Online Dating Company Announces $20M Annual Fund to Accelerate “virtual intimacy” Startups

Social Discovery Group, the company behind Dating.com and DateMyAge.com, announced it’s launched a venture studio that aims to “transform virtual intimacy into the new normal” by backing early-stage startups in AI-powered communication, XR advancements, and social discovery platforms. Called SDG Lab, the group has pledged an annual investment of $20 million by providing a “straightforward” […]

The post Online Dating Company Announces $20M Annual Fund to Accelerate “virtual intimacy” Startups appeared first on Road to VR.

‘Dimensional Double Shift’ is Owlchemy Labs’ Fastest Growing Game, Tapping Into Quest’s Latest Freemium Trend

Owlchemy Labs has been a powerhouse of top-selling VR games, so when the Google-owned studio released Dimensional Double Shift in beta last year for free, it wasn’t immediately clear why the studio behind Job Simulator (2016) was making its first stride into freemium territory. With over 500,000 downloads now though, it’s evident they saw the writing on the […]

The post ‘Dimensional Double Shift’ is Owlchemy Labs’ Fastest Growing Game, Tapping Into Quest’s Latest Freemium Trend appeared first on Road to VR.

Classic Melee Combat Game ‘GORN’ is Getting a Sequel Later This Year on Quest, PC VR & PSVR 2

GORN (2019), the comically violent combat game from Free Lives, is getting a sequel that aims to bring a double dose of madcap melee mayhem, coming to all major VR headsets later this year. GORN 2 is currently being developed by Cortopia Studios, with help from the teams at Free Lives and Devolver Digital. You might know Cortopia from its rash of […]

The post Classic Melee Combat Game ‘GORN’ is Getting a Sequel Later This Year on Quest, PC VR & PSVR 2 appeared first on Road to VR.

‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Update Adds New Modes, Maps & Extreme Difficulty for Seasoned Players

Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) just got its ‘Game of the Year’ update that brings a host of new features, including three new maps, an ‘Extreme’ difficulty setting, and a new permadeath mode. Camouflaj released the game’s 1.4 update to celebrate its recent Game of the Year win at the annual D.I.C.E. Awards last month, where it […]

The post ‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Update Adds New Modes, Maps & Extreme Difficulty for Seasoned Players appeared first on Road to VR.

Metal 3D Printing and Heart Health Kicks Off March on Station

Metal 3D printing and cardiovascular health kicked off the research schedule at the beginning of the week for the Expedition 72 crew. Crew arrival preparations are also underway at the International Space Station as a new cargo craft is being unloaded.

Google Announces Updates to Display Network Campaigns

New options for your expanded Google campaigns.

TikTok Shares Latest Data on EU Content Removals and User Numbers

The latest insights into TikTok’s content removals and user counts in Europe.

Pinterest Plans to Roll Out More Transparent AI Labeling on Posts

Some users say Pinterest is being “overrun” by AI slop.

X Shares New Data on Gen Z Users

New usage data from X.

Progress Cargo Craft Docks to Station Resupplying Crew

The unpiloted Progress 91 spacecraft arrived at the aft port of the orbiting laboratory’s Zvezda Service module at 6:02 p.m. EST, March 1. The spacecraft launched at 4:24 p.m. EST (2:24 a.m. Baikonur time) Feb. 27, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.