Toast Interactive, best known for Richie’s Plank Experience and Max Mustard, has closed its office and laid off the majority of its staff.
The XR Week Peek (2025.02.18): Ray-Ban Meta sold 2M devices, Meta may be working on humanoid robots, and more!
I’m back in Italy, tired but happy. I hope you had a good Valentine’s Day with your special ones and that in general, you are happy, too. Do you want to know one of the reasons for my happiness? My article about Android XR granting permissions for the camera frames has earned me mentions in important […]
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VR Games Showcase Returns March 11th, Featuring ‘Hitman’ for PSVR 2, Flat2VR Games & More
The year’s first VR Games Showcase is getting ready to kick off, coming March 11th and promising a load of VR game reveals, updates and new trailers. The livestream event promises to include new look at Hitman: World of Assassination running on PSVR 2, Roboquest VR, and Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR, as well as new […]
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‘Max Mustard’ Studio Lays Off Majority of Staff & Closes Office, Vows to Continue Work on XR Games
Toast Interactive, VR veteran studio behind Richie’s Plank Experience (2017) and Max Mustard (2024), announced it’s closing office and laying off a majority of staff. The Gold Coast, Australia-based studio revealed the news in an X post (seen below), noting that the “majority of our talented staff have suffered redundancies.” This follows the studio’s first layoff […]
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AWE 2025 Speakers Include Oculus Founder, Meta’s VP of Metaverse Experiences, & ILM Immersive VP
AWE USA 2025 is set to include speakers from some of the biggest names in the XR industry, including Oculus & Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, along with Jason Rubin—one of the only remaining early Oculus executives—who is presently Meta’s Vice President of Metaverse Experiences. Also on the roster is Vicki Dobbs Beck, the vice president […]
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Crew Works Robotics Competition and 3D Bioprinter to Manufacture Cells, Tissues
The Expedition 72 crew spent Tuesday setting up a free-flying robotics competition for students and a cleaning a 3D biological printer. The International Space Station residents also conducted blood and saliva tests, cleaned crew quarters, and packed a cargo ship for departure.
XR Awards 2025 Arrives! – Key Dates and Considerations
The XR Awards are back for a fourth year, celebrating the best in augmented, virtual, and mixed reality innovation across the past 12 months. Year-on-year, the XR Awards proudly showcase a diverse range of end-users, individuals, and companies leading the enterprise XR space. 2025 is already becoming a mammoth year for the immersive technology industry, […]
Apple Vision Pro: AI Integration Signals New Chapter in Mixed Reality
As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman; the Apple visionOS 2.4 update expected in April will bring AI capabilities to the $3,499 device; potentially transforming how users interact with spatial computing. This marks an evolution evolution in the company’s mixed reality strategy, as Apple recently ceased development of its planned Mac-ready AR smart glasses to focus […]
Microsoft to Transition Away from HoloLens, Mixed Reality Hardware
Following the loss of its multi-billion IVAS/HoloLens contract with the US military, Microsoft’s mixed reality division appears to be approaching the end of a bumpy ride. Following last week’s IVAS news, The Verge detailed a comment from Microsoft Mixed Reality CVP Robin Seiler, confirming Microsoft’s stance on HoloLens and its mixed reality ambition. Seiler noted […]
Chronostrike Brings A SUPERHOT-Inspired Co-Op Shooter To Quest
Chronostrike is the latest SUPERHOT-like game to reach VR with a new co-op shooter on Quest.