Half-Life: Alyx adds foveated rendering on PC, no Steam Frame required
Valve has added optional foveated rendering to the PC version of Half-Life: Alyx, and you do not need its Steam Frame to use it. Mixed News reports the October 26,…
Read MoreXR News: VR Headsets, Smart Glasses and Game Releases
15 articlesA-Rage VR's XR News hub tracks what is happening across virtual, augmented and mixed reality, from new headsets and smart glasses to the VR games worth clearing shelf space for. Every story carries a CONFIRMED or RUMOR label, so players can separate an official announcement from a leak at a glance and decide what is worth planning around.
What you'll find here
Headset news and updates
We cover launches, firmware updates, price changes and hardware revisions for standalone and PC VR headsets once manufacturers make them official.
Smart glasses and AR
We explain what each pair of AR, display and camera glasses can actually do today and where those platforms look to be heading next.
VR game releases
We track release dates, delays, launch trailers and store availability for upcoming VR and mixed reality games across the major storefronts.
Clearly labelled rumors
Leaks and insider reports are tagged RUMOR and graded by source, so you know whether a claim comes from an official channel, a proven reporter, a datamine or an anonymous account with a mixed record.
Half-Life: Alyx and Factorio now run natively on Steam Frame’s ARM64 chip
Update, October 25, 2026: UploadVR said on September 11, 2026 that PC VR foveated rendering did not actually ship in No Man's Sky's Cosmos update and was listed in the…
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VRChat open beta adds native face tracking for avatars, UploadVR reports
VRChat's Open Beta client on Steam now supports face tracking authored directly in the Avatars SDK, UploadVR reports. Creators using Avatars SDK 3.10.6-beta.1 or higher can set up facial expressions…
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Valve adds CD-ROM drive support to Steam Frame kernel after forum request
A Valve developer added CD-ROM drive support to the Steam Frame's Linux kernel shortly after a player asked for it on the Steam Community forum, according to Tom's Hardware. The…
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Meta defends smart glasses as viral chess clip and Karnataka sting claims spread
Meta is defending its AI smart glasses as two very different controversies pile up: a viral video of a creator apparently cheating at park chess, and a political row in…
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Apple glasses are not dead, Bloomberg reports, but the first pair may skip AR
Apple's smart glasses are still on track, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, with a reported unveil at WWDC in June 2027 and a consumer release by the end of 2027.…
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FlatOut 4 VR 1.0 adds first-person ejections and a motorcycle, now $29.99 on SteamVR
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR has left Early Access and hit its 1.0 release on SteamVR, according to UploadVR and the game's Steam store page. The full version keeps you…
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Terry’s Terraforming is out on Quest 3 and 3S: reshape planets by hand for $14.99
Terry's Terraforming is now available on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Mixed News reports that developer Really Interactive announced the October 22 release, and the game lets you reshape…
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Steam beta hides Frame-only games from Windows installs; 2027 delay claim is unconfirmed
Valve's October 16 Steam beta stops Steam on Windows from offering to install games built only for Steam Frame, according to Mixed News, citing Valve's beta release notes. Separately, low-authority…
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Zenith: Nexus servers close December 18, and sales have already stopped
Ramen VR has announced that Zenith: Nexus, one of VR's most ambitious MMORPGs, will go permanently offline at 10:00 AM PST on Friday, December 18, 2026. According to Road to…
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