Facebook is Unlocking Root Access to Oculus Go Soon

John Carmack, legendary programmer and key player in the Oculus Rift genesis story, announced recently that he’s won a decisive battle within Facebook to finally release root access to Oculus Go, the 3DOF standalone VR headset launched in 2018. Carmack ... more - roadtovr.com

One of Oculus Studios’ Worst-rated Titles, ‘Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond’, is Coming to Quest 2

Respawn Entertainment and Oculus today announced that the PC VR game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020), notably one of the worst-rated Oculus Studio partner titles, is being slimmed down to fit on Oculus Quest 2. Launch is slated for sometime “later ... more - roadtovr.com

HTC is Holding a Vive Product Event Just Ahead of Facebook Connect

HTC is gearing up to hold what seems to be a new product unveiling on October 14th, or just ahead of Facebook Connect on the 28th of that month. The company says we’ll be hearing about some “big news in a small package.” HTC announced the event on Twitter, ... more - roadtovr.com

Exclusive Preview: ‘Jurassic World Aftermath – Part 2’ Will Bring New Dino Gameplay & Story Conclusion

The Cretaceous game of cat & mouse on Quest, Jurassic World Aftermath , is due to get a major Part 2 DLC tomorrow which promises to bring new dino encounters, mini-game interactions, and a completion to the story started (and abruptly ended) in Part ... more - roadtovr.com

Facebook Announces $50M Research & Partnership Fund to “build the metaverse responsibly”

Back in July Facebook announced that it had spun up a new organization internally to begin building part of the metaverse, a series of interconnected virtual experiences and worlds that the company believes is the next step for human communication and ... more - roadtovr.com

Hands-on: Rec Rally is Another Fun (and free) Slice of ‘Rec Room’ Magic

Rec Room is launching ‘Rec Rally’ on September 29th, which brings to the popular social VR platform a go-kart racer that feels like an awesome starting point for the studio’s first vehicle-based mini-game. We went hands-on so you can get a look at what ... more - roadtovr.com

One of VR’s Leading Developers Opens Publishing Arm Aimed at Small VR Teams

Fast Travel Games, the Sweden-based VR developer behind Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife (2021) and Apex Construct (2018) , today announced it’s opening a publishing arm which is aimed at helping smaller teams to break into the VR games market. The publishing ... more - roadtovr.com

Arcade Flight Sim ‘Ultrawings 2’ Promises 40–60 Hours of Gameplay, Launching Early 2022

Ultrawings is an arcade VR flight sim that’s been on the market since 2017 and has become something of a classic in its own right. Now developer Bit Planet games says it’s “all-in” on the sequel, Ultrawings 2 , which is poised to launch in early 2022 ... more - roadtovr.com

Promising VR MMO ‘Zenith: The Last City’ Just Got a Huge Boost With $10 Million in Funding

Ramen VR, the studio behind the upcoming VR MMO Zenith: The Last City announced today that it has raised $10 million in venture capital. The game is set to launch later this year on all major headsets. Zenith: The Last City got its start with a successful ... more - roadtovr.com

AR Glasses Creator Nreal Secures $100M Series C Financing to Expand Internationally

Chinese AR glasses startup Nreal announced it’s raised a fresh $100 million Series C financing round, something it says will be used for R&D and to fund wider international expansion. As first reported by CNBC , the latest round reportedly brings ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Resident Evil 4’ for Quest 2 to Release October 21st, Extended Gameplay Trailer Here

Just in time for Halloween, Oculus announced today that the VR port of the award-winning survival horror game Resident Evil 4 (2005) is set to release on October 21st. Resident Evil 4 is arriving exclusively on Oculus Quest 2 (re: not the original Quest) ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Rec Room’ is Getting a Mario Kart-style Racer on September 29th, Trailer Here

Rec Room , arguably the most successful social VR platform, today announced at its annual Rec Con conference that it’s getting a new go-kart racing mini-game that will let you duke it out against your friends and strangers in six-player online matches. ... more - roadtovr.com

Air Guitar Rhythm Game ‘Unplugged’ Launches on Quest October 21st, on PC VR Later This Year

Unplugged is an upcoming VR rhythm game which makes use of full finger-tracking for a Rock Band -like experience, but with an ‘air guitar’ instead of a plastic peripheral. Today developer Anotherway announced the game’s release date for October 21st ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Rhythm of the Universe: Ionia’ Review – Cinematic Pretense & Little Substance

Rhythm of the Universe: Ionia is a VR adventure that promises to take you to a fantastical world filled with musical flora and fauna. Despite some earnest attempts at worldbuilding, the end result is a thin and superficial theme park ride that bears ... more - roadtovr.com

One of Quest’s Best Puzzle Games Just Got 30 New Levels

Cubism (2020) is consistently one of the best-rated games on Quest, and it just got a mess of new puzzles in a free update today which arrives to all supported headsets. Called ‘Volume 2’, the free update brings 30 new puzzles to the game, marking the ... more - roadtovr.com

A $240 Quest App Tests the Boundaries of Oculus App Lab

Separate from the main Quest store, Oculus App Lab gives developers an official ‘unlisted’ and uncurated means of distributing Oculus Quest apps. So far the company has proven that it will remain largely hands-off on app content—and apparently price ... more - roadtovr.com

New Social VR Platform Debuts With an Immersive Muse Concert You Can Watch with Friends

Stageverse is a new social VR platform debuting this week with a two-hour immersive capture of the Muse: Simulation Theory concert. The platform allows multiple viewers to experience the concert together through 360° 3D footage captured from multiple ... more - roadtovr.com

‘PowerBeatsVR’ Brings High-intensity Musical Workouts to Oculus Quest in October

PowerBeatsVR (2020), the high-intensity workout experience from Munich-based indie studio Five Mind Creations, is finally making its was to Oculus Quest next month, which will let you box, dodge, and squat to the beat without getting tangled up in wires ... more - roadtovr.com

Buy an Oculus Quest 2 This Week and Get a Second for $100 Off

Ahead of what promises to be an eventful sales season, it seems Facebook is getting a head start today with the launch of a week-long sale on Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Starting today, the company is launching a week-long deal that will save you $100 when ... more - roadtovr.com

Billie Eilish ‘Beat Saber’ Music Pack Launches Today, Tracklist Revealed

Beat Saber is getting a Billie Eilish Music Pack today, which arrives with ten of her biggest hits including ‘Therefore I Am’, ‘NDA’, and ‘bad guy’. The music pack (tracklist below) is launching on all supported headsets, which includes Oculus Quest, ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Men in Black’ Location-based VR Experience to Debut at Dreamscape in October

Location-based VR destination Dreamscape and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality announced they’re launching a new VR experience that puts you and five other friends in the shoes of the Men in Black: First Assignment. Called Men in Black: First Assignment, ... more - roadtovr.com

Facebook Spins Out the Excellent ‘Quill’ VR Animation App, Open-sources File Format

Quill is a brilliant VR drawing and animation app originally born within the now shuttered Oculus Story Studio. The app continued on after the group’s closure, but with seemingly few long term plans for the app, Facebook has decided to spin it out by ... more - roadtovr.com

The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – September 2021

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus ... more - roadtovr.com

Time-traveling Adventure ‘Wanderer’ Delayed to “later this year”, Extended Gameplay Video Here

M Theory and Oddboy today announced that its time-traveling VR adventure title Wanderer is being delayed from its initial Q3 2021 release window. To soften the blow somewhat, developers also released the first half of an extended gameplay video. Announced ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Larcenauts’ to Get New Character, Map, & Payload Mode in September Update

Impulse Gear today announced that its VR hero shooter Larcenauts (2021) is getting another free content update soon. The studio hasn’t said much for now, however the update is called ‘The Zarius Heist’, and will bring to the game a new hero, map, payload ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Space Pirate Trainer’ Multiplayer Arena Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Arena-scale VR

Space Pirate Trainer (2017) on Oculus Quest received a substantial update last week, which brings to the wave-based shooter two new multiplayer modes, one of which basically turns your Quest into a mobile laser tag machine for some 1v1 multiplayer action. ... more - roadtovr.com

Long Defunct ‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Sees New Signs of Life

Many years before the release of Half-Life: Alyx , a group of fans built a rudimentary Half-Life 2 VR mod which allowed the game to be played with early VR headset development kits. Unfortunately the mod eventually lost compatibility with newer hardware ... more - roadtovr.com

SteamVR and Oculus Players Can Finally Play ‘Beat Saber’ Together on Any Headset

One of VR’s most popular games, Beat Saber , got a multiplayer mode late last year. Unfortunately, Oculus and SteamVR players were separated, which means if your friend had a Quest and you had a Vive, you couldn’t play together. Now, almost a year after ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Squingle’ is a Brilliantly Creative Puzzler That Proves Why App Lab is Essential

Squingle is a psychedelic indie puzzle game that’s available now on PC VR and Quest. It’s also the perfect example of a game that probably wouldn’t be allowed onto Quest’s main ‘curated’ store because it’s difficult to understand at a glance, despite ... more - roadtovr.com

New Google Stadia Job Listings Suggest VR Cloud-gaming Ambitions

Stadia, Google’s cloud-gaming company, is looking for new hires with a preference for virtual reality development experience. Stadia is Google’s cloud-gaming service which runs games on powerful computers in the cloud and then streams them to your PC, ... more - roadtovr.com