‘Wall Town Wonders’ is a Mixed Reality City Builder with Tons of Charm, Coming to Quest 3 Next Week

Cyborn, the team behind VR sci-fi adventure Hubris (2022), announced it’s releasing mixed reality city builder Wall Town Wonders on Quest 3 next week. Coming November 21st to Quest 3 and Quest 3S, Wall Town Wonders promises to turn any room in your house into a magical miniature town. Supporting hand-tracking, the mixed reality game lets you interact […]

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Sony to Discontinue Free PSVR Camera Adapter for PlayStation 5 This Month

If you’re one of the few remaining PSVR owners looking to use the original 2016 headset on PlayStation 5, you only have a few more days to request your free PS Camera adapter, as Sony is discontinuing the device later this month. Sony released its PlayStation Camera Adapter for free in 2020 to help bridge […]

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‘MYST’ Successor ‘Firmament’ Delayed on PSVR 2 to Early 2025 Following 2.0 PC Update

Cyan, the studio behind MYST and RIVEN, announced its PC VR-supported puzzle adventure Firmament (2023) is coming to PSVR 2 later than expected. The news comes following the release of the game’s big PC and Mac 2.0 patch, which includes the studio’s upgrade from Unreal Engine 4.27+ to Unreal Engine 5.3.2. “Doing this has resolved a […]

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XR News Bytes: Pistol Whip, EXOCars, Crowbar Climber And More

Welcome to XR News Bytes, our new weekly round-up for the stories we initially missed.

Firmament 2.0 Update Adds Ray-Traced Reflections As PS VR2 Version Gets Delayed

VR puzzle adventure Firmament introduces ray-traced reflections on PC with version 2.0, and it now targets a 2025 launch on PS VR2.

Vision Pro Ultrawide Display Turns a Little MacBook into a Productivity Powerhouse

Apple has finally dropped the ultrawide virtual display for Vision Pro in beta, giving the existing virtual display feature the ability to stretch to wide and ultrawide widths for extra screen real-estate. Out of the box it’s impressive, but default MacOS window management makes it kind of a pain to use. But with the right […]

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INMO Air 2 Review: Impressive Wireless AR Glasses

Augmented reality glasses are all the rage right now. It’s not just major market leaders like Meta, XREAL, and potentially even Apple that are experimenting with this tech. Countless newcomers have begun to dive into the landscape too – like INMO, an XR company founded in 2020. Committed to catering to the preferences of “Gen […]

Logitech MX Ink Review: Creativity in Extended Reality

The Logitech MX Ink stylus represents a new era for virtual reality accessories. As one of the first “Made for Meta” solutions to emerge in the market, this intuitive stylus empowers artists to create content without relying exclusively on the Quest’s controllers. After all, while the Meta Quest 3 controllers are sleeker and more ergonomic […]

Xiaomi AR Smart Glasses: What Happened to the Discovery Specs?

What happened to the Xiaomi AR smart glasses? First announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2023, these specs seemed to have a lot of potential – promising a unique wireless experience, complete with spatial computing capabilities and a potentially affordable price tag. So, why are these glasses still not available to purchase? Right now […]

University of Oxford Host XR Event to Boost Commercial Investment and Partnerships

Next week, the University of Oxford’s offshoot “TORCH” (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities) is leveraging XR technology for a pop-up event to create a narrative experience at the historic university called Fantasy Futures: Imagining Immersive Innovation. For two weeks, the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is hosting the gamified immersive experience that stylises […]

Instagram Expands Boosting To Include More Post Types

Expanded boosting options on IG.

Pinterest Reaches New Record High for Users in Q3

A solid performance update from Pinterest in Q3.

X Touts Record High Usage on Election Day

X saw a big surge in usage on Election Day, which it’s hoping will help to get it back on track.

Australia Looks To Enact Law Restricting Social Media Usage for Teens

The Australian government is moving to the next stage with its proposed social media restrictions.

MR Puzzle Game Squingle Receives Brand New Version This Month

Squingle, the psychedelic mixed reality puzzle game, will receive a brand new edition this month on Quest.

Zombie Army VR Delayed To 2025 On All Platforms

Zombie Army VR has been delayed until next year on all platforms.

Belkin Now Makes A Smaller & Cheaper Apple Vision Pro Travel Bag

Belkin now makes an Apple Vision Pro travel bag that’s half the price of Apple’s.

Skydance’s Behemoth: Bossfight Surprise Launches On Fortnite Creative

Before next month’s launch on Quest and PS VR2, Skydance Games released a Behemoth island on Fortnite Creative.

Meta Opens First Ray-Ban Pop-up Store in Hopes of Making Smartglasses Fashionable

Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses are already pretty fashionable, as they look nearly identical to a few of EssilorLuxottica’s best-selling sunglasses, albeit with the inclusion of neatly integrated cameras, speakers, battery and onboard AI driven by a positively tiny Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 processor. With the launch of a new pop-up store in Los Angeles today, Meta […]

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‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Quest Launch Delayed to 2025, PSVR 2 & PC VR on Track for December Release

Alien: Rogue Incursion is coming to Quest later than expected, as developer Survios announced the Quest 3 version of the game is now delayed to “early next year.” The studio announced the news in an X post, noting that both PSVR 2 and SteamVR versions of the game will still arrive on the original December […]

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Dragon Spacecraft Boosts Station for First Time

NASA and SpaceX monitored operations as the company’s Dragon spacecraft performed its first demonstration of reboost capabilities for the International Space Station at 12:50 p.m. EST on Friday. The spacecraft’s Draco thrusters adjusted the station’s orbit through a reboost of altitude by 7/100 of a mile at apogee and 7/10 of a mile at perigee, …

Science Activation and Training Top Friday’s Orbital Schedule

A host of activities topped Friday’s schedule aboard the orbital outpost as the Expedition 72 crew penned in time for experiment activation, spacesuit work, training, and more. International Space Station Commander Suni Williams spent the first half of her day on spacesuit duty, removing the impact shields and inspecting the gear for any leaks. In …

Are Smart Phones the Best Avenue for Enterprise XR?

AR smart glasses, MR, and VR headsets are a collection of devices that make up the emerging wearable XR market. However, despite the emergence of some devices from firms like Meta, the technology is still very much in its early days, so to get the most out of AR/VR/MR, businesses can turn a common end-device […]

XRHealth Acquires NeuroReality to Bolster Therapeutic Offerings

XRHealth has acquired NeuroReality to strengthen its therapeutic offerings with the likes of NeuroReality’s flagship offering ‘Koji’s Quest’. Koji’s Quest is a “cutting-edge” tool that provides therapeutic and rehabilitative experiences through immersive XR games. Describing itself as a “virtual clinic”, XRHealth is looking to establish itself as a leading XR therapeutic platform, having also acquired […]

OpenAI VS Apple Vision Pro: The Next Leaders of AR Smart Glasses?

As 2024 wraps up, the leading XR device vendors, such as Meta, HTC VIVE, XREAL, Apple, and others, are attempting to lead the marketplace into the holiday period, with early AR smart glasses and emerging MR headsets reaching more consumers and, therefore, businesses.  However, as the market determines the holiday foothold, Apple and OpenAI appear […]