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

🥳 But there’s more:

⚔️ Ghosts of Tabor has surpassed one million players and $30 million in revenue.

🚢 A recent update to Titanic VR on Quest adds wreck tours.

➕ Meta's VR subscription service has been rebranded as Meta Horizon+.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #63

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).

🕹️ Meta Quest+ subscribers can redeem the multiplayer shooter Pavlov Shack and the arachnid-hunting game Kill It With Fire VR as their complimentary titles for May 2025.

XR Games

⚔️ The VR extraction shooter Ghosts of Tabor has now launched on PlayStation VR2, also having surpassed one million players and $30 million in revenue.

👽 Surviving Mars: Pioneer, a VR strategy game focused on colonizing the red planet, is scheduled to launch into Early Access on May 8th for Quest and Steam VR.

🏰 Former developers from Zenith and Orbus are creating a new medieval fantasy VR MMORPG titled Eldramoor, with a Kickstarter coming soon for Quest and PC VR.

🧩 The popular 3D jigsaw puzzle game Puzzling Places is coming to both PC VR and flatscreen on Steam with an unannounced release date.

🪓 As of the latest Bedrock update, Mojang has officially ended support for VR and mixed reality devices in Minecraft, though players can still use unofficial mods like Vivecraft for VR gameplay.

🔫 A new shooting range mode has been added to Zero Caliber: Reloaded on Quest, allowing players to test weapons and improve their skills in a controlled environment.

🧙 The Unspoken, a spellcasting VR game, has returned to the Meta Store, giving players another chance to engage in magical duels.

🎲 Game Night offers a collection of classic board games in VR, aiming to bring friends and family together in a virtual setting.

📅 The release of the VR version of the horror game Slender: The Arrival on Quest, Steam, and PSVR 2 has been postponed to later in 2025.

🐈 The social sandbox VR/MR game DigiGods on Quest is receiving a new Cats & Kaijus update, adding fresh content like cosmetics, turrets, and maps.

🏘️ The city-building game Wall Town Wonders is now available on PC VR and PlayStation VR2, adapting the mixed reality Quest title with new features.

❄️ Frost Survival VR, a new multiplayer survival sandbox set in an icy wilderness, has been announced for a Q3 2025 release on Quest and Steam.

XR Entertainment

🚢 A recent update to Titanic VR on Quest adds wreck tours of the ship and a memorial for the OceanGate tragedy submarine.

🎸 A hands-on impression of Immerrock Guitar Training in VR notes that while the concept is promising, current headset limitations make the experience feel slightly off-tune.

🎨 Open Brush, the free successor to Tilt Brush, has received a free update introducing a multiplayer mode that allows for collaborative VR art creation.

XR News

💻 Pimax has released a new beta for its Play software with installation optimizations, bug fixes, 3D print files for headset accessories, and a teaser for an upcoming Dream Air event on May 11th.

📈 Projections show the mixed reality market is poised for significant growth, expected to reach $38.08 billion by 2030 with a compound annual growth rate of 45.34% between 2025 and 2030.

⚽ An XR Soccer developer is leveraging Meta's new Passthrough Camera API to experiment with bringing real-world object tracking, specifically a soccer ball, into a mixed reality application on Quest headsets.

🎮 Niantic and HTC VIVERSE have announced the Forge the Future Global Game Jam for 2025, challenging developers to build cross-platform games using Niantic Studio on 8th Wall for a chance at prizes and entry into the VIVERSE Creator Program starting May 12th.

➕ Meta's VR subscription service has been rebranded as Meta Horizon+.

🚗 Finnish companies Distance Technologies and Patria are collaborating to develop glasses-free mixed reality windshields capable of displaying real-time 3D tactical data for defense vehicles.

🕶️ Samsung has unveiled a new ultra-high-resolution microdisplay for augmented reality (AR) devices, aiming to enhance image quality and power efficiency in compact formats.

🏢 Sightful has launched Spacetop for Windows, a software solution that enables users to create a private, expansive augmented reality workspace with a virtual 100-inch display on compatible Windows laptops paired with AR glasses.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu