News Meta's AR/VR Reality Labs division records further losses of $4.4 billion And it expects operating losses to "increase meaningfully year-over-year" Oct. 31, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Meta Quest 3S will launch on October 15 Quest-exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow is included in the base purchase price Sept. 26, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Use of conflict-free minerals in games saw improvement in 2023 Report shows a positive trend when it comes to sourcing conflict-free minerals, but Sony's performance keeps deteriorating Aug. 30, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Meta reportedly shutters Ready at Dawn Closure allegedly aims at making sure Reality Labs stays on target with its new budgetary restrictions Aug. 8, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Meta records loss of $4.5bn in Reality Labs during Q2 CFO expects operating losses "to increase meaningfully" during 2024 due to ongoing product development and investments Aug. 1, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Meta loses another $3.8 billion on VR/AR Overall company's revenues and profits surge, but stock dips on plans to increase AI spending April 25, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
News Meta opens up Quest's OS for third-party hardware Levono and ASUS to make their own headsets using Horizon OS; Meta wants Google Play on Quest April 22, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
Feature VR hype soars as Facebook buys Oculus | 10 Years Ago This Month Sony and Facebook throw their wallets into the ring and virtual reality dominates the discussion at GDC 2014 March 28, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
News EU Commission investigates Google, Meta, and Apple for possible Digital Markets Act violations If a firm is found to have multiple infringements, it can be charged up to 20% of its total global turnover March 25, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Microsoft, Meta, X and Match back Epic, say Apple ignores court ruling Four tech firms join the call to have iPhone maker fully comply with judge's rule on anti-steering practicies March 21, 2024 James Batchelor
News Xbox Games Pass comes to Meta Quest The Xbox Cloud Gaming beta app is available on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets Dec. 15, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Report: Meta pens deal with Tencent to sell VR headsets in China exclusively The agreement will mark the firm formerly known as Facebook’s return in 14 years Nov. 13, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Meta's VR division revenue down 26% in Q3 The firm's net income jumped by 164%, Zuckerberg said it was a good quarter for its community and business Oct. 26, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Opinion Meta's Quest 3 fires the starting gun on consumer AR devices | Opinion Apple and Meta are betting big on augmented reality – but expectations of a revolution to rival the introduction of smartphones should be tempered Sept. 29, 2023 Rob Fahey
News Meta Quest 3 launches October 10 Xbox cloud gaming to launch for headset in December Sept. 27, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Roblox open beta on Meta Quest gets 1m downloads | News-in-brief The beta launched on July 27 and reached the milestone in five days, Roblox CEO David Baszucki said Aug. 4, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Feature Microsoft's concerning conflict minerals disclosure reflects industry-wide slippage Our annual report finds industry efforts to avoid funding human rights abuses worsening almost across the board Aug. 2, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Meta unveils Meta Quest+ subscription service Users will gain access to two monthly VR titles for $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year June 26, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Meta Quest 3 launches this fall at $499 Meta promises next headset will be thinner, more powerful, "first mainstream headset with high-res color" June 1, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Meta sees engagement issues with Quest headsets New reports says that users of the VR devices would stop using them after a few weeks May 1, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Ready at Dawn and Downpour Interactive impacted by Meta layoffs Former employee suggests one third of Ready At Dawn staff have been let go, including studio head April 21, 2023 James Batchelor
News Meta reveals Oculus Publishing as Meta Quest Store revenues pass $1.5bn The VR game division has financially supported more than 300 since its inception March 22, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Meta to lay off 10,000 staff by end of year Facebook firm also halting new hires, layoffs follow 11,000 job cuts announced in November March 15, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Meta drops Quest Pro and Quest 2 prices Higher-end VR headset drops $500 less than five months after launch, while 256GB version of Quest 2 reverses most of last year's price hike March 6, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
Opinion VR isn't ready for a "must-play" experience | Opinion Reggis Fils-Aimé is right about VR needing "must-play" games, but the sector isn't ready to play host to that kind of cultural phenomenon March 3, 2023 Rob Fahey