Snapchat Will Begin Shipping AR Spectacles to EU Developers

Snapchat’s expanding its testing pool for its AR glasses.

Threads Brings Trending Topics To Japanese Users

But is it really representative of the latest conversational trends?

Cubism & Space Pirate Trainer DX Lead November Quest+ Games Catalog

Cubism and Space Pirate Trainer DX lead the Meta Quest+ games catalog’s next wave, and November’s monthly subscription games have been announced.

VAIL VR Gets Free-To-Play Social Hub Next Week On Quest & Steam

Less than a year after its full release, VR multiplayer shooter VAIL will add a free-to-play social hub on Quest and Steam.

New Skydance’s Behemoth Trailer Focuses On Story And Human Combat

Ahead of its upcoming launch, Skydance’s Behemoth released a new story and world trailer focused on human combat.

The UploadVR Showcase Returns Winter 2024, With Partner The AIXR Awards

That’s right! We’re happy to announce that the UploadVR Showcase is back on December 5th, 2024, and there’s so much to talk about.

The XR Week Peek (2024.10.29): Batman Arkham Shadow had a stellar launch, Apple is halting production of Vision Pro, and more!

I’m writing this newsletter across Italy and Austria because I’m going to AWE Europe! I will be a speaker there and I will talk about how to make a mixed reality that truly blends the real and virtual worlds together. But I mostly can’t wait to meet the other amazing people from the XR community […]

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Valve Releases Hand-tracking Passthrough for Steam Link, Making Quest an Even Better PC VR Headset

Valve officially released a feature to the SteamVR stable branch that adds basic hand-tracking to Steam Link for Quest users. Previously only available in the Beta test branch released back in August, the new SteamVR 2.8 update doesn’t actually bring full hand-tracking support to SteamVR’s UI, but rather allows Quest users to DIY their setup […]

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‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Gets First Previews, Promising an Immersive New VR Entry into the Storied Franchise

Some of the first hands-ons with Survios’ upcoming Alien: Rogue Incursion have emerged, revealing a promising look at one of the biggest entries in VR this year. In case you haven’t been following along, Alien: Rogue Incursion is coming to all major VR headsets this December, letting you take on the role of Zula Hendricks, a resilient former […]

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Eye Health, Cargo Packing Ahead of Dragon Relocation

Protecting eyesight to keep crews healthy and packing cargo for an upcoming mission were the main tasks for the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. Body fluids behave differently in weightlessness resulting in an upward flow toward an astronaut’s head. This condition creates pressure on a crew member’s eyes causing changes …