A new report claims the FTC has opened an anti-trust probe into Meta’s acquisition of VR fitness platform, Supernatural.
The First $100 You Should Spend on Quest 2 Games
So you’ve got your greasy mitts on a Meta Quest 2, and you’re wondering what to buy after you’ve exhausted all of the best free games and experiences available on the standalone headset. Whether you’re into active games, puzzles, or just want to slice or shoot the ever-living crap out of something, we’re here to help […]
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‘After the Fall’ Earned $1.4M in 24 Hours, Beating First Month of ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Sales
After the Fall (2021), the recently released co-op zombie shooter, has done pretty well for itself. Developers Vertigo Games announced it not only surpassed the $1 million mark within the first 24 hours of going live on all major VR platforms earlier this month, but it’s also put early VR game revenues to shame in […]
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Crew Ramps Up for Visitors’ Departure and U.S. Cargo Mission
Next week will see a U.S. resupply ship launch toward the International Space Station following Sunday’s departure of three orbiting lab visitors. Meanwhile, the seven Expedition 66 crewmates continued their space biology and physics research while maintaining station systems. SpaceX is due to launch its Cargo Dragon spacecraft from Florida on Tuesday at 5:06 a.m. …
Zuckerberg Teases Hands-Free Smart Glass Features
This week, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, teased a series of upcoming features for his firm’s ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. Zuckerberg took to his Facebook account to announce the update, which introduced news features such as voice controls to allow a user to navigate audio controls, send messages, message playback, and make […]
Google Posts Job Advert for ‘Noogle’ AR Developers
Google Inc has begun hiring a team of developers to build its “Augmented Reality OS” for an upcoming “innovative AR device,” 9to5 Mac reported this week. According to Mark Lucovsky, Senior Director of Engineering, Operation Systems, and AR for Google, he was searching for fresh talent after becoming a ‘Noogler’ for the second time. ‘Noogle’ […]
Meta, VictoryXR to Launch 10 Metaverse Campuses
VictoryXR has announced a major partnership with Meta Platforms, Inc to create 10 digitised university campuses across the United States by 2022, it was learned this week. The Davenport, Iowa-based firm is working under Meta’s recently-debuted ‘Immersive Learning’ platform to ensure the VR campuses are suitable for remote learning. Victory XR will use digital twin […]
Spatial Rebrands as Cultural Metaverse Platform
Spatial, a firm specialising in virtual and augmented reality virtual spaces, is set to launch its Bozo Island immersive NFT space on Thursday, the company said in a statement this week. The news comes amid announcements it had rebranded as a Metaverse firm with a new website and would focus on hosting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) […]
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Meta Launches New Tool that Animates Kids’ Character Drawings
The new app uses AI to bring your kids’ weirdo characters to life.
TikTok Tests New Desktop Live-Streaming App, Focused on Gaming Streamers
The new desktop streaming app will provide more capacity to broadcast in the app – but it’s not widely available just yet.
TikTok Looks to Limit Harmful Impacts of Algorithm Amplification with New Tests
The app is looking at new ways to limit algorithmic amplification of potentially harmful trends.
Snapchat Shares New Insights into the Effectiveness of Snap Ads for CPG Brands
New analysis, conducted by Nielsen, shows that Snap ads can be highly effective for CPG brands – especially AR campaigns.
Warhammer Tempestfall Launches Hardcore Mode, Mechanics Updates
Warhammer Tempestfall now has its hardcore mode, and there are other fixes arriving too.
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Why We’re Weary Of Arpara’s Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign
I won’t be backing Arpara’s Kickstarter fundraising campaign and there are some concerning issues we should flag our community about as the project seeks money.
Improve Your SEO Results By Cleaning Up Your Content
If you publish content on an ongoing and consistent basis, I’m willing to bet actual money, and without looking at your analytics first, that you have a handful of blog posts that are performing really well for your organic search goals. The rest is most likely a mountain of content that, at best, ranks at […]
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Sword Art Online-inspired VR Headset ‘HalfDive’ Hits Kickstarter, Starting at $750
Japanese startup Diver-X has finally launched its Kickstarter for HalfDive, a unique VR headset that’s designed to be used while laying down, drawing some pretty clear inspiration from hit anime Sword Art Online. HalfDive isn’t a brain-computer interface like SAO’s NerveGear, however it does promise to let users play SteamVR games like VRChat and experience some pretty […]
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‘Demeo’ 2022 Roadmap Promises PC Edition, New Adventures, PvP Mode & More
Demeo (2021), the co-op VR dungeoning board game, is getting a lot of love in 2022 from Resolution Games. Alongside the release of its latest adventure, The Roots of Evil, the developers today revealed a roadmap that promises to bring a bunch of new content to the game over the course of next year, including a […]
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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – December 2021
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of December 2021. Some quick qualifications before […]
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Science and Exercise Hardware Work as Trio Nears Departure
The seven-member Expedition 66 crew spent Thursday servicing physics research gear and exercise hardware aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the orbiting lab’s three visitors are preparing for their departure on Sunday. The coldest temperatures in the Universe can be found inside the space station’s Cold Atom Lab (CAL). Atoms are chilled to temperatures near …
Meta Releases Spark AR Go for Android, iOS
This week, Meta announced it will be distributing its ‘Spark augmented reality (AR) Go’ mobile application as a beta version for Android and iOS smartphones. Meta built the mobile application to accompany its Spark AR Studio software development kit (SDK), a powerful tool that enables webAR effects and 3D content found in its lineup of […]
EU’s EVOLVED-5G Project to Back Open XR Networks
The European Commission’s research and development funding division, CORDIS, has provided updates on its new Experimentation and Validation Openness for Long-term evolution of VErtical inDustries in the 5G era and beyond, or ‘EVOLVED-5G project’, the organisation announced on Tuesday. The project, launched in January this year, aims to build an ecosystem of network applications (NetApp) […]
Nike Gains in Metaverse Race with NFT Studio Deal
This week, global sports clothing brand Nike announced it had acquired Los Angeles-based studio RTFKT for a undisclosed sum, although reports in May show RTFKT secured $8 million USD in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The partnership will enable the two companies to deliver high-quality 3D NFTs to “take the Metaverse to a […]
Huawei, Singapore’s TIP Ink Deal for VR Theme Park
Tiny Island Productions (TIP), a filming and computer animation studio in Singapore, has partnered with Huawei Technologies to build a virtual theme park using the latter’s cloud computing technologies, Cartoon Brew reported on Tuesday. The Tiny Island Universe will provide shared spaces for users as a virtual theme park complete with shopping centres and specialised […]
Google Launches New ‘Qaya’ App to Facilitate Monetization for Creators
The app provides a digital storefront option for creators.