The VR gaming landscape just got a serious shot of adrenaline. DreamVR — the studio known for its location-based VR experiences — has stepped into the home headset arena with The Rifted Skies, an acrobatic parkour roguelite that promises high-speed…
The AR and smart glasses industry just received a major structural upgrade — not in the form of a new headset launch, but in the foundational manufacturing infrastructure that will determine what future devices are actually capable of. EssilorLuxottica, the…
FunFitLand’s SwingFit mode has arrived at exactly the right moment — when VR fitness is finally growing up and demanding more than just rhythm-game rehashes. After going hands-on with the public preview, we can confirm that SwingFit isn’t just another…
Canon’s surprise appearance at Augmented World Expo 2026 sent a clear signal: one of the world’s most storied imaging companies is serious about mixed reality hardware, and it has the optical engineering pedigree to back that ambition up. The company…
Qualcomm’s announcement of the Snapdragon Reality Elite processor at Augmented World Expo 2026 is one of the most consequential chip developments the XR industry has seen in years. By targeting both standalone headsets and lightweight tethered AR glasses with a…
Meta is making a significant push into brick-and-mortar retail by opening dedicated demo sections inside 50 Best Buy locations across the United States and Canada — and if you’ve been on the fence about jumping into VR or smart glasses,…
Valve’s long-anticipated entry into the standalone VR headset market appears to be finally materializing. Import records surfaced by XR analyst Brad Lynch show Valve shipping a substantial volume of “virtual reality devices” into US-based warehouses — units that can only…
Rhino Rock Studios has done something genuinely interesting with Outblast — they’ve taken the punishing, pattern-memorization DNA of classic side-scrolling shooters and transplanted it into a fully immersive VR environment, creating a game that feels simultaneously nostalgic and forward-looking. It’s…
Apple’s visionOS 27 marks a genuine inflection point for the Vision Pro platform — and frankly, for the broader spatial computing industry. By opening the door to third-party motion controllers and actively-tracked accessories (Apple is calling them “spatial accessories”), Apple…
The VR gaming industry absorbed another significant blow this week as Vertigo Games announced the closure of its Amsterdam development studio — the team responsible for Metro Awakening, one of the most ambitious VR titles of recent years. This isn’t…
