Meta is Testing ‘Instant Replay’ Feature in ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Make Social VR More Viral

Meta announced it’s bringing an ‘Instant Replay’ feature to Horizon Worlds, which will let world creators and visitors capture their antics without having to hit ‘record’ on their cameras. The feature,…

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New Quest 3 Update Improves Passthrough, Brings ‘Lying Down Mode’ & External Mic Support

Meta announced it’s now rolling out its v64 software update for Quest, which the company says features key improvements to passthrough quality on Quest 3, support for external mics, and…

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‘Silent Slayer’ Preview – Dr. Van Helsing’s Deadly Game of Operation

I went hands-on with Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire, an upcoming horror-puzzle for Quest from Schell Games that tasks you with defusing various arcane traps protecting a coven of sleeping…

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Classic RTS ‘Homeworld’ is Getting a Brand New VR Game for Quest Soon

FarBridge, the studio behind the classic real-time strategy franchise Homeworld, announced it’s releasing an all-new VR game for Quest, putting players in its iconic 3D space battles. The studio, which is…

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City Builder ‘Tropico’ Comes to Quest, Letting You Become El Presidente of Your Own Banana Republic

Your banana republic awaits, as the popular single-player city builder Tropico is now available on Quest. Developers Feral Interactive and Kalypso Media Digital released Tropico on Quest, bringing Tropico 4 (2011) to VR for…

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Meta is Discontinuing Quest 1 Support for New Apps Starting Next Month

Meta announced last year it was sunsetting the original Quest, which was first released in 2019. While many developers of new apps have since stopped including the nearly five year-old…

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Vision Pro and Quest 3 Hand-tracking Latency Compared

Vision Pro is built entirely around hand-tracking while Quest 3 uses controllers first and foremost, but also supports hand-tracking as an alternate option for some content. But which has better…

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Meta is Removing a Host of Features from ‘Workrooms’, Requiring Users to Download Files Before June

Meta announced it’s pushing a major change to Workrooms, its virtual collaboration space that connects both VR and video chat users. The overhaul is set to improve, but also remove…

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‘MLB Home Run Derby’ Swings for the Fences on Main Quest Store After Long Stint on App Lab

Major League Baseball’s batting simulator MLB Home Run Derby VR (2018) has left App Lab and is now available on the main Quest Store, which also comes alongside a few updates to…

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Heavy Metal Rhythm Shooter ‘Metal: Hellsinger’ is Coming to Major VR Headsets This Year

Popular rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger (2022) is getting a VR version, bringing its frenetic action and metal-heavy soundtrack to all major VR headsets this year. Games publisher Funcom and original…

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‘Max Mustard’ Review – An ‘Astro Bot’ Style VR Platformer That Cuts the Mustard

Max Mustard may be a bit of a curveball when it comes to names, but this traditional 3D platformer reimagined for VR delivers in nearly every other way, serving up some…

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