtual merchandise, exclusive digital content, and event tickets.

“By […]

Smartphone Giant Vivo Announces ‘Vision’ MR Headset, Copying Apple’s Name & Design

By |March 25, 2025|

Another Vision Pro knock-off is coming to town, and this time it even has the ‘Vision’ name.

While not a household name, China’s Vivo is known for its sensible, mid-range smartphones, regularly ranking it in the top five smartphone creators by market share.

Now, at the Boao Forum for Asia in China’s Hainan Province today, the company showed off its first entry into the XR segment: Vivo Vision.

In a press statement, Vivo says the move comes as a broader push to pursue both robotics and […]

Roguelike Mech Brawler ‘UNDERDOGS’ Brings Physics-based Carnage to PSVR 2 Today

By |March 25, 2025|

UNDERDOGS (2024), the physics-based mech brawler from Racket: Nx (2019) studio One Hamsa, is now available on PSVR 2, finally bringing its metal-on-metal violence and innovative locomotion to PS5.

Underdogs has been successful on Quest and PC VR headsets since its release in late 2024, where its garnered pretty much universally positive reviews, garnering both an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ user score on Steam and a [4.9/5] user score on Quest. And it’s for good reason.

The single player roguelike isn’t just an engaging physics-based combat […]

John Wick-style Shooter Sandbox ‘HARD BULLET’ Coming to Quest 3 This Spring

By |March 25, 2025|

GexagonVR announced its action flick-inspired shooter sandbox HARD BULLET (2020) is finally coming to Quest.

There’s no specific launch date yet, however Hard Bullet now has a Horizon Store page, which is marked as coming to Quest 3 and 3S sometime this Spring.

Initially released in early access on PC VR headsets in 2020, Hard Bullet is the sort of John Woo-inspired Hong Kong throwback that’s heavy on physics-based combat—and all the hyper-violence that goes along with it.

 

Similar to Blade & Sorcery before its big […]

Creating a Student Podcast

By |March 25, 2025|

A student podcast program can help establish communication skills, leadership skills, and a foundation in technology that all can create well-rounded lifelong learners.

Bigscreen Beyond 2 Sold the Equivalent of 6 Months of Beyond 1 Sales in First 24 Hours

By |March 25, 2025|

Bigscreen Beyond 2 orders flooded in last Thursday at a surprising pace. Now, the PC VR headset maker notes that its next slim and light headset outsold the original in 24 hours by an impressive margin, making its first day or sales equivalent to six months of what it did with Beyond 1.

We’ve already heard some impressive stats following Bigscreen’s launch for Beyond 2 orders. In 25 minutes, Beyond 2 outsold the first day of Beyond 1 sales. […]