YouTube has announced a range of new restrictions on its prominent Masthead Ad units.
John Carmack’s ‘Brutally Honest’ App Reviews Return As Regular Series
John Carmack’s “brutally honest” VR app reviews were a staple of the Gear VR era, and an annual tradition at Oculus Connect.
Now ‘Facebook Reality Labs Executive Advisor’, Carmack reviews are returning as a regular series.
Full Course Golf Coming To Oculus Quest 2, Beta Signup Available
Topgolf with Pro Putt is bringing full swing golf to Quest 2.
You can sign up for the beta today.
4 Things We Love About Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual
An hour with Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual makes for a refreshingly funny VR variety show. Here’s more exclusive gameplay and impressions!
Survival Horror Shooter Dead Effect 2 Gets Surprise App Lab Release On Quest
Survival horror shooter Dead Effect 2 VR quietly launched on Oculus App Lab this month.
Niantic Primes Its Lightship AR Engine for Transformers Game, Global Launch Slated for 2021
With the tagline “More Than Meets the Eye,” the Transformers franchise was pretty much preordained to have its own augmented reality game, and AR gaming pioneer Niantic has stepped up to fulfill that destiny.
Niantic will now join forces with toymakers Hasbro and Tomy and development studio Very Very Games to build Transformers: Heavy Metal on its Lightship AR cloud platform.
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Based on images of gameplay provided by Niantic, Transformers: Heavy Metal follows the formula… more
The XR Week Peek (2021.06.14): Facebook buys BigBox VR and plans to sell 18-20M Quests in 2022, and much more!
I’m very tired because yesterday I was ironing out bugs on HitMotion: Reloaded together with the game designer Max until
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VR Central To Host Onward Brawler Tournament
VR Central, a community built by gamers for gamers, is taking registrations for The Onward Brawler Tournament that will take place on Saturday, June 19 starting at 3 pm EDT. Prizes include gun stock packages from Mamut, VR gaming mats from Proximat, and cash.
One of the most popular VR first-person mil-sims on the market, Onward is a tactical multiplayer shooter that boasts real combat mechanics, a variety of maps, and has been developed from the ground up for virtual reality.
BoomBox Launches in Full Release; Community Party Tonight
BoomBox, the VR rhythm game that features Pupa the cat, has launched in full release and will celebrate with a party for musicians, mappers, partners, and community members.
BoomBox comes to us from Cyberspline Games, an indie game development company based in Vancouver and many of the team members are actually alumni of the Vancouver Film School, a post-secondary entertainment arts school that trains students in immersive, production-oriented programs.
VR Fitness App Helps Eric Vargas-Weisser Maintain Resolution to Improve Health
Millions of people make resolutions each year and within a few weeks they’ve returned to old habits and less healthy lifestyle choices. The trick to success for a long-term wellness journey is finding an enjoyable activity and developing a routine with attainable goals. Many people are discovering that this is possible with a VR headset.
‘Sniper Elite VR’ Gets New Gameplay Trailer & Details Ahead of July 8th Release
Sniper Elite VR is ramping up for release on all major VR headsets on July 8th, and we’re steadily getting a closer look at the game from developer Rebellion. In the last week the studio has dropped a new gameplay trailer and a breakdown offering fresh details about the game. Rather than a port, Sniper […]
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Major ‘Waltz of the Wizard: Natural Magic’ Expansion Will Launch on July 6th
Waltz of the Wizard is set to see a major free expansion called ‘Natural Magic’ which will add a new “simulated magic” system to expand player capabilities alongside a dungeon for players to plunder and battle new enemies. Waltz of the Wizard is a long-running VR title that’s been in continuous development by developer Aldin for […]
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Astronauts Work Science, Spacewalk Preps as Cosmonauts Relax
The Expedition 65 astronauts researched space biology while preparing for a pair of spacewalks aboard the International Space Station today. The station’s two cosmonauts cleared their schedules and relaxed aboard the orbital lab today. Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet spent part of Monday getting ready for a spacewalk set to begin Wednesday at …
The World’s Top 50 Social Media Influencers by Number of Followers [Infographic]
Here’s a look at the most followed people in the world from across the social media space.
Are We Entering a New Phase for Social Media Regulation?
New moves by US regulators point to growing concerns for social media platforms, and big tech more broadly.
Facebook’s New ‘Smart Crop’ Feature for Automated Video Editing is Now Available in Creator Studio
Facebook has made its new Smart Cropping tool for video more widely available in Creator Studio.
7 Avoidable Twitter Mistakes That Will Make People Unfollow You [Infographic]
Why are people unfollowing your Twitter profile? Here’s a list of the most common reasons.
Upload VR Showcase 2021: Everything Announced
Need the scoop? No problem – here’s everything announced at the Upload VR Showcase 2021!
‘The Matrix’ Movie Effects Pioneer & Former Magic Leap Exec Reveals ‘Tragic Story’ of Startup’s Recent Struggles
Magic Leap has had a rough couple of years, highlighted by high-profile executive departures, lawsuits, troublesome patent shuffles, and massive layoffs.
Despite this, things seem to have calmed down at the augmented reality startup under Peggy Johnson, but there are still questions as to how things went awry under the old regime.
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Most former Magic Leap staff have remained tight-lipped, but now one major former executive is finally shedding some light on the situation.
Magic Leap’s former senior vice… more
Google Extends AR Search Lead Over Apple with Landmark Recognition for Google Lens
This week, Apple unveiled its own version of Google Lens in the form of Live Text.
In response, Google just hit back with a new feature for its visual search tool called Places, a new search category that can recognize landmarks and return information on them within the camera view, which Apple touted as a capability of Live Text during its WWDC keynote.
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Places for Google Lens, which is available now worldwide, uses image recognition and Google Earth’s 3D map assets to identify locations… more
Magic Leap Experiencing Yet Another Major Executive Shake-Up, Report Says
Just when everything seemed settled over at Magic Leap, it turns out that the internal tumult is still in play.
Now, just as newly minted CEO Peggy Johnson has managed to fully position herself publicly as the new leader of the struggling augmented reality startup, more executive departures have begun.
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Magic Leap’s chief operating officer Henk Vlietstra, chief patent officer David Lundmark, and chief technology officer Paul Greco are all exiting the company according to a report from Business… more