Valve’s Standalone XR Headset ‘Deckard’ Reportedly Launching This Year at $1,200, Leaker Claims

Valve’s rumored standalone XR headset, codenamed ‘Deckard’, is practically the stuff of legend at this point, with speculation brewing since data miners first discovered mention of the alleged device in…

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‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ is Getting an Official XR Game with First Installment Coming in 2026

Korea-based studio Pixelity announced it’s currently developing an XR game based on the hit ’90s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). Pixelity says in a blogpost it’s signed an official licensing agreement with…

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Meta Announces $50M ‘Horizon Worlds’ Content Fund as Some VR Studios Struggle to Make Ends Meet

Meta today announced a $50 million fund to incentivize the creation of new and improved content in Horizon Worlds, the company’s first-party social gaming platform. The move comes as many…

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‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Reportedly Selling Gaming Division, Shifting Focus to AR & Mapping Tech

Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go (2016), is reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely to sell its gaming division. According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the talks,…

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‘Max Mustard’ Studio Lays Off Majority of Staff & Closes Office, Vows to Continue Work on XR Games

Toast Interactive, VR veteran studio behind Richie’s Plank Experience (2017) and Max Mustard (2024), announced it’s closing office and laying off a majority of staff. The Gold Coast, Australia-based studio…

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VR Treadmill Omni One Adds New Games to Lineup, Including ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Series and ‘Into the Radius’

Virtuix, the company known for its line of VR treadmills, announced it’s adding nine more VR games to its lineup of titles supported by its Omni One all-in-one system. The company says…

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Oculus Founder’s Defense Company is Taking Over Microsoft’s Military AR Headset Project

Palmer Luckey’s defense company Anduril is taking over Microsoft’s beleaguered Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program, which seeks to produce battlefield AR headsets for the United States Army. Although couched as…

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