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

🥳 But there’s more:

You can be a DJ now on Meta Quest.

More mixed reality games are incoming.

YouTube watch parties on Meta Quest are available now.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #43

XR Games

😅 Dumb Ways: Free For All, a VR party game featuring 50 chaotic mini-games with beloved characters from the Dumb Ways to Die franchise, is now available on Meta Quest.

🧟‍♀️ Stranger Things VR leaves Quest exclusivity and arrives on PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets on December 5, allowing players to experience Vecna's perspective in the Stranger Things universe.

🧟 Zombie Army VR release has been delayed to 2025 across all platforms, including PS VR2, Quest, and PC VR, to ensure a high-quality experience.

🏢 The mixed reality city builder Wall Town Wonders launches exclusively for Quest 3 and 3S on November 21, and can be pre-ordered in the Horizon Store with 10% discount.

🫣 Cyan’s puzzle adventure Firmament, the successor to Myst, has been delayed for PSVR 2 until early 2025 following a major PC update.

🤴 Ember Souls, a Prince of Persia-inspired VR hack-and-slash adventure, launches on Quest on November 21 at $25, with a 16% pre-order discount available.

🧩 The mixed reality puzzle game Squingle is being re-released on Meta Quest with a new edition, featuring 100 levels and a mini version available for $1.

⚔ The sword-fighting roguelike Clone Drone in the Hyperdome arrives on Meta Quest December 12, offering intense combat, customizable weapons, and deadly robot battles.

🔫 The PS VR2 action-shooter Synapse joins the PlayStation Plus Premium game catalog on November 19.

🙁 The release of Alien: Rogue Incursion for Meta Quest 3 and 3S has been delayed to early 2025, while PS VR2 and Steam versions remain scheduled for December 19, 2024.

🥽 Little Cities: Diorama, a mixed reality city-building game, is launching on Apple Vision Pro via Apple Arcade on December 5.

XR Entertainment

🎹 The DJ app Djay launched on Meta Quest, offering mixed reality features, 3D turntables, and access to over 100 million tracks.

🌳 Living Room lets players create and manage a virtual wildlife sanctuary in their own rooms, combining playful ecology simulations with interactive animal habitats.

🎶 Beat Saber releases Monstercat Mixtape 2 with 12 challenging tracks for $14.99, featuring popular artists, new levels, environments, and multiplayer options.

⚙️ Gadgeteer introduces a mixed reality mode on Quest 3 and 3S, allowing players to build chain reaction machines that interact with their real-world surroundings.

XR News

💰 XRHealth acquires NeuroReality, adding its therapeutic VR tool Koji’s Quest to enhance its immersive XR healthcare platform for rehabilitation.

🔁 Pico OS Update 5.12.0 for Pico 4 & 4 Ultra introduces enhanced tracking, smartphone mirroring, Bluetooth keyboard/mouse support, and improved system stability.

🕶️ Meta opens its first Ray-Ban pop-up store in LA, aiming to drive adoption of Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses through immersive retail experiences and word-of-mouth marketing.

👨‍🏫 Meta for Education's beta program partners with universities to develop immersive VR learning tools for Meta Quest, aimed at enhancing student engagement and educational outcomes.

✈ Microsoft has partnered with VR hardware maker Pimax to enhance Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

📺 You can now host private YouTube watch parties with friends on Meta Quest, enjoying videos together in immersive VR or mixed reality.

🕶️ Xiaomi is reportedly partnering with Goertek to launch AI-powered smartglasses in 2025, aiming to rival Ray-Ban Meta's success.

🥽 Microsoft released the final major update for HoloLens 2 before its discontinuation, with ongoing security support until 2027.

🕶️ Amazon plans to equip delivery drivers with AR smart glasses to optimize last-step navigation and package delivery with hands-free, AI-driven guidance.

🤩 Also, 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).

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu