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:

Human Within Brings Movie-Game Hybrid Action to SteamVR

Posted on: 04 Apr 2025

Signal Space Lab and Actrio Studio have launched their sci-fi interactive VR project, Human Within, for PC VR via SteamVR. This follows its launch last month on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3. Human Within is an interactive experience that explores “the influence of AI and advanced technology on society, highlighting the potential threats if misused”. 

Bearly Escape Heads to Meta Quest Next Month

Posted on: 03 Apr 2025

We’ve had some pretty good platform adventure games in VR over the years. Lucky’s Tale was an early success, and the Moss series is highly acclaimed. However, there’s been a bit of a draught in this style of game lately. That’s due to end soon however, with My Monster coming this summer and – even […]

Titan Isles: Psytec Answer Your Burning Questions

Posted on: 01 Apr 2025

UK based VR developer Psytec Games recently revealed their next title, Titan Isles. Coming off the back of a strong performance from the popular Windlands 2, Titan Isles looks set to bring the freedom of movement of that series to a more mechanised style of gameplay. Titanfall in VR, anybody? That definitely sounds like an […]

My Monsters is a Hand-Painted VR Adventure

Posted on: 31 Mar 2025

VR is widely known to offer many new opportunities to videogames. The immersive nature of the medium allows for depth and connection with the player otherwise unheard of. But there’s much more to it than that. The technology allows you to become immersed in worlds entirely unlike our own; and that’s where My Monsters comes […]

MADiSON VR Review – Flatscreen Tech Haunts this VR Experience

Posted on: 30 Mar 2025

The long awaited launch of the Meta Quest edition of MADiSON arrived upon us with great anticipation. However, while the PC VR edition of the game was warmly received in 2024, a year is a long time in the realm of VR. While MADiSON isn’t a bad experience on Meta Quest, according to 131XR’s review, […]

Gorilla Tag Successor, Orion Drift, Gets First Content Update

Posted on: 28 Mar 2025

Another Axiom has today delivered the first update for the recently launched Orion Drift. The successor to the hugely popular Gorilla Tag, Orion Drift is a free-to-play VR exclusive multiplayer experience. And now, a content update for Orion Drift brings a new capture-the-flag style minigame to the package, free for all players both new and […]

HellSplit Arena Review – A Hellishly Good Time

Posted on: 26 Mar 2025

Deep Type Games’ Hellsplit Arena launched via Steam for PC VR way back in 2019. The game received a positive reaction upon launch, and was supported by the development team with continual updates. Now, in 2025, the game has arrived on Meta Quest. But can it deliver the same calibre of hellish combat as the […]

Alien: Rogue Incursion and the Evolution of VR Gaming

Posted on: 10 Mar 2025

VR gaming has made significant strides in recent years. Advancements in hardware have allowed for more immersive and accessible experiences. One of the latest VR titles to make an impact is Alien: Rogue Incursion, a survival-horror game set in the iconic Alien franchise universe. Released on in December 2024 for PC and PlayStation VR2, and […]

Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom Review – For the Fans

Posted on: 10 Mar 2025

Giant anime mechs fighting in space? That sounds like a pretty good time in VR. And it is, but that description doesn’t really tell the whole story. In 131XR‘s Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom review, we learn that this is a game that’s more for fans of the anime series than the intense adrenaline rush […]

Chronostrike Review – Hot for Superhot

Posted on: 07 Mar 2025

Superhot was an early VR title that caught a lot of people’s attention. A game seemingly built upon many of the unique capabilities of VR (and somewhat dumbed down for its flatscreen ports), Superhot set a baseline for what VR gaming could be. Unsurprisingly then, there have been many imitators since. You could certainly argue […]

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