Hands-On With Pinball FX VR With Arcade2TV-XR Controls

Pinball FX VR with arcade controls matched up to the table dramatically enhances immersion.

Quest’s Horizon OS Could Soon Let You Screenshare 2D Windows

Quest’s Horizon OS could soon let you screenshare 2D windows with others, datamining reveals.

Valve Hasn’t Released A VR Game In 5 Years, And That’s Not OK

Half-Life: Alyx released five years ago. Here’s David Heaney’s new editorial arguing that Valve’s commitment to VR content just isn’t good enough.

PC VR Survival Game Bootstrap Island Adds Weather And Warthogs In Major Update

PC VR survival game Bootstrap Island added dynamic weather systems and new creatures in a recent update.

Bigscreen Beyond 2 Sold the Equivalent of 6 Months of Beyond 1 Sales in First 24 Hours

Bigscreen Beyond 2 orders flooded in last Thursday at a surprising pace. Now, the PC VR headset maker notes that its next slim and light headset outsold the original in 24 hours by an impressive margin, making its first day or sales equivalent to six months of what it did with Beyond 1. We’ve already […]

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Quest Update Reveals More Vision Pro Features Are Coming, Including FaceTime-Style Selfie Cam

Meta’s upcoming Horizon OS release is bringing a few more of Vision Pro’s most useful features to Quest, including a video chatting selfie cam for avatars and possibly the ability to share windows with other users when in its Horizon Home social space. Discovered by serial dataminer ‘Luna’, a beta version of Horizon OS v76 […]

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Samsung Reportedly Planning to Release XR Glasses This Year

We’ve been waiting to hear about Samsung’s entrance into XR for a few years now, with the company’s still unnamed mixed reality headset ‘Project Moohan’ set to debut sometime this year running Google’s Android XR operating system. Now, a report from ETNews (Korean) maintains the South Korean tech giant may also have a pair of […]

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Expedition 72 Astronauts Relax as Cosmonauts Keep Up Research, Maintenance

Four Expedition 72 astronauts took a well-deserved break on Monday following last week’s busy period of crew swap activities and advanced microgravity research. The rest of the International Space Station residents kicked off the week with ongoing space science and life support maintenance duties.

Meta Continues to Integrate AI Bot Profiles into its Apps

Meta continues to integrate AI characters into its apps.

X Suspends Accounts in Turkey After Government Removal Requests

X has once again implemented restrictions at the behest of the Turkish government.

Meta Adds a Range of AI-Powered Ad Updates for Facebook and Instagram

Meta announced a range of ad updates and refinements.

VR Headset Prices Are Now Used By The UK To Measure Inflation

The price of VR headsets is now one of the factors used by the UK government to measure inflation, a reflection of VR entering the mainstream.

Valve Deckard Proof Of Concept Had 2K LCD Panels & Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Chip

A Valve Deckard proof of concept model had 2K LCD panels and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, though this doesn’t mean the shipping Deckard will.

Meta, Google Look To Trump Administration to Combat Australian Regulatory Charges

Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code could become a target of Trump’s trade reform agenda.

LinkedIn Adds Calendly Integration for Profile CTA Buttons

An easy way for profile visitors to book meetings direct.

Reddit’s Consolidating Its DM and Chat Options Into a Single Stream

Now, all of your Reddit chats and messages will be listed on one tab.

TikTok Launches AMBER Alerts to US Users

TikTok’s massive reach will help to raise awareness of missing children.

Bigscreen Sold More Beyond 2 Headsets In 1 Day Than Original In First 6 Months

Bigscreen says it sold more Beyond 2 headsets in the first 24 hours than it did Beyond 1 in its first 6 months, and it’s now backordered to June.

The Titanic VR Experience Is Coming To Quest 3 & 3S Next Month

The Titanic VR experience, previously only on PC VR and PlayStation VR, is coming to Quest 3 and Quest 3S next month.

The Phoenix Gene Is A Narrative VR Shooter Inspired By Ikaruga & Star Fox

Inspired by Star Fox and Ikaruga, The Phoenix Gene is a new third-person narrative on-rails shooter coming to Quest this spring.

For IO Interactive, Hitman On PS VR2 Is A Chance At Redemption

IOI sees Hitman on PlayStation VR2 as a chance at redemption, and we interviewed the studio alongside our hands-on preview.

Inbox Anarchy: An Audience-First Email Marketing Strategy

My theory is that marketing leaders don’t need more content. They need better filters. Each day new marketing reports, frameworks, and case studies flood your feed and inbox. There’s always another podcast episode, a LinkedIn think piece, and a “must-read” report. But, you don’t have time to consume it all. And yet, working in marketing […]

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Bigscreen Beyond 2 Outsells Original in First Day, Surpassing Months of Beyond 1 Sales

Bigscreen launched orders for its upcoming Beyond 2 PC VR headset yesterday, which is boosting field-of-view and clarity thanks to the inclusion of a new pancake lens design. Now, the company says that within a mere 10 hours of sales going live, Beyond 2 has already outsold the original Beyond by a significant margin. In […]

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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Now Five Years Old. What’s Next for Valve in VR?

Five years after Half-Life: Alyx reshaped expectations for VR gaming, Valve remains a quiet yet critical force in the industry. Despite little fanfare, the company has continued to shape the VR landscape through steady updates to SteamVR, integration with standalone headsets like Quest, and whispers of new hardware and games. Now, as the fifth anniversary […]

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New Crew’s First Week Ends with Space Biology and Advanced Technology

The renewed seven-member Expedition 72 crew wrapped up its week researching how blood flows from the brain to the heart and how muscles and bones respond to exercising in space. The International Space Station residents also conducted vision checks and serviced a variety of science hardware.