About: Kevin Joyce

Kevin Joyce has been a writer in the video games industry for more than 20 years, dedicated to XR for the latter half. He has launched numerous initiatives in the XR space, including media outlets such as VRFocus and AR/VR Pioneers, hackathons, marketing and community management organisation Tiny Brains, and not-for-profit educational platforms.

Posts by Kevin Joyce:

Swords of Gargantua Makes a Comeback

Posted on: 10 Feb 2023

Thirdverse has announced that its hit multiplayer sword-combat simulator VR game Swords of Gargantua is set to return. Coming to the Meta Quest and Steam Stores for Meta Quest, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Rift, and PCVR devices on 2nd March, 2023.

PlayStation Store Sale Discounts More than 15 PSVR Games

Posted on: 09 Feb 2023

All the hype in the VR industry is firmly squared on the upcoming PSVR2 launch. However, there’s still a great many reasons to keep the faith with the original PSVR headset. Sony are clearly aware of this, with a number of different PlayStation Store promotions offering discounts on more than 15 PSVR games.

Liteboxer VR Reveals Expansion Plans

Posted on: 08 Feb 2023

Liteboxer has announced its plans for international expansion. Simulating real-life workout classes, Liteboxer VR gamifies high intensity workouts using the unique immersive nature of VR. Now, users across Europe can join the Liteboxer VR programme from the comfort of their own home.

Among Us VR to Receive New Map – Vote to Name it Now!

Posted on: 08 Feb 2023

Today,  Innersloth, Schell Games, and Robot Teddy debuted a trailer that teases a new map for Among Us VR. Inspired by Polus in the original Among Us game. Community voting is now open to name the map.

Remio Looks to Fill an AltSpace Shaped Hole

Posted on: 07 Feb 2023

Remio is a new VR platform designed for remote team building and collaboration for global enterprise customers. Sound familiar? There are many such platforms that propose as such, but it was AltSpace that garnered much of the attention. Now, as Microsoft taking steps to end the life of the application, Remio has launched on the […]

Gazzlers VR Demo Coming Soon

Posted on: 02 Feb 2023

Banzai Studios has announced that Gazzlers will receive it’s first public demo next week. Currently in development for ‘every major VR platform’, Gazzlers will be playable as part of the Steam Next Fest, beginning 6th February, 2023.

Play God in Barbaria on Quest 2

Posted on: 31 Jan 2023

Stalwart Games’ Barbaria is finally making it’s way onto the Meta Quest 2. Debuting on PC VR last year, Barbaria has received very positive reviews, and from next month Meta Quest 2 gamers can also jump into the god-sim action.

Bootstrap Island – Roguelike Survival Coming to VR

Posted on: 30 Jan 2023

Bootstrap Island is a promising looking survival experience, currently in development for VR headsets. The game, billed as ‘an intense VR roguelike survival game’ is coming to PC VR. No other formats, including PSVR2 or Meta Quest 2, have yet been announced.

Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded Shoots for PSVR2 Launch

Posted on: 27 Jan 2023

XR Games and Sony Pictures VR (SPVR) have today announced that a revamped version of the hit VR shooter, Zombieland: Headshot Fever, will come to PlayStation VR2 (PSVR2). In fact, Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded is scheduled to arrive as a launch title for the new PlayStation 5 device.