The Sandbox Opens Nuclear Blast Records ‘Metal-Verse’

Nuclear Blast Records, one of the world’s premier record labels for heavy metal music, has struck a deal with The Sandbox to open a music metaverse, the latter revealed on Monday. The Metaverse company said it was “thrilled” to announce its partnership with the German record label. Nuclear Blast has seen a meteoric rise in […]

Unity, Vancouver Airport Authority Partner to Leverage Digital Twins

Unity partnered with the Vancouver Airport Authority (VAA) this month to deploy large-scale enterprise-grade digital twins to ensure success in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) use cases. Unity, a leading provider of RT3D engine development tools, is supplying the aviation firm with “dynamic virtual copies” of the VA’s physical assets, processes, systems, and environments. […]

Meta Quest to Receive WhatsApp Integrations, Reports Show

WhatsApp, one of the world’s most popular social media apps, will integrate with the Meta Quest via a future update, reports revealed on Saturday. In the app’s Google Play Beta Programme, WhatsApp will provide Meta Quest integrations on linked devices, WABetaInfo reported at the time. It is currently under development and not open for beta […]

Microsoft Reinforces Commitment to Hololens 2

Last week, Microsoft spoke out regarding its Hololens 2 MR device. Despite announcements remaining dormant, the technology giant appears to be back on track with its hardware journey with its most recent release of Windows Holographic version 23H1. A significant element of its most recent update is the introduction of Windows 11 on the device. […]

Twitter May Look to Stop Brands from Trendjacking via Replies on Trending Tweets

Elon Musk is keen to combat spammy replies, which could impact tweet strategies.

Twitter’s New ‘Highlights’ Tab is Now Available to Twitter Blue Subscrbers

A new option to highlight your top performing tweets.

Xbox Game Studios Head Thinks VR/AR Audience Is ‘Not Quite There Yet’

Don’t expect an Xbox headset soon, as Xbox Studios head Matt Booty says he’s waiting for a bigger AR and VR audience.

Steam Next Fest Returns With Fresh PC VR Demos

Steam Next Fest returns once more, featuring new PC VR demos until next week.

AWE 2023: Hands-on wide-FOV headset XTAL 3 and Manomotion

I’m back to telling you about some hands-on sessions I had at AWE in Santa Clara, California. And today there are a two I’m sure you will find interesting… XTAL 3 One thing I’m very happy about having tried at AWE is the XTAL 3 headset by Vrgineers. I was very curious to try this […]

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VR Adventure ‘Retropolis 2’ Now in Early Access on Quest App Lab

Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye is the next in the Retropolis miniseries, offering up more extendo-arm puzzling and neo-noir narrative goodness. The first episode is now available in early access on Quest and Oculus PC. Much like the original The Secret of Retropolis (2021), Retropolis 2 is said to combine classic point-and-click adventuring with immersive cinematography. Like the […]