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Skydance’s Behemoth Delayed Until December For Extra Polish
Skydance’s Behemoth is being delayed “to add that extra bit of polish,” and it’s now arriving this December.
Meta’s Prototype AR Glasses Have 70 Degree FOV And A Wireless Compute Puck
Meta showed off prototype true AR glasses at Connect, codenamed Orion, with a remarkable 70-degree field of view.
Batman: Arkham Shadow Releases October 22 And Comes Free With Quest 3S & Quest 3
Batman: Arkham Shadow arrives on October 22, and it comes free with every new Quest 3 and Quest 3S headset purchase.
Meta Just Cut The 512GB Quest 3 To $500 And Will Discontinue The 128GB Model
Meta is discontinuing the 128GB Quest 3 and cutting the 512GB model to $500. The 128GB model is now $430 “while supplies last”.
‘Ghosts of Tabor’ Reaches $20 Million Milestone, Doubling Revenue Since 1.0 Launch on Quest
Ghosts of Tabor, the VR extraction shooter from Combat Waffle Studios and publisher Beyond Frames, has doubled its revenue to $20 million since the game’s debut on the main Horizon Store in February 2024. The game’s first major milestone came earlier this year, where the studio revealed it had reached $10 million in less than a […]
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Meta Reveals ‘Orion’ Prototype AR Glasses with Impressive Field-of-view and Wireless Compute Unit
Meta today revealed a prototype of its first pair of AR glasses, codenamed Orion. The glasses are impressively compact, have a class-leading field-of-view, but also relies on a wireless compute unit that goes in your pocket. Although Meta has been selling its Ray-Ban smartglasses for several years now, the company hasn’t actually shown any glasses-sized […]
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Amazon Prime Video is Getting a Well Overdue Relaunch on Quest, Including Offline Watching
Amazon today released a new version of its Prime Video app for Quest, which is letting you do one thing the 2019-era version never got around to: downloading and watching videos offline. That ought to put Travel Mode to good use. The original Prime Video VR app for Quest hasn’t seen much love since it […]
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Sony Teases Something from ‘Starship Troopers’ Coming to PSVR 2
Sony is teasing something to do with the beloved cult classic film Starship Troopers (1997) and PSVR 2, with more information coming next week. Sony Pictures VR, with the help of original Starship Troopers actor Casper Van Dien (Juan Rico), tossed out a short video on X teasing an announce coming in hot on September 30th, promising a […]
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Crew Rotation Preps Continue Amidst Human Research on Station
As one crew on Earth prepares to launch to the International Space Station another crew is getting ready to depart the orbital outpost. In the meantime, human research is underway as the Expedition 72 crew members continue exploring how their bodies are adapting to microgravity. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket is …
Williams Leads Station as Crew Swap Operations Continue
Expedition 72 is officially underway with NASA astronaut Suni Williams as its commander aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the nine orbital residents are awaiting more visitors while also preparing for the next crew departure. Williams took command of the orbital outpost when NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai …
NASA, SpaceX Shift Crew-9 Launch to NET Sept. 28 Over Weather Concerns
NASA and SpaceX teams have adjusted the next launch opportunity for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to no earlier than 1:17 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Sept. 28, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida due to expected tropical storm conditions in the area. The change allows teams to complete a rehearsal of launch day activities Tuesday …
Industry Experts Speak on Meta Connect, Quest MR Headsets, and Smart Glasses Adoption
Meta Connect will take place on September 25-26, 2024, showcasing Meta’s latest digital solutions from its social media and XR portfolio. Historically, Connect has revealed deep insights into the firm’s XR roadmap. Pundits should expect Meta to impress audiences during Connect 2024 and solidify its position as a leading XR vendor. While Meta seems to […]
Industrial VR Training Leader Gains Investment to Build “Better Careers and Better Lives”
This week, immersive skilled trades training solutions provider Interplay Learning announced a new capital investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives to scale its training solutions to new clients in the enterprise marketplace. As part of the investment, Richard Waitumbi, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, will also join Interplay Learning’s Board of Directors. Greg Shell, Partner […]
Meta Launches New Developer Hubs To Facilitate External Projects
An important update for developers building with Meta’s tools.
X Looks To Remove Account Blocking Options in the App
Elon’s moving to the next stage in removing blocking as an option.
TikTok Calls for Brands To Be Featured in Its 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
TikTok will promote selected brands in its gift guide.
DISC Is A Frisbee Inspired VR Sports Game Exclusive For Quest
DISC is an upcoming VR and MR sports game that brings frisbee-style action exclusively to Quest.
Escaping Wonderland Review: A Curiously Wonderful Dream
Escaping Wonderland is an inventive, well-crafted VR adventure puzzle game that successfully builds upon Down The Rabbit Hole. Our full review.
Walkabout Mini Golf For iPhone Is $5 With Full VR Cross-Play, Releasing In October
Mighty Coconut revealed price and release date for Walkabout Mini Golf on iPhone.
Immersed Shows Visor Working For The First Time In Three Short Clips
Immersed showed Visor working for the first time in three short clips, but the features they don’t show are notable.
My predictions for Meta Connect 2024
Every year I like to play the guessing game for the Oculus/Facebook/Meta Connect making my list of predictions… which are not always correct, but they are good because they entice all the community people to play this game with me and to tell how they would love to see XR evolving. So let’s see together […]
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ASICS Inspires Growth of Virtual Sport with Introduction of DISC
ASICS, a global pioneer in sports innovation, is an acronym for Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, a Latin phrase that means “A sound mind in a sound body.” The company was founded in Kobe, Japan, in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, who aimed to make athletic shoes to nurture healthy lives in young people through sports….
New Quest Game from ‘Job Simulator’ Studio Surprise-launches This Week, Built Entirely Around Hand-tracking
Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned studio behind Job Simulator (2016) and Vacation Simulator (2019), surprise announced its next VR title today, a hand-tracking-tastic social co-op game called Dimensional Double Shift. And you can get ready to multiplayer job this week. Launching for free on Quest on September 26th, Dimensional Double Shift lets up to four players work at the Gas […]
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