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Arcade Management Sim ‘Arcade Paradise VR’ Coming to Quest This Spring, Trailer Here

1 year ago
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Publisher Wired Productions and indie developer Nosebleed Interactive announced that Arcade Paradise VR, the VR port to the popular arcade management sim, is set to release on Quest this Spring. Based on the original game which launched on Steam in 2022, Arcade Paradise VR takes you back to the heady arcade-fueled days of 1993, this time […]

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Meta is Deleting All Old Oculus Accounts by Month’s End, Severing Another Tie to “the good old days”

1 year ago
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Meta announced it’s finally closing the door on Oculus accounts by the end of the month, which means all users with old Oculus IDs will either need to migrate to a Meta account or lose access to purchased content, achievements, friends list, and more. Meta initially notified users back in October 2022 that Oculus accounts […]

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Meta CTO: Android XR Rejected Due to Google’s “restrictive” Terms & Plans to Fragment XR

1 year ago
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A report from The Information last week alleged Meta and Google held talks in effort to bring Android XR to Quest. Meta CTO Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth has now confirmed this report, stating further that not only were Google’s terms too restrictive, but Google is actively planning to fragment the ecosystem with its Android-based XR operating […]

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Expedition 70 Awaits New Crew Before Next Quartet Departs

1 year ago
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The seven-member Expedition 70 crew is awaiting the arrival of four new crewmates who are orbiting Earth today and on their way to the International Space Station. The orbiting lab residents will welcome their new crewmates early Tuesday. The SpaceX Crew-8 mission lifted off aboard the Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft at 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday …
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Dragon Endeavour Reaches Orbit, News Conference at 12:15 a.m. EST

1 year ago
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The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and mission specialist Jeanette Epps along with Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station has safely reached orbit, and the nosecone has opened. A postlaunch news conference will be held at approximately 12:15 a.m. EST at the agency’s …
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Separation Confirmed! Dragon Now Flying Solo

1 year ago
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The Dragon spacecraft has separated from the Falcon 9’s second stage and is flying on its own. The spacecraft is traveling at approximately 17,500 miles per hour (28,200 kilometers per hour). In less than a minute, the Dragon nosecone open sequence will begin.
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Falcon 9 Second Stage Engine Shuts Down

1 year ago
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After about nine minutes of flight, the Falcon 9’s second stage has shut down and the Dragon spacecraft now is in orbit, where it will soon separate from Falcon 9’s upper stage and continue its journey to the International Space Station. Momentarily, the rocket’s first stage will attempt to land at SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 …
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NASA, SpaceX Target Crew-8 Launch for Sunday, March 3 on Weather Concerns

1 year ago
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NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, for the launch of the agency’s Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch attempt March 2 was postponed due to unfavorable conditions in the flight path of the SpaceX Falcon …
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Suits Up for Launch

1 year ago
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and mission specialist Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin, are in the suit room in the astronaut crew quarters inside Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. A team of SpaceX suit technicians will help …
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A Look at Key Milestones for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission

1 year ago
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Below are some of the key milestones leading up to the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, as well as some critical events that occur after liftoff. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are scheduled to lift off a little more than four hours from now at 11:16 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space …