Strong Sales Performance Exceeds Expectations In their latest earnings call, EssilorLuxottica – Meta’s key smart glasses partner – revealed remarkable success for their Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, with over 2 million units sold since their September 2023 launch. CFO Stefano Grassi highlighted the product’s strong performance in Europe: Just to give you an idea, it’s […]
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Big XR News from Google, Microsoft, Samsung Qualcomm
As AI summits steal headlines, the XR industry continues to mature, as major investment goals show how major players are pushing forward with XR technology. The industry is shaping up and ready for the rest of the year. The shark tank is growing, and leaders will emerge. Today’s news will determine tomorrow’s leaders, so keep […]
TikTok Reinstated in US App Stores After Assurance From the Attorney General
TikTok’s available for download in the US once again.
TikTok Adds ‘Most-Loved’ Tag for Popular TikTok Shop Items
A new way to highlight top-rated products in the app.
Sci-Fi Fantasy Shooter StellarPlans VR Heads For Quest This March
StellarPlans, a Sci-Fi fantasy VR shooter created by a solo developer, lands on Quest next month.
Into the Radius 2 Early Access Coming Soon to Meta Quest
Immersive survival shooter Into the Radius 2 Early Access coming to Quest in Q2 2025.
Real VR Fishing Continues The World Tour With Europe DLC Vol. 2 Soon
Real VR Fishing continues its World Tour with new locations in the Europe DLC Vol. 2, arriving in two weeks on Quest.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Have Sold 2 Million Units, Production To Be Vastly Increased
Ray-Ban Meta glasses have sold 2 million units so far, and the annual production capacity is being increased to 10 million by the end of 2026.
Mil-Sim Shooter ‘Onward’ Announces First Major Update After a Year-long Wait
Onward (2020), the tactical mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, is getting a big 2.0 update soon. It’s been a long time coming too, as the game’s last major update was nearly one year ago. Onward hasn’t been abandoned, although it has seen fairly light updates in the year since the studio released its big […]
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Next ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Game Scrubs Mention of PSVR 2 Support Ahead of PS5 Release
Steel Wool Studios announced the release date of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic earlier this week, coming to PS5 and PC on June 13th. While the game was previously shown on PSVR 2, the studio has now removed any mention of PSVR 2 support, which is raising some eyebrows. Initially shown at […]
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‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Arrives on Quest 3: Upgraded Gameplay But Downgraded Graphics
Alien: Rogue Incursion initially launched on PSVR 2 and PC VR headsets in December, bringing the first VR-native game to the storied ‘Alien’ franchise. Now, developer Survios has finally released the game on Quest 3. In our launch-day review, we noted the game’s Xenomorph encounters, highlighted by the enemy’s raptor-like hunting style, were indeed pulse-raising, although were […]
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‘Skydance’s BEHEMOTH’ Adds Over 700 Fixes in Second Major Patch, Now Live on All Platforms
Skydance’s Behemoth (2024) didn’t launch without its fair share of issues late last year, something developer Skydance Games hopes to nail down in its latest patch, which is being addressed in over 700 community-sourced fixes. The latest update, released on February 12th, is the game’s second major patch, the first of which launched back in December […]
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Muscle Research, Blood Tests To Promote Healthy Crews End Week
Muscle stimulation and blood tests topped the International Space Station research schedule on Friday helping doctors learn how to keep astronauts healthy on long-term missions. The Expedition 72 residents also winded down the work week cleaning spacesuits and life support gear aboard the orbital outpost.
Vein Scans, Muscle Study on Station Informing Ways to Keep Crews Healthy
Human research, the series of ongoing investigations to understand how an astronaut’s body adapts to living long-term in space, was the main science topic aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 72 residents also continued packing a cargo craft for its upcoming departure and conducted an emergency drill to stay familiar with response, communication, and coordination procedures.
Todd Bouman Appointed New Proto CEO
Spatial computing innovator Proto Inc., who successfully exhibited its AI-powered holograms at re:Invent 2024, has appointed Todd Bouman as its new CEO. Bouman, formerly President, CEO and Chair of Sharp/NEC Display Solutions Americas, takes the helm as founder David Nussbaum transitions to the role of Chair. The appointment comes at a pivotal moment for Proto, following […]
Google’s AndroidXR Provides Developer Passthrough Access… But Meta Doesn’t
News recently emerged from the AndriodXR camp, highlighting a core development insight, which some call a benefit boosting the new operating system above the veteran firm Meta. The XR developer community is celebrating the AndroidXR feature, that being the platform’s offering of passthrough access, a feature Meta Quest developers do not yet have. While Meta […]
YouTube Incorporates Google Veo AI Video Generation Tools Into Shorts
Now you can easily integrate AI video generations into your Shorts clips.
WhatsApp Rolls Out Chat Themes and Alternative Color Options
Some new options to spice up your WhatsApp chats.
‘Superhot’ Spiritual Successor ‘Action Hero’ Gets New Horror Level & Arcade Mode in Latest Update
Fast Travel Games released an update today to its Superhot-inspired VR shooter, Action Hero (2024), which includes a spooky new level and an arcade game mode. The free update brings the new ‘Cult of Darkness’ level to all supported Quest headsets (2 and above), and the new arcade game mode exclusively available on Quest 3 […]
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Google Confirms Android XR Allows Passthrough Camera Access: an Important Tool for MR Devs
Developers of mixed reality games have been clamoring for passthrough camera access on Quest for a while now, something now-departed Meta VP of XR Mark Rabkin said would come with the release of a new camera Passthrough API sometime in early 2025. Now, Google has confirmed that Android XR includes access to passthrough cameras, letting […]
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Claymation Adventure ‘The Midnight Walk’ Coming to PSVR 2 & PC VR in May, Gameplay Here
MoonHood’s upcoming adventure game The Midnight Walk is officially headed to PSVR 2 and PC VR headsets on May 8th, 2025. The new release date trailer shows off some of the first extended gameplay we’ve seen of The Midnight Walk, including some interesting-looking object interactions and shooter mechanics. In The Midnight Walk, you become ‘The Burnt […]
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Microsoft HoloLens Loses $22 Billion Life Line to Oculus Founder! – IVAS Contract Ditched
This week, Microsoft’s HoloLens took another major hit, potentially securing the end of the mixed-reality headset in the future. Following widespread device discontinuation reports and a roadmap of finality regarding its HoloLens technical support, Microsoft lost its last major lifeline with the loss of the US Military IVAS contract worth a reported $22 billion. […]
Will this New Virtual Reality Training Platform Move the Needle for Enterprise Skill-Management?
This week, a new immersive training solution for businesses debuted. VR Vision, a turnkey XR solutions provider, launched Vision Portal, a virtual reality immersive learning platform that the firm is debuting in an effort to improve efficiency, safety, and skill development. VR Vision claims that it works with a strong portfolio of industry-leading clients, including […]