We’re again with one other weekly VR information round-up, that includes the most important XR tales and extra.
With VR {hardware}, a brand new earnings report confirmed Meta’s Actuality Labs income continues to rebound. Meta additionally elevated the utmost GPU clock velocity on Quest 3 and launched Quest v71. Google seems to be making ready the Play Retailer for Samsung’s headset, Snap Spectacles are coming to builders in six EU international locations, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional will quickly be offered in South Korea and the UAE.
Elsewhere, Wolvic Chromium 1.1 added WebXR AR to the open-source XR browser. Safari on visionOS now helps embedded spatial photographs and movies, and Steam Hyperlink for Quest now helps hand monitoring.
With VR gaming, this week noticed the discharge of Triangle Technique, Underworld Overseer, and Human Fall Flat VR. Gorilla Tag is coming to PlayStation VR2, Ghost City is a brand new supernatural puzzle journey, Myst obtained its 2.0 replace, and lots of video games celebrated Halloween. Different tales centered on Dino Hab, Gargoyle Doyle, Pulsargeist, Songbird, Quest+, Final Stand, Tactical Assault, Behemoth, Vail, Sight Unseen, Arkham Shadow, Model, Bridge Constructor Studio, and Sport Room.
We additionally shared our early impressions of Alien: Rogue Incursion, plus Blade & Sorcery: Nomad following the latter’s model 1.0 replace. Lastly, 4 years after reaching Steam, Phasmophobia reached PlayStation VR2 in early entry and you may take a look at our review-in-progress.
Lastly, we introduced that the UploadVR Winter Showcase 2024 is again on December fifth. This time round, we’re teaming up with the AIXR Awards being held in Rotterdam, Netherlands to premiere the showcase with their occasion.
Our full article record isΒ right hereΒ however elsewhere, listed here are this week’s 5 VR information tales that we initially missed:
Demise Conquers All Is The Newest Asgard’s Wrath 2 Occasion
To have a good time Halloween, Asgardβs Wrath 2Β kicked off its newest Cosmic Occasion inΒ ‘Demise Conquers All.’ With undead forces making their approach throughout the multiverse, you are tasked with destroying the Cursed Urns these undead foes are rising from. Finishing new goals awards you with each Inpu and Anubis-themed objects, and this replace additionally expands localization assist.
Strike Rush – Season 2 Is Now Out there On All Platforms
Strike Rush, the 4v4 team-based hero shooter on Quest, not too long ago kicked off Season 2: Unknown Villain with a brand new replace. This introduces two new playable characters, a brand new “Goblin-type” creature that may accompany gamers within the area, the brand new B-13 Laboratory stage, a brand new weapon, Workforce Deathmatch as a sport mode, and extra.
Crimson Matter Will get 4K Textures In Visible Improve On Quest 3
Whereas we’re late to report this, the unique Crimson Matter has obtained a ‘Graphics Replace’ on Quest 3 and Quest 3S, following final yr’s enhanced model on PlayStation VR2. That introduces 4K textures with ” as much as a 16x improve in pixel depend,” dynamic shadows, anisotropic filtering for texture sharpness, and HD meshes.
Dig VR Is Promoting A Β£500K Collector’s Version With Precise Diggers
Earlier than its upcoming launch in two weeks, DIG VR has launched a hefty “Collector’s Version” paying homage to Dying Gentle’s Apocalypse Version in 2015. Costing Β£500,000 (roughly $646,000 USD), this one-off bundle options two custom-wrapped JCB 100c-2 excavators,Β two Meta Quest 3 headsets,Β andΒ two copies of DIG VR.
Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil Will get Added To Workforce Beef’s VR Mod
Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil #VR shall be obtainable on Halloween! π
Did somebody mentioned Gravity Gun?! No that is the patented UAC Plasma Levitator! π
Be careful @valvesoftware the UAC has the most effective Attorneys – you might be fortunate they’re all on Mars and occupied with being … possessed π¬ pic.twitter.com/s2iNfqItuVβ Workforce Beef VR Ports. Companion of Flat2VR Studios (@TeamBeefVR) October 30, 2024
The unofficial Doom 3 VR port from Workforce Beef now helps 2005’s Resurrection of Evil enlargement. Launched to coincide with Halloween, this new replace additionally introduces enhanced shaders and BFG and ODG3 lighting presets, additionally promising additional high quality of life fixes.
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