Industry Direct by Skonec Entertainment Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak directly to the Road to VR newsletter audience. Industry Direct posts are written by sponsors with no involvement from the Road to VR editorial team. Links to these posts appear only in our newsletter and do not intermix with our on-site editorial feed. Industry Direct sponsors help make Road to VR possible. At Skonec Entertainment, we’re proud to announce the launch of our new VR title, Strike Rush, now available on the Meta Quest platform. This release marks a significant milestone ..read more

Meta dropped a major announcement yesterday, saying it plans to allow select partners to build third-party headsets that will run Horizon OS (formerly Quest OS). The news is prompting significant discussion within the XR industry, including from Oculus founder Palmer Luckey. Here’s a quick primer for those of you who are newer to XR industry. What eventually became the ‘Quest’ headset and ‘Horizon OS’ platform from Meta started when the company bought a VR startup called Oculus back in 2014. Oculus was founded by Palmer Luckey, who was a prominent voice in the XR industry before ultimately ..read more

Meta says that even though third-parties will be making headsets with Quest OS (now called Horizon OS) the company will continue to develop its line of Quest headsets. Meta made a huge announcement today, saying that the Quest operating system, rebranded to Meta Horizon OS, would be the software basis of new headsets built by third parties like Asus and Lenovo. With that news came two big questions: Will Meta continue making its own Quest headsets? Will Horizon OS be open to anyone, or only select partners? Meta tells Road to VR that it will indeed continue building its own hardware ..read more

Today Meta made what is likely to be an industry-altering announcement: it plans to open up the Quest operating system to third-party device makers. Asus, Lenovo, and Xbox have been tapped to create new headsets built on the operating system which is being branded ‘Meta Horizon OS’. Meta has just made its biggest strategic move in the XR space since betting the farm on standalone headsets over PC VR. Today the company says it’s formally branding the Quest operating system as Meta Horizon OS, and with it, plans to allow third-parties to make new headsets that run the software stack. The comp ..read more

Meta today announced it’s opening its operating system to third-parties, and has named three heavy weights that have pledged support for its newly renamed Meta Horizon OS: Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft’s Xbox. In a blog post, Meta says it’s tapped ASUS’s Republic of Gamers to develop an “all-new performance gaming headset,” Lenovo to “develop mixed reality devices for productivity, learning, and entertainment,” and Xbox to create its own limited-edition Quest, “inspired by Xbox.” The company hasn’t shown any of the headsets as such, but this symbolizes a monolithic shift in how the company is ..read more

From now until April 28th, you’ll be able to get your hands on a ton of top Quest titles for up to 64% off the regular price. For this week only, Meta has put hundreds of classic and recent titles at a discount during its April Mega Sale. There are 200+ games on sale right now, with a staggering number of popular VR titles on the list, which include: Among Us VR Assassin’s Creed Nexus Demeo Fujii Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord Green Hell VR I Expect You to Die 3 In Death: Unchained Into the Radius Jurassic Park World Aftermath Collection The Last Clockwinder Moss: Book II MYST Phanto ..read more

Rebellion, developer behind cult horror shooter series Zombie Army, is getting ready to release the franchise’s first VR game on all major headsets this year, and it’s pumping the hype with a new trailer that showcases the upcoming co-op story campaign. Here’s how Rebellion describes Zombie Army VR’s campaign: The game’s campaign takes place alongside the events of the Zombie Army series and sees you take to the field as one of the Deadhunters, an elite squad that is hunting down zombie war criminals. You fight your way through undead hordes near the bombed-out city of Nuremberg ..read more

Laser Limbo is a mixed reality game for now in early access on Quest App Lab that brings a host of laser tag-style games to your home, playable either in single or multiplayer. Created by indie studio freeroam.ar, Laser Limbo transforms your home, office, or entire floors into a unique mixed reality multiplayer arena, replete with things like laser pistols and even laser tag vests, which not only show off your team colors, but also act as a pretty obvious enemy targets. Besides letting you take on another player in head-to-head laser combat, the game also comes with a few other mo ..read more

Codemasters and EA revealed its next official video game of the Formula One World Championship, F1 24, which includes VR support when it launched on PC next month. Coming to consoles and PC on May 31st, F1 24 is set to launch with PC VR support, letting you race down digital versions of real-world F1 tracks. In comparison to previous F1 titles in the series, Codemasters says F1 24 includes “[a]ll-new suspension kinematics, an upgraded tyre model, advanced aerodynamic simulation, and new engine and car setup options enhance the driving experience.” “All driving aspects are im ..read more

SOUL COVENANT is an action RPG from the core members who brought you the SOUL SACRIFICE series. While the game does a few things to translate the franchises’s melee combat and giant monsters into a VR-native experience, adherence to the series’ repetitive wave-based missions and clunky narrative style takes it one step too many from feeling like a fresh and modern immersive experience. SOUL COVENANT Details: Available On: Quest 2/3/Pro, SteamVR, PSVR 2 Reviewed On: Quest 3, Quest 3 via Link Release Date: April 18th, 2024 Price: $40 on Quest, $50 on Steam/PSVR 2 ..read more