Messenger Adds New Features for Valentine’s Day, Including Split Bill Payments and Extended Voice Messages

The new features will enable more connection options on the most romantic day of the year.

Twitter Shares New Insights into What Users Want to See from Brands via Tweet [Infographic]

Twitter’s latest survey report could help you shape a more effective tweet strategy.

Meta Expands ‘Redirect Initiative’ Which Offers Alternative Information Sources on Potentially Harmful Searches

Meta says that its initial experiments with counterspeech have seen encouraging results.

New Green Hell VR Videos Show Quest 2, PC VR Footage

New Green Hell VR videos show a lot of Quest 2 and PC VR footage.

Take a look right here.

Contractors Gets Custom Maps Across PC And Quest

Exciting news for you operators out there, Caveman Studio’s latest update for Contractors adds some requested patches and a major new feature. #ad

New Walkabout Mini Golf DLC Course, Sweetopia, Arrives Next Week

Walkabout Mini Golf is getting another course, this time taking on a sickly sweet theme – the Sweetopia DLC course releases February 17 for Quest and PC VR.

We Are One Is A VR Puzzle Shooter Playing With Time Loops, Free Prologue Launched

We Are One is another VR puzzle shooter that plays with the concept of time… and you can try it for free today.

More details here.

2022 Social Media Prediction: The Year of the Creator

Twitter launched Communities, everyone launched a creator fund, and TikTok became the #1 website in 2021. All of these events and more have built a foundation for the creator economy to take off and shape the future of social media. According to SignalFire, there are over 50 million content creators driving the creator economy, a […]

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4-player Co-op Shooter ‘Gambit!’ Coming to Quest 2 & SteamVR This Year

XREAL Games, the Budapest-based studio behind Zero Caliber VR (2018), announced that its upcoming co-op shooter Gambit! is set to release on Quest 2 and PC VR headsets this year. Gambit! was first revealed around a year and half ago, promising a campaign-driven adventure full of guns, gangs, mayhem, and rock and roll. Although originally hoping to launch in 2021, […]

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Gripping Research on Station as Cargo Missions Near Launch

Wednesday’s main research aboard the International Space Station is exploring how astronauts manipulate objects and move around in weightlessness. The Expedition 66 crew is also getting ready for a pair of resupply missions due to launch next week. Grabbing an object and moving around is different in space than on Earth. Scientists are studying how …

Explore Metaverse to Build XR Regulations, EU’s Vestager Says

Officials in the European Union should learn more about the Metaverse before seeking regulations on the burgeoning communications platform, Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, said at an online event on Tuesday. Speaking to audiences at the event organised by German news firms as quoted by Reuters, the EU’s antitrust chief explained that the Metaverse […]

NBCU Streams 8K VR for 2022 Winter Olympics

The National Broadcasting Company Universal (NBCU) announced on Monday it would collaborate with Comcast to deliver an 8K virtual reality (VR) immersive viewing experience for the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympic Games. NBCU is delivering its 8K viewing experience to smartphone users with help from the telecommunications division of Comcast, known as “Xfinity.” Gary Zenkel, President […]

Microsoft to Support Endpoint Manager on Vuzix Smart Glasses

Vuzix, a global augmented reality (AR) smart glass manufacturer, announced late last month it would support Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Microsoft Endpoint Manager is an enterprise-grade application that provides firms with a secure platform to protect data and provide a place to manage Android OpenSource Project (AOSP)-based software or hardware. Now, Microsoft is supporting Vuzix brand […]

Mexit? Meta Could Exit EU over Data Flow Dispute

Meta Platforms Inc has faced another challenge in its uphill battle to develop solutions for the Metaverse after it threatened a second time to withdraw from Europe if regulators failed to allow the company to transfer user data to the United States, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The development comes amid a shuttered privacy agreement between […]

Instagram Adds New Features for Safer Internet Day, Including Improved Content Management Tools

The new options provide more ways to manage our IG content, and secure your account.

Google Launches Updated Search Ads 360 Management Platform for Performance Advertisers

The updated platform provides more insight and management options, including new third-party integrations.

New LinkedIn Data Shows the Top Digital Marketing Skills Currently in High Demand

Looking to improve your digital marketing career prospects in 2022? Check out these data notes from LinkedIn.

TikTok Updates Community Guidelines to Provide More Protection for Users

The updates specifically focus on suicide hoaxes and dangerous viral trends.

Quest 2 SDK Documentation Leaks ‘Body Tracking Support’ Option

A screenshot on the Oculus for Developers website accidentally leaks a ‘Body Tracking Support’ option – could this be in the works for Quest 2 or Project Cambria?

Spellcasting VR Game Wands Is Getting A Quest 2 Sequel

Multiplayer VR spellcasting game, Wands, is getting a sequel.

Wands Alliances comes to Quest 2 later this year.

Devolver Digital Teases VR Monster Game Ahead Of Full Reveal

Devolver Digital began teasing an upcoming VR game featuring an octopus monster and a quaint town with a short trailer, ahead of more reveals through the week.

Among Us VR Reveals Map, Several Gameplay Snippets

Since announcement, Among Us VR has revealed several gameplay snippets, including the game’s map.

Get a look here.

Foo Fighters to Play Concert in VR for Free After the Super Bowl

On February 13th—right after the Super Bowl ends—American rock band Foo Fighters is putting on a special VR concert that promises to put Quest users in the front row. Meta says in the announcement that the concert features multiple 180-degree cameras positioned around a custom-built stage, which will include practical effects, lighting programs, and “XR elements […]

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‘Wands Alliances’ is a 3v3 Spellcasting Battle Arena Coming Soon to Quest 2

Beyond Frames Entertainment and developer Cortopia announced a new spellcasting VR battle arena called Wands Alliances, touted as the spiritual successor to 1v1 magic dueler Wands (2016). The studios say Wands Alliances is bringing the original’s high-paced magic and wand wielding to a new team-based 3v3 format, which is set in an alternate Victorian era London. Like the original, […]

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A Sony Patent Could Bring Next-gen Fresnel Lenses to PSVR 2

We learned last week that PSVR 2 will use Fresnel lenses, which have a range of advantages over traditional lenses, but also come with a big downside: god rays. However, Sony may have a trick up its sleeve that could give the headset’s Fresnel lenses a big advantage over the competition. As we explained last […]

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