Animal Company is the top-earning Quest game of the week, ahead of both Gorilla Tag and Beat Saber.
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The Passengers Is A Colorful VR Narrative About Connecting With Strangers
The Passengers is a narrative VR experience from the Astra and Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom publisher, telling the story of four strangers via different art styles.
‘TREKS’ Brings Immersive Walking Tours of Iconic Destinations to Omni One VR Treadmill
Virtuix announced it’s releasing an immersive tourism app for its Omni One VR treadmill system that lets you walk through some of the world’s most iconic destinations. Coming to the company’s Omni One all-in-one system on March 6th, TREKS matches immersive video up with physical walking, bringing you to locations like the Grand Canyon, New York’s Central Park, or […]
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Lauded VR Storytelling Studio Astrea Releases Latest Project on Quest & PC VR
Astrea, the studio and publisher behind a host of VR narrative experiences, including Spheres, Astra, and Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom, has released an interactive VR experience on Quest and PC VR headsets that lets you embody passengers on a train, and help them face pivotal moments in their lives. Called The Passengers, the four chapter, […]
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Early Versions of Meta’s Orion AR Glasses Envisioned a Neck-worn Compute Unit
Meta revealed its Orion prototype last year to show the progress it has made toward compact AR glasses. Today the company talked more about the prototyping process, especially regarding the ‘compute puck’ that offloads much of the heavy processing into a device that goes in the user’s pocket. One of the major reasons that today’s […]
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Crew Works Vein Scans and Muscle Stimulation Prior to Upcoming Departure
Vein scans and muscle stimulation were the primary research activities aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday to learn how to keep crews healthy in space. The Expedition 72 crewmates also continued preparing for an upcoming crew departure while unpacking a cargo craft.
Industry Leaders Unveil ActiveLook-Enabled AR Smart Glasses Design at MWC ’25
The future of augmented reality is looking bright as three heavyweights – MICROOLED, Quanta Computer, and STMicroelectronics – today unveiled their groundbreaking collaboration on a reference design for ActiveLook-enabled AR smart glasses at MWC Barcelona 2025. This innovative partnership brings together MICROOLED’s expertise in OLED micro-displays, Quanta Computer’s world-class manufacturing capabilities, and STMicroelectronics’ advanced semiconductor […]
Moohan: Everything you Need to Know About Samsung, Google, Qualcomm’s Major XR Headset – MWC ’25
MWC 2025 is proving itself to be a hotbed for XR innovation. Several major firms are taking to the event to showcase the latest in their AR/VR/MR endeavours, with a headline-stealing showcase coming via Samsung’s Moohan exhibition. At MWC 2025, Samsung showcased many products, from its mobile AI suite to new smartphones. However, a common […]
Reddit Shares Insights into Maximizing AI Adoption for Brands
The new overview provides key insights into how you can maximize AI adoption.
YouTube Announces Expanded ‘Hype’ Testing, New Gambling Content Restrictions
The latest feature update from YouTube.
YouTube Announces Updates to its Teen Safety Tools
Some new updates to YouTube’s teen safety features.
Meta’s VP of Analytics Announces New Book on Meta Ads Approaches
The book will provide tips and insigts to help digitial marketers maximize their ad approaches.
Face Jumping Promises Eye-Tracked Surrealism From The Stranger Things VR Studio
Face Jumping is a surrealist new experience from the Stranger Things VR studio, where you swap perspectives with others via eye tracking.
Vertigo 2: Into The Aether DLC Now Arriving This April On Steam
Vertigo 2: Into the Aether has been delayed, now bringing the upcoming DLC expansion to Steam this April.
TREKS Is A New Tourism App For The Omni One VR Treadmill
TREKS is a new VR tourism program for the Virtuix Omni One that’s out this week.
All On Board! Review-In-Progress: More Than Just Fun And Games
All on Board! offers a fun platform to play board games in impeccably dressed virtual spaces, but it needs more time.
The XR Week Peek (2025.03.04): Valve Deckard may cost $1200, PSVR 2 price has been slashed, and more!
Today is the last day of the Carnival celebrations, and there are many people having fun in the streets here in Italy. On my side, I’ll just celebrate by eating some typical sweeties of this period. I actually have a second reason to celebrate: Feedspot has put me in 3rd place in its classification of the […]
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Rockstar Games Acquires Studio Behind ‘L.A. Noire VR’ & Scrapped ‘GTA: San Andreas’ Quest Port
Rockstar Games announced it’s acquiring Video Games Deluxe, the Sydney-based studio behind L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files (2017) and the shelved Quest port of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004). The details of the acquisition haven’t been made public, however Rockstar says in a press statement that Video Games Deluxe has now been renamed to ‘Rockstar Australia’, and […]
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VR Games Showcase to Feature 20+ Games Next Week, Including ‘Hitman’, Flat2VR Ports & More
VR Games Showcase is returning next week, promising to feature 20+ VR games from over a dozen developers and publishers. The livestream, kicking off on March 11th at 12 PM ET, is slated to not only include updates to upcoming releases, but also new game announcements as well as exclusive peeks at gameplay. Event organizers […]
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‘Stranger Things VR’ Studio’s Next Project ‘Face Jumping’ Looks Like Another Patently Weird VR Experience
Tender Claws, the studio behind Stranger Things VR (2024) and Virtual Virtual Reality (2017), announced they’re debuting another patently weird VR experience at SXSW this week, which is all about swapping perspectives by making eye contact. The VR experience, called Face Jumping, certainly sounds like another one of Tender Claws’ wildly inventive experiments into virtual […]
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Departing Crew Talks to Journalists, Keeps Up Human Research and Lab Maintenance
Crew departure preparations and cargo unloading topped the scheduled for the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The orbital residents also kept up their human research activities ensuring crews stay healthy while living in space.
NTT QONOQ’s New AR Smart Glasses to Streamline Frontline Operations – MWC ’25
The MWC 2025 gears are already turning. Alongside the emergence of next-generation mobile technology solutions at the event, XR and its hardware derivatives are making an expected splash. A notable firm investing in the emerging AR smart glasses market is NTT QONOQ Devices, which is showcasing new XR products ready to launch into the AR […]
XPANCEO to Showcase Prototype Smart Contact Lenses at MWC ’25
This week at Mobile World Congress 2025, XPANCEO continues its legacy of drip-feeding details about its emerging AR smart contact lens portfolio at leading industry events. The firm commonly attends leading XR events to showcase prototypes of its futuristic AR product, which may not be available today but could be a glimpse of XR tomorrow. […]
XR Awards 2025: Applications Now Open!
Applications are now open for the XR Awards 2025, so your applications are ready now in time for the most promising event in this yearly series. Hundreds of XR vendors, leaders, and teams apply for the XR Awards year after year. 2025 marks the showcase’s fourth consecutive year, and with that comes a refreshed […]
How instant-ramen marketer Samyang built Gen Alpha’s favorite brand
The maker of Buldak has quickly ramped up a marketing team in the U.S. to capitalize on the brand’s consumer love evident in a viral TikTok video.