Ford has produced many of the best-selling automobiles to ever come out of the United States — but not every model has proven successful.
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VR Therapies Calls for Urgent Support after Christmas Day Burglary
A major charity offering virtual reality (VR) therapies to vulnerable people was “heartbroken” after a massive burglary took place on Christmas Day. Charity Founder Rebecca Gill is a former NHS nurse and launched the world-first VR alternative therapy centre last year. ITV reported on Saturday that burglars stole valuable headsets totalling tens of thousands of […]
Big XR News from Google, ChatGPT, Vodafone, and Seoul Metropolitan Government
The penultimate week of January has, yet again, shaken up the extended reality (XR) industry. 2023 has not even reached its sophomore month, although more and more innovations are coming full-force while mass layoffs defined the week past. Despite a promising couple of weeks following CES 2023, the year appears to continue last year’s trend […]
LinkedIn Looks to Boost Newsletter Discovery by Showcasing Which Newsletters Users are Subscribed to
The new listings will be displayed on user profiles in the app.
Instagram Chief Says Photos Will Get More Focus on the App in 2023
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri says they focused too much on video in 2022.
Meta Prompts Users to Review their Privacy Settings for Data Privacy Day
Data Privacy Day is being held on January 28th.
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Delayed By Three Weeks
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR is no longer a PSVR 2 launch title, as Supermassive Games confirms its been delayed by three weeks. Read more here:
Fruit Ninja VR 2 Slices Up A Full Release In Spring 2023
Following an early access launch, Halfbrick Studios confirms Fruit Ninja VR 2 will receive its full release on Steam and “Oculus platforms” in Spring 2023. Read more here:
Touring Seagull Stacks: Walkabout Mini Golf First Course With Weather
Our tour of Walkabout Mini Golf’s Seagull Stacks highlights the game’s first weather effects and wildlife.
Watch the course tour here:
Thrill Of The Fight 2 Announced, Co-Developed By Halfbrick Studios & Ian Fitz
Thrill of the Fight 2 is in the works, co-developed by Halfbrick Studios and original creator Ian Fitz.
More info here:
The XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!
Welcome to another roundup of AR/VR news of the week! I’m still writing from China, and this week I spent the Chinese New Year here… it was an interesting experience, and if you lost my funny story about it, you can still have a look at it in my dedicated post. Wishing you all a very […]
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‘Thrill of the Fight 2’ Now in Co-development by ‘Fruit Ninja’ Team Halfbrick Studios
Halfbrick Studios announced it’s partnering on development of Thrill of the Fight 2, the upcoming sequel to the popular VR boxing title. Created by Ian Fitz and his studio Sealost Interactive in 2016, Thrill of the Fight focuses on realistic boxing mechanics, eschewing arcadey things like stamina bars and unrealistic knockout blows. Thrill of the Fight […]
Microsoft Axes Social VR Platform & XR Interface Framework Amid Wide-reaching Layoffs
Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees, and with it the company is axing social VR platform AltspaceVR and its XR interface framework, Mixed Reality Toolkit. We’ve written about the death of AltspaceVR once before. In the summer of 2017, the company announced it was shuttering the social VR platform due to lack of funds. In a Hail Mary that […]
Crew Kicks off Week With Bone Research, Physics Studies
Space medicine was the top research priority aboard the International Space Station on Monday as four Expedition 68 astronauts explored healing bone conditions. The orbiting lab’s three cosmonauts spent the day studying a variety of physics, packing a resupply ship, and servicing station hardware. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Frank Rubio joined Flight …
This Innovative New Technology Turns Abandoned Mines Into Sustainable Energy Storage
A proposed plan could utilize an unusual method of physics for storing renewable energy, making use of the thousands of abandoned mineshafts in the U.S.
Luka Doncic’s Apocalypse Proof Jeep Has The Internet Talking
NBA star Luka Doncic showed up to one of his games in a vehicle best described as a futuristic tank that would absolutely survive the apocalypse.
How To Fix An Xbox Series X|S Controller That Keeps Disconnecting
Sometimes, Xbox controllers can run into issues with staying connected. Here’s how to fix the most common issues with your Xbox Series X|S controller.
Halo Is Safe 343 Industries Insists After Microsoft Cuts Thousands Of Jobs
343 Industries has made a statement contradicting rumors that the development of the Halo series might be moving to new companies in the future.
Between Realities VR Podcast ft King Cosmotron of LIV
In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Isaiah “Cosmotron” Chavan, VR Streamer and Director of Partnerships for LIV.
Puzzling Places Celebrates Lunar New Year With A Free Puzzle
The Lunar New Year Special marks Puzzling Places’ latest free update, introducing a brand new puzzle that celebrates China’s Spring Festival. Read more here:
Happy new lunar year of the Rabbit!
Today has started the year of the Rabbit according to many Asian cultures, so I want to wish you all a great new lunar year! I hope it will bring you all luck, success, fun, money, good health, quality time with the people you love, sex (hopefully a quality one, too), and whatever you dream […]
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Sony Reveals New Games Coming To PlayStation VR2
Pavlov VR and NFL Pro Era are just a few of the games coming to Sony’s console VR headset. Sony PlayStation VR2 is scheduled to launch on February 22nd alongside a number of exciting titles. In addition to the 11 titles Sony announced back in November, the company recently announced an additional 13 games. This […]
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Releases Recap: January 16 – 20
This week, we released a bunch of titles and updates across the Meta Quest Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights….
Here’s What Made The Yamaha GTS1000 Remarkably Futuristic In 1993
The Yamaha GTS1000 was a remarkable motorcycle for its mechanical innovation, changing up the norm of bike suspension with a radical design for better handling.