XR Update

When two people on your team argue over who’s the bigger RoboQuest fanboy — and both of them are sitting well past 100 hours in the game — you get a pretty good sense of how this project started. Before RoboQuest ever came to VR, Impact Reality and Flat2VR Studios COO Eric Masher had already sunk around 125 hours into the original flatscreen roguelite.

For millions of Meta Quest users, the ability to play high-fidelity PC VR games without being tethered by a cable is the definitive VR experience. It merges the untethered freedom of standalone hardware with the power and expansive libraries of PC gaming. While this technology now feels essential, Meta’s native solution, AirLink, almost didn’t happen.

At Impact Reality, our mission has always been to support the growth of virtual reality—from helping studios bring their visions to life, to connecting games with the audiences they deserve. As our work has expanded beyond marketing and community engagement, we’ve found new ways to contribute to the evolution of VR itself. That’s why we’re proud to introduce Impact Inked, a new publishing label dedicated to immersive games built from the ground up for virtual reality.

In an era where the music industry is being reimagined by streaming platforms, AI-generated content, and algorithmic discovery, a new force is emerging, not from record labels or tech giants, but from the artists themselves. At the forefront of this movement is Anne McKinnon, CEO of Ristband, whose work at the intersection of live performance, immersive technology, and digital art is creating a new blueprint for how music can be experienced and monetized.

Resolution Games has taken Racket Club to new heights with its most recent update, transforming the game into a full-fledged multi-sport virtual club. With pickleball and table tennis joining the roster alongside box tennis and spinminton, the expansion has cemented Racket Club as the most extensive VR ‘racket-verse’ experience to date.

Imagine stepping into a world where history, magic, and discovery intertwine seamlessly. That is EPYKA, Singular Perception’s debut VR adventure game, out now on Meta Quest devices. EPYKA is a beautifully designed, story-driven adventure that goes beyond the typical VR experience. With its captivating characters and immersive world, this game sets out to inspire and delight players of all ages.

Who says fitness has to be a grind? Fitness Fables, the latest VR adventure from Warsaw-based studio Immersion Games, is here to shatter the monotony of traditional workouts. Set to release exclusively on Meta Quest in early 2025, this fantasy-fitness hybrid is turning exercise into an epic journey through the magical world of Alterterra. In Fitness Fables, you don the mantle of a Guardian tasked with restoring balance to a fractured realm.

Few games push the boundaries of augmented reality (AR) and religion as boldly as Devil’s Purge. Developed by Nuno Folhadela and his team at ONTOP, this roguelike first-person shooter (FPS) redefines mobile gaming by blending the intensity of DOOM with the real-world exploration of Pokémon GO. Players physically dodge, hunt, and battle demons, transforming their iPhones into powerful exorcism machines in a spiritual and action-packed fight against evil.

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