Recently, Meta’s Q1 2025 earnings call was released to the public, revealing key insights into its operations, just as the firm moves towards AI and AR innovations. As Google rises as a wildcard new leader in XR, with its emerging AndriodXR framework, it appears the Google Glass promise is returning in a new form. With […]
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The Role of Haptics in Business XR: Training and Remote Collaboration
Thinking of using haptics in business use cases? Now could be the perfect time to dive in. Haptic feedback technology isn’t just for games console controllers or smartphones anymore. It’s quickly making waves in the extended reality environment, introducing new levels of immersion to virtual workspaces, and training environments. Although every company isn’t necessarily fighting […]
Trump Says He May Extend TikTok Sell-off Deadline Once Again
The TikTok U.S. saga looks set to drag on for some time yet.
Meta’s AI Chatbot Reawakens Concerns About Data Tracking
Personalization generally comes at the cost of privacy.
Zombie Army VR Teases Gameplay Features Before May Launch
Zombie Army VR released a new trailer teasing its gameplay features before this month’s launch on Quest, Steam, and PS VR2.
Galactic Traffic Control Gets VR Environments And Mini Mode
Mixed reality arcade game Galactic Traffic Control added a fully immersive ‘VR Mode’ and a ‘Mini Mode’ that doesn’t require a room mesh.
Wanderer: The Fragments Of Fate Takes #1 In April’s PS VR2 Download Charts
Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate is April’s winner in the PlayStation VR2 download charts across Europe and North America.
Free-To-Play Zero Caliber: Shooting Range Is Out Now On Quest
Zero Caliber: Shooting Range is a new free-to-play weapons playground on Quest, and both main games are also coming to PlayStation VR2.
An update on me, my blog, my trips to China and the US
Hey everyone, it’s been a while since I’ve written an article on this blog, so I thought it was about time to tell you something about my current situation, the direction of this blog, and some upcoming trips that may lead me to meet some of you! My trips: the UK, China, the US, Germany […]
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The XR Week Peek (2025.05.05): Meta Quest’s disappointing sales, passthrough apps now on the Horizon Store, and more!
I would like to say that this has been an exciting week for XR, but it wouldn’t be true: actually, probably also because of the vacations for the 1st of May, it has been one of the most boring weeks of the year in our field. But I’m excited anyway since I’m going to have […]
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‘Red Flowers’ Becomes ‘Catana’ as Joy Way Aims to Appeal to Younger Quest Crowd
Joy Way, the studio behind STRIDE: Fates (2023) and EXOcars (2024), initially announced VR action-platformer Red Flowers back in 2022, which was slated to bring bloody ninja-slicing action along with some high-flying parkour. Now, the studio revealed Red Flowers is making a major pivot to ostensibly appeal to younger users. Now called Catana: Red Flowers, the game has done away […]
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‘Open Brush’ Gets Multiplayer Mode, Bringing Collaborative Art to Free ‘Tilt Brush’ Successor
Open Brush (2021), an open source successor to Google’s defunct VR art creation app Tilt Brush (2016), now has a multiplayer mode thanks to a recent update to the free app. Open Brush developer The Icosa Foundation has already released the update across all supported devices, which includes Quest and SteamVR headsets. The new update lets users collaborate, […]
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New ‘Zombie Army VR’ Trailer Shows Off Full Features & More Gameplay Ahead of May Launch
Ahead of Rebellion’s launch of Zombie Army VR on major VR headsets later this month, the studio released a new trailer showing off all of the features that await. In the new ‘Features Trailer’ for Zombie Army VR, we get a fresh look at zombie-ganking action as well as an array of real WWII weapons which you’ll use against […]
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Flat2VR Parent Studio Opens VR Native Publisher ‘Impact Inked’
Impact Reality, parent company of Flat2VR Studios, has opened a new publishing wing dedicated exclusively to bringing VR natives to market. Impact Reality announced in March 2024 it was forming Flat2VR Studios, a team led by VR modders dedicated to adapting flatscreen games to VR. Now, with Impact Inked, Impact Reality says its new publishing […]
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Crew Spends Tuesday Focused on Health Research
A full suite of human health research kept the Expedition 73 crew busy Tuesday aboard the International Space Station.
Beyond VR Headsets: The Role of Wearable Haptics for Business
If you thought that extended reality headsets were transforming the workplace, just wait until you start upgrading your immersive experiences with the sense of touch. Wearable haptics, for business use cases like training, collaboration, and even product design, are becoming increasingly popular. These days, we have a lot more than just VR gloves bringing “tangibility” […]
Pinterest Launches New Promotional Campaign Focused on Personalized Looks
The new campaign aims to highlight the platform’s expanding corpus of products.
X Looks Set to Partner With Persona on ID Confirmation for Payments
X is looking to confirm user identities as part of its payments plan.
TikTok Shares Data on IP Detection and Shopping Safety
TikTok’s shared some new insights into its evolving shopping safety measures.
TikTok Hit With Big Fine in Europe for Chinese Data Transfers
TikTok’s been hit with a new fine over user data transfers.
[Industry Direct] PHI Studio & Agog Are Seeking Immersive Artists for a Four Week Residency Program
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‘Puzzling Places’ is Finally Coming to PC, Arriving with VR and Flatscreen Support
Puzzling Places (2021) has been a long-time favorite immersive puzzle game, bringing a heap of its real-world scanned 3D jigsaw puzzles to players in both virtual and mixed reality. Now developer Realities.io is preparing to release it on PC, which will include both VR and flatscreen modes. Realities.io says it’s remastering a selection of 30 of […]
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Popular Extraction Shooter ‘Ghosts of Tabor’ is Finally Coming to PSVR 2 This Week
Ghosts of Tabor (2024) has been available on Quest and PC VR headsets since 2023, arguably becoming the premier extraction shooter in VR to date. While we initially expected the PSVR 2 version to arrive shortly after its early access release on Quest and Steam, after multiple delays developer Combat Waffle Studios says it’s finally heading […]
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