Meta CTO: 2025 is a ‘Make or Break’ Year for Meta’s XR Ambitions, Internal Memo Reveals

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth released an internal memo to employees, stating 2025 is going to be “the most critical year” for the company’s XR efforts yet, Business Insider reports. Titled…

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Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest

Known for its work on the open source version of Google’s Tilt Brush, Open Brush, The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google’s low-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. Like Blocks, the…

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VR Games Showcase Returns in March, Teasing “biggest line-up yet” of XR Games

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. Details are still thin at…

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‘Cave Crave’ Brings ‘The Climb’ Mechanics in Claustrophobic Spelunking Sim This Spring

The Climb (2016) is chock-full of interesting climbing mechanics, although few games have been able to replicate the heart-pounding feel of clattering up a sheer surface, seconds away from losing your…

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‘Demeo’ Studio Announces Official Dungeons & Dragons Version of Hit VR Tabletop Strategy Game

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. Demeo…

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VR Veteran Fast Travel Games Announces Layoffs, Citing Lower Than Expected Sales in 2024

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…

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