XR = eXtended Reality (everything VR, AR, MR)

🥳 But there’s more:

🦖 Kaiju Evolution has officially launched on Meta Horizon.

🎬 The Wist app lets users capture events with an iPhone and then replay them as stabilized volumetric memories on an Apple Vision Pro or Quest headset

💰 The Kickstarter campaign for Rokid's smart glasses has successfully surpassed $1 million in pledges.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #77

Discounts and Tips

🤩 Don’t forget you can get up to 25% discounts when you buy a game from the Meta Quest store. Go here and look for your game (we’re not affiliated with the website, but it’s a great tool).

🏏 Hubris and MLB Home Run Derby are the two new games joining the Horizon+ subscription service in September, offering subscribers a mix of sci-fi action and baseball excitement.

XR Games

 🗺️ The Pulse Protocol update for Spatial Ops has improved the stability of its multiplayer Arena Mode, added new enemy types, and introduced a Permanent Death Mode for an enhanced VR experience.

🏰 Banners & Bastions, a mixed reality strategy game where players use hand tracking to direct troops and cast spells in turn-based, miniature-scale battles, is now in early access on Quest.

🦖 Kaiju Evolution, a game where players can grow and evolve as a monstrous creature to fight against other kaiju and mechs, has officially launched on Meta Horizon.

🤖 The co-op adventure platformer Titan Isles is set to release on Quest and SteamVR on September 25th, allowing up to four players to team up and battle massive bosses.

🧟 Zombie Army VR has received a free content update that introduces a new Horde Mode with four new maps, along with new weapon skins and classic character unlocks.

🔫 A Long Survive, a co-op survival shooter focusing on intense, close-quarters combat against waves of enemies, is slated for a Q4 2025 release window.

🦇 A sequel to Batman: Arkham Shadow is reportedly about to enter development, a fact confirmed by the voice actor for Commissioner Gordon.

🎯 Falcon Fall, a AAA-quality PC VR tactical shooter inspired by games like Ready or Not, has been announced for a 2026 launch on Steam, promising next-generation visuals.

XR Entertainment

 🐦 Birdseed VR, an amateur birdwatching photography simulator where players can photograph realistic bird species in online multiplayer, is coming soon to Quest in early access.

🎀 A brand-new free-to-play social VR game, Hello Kitty: Skyland, developed in collaboration with Sanrio, has been announced for an early access release on Meta Quest later this year.

🎬 The Wist app lets users capture events with an iPhone and then replay them as stabilized volumetric memories on an Apple Vision Pro or Quest headset, akin to the memory replay feature in Minority Report.

XR News

👓 The agenda for Meta Connect 2025 strongly hints at the announcement of a smart glasses SDK, with several developer sessions dedicated to a new "developer toolkit" to be revealed on September 18.

🗓️ Meta AI on Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses can now access and add events to a user's Google and Outlook calendars, allowing for voice-activated scheduling and agenda management.

🔗 Valve's Steam Link has been confirmed to be coming to Pico headsets, with a beta test registration form supporting the Pico 4 Ultra, Pico 4, and Pico Neo 3 Link.

💰 The Kickstarter campaign for Rokid's smart glasses, which feature an integrated micro-LED heads-up display, has successfully surpassed $1 million in pledges, demonstrating strong demand for smart glasses with a screen.

✈️ Pimax has promised a substantial development update on its delayed Dream Air and Dream Air SE headsets before the end of September, with the delay attributed to issues with sourcing Sony's high-end micro-OLED panels.

🍎 Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that a cheaper and lighter version of the Apple Vision Pro, unofficially named "Apple Vision Air," is in development and expected to be released in 2027.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu