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Reddit Launches Updated Profiles, More Controls Over Activity Info
Now you can choose to display your in-app activity on your profile.
Hidden Memories Of The Gardens Between Coming To Quest & PC VR
Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between expands upon the 2018 flatscreen puzzle adventure, and a Steam demo’s out next week.
Quantum Threshold Hands-On: Blending Accessibility With Intense Roguelike Gameplay on Quest
Quantum Threshold on Quest uses a wheelchair as both a means of locomotion and a weapon.
Ghosts of Tabor & Alien Share #1 In May’s PlayStation VR2 Download Charts
Ghosts of Tabor and Alien: Rogue Incursion are May’s joint winners for the PlayStation VR2 download charts.
Meta Financing Now In The UK Too, Offering Quest 3S From Twelve £30 Monthly Payments
Meta’s financing option is now available in the UK too, offering Quest 3S with Horizon+ for twelve £30 monthly payments, or Quest 3 for £46.
Report: Apple May Finally Announce Vision Pro VR Controller Support Next Week
Rumors surfaced late last year that Apple was looking to finally add VR motion controllers to Vision Pro, albeit through an unusual collaboration with Sony to support PSVR 2’s Sense Controllers. Now, 9to5Mac reports that the project is still on track, and official news could come as early as next week. The report states that […]
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NHL Stanley Cup Final Comes to Quest in ‘Xtadium’ Immersive Sports Viewing App
The NHL Stanley Cup Final kicks off today, June 4th, pitting the Florida Panthers against the Edmonton Oilers in four (and possibly three additional) intense matches. And Quest users will have a rink-side seat to every game. This makes for the second year in a row the Panthers and Oilers face off, with the Panthers […]
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Blood, Oxygen Research for Crew Health, and Axiom Preps Fill Day
Blood and oxygen investigations to improve health in space dominated the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 73 crewmates also trained for the arrival next week of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew inside the Space Dragon spacecraft.
Vuzix Powers Up Smart Glasses for 2025 with AI
Recently, smart glasses vendor Vuzix Corporation announced a new partnership with Ramblr, marking yet another stepping stone towards the veteran AR hardware firm’s success in 2025. The move also allows Vuzix to continue its journey of AI integration for its AR hardware portfolio, a notable trend across the smart glasses market, which Google recently highlighted […]
AI Immersive Learning Benefits: The ROI of AI in XR Training
Wondering how AI immersive learning benefits your business? You might already be familiar with the incredible impact extended reality can have on training and development. Studies have shown that XR can improve speed to competence by 52%, reduce training times by 75%, and even strengthen learning retention by 75%. Introducing AI into your development strategy […]
X Continues To Highlight Misleading Claims About Its Popularity
X continues to highlight that it’s the number one news app — but is that actually true?
Reddit Publishes Back-To-School Marketing Guide
Some valuable, data-backed notes and pointers from the Reddit ads team.
Elon Musk Confirms New ‘XChat’ Messaging Option Rolling Out This Week
X’s updated messaging service will eventually facilitate new use cases, including payments.
Meta’s Reportedly Planning to Enable Fully Automated Ad Campaigns by Next Year
By 2026, Meta’s next-level AI ad tools will be able to create and target campaigns for marketers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Skydance’s Behemoth Adds Boss Rush Mode & Arena Revamp
Skydance’s Behemoth gets a revamped arena and boss rush mode in today’s free update.
Demeo X Dungeons & Dragons Heads To Neverwinter In First Gameplay Trailer
The first gameplay trailer for Demeo X Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked confirms a late 2025 launch on PC VR, PlayStation VR2, and Quest.
Puzzling Places Gets PC VR Demo Ahead Of Steam Next Fest
Ahead of next week’s Steam Next Fest, a Puzzling Places PC VR demo is now live.
VR Developer Direct Delves Into Three Upcoming Games Next Week
A VR Developer Direct is happening next week, promising deep dives for Roboquest VR and two other games.
‘Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons’ Reveals First Look at Gameplay, Coming to VR & Flatscreen in Late 2025
Resolution Games today showed off its first gameplay clip of the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons-themed version of Demeo (2021), the hit VR-supported tabletop action RPG. Initially announced in January, Resolution Games and Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast have finally showed off Demeo x DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Battlemarked in action, including a brief look at gameplay, environments […]
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Massive ‘Skydance’s BEHEMOTH’ Update Brings New Boss Trial Mode, Arena Mode Out of Beta
Skydance’s BEHEMOTH (2024) just got a major update called ‘The Rites of Wrath,’ which brings two new game modes to the VR adventure game—’The Arena’ and ‘The Behemoth Trials’. Arena Mode Leaves Beta Arena Mode was initially available in beta when the game launched in December 2024, although it lacked a progression system and only had […]
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VR is Fundamental to Our Augmented Future, Says One of the Industry’s Most Successful VR Studios
Big tech players like Meta and Apple see the ultimate destiny of XR as a replacement for the smartphone. One of VR’s leading studios makes the case that there’s much to be lost in the transition to that future of XR if the talent and techniques built over the last decade of virtual reality aren’t […]
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Upcoming ‘Slime Lab’ Lets Players Go Hands-on with Liquid Physics, Coming Soon to Quest & PC VR
VR indie Retrocell announced its working on a liquid physics simulator that lets you go hands-on on with some very slimy creations. Targeting Quest and SteamVR headsets, Slime Lab isn’t just about creating different slimes for fun, but making cold hard cash by fulfilling custom orders and bottling them up for your fellow slime lovers. […]
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Station Prepares for Axiom Mission 4, Studies How Body Adapts to Space
The Expedition 73 crew is preparing to welcome the arrival of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) and its four astronauts to the International Space Station next week. Station Commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and NASA Flight Engineers Jonny Kim, Anne McClain, and Nichole Ayers joined each other on Tuesday and reviewed the upcoming private astronaut mission. The station quartet called down to mission managers and discussed Ax-4 operations and station readiness.
Axiom Mission 4 Targets Launch No Earlier than Tuesday, June 10
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:22 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 10, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. This shift allows teams to account for predicted inclement weather during the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft transport in addition to completing final processing of the spacecraft ahead of launch.