A VR Newcomer Just Raised $7 Million to Build Social VR Games

VR developer ForeVR Games today announced it has raised an additional $7 million in seed capital, bringing its total capital raise to $8.5 million. The studio is focused on bringing classic real world games—like bowling—into VR with an emphasis on social play. Having launched in 2020, ForeVR is a newcomer to the VR space; the […]

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Facebook Connect Will be Held Online on October 28th

Facebook today announced that its XR conference, Facebook Connect (previously called Oculus Connect) will be held on October 28th. This is the second year running that the event has been in an online format due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Facebook Connect is the company’s annual conference for AR and VR developers. It’s also often used […]

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Busy Day as U.S., Russian Crews Get Ready for Spacewalks

All seven Expedition 65 crew members are gearing up three spacewalks the first of which is set to start next week. Two astronauts will go on the first spacewalk then two cosmonauts will conduct the second and third spacewalks. The other three crewmates will provide support to the spacewalkers. The first spacewalk on Aug. 24 …

New Report Shows Real Estate Agents are Increasing Reliant on Social Media Marketing

60% of real estate agents say that social media marketing is more important than their website.

Twitter’s Working on a ‘Leave This Conversation’ Option to Help Manage On-Platform Engagement

The option would provide another way to manage your tweet mentions, and avoid negative interactions.

14 Tips for Writing Copy That Generates Results [Infographic]

Looking for ways to maximize the performance of your content? Check out these tips fro SEMRush.

Facebook Announces Social Impact Education Conference for Nonprofits and Charity Groups

The event will provide a range of opportunities for nonprofits to learn how they can best utilize Facebook and Instagram.

Reclympics, A New Rec Room Event, Turns Games Into Medal Sports

Rec Room is hosting the Reclympics, a new event running until September 4 that sees some classic Rec Room games turned into medal competitions. 

Here’s VR Puzzler Gravity Lab Working In Quest 2’s AR Passthrough

Here’s VR puzzler Gravity Lab working in Quest 2’s AR passthrough

Myst’s PC VR Version Arrives Next Week, Cross-Buy Confirmed

The long-awaited PC VR version of Cyan classic, Myst, launches next week with cross-buy.

Bloodborne First-Person Mod Looks Perfect For VR

Someone’s made a first-person mod for Bloodborne, and we need it to get VR support asap.

The Dismal Reception of ‘Carrier Command 2 VR’ is a Cautionary Tale

Carrier Command 2 launched earlier this month alongside a separate version including full VR support. While the non-VR version of the game sits at a ‘Mostly Positive’ 75% user rating, the VR version quickly tanked to a 27% ‘Mostly Negative’ rating. A desire to cram VR into the game with limited testing and a lack […]

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Spacewalk Preps Intensify During Muscle Studies

The Expedition 65 crew spent Tuesday on a variety of biology experiments exploring how living in microgravity affects the human muscle system. The residents aboard the International Space Station are also intensifying their preparations for three spacewalks over the coming weeks. Astronauts Megan McArthur of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) split …

7 Tactics to Increase Customer Lifetime Value [Infographic]

Winning new business is key, but maintaining existing client relationships can be even more valuable.

YikYak Makes a Comeback, Four Years After Being Shuttered

In a move that no one expected, or even seemed to be interested in, YikYak has returned.

Facebook Commits to New Asia-Pacific Subsea Cable Project to Boost Global Connectivity

The project will help Facebook connect the next billion users.

How Brands Can Make Best Use of Audio on TikTok (and Why They Should) [Infographic]

According to research, 73% of TikTok users will stop and look at ads on TikTok with audio.

Fracked Review

Fracked Review: A Shooter With Brains, Brawn And Unfortunate Brevity

Fracked offers a thrilling blockbuster campaign for PSVR… while it lasts. More in our review.

Best VR Stealth Games: Sneaky Picks For Quest, PSVR, And PC VR

We’ve got a sneaky update to our best VR stealth games list! Check it out.

Sam & Max’s PC VR Demo Returns To Steam

PC VR owners – the demo for Sam & Max has returned to Steam!

The XR Week Peek (2021.08.16): Facebook releases Passthrough APIs, Quest on the road to 10M units, and more!

Hello everyone! This summer week has been amazing for me and I want to share my happiness with you. It

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‘Space Pirate Arena’ Launching Soon on Quest, Will Require a 33×33ft Playspace

Space Pirate Arena is an upcoming pseudo-sequel to VR classic Space Pirate Trainer (2017). All your training, it seems, was leading up to going head to head against other players in a huge virtual arena… and you’ll need an equally huge playspace in real life to play. Space Pirate Trainer from developer I-Illusions was one of […]

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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – August 2021

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of August 2021. ?? Why We Publish This […]

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You Can Finally Invite Friends to Your Quest or Rift Game with a Web Link

It’s been a long time coming, but Oculus has finally provided a way for players to invite friends to their VR games through a simple web link that can be shared by text, email, DM, or… well, anywhere. This streamlines the action of meeting up with your friends for some virtual fun. For now only […]

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