Browsing: Metaverse & Virtual Worlds

In the 2010s, Valve was at the forefront of a virtual reality revolution that looked to some like it would upend the gaming industry. The Valve of six to ten years ago seemed committed to being a major player in the world of PC-connected VR headsets, first through its “strategic partnership” with HTC on the…

The analyst actions follow Roblox’s developer conference, where management outlined changes to game discovery and new ways for creators to reach players beyond the core app.

Gravity gloves on, I approach a dark passage. I can hear alien grunts. The voice on my headset tells me to watch out for “barnacles,” and I know to look up and shoot ceiling-hugging aliens with the gun in my controller-gripping hand. I’m in VR, playing Half-Life Alyx again. It’s a game I once played…

The Steam Frame comes at a strange time for VR specifically and computing generally. Developed over seven years since Valve’s previous entry, the Valve Index, it attempts to solve many of the problems that have plagued both PCVR and on-device VR units like the Quest 3. On a hardware level it is more expensive than…

Combat flight sim Aces of Thunder’s latest update brings crossplay, plus new aircraft, new single-player missions, several gameplay tweaks and some VR-specific improvements.

Wedbush raised its price target on Roblox but kept a neutral rating, and the stock immediately shot above that new target. Find out what the analyst said, what Roblox unveiled at its developer conference, and why the risk-reward equation still…

I’ve spent a few years using VR and writing about it, so I have a pretty good sense of what feels natural inside a headset. Building those experiences was something I had always left to people who actually knew how to code.

The Kingdom Hearts Fortnite release date has officially been confirmed by Epic Games. The massive crossover will arrive alongside the v42.20 update and introduce four new skins, including Sora, Roxas, Kairi, and Riku. Here is when the Kingdom Hearts collaboration is expected to launch in every region.

The “Roblox Everywhere” initiative is set to allow creators to distribute their games across mobile, PC, and console platforms.

Roblox will enable creators to publish their games on mobile, PC, and console through the Roblox Everywhere initiative.