Happy Winter Holidays 2024!

It is a tradition of this blog that I write my holiday wishes for you every year at Christmas. I suspect that almost everyone is too busy celebrating to care about my greetings… but I’m happy to write them anyway! So let me wish you a wonderful Christmas, in case you celebrate it, or just […]

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The XR Week Peek (2024.12.23): Meta prepares to face the competition, Niantic works on Spatial Intelligence, and more!

Christmas is near, and so is the end of the year. Tomorrow, I will write you all a dedicated post to wish you happy holidays, but today, I will be your Santa and do not one, but two giveaways of keys to redeem for free two cool XR games! Be sure to read the whole […]

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Pimax Announces Dream Air, a Compact VR Headset With One Totally Unique Feature

The Pimax Dream Air headset represents a new area of focus for the company. While most of its headsets up to this point have been necessarily bulky to achieve their signature large field-of-view, the Dream Air aims to make a headset that’s compact but still feature-rich. One of those features—a headstrap that automatically tightens—would be […]

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Meta CTO Reflects on 2024, MR Headsets, AR Smart Glasses, AI, and What’s Next

2024 has been quite the year for Meta and its XR ambitions; just as AI and the Apple Vision Pro took over headline space this year, Meta was underpinning its foothold on the XR market. Building on its AI-related work, Meta expanded its AR smart glasses strategy by debuting generation 2 Ray Ban glasses with […]

The Best VR Games of 2024 – Our Game of the Year Picks

Here we are, another year deeper into the most immersive medium that refuses to stand still. Far from fading away, over its nearly decade of existence VR has continued to evolve in ways both subtle and seismic, redefining what’s possible in gaming, creativity, and connection. 2024 has been a year of milestones, where the long-promised […]

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Survios Responds to ‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’s’ Last Minute “Part 1” Designation

We didn’t know we were getting a ‘Part One’ when Survios released their long-awaited horror-shooter Alien: Rogue Incursion (2024) last week, but now we know why. No, you’re not getting half of the game when you buy it, but rather a promise that more is yet to come. At launch last week on PC VR and PSVR […]

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COLD VR Is An Exciting Yet Frustrating Imitation Of SUPERHOT

COLD VR delivers an intriguing twist on Superhot’s brilliant premise, but our recent preview left us with some frustrations.

XR News Round-Up: By Grit Alone, VRider SBK, Undead Citadel & More

In our last XR News Round-Up for 2024, we’re taking a look at stories like By Grit Alone’s Xmas update and Undead Citadel’s Quest 3 update.

Project Astra: Google Smart Glasses Could Be on The Way

In May 2024, the Google I/O event revealed a few interesting insights into the tech giant’s future product roadmap. The company mainly highlighted AI, introducing new versions of Google Gemini, tools for building AI assistants, and more. With Project Astra, Google introduced its vision for the future of smart assistants. According to the company, Astra […]

What is Android XR? Google’s Revolutionary XR Ecosystem

Google is diving head-first back into the world of extended reality – and this time, the company is going big. While it might not be ready to show off any physical products just yet, Google has officially laid out its vision for a brand-new unified Android XR ecosystem. Google isn’t just bringing a reimagined pair […]