Asgard’s Wrath 2, Strike Rush, Doom 3 & More

We’re again with one other weekly VR information round-up, that includes the largest XR tales and extra.

With VR {hardware}, a brand new earnings report confirmed Meta’s Reality Labs revenue continues to rebound. Meta additionally elevated the maximum GPU clock speed on Quest 3 and launched Quest v71. Google seems to be preparing the Play Store for Samsung’s headset, Snap Spectacles are coming to builders in six EU nations, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional will soon be sold 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 pictures and movies, and Steam Link for Quest now supports hand tracking.

With VR gaming, this week noticed the discharge of Triangle Strategy, Underworld Overseer, and Human Fall Flat VR. Gorilla Tag is coming to PlayStation VR2, Ghost Town is a brand new supernatural puzzle journey, Myst obtained its 2.0 replace, and plenty of video games celebrated Halloween. Different tales centered on Dino Hab, Gargoyle Doyle, Pulsargeist, Songbird, Quest+, Last Stand, Tactical Assault, Behemoth, Vail, Sight Unseen, Arkham Shadow, Mannequin, Bridge Constructor Studio, and Game 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 listing is here however elsewhere, listed below are this week’s 5 VR information tales that we initially missed:

Loss of life Conquers All Is The Newest Asgard’s Wrath 2 Occasion

To have fun Halloween, Asgard’s Wrath 2 kicked off its newest Cosmic Occasion in ‘Death 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 help.

Strike Rush – Season 2 Is Now Obtainable 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, Group Deathmatch as a sport mode, and extra.

Pink Matter Will get 4K Textures In Visible Improve On Quest 3

Whereas we’re late to report this, the unique Red Matter has obtained a ‘Graphics Update‘ on Quest 3 and Quest 3S, following final 12 months’s enhanced version 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 £500K Collector’s Version With Precise Diggers

Earlier than its upcoming launch in two weeks, DIG VR has launched a hefty “Collector’s Edition” paying homage to Dying Light’s Apocalypse Edition in 2015. Costing £500,000 (roughly $646,000 USD), this one-off bundle options two custom-wrapped JCB 100c-2 excavators, two Meta Quest 3 headsets, and two copies of DIG VR.

Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil Will get Added To Group Beef’s VR Mod

The unofficial Doom 3 VR port from Group Beef now helps 2005’s Resurrection of Evil growth. 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.

Different Updates

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