Konami’s run-and-gun Contra series will crossover with free-to-play VR hero shooter X8 in an upcoming event this December.
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Starship Home Review: Mixed Reality Space Dreams Stuck in Repetition
Starship Home delivers an enjoyable adventure to the stars from your living room, but several issues frustrate this experience.
Prison Boss: Prohibition Promises Bootlegging Co-Op Adventure Next Year
Prison Boss: Prohibition promises a humorous bootlegging adventure in co-op next spring on Quest, PC VR, and PSVR 2.
Ghosts Of Tabor Doubles Early Access Revenue To Reach $20 Million
VR extraction shooter Ghosts of Tabor has earned over $20 million in total revenue.
The 5 main XR highlights from Meta Connect 2024
The Meta Connect 2024 has just finished and there Mark Zuckerberg and some other Meta executives have announced very important news concerning XR and AI. Of all these announcements, I selected the 5 most important ones for me and I want to briefly describe them to you, explaining also why they could be relevant for […]
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Precision Glass Maker Completes Major Factory Expansion in Anticipation of AR Glasses Demand
In a strategic move that underscores the expected growth of the AR industry, SCHOTT—a global leader in advanced optics and specialty glass—has announced the completion of a new production facility in Kulim, Malaysia. This development comes just a day after Meta unveiled its latest AR glasses prototype. The new facility in Kulim is set to […]
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‘Starship Home’ Review – Gardening Across the Universe in Quest’s Most Compelling Mixed Reality Game
Starship Home isn’t just a clever and infectiously cute sci-fi gardening game with casual ship management stuff. It’s probably one of the best cases right now for how mixed reality developers can break away from the usual gimmicks on Quest 3, and create something truly worth playing in your own living room. Read on to see […]
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‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Delayed to December to Give “AAA” VR Adventure More Polish
Skydance Games, the developers behind the much-anticipated VR adventure Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, announced the game is going to be slightly delayed beyond the original November 14th release date, pushing launch back a few weeks. Skydance announced the news in an X post, noting the new release date is now set for December 5th, 2024 across all […]
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Meta Releases ‘Horizon Hyperscape’ for Quest 3, Letting You Explore (and maybe eventually upload) Photorealistic Places
During Meta Connect’s big Quest 3S unveiling yesterday, where the company showed off the $300 headset for the first time, Meta announced it was also releasing a new app exclusively for Quest 3 that lets you explore photorealistic spaces. And they aren’t like the 360 photos you’ll see in Google Street View either; they’re full […]
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Zuckerberg Unveils “Orion” AR Smart Glasses with Neural Interface, at Meta Connect 2024
At Meta Connect 2024, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Founder of Meta, unveiled a prototype for the much-hyped Orion device, a pair of AR smart glasses. During the event, Zuckerberg called the device “the most advanced glasses in the world and our first prototype of full holographic AR.” Zuckerberg also unveiled a significant breakthrough: neural interface […]
Meta Quest 3S Debuts for $299, Shipping Oct 15
Today at Connect 2024, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Founder of Meta, announced the Quest 3S after months of rumours. The new product is an MR device similar to the Quest 3 but cheaper. Today, Meta announced that pre-orders will start at $299.99 for a 128GB model and $399.99 for a 256 GB model. Notably, Meta […]
SparkVR’s Immersive Experiences Launch in Indian Schools
SparkVR is launching augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) edtech solutions in school and universities in India. Immersive STEM Education Solution Gains Industry-Wide Recognition How XR, AI, BCI, and Neural Interfaces are Changing Healthcare Education Avantis Education Reveals 300,000 VR/AR Educational Assets The technologies create ‘highly’ interactive and realistic training modules, according to the […]
Transfr Boosts VR Learning Accessiblity with Spanish Language Support
This week, VR career training solution provider Transfr announced 14 new Spanish-language VR programmes, following success in school districts like New Jersey and Kannapolis. According to the firm, the new VR learning simulations cover various high-paying career paths, including sectors such as solar technician, nursing, semiconductor manufacturing, and network technician. Thanks to the new language […]
TikTok Announces Shutdown of Separate TikTok Music App
TikTok’s own music streaming service has failed to catch on with users.
YouTube Expands Access to Its Own Gen AI Assistant
All YouTube Premium subscribers on Android devices in the U.S. can now access the bot.
Snapchat Partners With Google for Expanded AI Push
Snapchat’s looking to Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s GPT models.
Skydance’s Behemoth Delayed Until December For Extra Polish
Skydance’s Behemoth is being delayed “to add that extra bit of polish,” and it’s now arriving this December.
Meta’s Prototype AR Glasses Have 70 Degree FOV And A Wireless Compute Puck
Meta showed off prototype true AR glasses at Connect, codenamed Orion, with a remarkable 70-degree field of view.
Batman: Arkham Shadow Releases October 22 And Comes Free With Quest 3S & Quest 3
Batman: Arkham Shadow arrives on October 22, and it comes free with every new Quest 3 and Quest 3S headset purchase.
Meta Just Cut The 512GB Quest 3 To $500 And Will Discontinue The 128GB Model
Meta is discontinuing the 128GB Quest 3 and cutting the 512GB model to $500. The 128GB model is now $430 “while supplies last”.
‘Ghosts of Tabor’ Reaches $20 Million Milestone, Doubling Revenue Since 1.0 Launch on Quest
Ghosts of Tabor, the VR extraction shooter from Combat Waffle Studios and publisher Beyond Frames, has doubled its revenue to $20 million since the game’s debut on the main Horizon Store in February 2024. The game’s first major milestone came earlier this year, where the studio revealed it had reached $10 million in less than a […]
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Meta Reveals ‘Orion’ Prototype AR Glasses with Impressive Field-of-view and Wireless Compute Unit
Meta today revealed a prototype of its first pair of AR glasses, codenamed Orion. The glasses are impressively compact, have a class-leading field-of-view, but also relies on a wireless compute unit that goes in your pocket. Although Meta has been selling its Ray-Ban smartglasses for several years now, the company hasn’t actually shown any glasses-sized […]
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Amazon Prime Video is Getting a Well Overdue Relaunch on Quest, Including Offline Watching
Amazon today released a new version of its Prime Video app for Quest, which is letting you do one thing the 2019-era version never got around to: downloading and watching videos offline. That ought to put Travel Mode to good use. The original Prime Video VR app for Quest hasn’t seen much love since it […]
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Sony Teases Something from ‘Starship Troopers’ Coming to PSVR 2
Sony is teasing something to do with the beloved cult classic film Starship Troopers (1997) and PSVR 2, with more information coming next week. Sony Pictures VR, with the help of original Starship Troopers actor Casper Van Dien (Juan Rico), tossed out a short video on X teasing an announce coming in hot on September 30th, promising a […]
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