Google reportedly wants to steal the Ray-Ban partnership from Meta for its own Gemini glasses, but Mark Zuckerberg has a plan to stop it.
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Attack On Titan VR: Unbreakable Review-In-Progress: Good Start With Fun Combat
Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable brings the acclaimed series to Quest, offering enjoyable combat but a repetitive campaign in early access.
Our full review-in-progress:
Chernobyl Again Lets You Try And Prevent A Nuclear Disaster
Chernobyl Again is a VR time-traveling adventure where you must save the nuclear power plant, and it’s coming to Quest and Steam.
The XR Week Peek (2024.07.22): Meta may launch Quest 4 in 2026, Samsung may distribute devkits in October, and more!
I’m recovering from the cold I got last week and enjoying the Italian summer a bit. I’m also planning a new trip, but I’ll tell you more about it in the upcoming weeks. For now, enjoy the most interesting XR news of the week! Top news of the week A report shows what may be Meta’s […]
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XR News Bits – New VR Brawler Launches Alongside Big Updates for Existing Games
Brazen Blaze is a unique VR brawler that’s just launched on Quest and PC VR. Meanwhile, Chess Club, Ironlights, and Battle Talent have all gotten exciting updates. Those of you who have been reading Road to VR for a long time might recall the ‘Oculus Rift News Bits‘ articles we ran more than a decade ago. These […]
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‘Metro Awakening’ Interview Reveals New Screenshots, Game Details & Locomotion Options
Metro Awakening is set to launch on all major VR headsets sometime later this year, and while we got a good eye-full in its announcement trailer from January, developer Vertigo Games tells us a bit more what to expect in an interview on the PlayStation blog, including new screenshots, VR implementation details, and a bit […]
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Magic Leap Lays Off Sales & Marketing Amid Report of “last ditch” Pivot to License AR Optics
Storied AR headset unicorn Magic Leap has laid off its entire sales and marketing departments, making for around 75 jobs cut from its rolls. Initially the focus of a Bloomberg report, Magic Leap has now confirmed the layoff round, stating the move was to adjust its strategy moving forward: “Magic Leap has been evolving our go-to-market approach […]
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‘Disembodied’ is an Inventive Platformer for Quest That’s All About Hand-tracking
Disembodied is a unique platformer coming to Quest that answers the question: how do you build a ‘traditional’ game entirely around hand-tracking? Retroactively adding hand-tracking to existing games is a bit of a mixed bag. Sometimes it works just fine, like in the case of Cubism or Job Simulator, although adapting many games originally built for motion […]
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Station Begins Week with Maintenance and Eye Checks
The week kicked off with lab maintenance aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 71 and Starliner crews relocated science gear, cleaned crew quarters, and conducted inspections. Eye checks were also on the schedule at the end of the day for four orbital residents. Three NASA astronauts took turns during the first half of …
WNBA All-Star Weekend: A Celebration of Sport
As the official MR headset of the NBA and WNBA, we offer free live NBA and WNBA games in Xtadium as fully immersive experiences as…
Somnium VR1 First Impressions: Impressive FOV With An Odd Focus Issue
We recently went hands on with Somnium VR-1, the new PC VR headset with an impressive spec sheet.
Read our first impressions here.
VRChat Spotlight: A Night To Remember – Titanic Survival Experience, Magic Heist, & Aqua: Oceans of Luma
Don Hopper visits VRChat worlds on PC in Magical Heist, Aqua: Oceans of Luma and A Night To Remember – Titanic Survival Experience.
Chess Club Is Getting A Price Drop And Mixed Reality Mode Today
Chess Club now has a mixed reality mode on Quest headsets.
Hand Tracking + MR for Richer Immersion: A New Twist on ‘Demeo’
Thanks to the hand tracking and mixed reality features of Quest 2, 3, and Pro, the gameplay of Demeo is more immersive than ever before,…
ICYMI This Week: Drums Rock, Sky Climb, Riff XR, F1 24 & More
Need a rundown on this week’s biggest VR news? We’re back with our latest roundup, featuring a few stories you may have missed.
Quest Sleeper Hit ‘Yeeps’ Reveals Player Population, Talks Past & Future of the Studio
Yeeps: Hide and Seek is an App Lab sleeper hit that the developers say reached 360,000 monthly-active users, even before its debut on the main Quest store this week. Speaking to Road to VR, the studio shares the impetus of the project and where it’s headed next. Created by Trass Games, Yeeps: Hide and Seek was […]
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New Look, New Name: Introducing the Meta Horizon Mobile App
We’ve been improving our mobile app so you can explore worlds right from your phone, stay up to date on the latest and greatest MR…
What is Gaussian Splatting and What Does it Mean for XR?
Gaussian splatting is an exciting new rasterization technique gaining significant attention in the extended reality landscape. It enables 3D reconstruction and rendering in virtual environments. Often, it’s described as an alternative to NeRF (we’ll look at how they compare in a moment). The concept of Gaussian splatting has only recently begun to emerge in the […]
How to Compare Extended Reality AI Solutions
It may seem like generative AI has stolen the spotlight from the metaverse and extended reality technologies for tech enthusiasts. However, there’s actually a significant symbiotic relationship between extended reality, AI solutions, and machine learning. Generative AI, in particular, is helping to accelerate development cycles in the XR world. It’s helping companies to create more […]
Meta In Talks to Acquire Stake in Ray-Ban Owner EssilorLuxottica, Sources
Meta is widely reported to be in talks to purchase a five percent stake in Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica. According to calculations by Reuters based on LSEG data, the stake could be worth $4.73 billion based on an overall company valuation of over $94 billion. The Italian-French multinational corporation and owner of Ray-Ban, EssilorLuxottica, is already […]
6 Reasons to Invest in Generative AI in XR in 2024
The adoption of extended reality (XR) solutions is increasing incredibly. Consumers and enterprise users leverage the metaverse, virtual, augmented, and mixed reality for entertainment, training, collaboration, and more. With AI in XR, the companies and developers designing these immersive experiences can build more realistic, engaging scenarios while reducing development costs and complexity. Generative AI, in […]
X Will Allow Users To Request a Community Note on Posts
Another way to help dispel misinformation and false reports in the app.
Meta Suspends AI Development in EU and Brazil Over Data Usage Concerns
Meta’s latest policy changes relating to AI have raised questions in some regions.
TikTok Partners with DistroKid to Help Emerging Musicians
A new way for TikTok to guide emerging artists into the app.