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

🥳 But there’s more:

☔ A demo for Of Lies and Rain is now available for players on PlayStation VR2.

🕶️ The Bigscreen Beyond 2e PC VR Headset is set to release a VRChat Edition in September 2025

🛑 Varjo will discontinue general support for its third-generation XR, VR, and Aero headsets starting January 1, 2026

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #70

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).

XR Games

🚀 Players can now build and fly customized spaceships for physics-driven combat in BuildPort Xumia, a unique VR sandbox game that has launched into early access on Quest 3.

🤖 Grit and Valor - 1949, a real-time roguelite tactics game featuring mech-commanding action, will receive VR support next month, expanding to Quest, PSVR 2, and SteamVR headsets.

🧟 REQUISITION VR, a multiplayer extraction game allowing players to craft improvised weapons for intense battles against zombies and other players, has officially launched on Meta Quest.

🛡️ Iron Guard Salvation, a more cinematic VR tower defense sequel packed with new features and enhanced replayability, is slated for an August launch on Quest, with PC VR, Pico, and PS VR2 versions to follow.

🌌 Inspired by Dead Space, the sci-fi horror game Memoreum has been rescheduled for an October 9, 2025 launch on the Horizon Store for Quest 2 and above, offering pre-orders at a discounted price.

💥 Quantum Threshold, a roguelike game uniquely blending accessibility with high-intensity action, has now launched on Steam, bringing its distinct gameplay to PC VR users.

☔ A demo for Of Lies and Rain, a post-apocalyptic VR shooter featuring both Quality and Performance graphical modes, is now available for players on PlayStation VR2.

XR Entertainment

🕶️ The Bigscreen Beyond 2e PC VR Headset is set to release a VRChat Edition in September 2025, featuring a unique translucent Atomic Purple shell and exclusive digital items specifically for VRChat users.

🌉 Bridge Constructor Studio, an engineering puzzle sandbox game, has expanded its availability to PC VR, PlayStation VR, and PS VR2, offering a campaign of 70 puzzles across diverse biomes.

🎶 A new Viking Music Pack, celebrating summer with five additional tracks and exclusive Summer Skins, is launching on July 16th for the VR rhythm game Ragnarock across all platforms.

♟️ Chess Club launched on PlayStation VR2 on July 18, coinciding with World Chess Day weekend.

XR News

🏟️ Snap is enhancing in-stadium experiences by collaborating with RWS Global to display signature AR lenses on jumbo screens at sporting events, comically transforming fans and boosting Snapchat engagement.

👟 Freeaim has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its innovative VR Shoes, motorized footwear enabling natural walking in virtual environments while keeping users stationary, with deliveries anticipated in late 2025 or early 2026.

✨ Maradin's new XR laser-based scanning (LBS) display platform, built around proprietary MEMS design, offers a compact, full-color 720p projection with a 50-degree field of view for lightweight AR/MR smart glasses.

🔬 Meta researchers have unveiled compact, goggles-style VR and MR headsets that achieve an ultra-wide 180-degree horizontal field-of-view, significantly surpassing current consumer devices.

🕶️ Pico is reportedly developing Swan, slim and light mixed reality goggles with a hybrid design and tethered compute puck, positioning them as a rival to Meta's forthcoming XR headsets like Phoenix or Puffin.

🎬 Venice Immersive 2025, the XR segment of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, will showcase nearly 70 XR projects, with 30 competing for awards, featuring notable works like Face Jumping by Tender Claws and Asteroid by Doug Liman.

🛑 Varjo will discontinue general support for its third-generation XR, VR, and Aero headsets starting January 1, 2026, shifting focus to the XR-4 Series, though an "Extended Compatibility Package" will offer support until 2028.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu