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Vrgineers Announce Wireless Module for XTAL Ultrawide FOV Headset
Vrgineers, the team behind enterprise-focused wide-FOV VR headsets, announced at CES 2023 this week that it's releasing a wireless version of its latest XTAL VR headset.
To realize the newest flavor of XTAL coming to enterprise, the company worked with...
Magic Leap 2 Gains Certification so Doctors Can Use AR During Surgery
Magic Leap, the storied unicorn developing enterprise AR headsets, announced at CES 2023 that its flagship device Magic Leap 2 earned a certification that clears it for use in the operating room.
The company first intimated it had pursued IEC...
HTC Unveils Vive XR Elite, a Quest Pro Competitor Priced at $1,100
HTC officially unveiled its next consumer-focused headset at CES 2023 today. Called Vive XR Elite, the standalone mixed reality device boasts a feature set that positions HTC to go toe-to-toe with Meta's Quest Pro, but at a notably cheaper...
Meta is Bringing One of Its Most Popular VR Games to PSVR 2
Who would have thought one VR's most popular games was coming to Sony's next-gen VR headset? Probably everyone, but now the company has confirmed it is indeed bringing Beat Saber to PSVR 2.
Announced during Sony's CES 2023 keynote, Beat Saber...
Virtual Event Platform ‘Wave’ Returns to VR with Pico Partnership, Calvin Harris Concert to Debut Jan...
Wave, the virtual entertainment company known for putting on a ton of VR concerts a few years back, actually deprecated VR support for its app back in early 2021 to focus on streaming its brand of digital concerts to...
‘Gran Turismo 7’ Coming to PlayStation VR 2 at Launch
Sony has announced that the latest title in its longstanding racing franchise, Gran Turismo 7, will support PSVR 2 at launch.
This week during Sony's CES 2023 conference, the company announced that Gran Turismo 7 will support PSVR 2 at the...
Shiftall’s Slim & Light PC VR Headset MeganeX to Launch Early 2023, Priced at $1,700
MeganeX, the SteamVR-compatible headset from Panasonic's Shiftall, made its big debut back at CES 2020, and after years of iterations shown at various trade shows, the company says it's finally nearing launch.
Shiftall is set to sell two flavors of...
Valve Reveals Top Selling VR Games on Steam in 2022
Another year of VR gaming has come and gone, and Valve has again released its annual sales figures for the past year, highlighting the best-selling VR titles on Steam.
Valve has published a series of ‘The Best of 2022‘ charts...
Saudi Arabia Gains Majority Stake in Magic Leap in $450M Deal
Saudi Arabia has taken majority share of the US-based augmented reality company Magic Leap, The Telegraph reports, widening the stake via its state-owned sovereign wealth fund with a deal amounting to $450 million.
Citing delayed accounts obtained from its European division, the company is...
HTC’s Next Consumer Headset Reportedly Called ‘Vive XR Elite’, Listed at $1,400
HTC's upcoming standalone VR headset, which is said to compete with Meta for consumer dollars, may have just suffered a fairly important leak ahead of its promised CES 2023 unveiling this week. HTC seems to have tipped its hand...
‘Song in the Smoke’ is Getting a PSVR 2 Remaster That’s Slated to Rival PC VR...
Critically acclaimed VR survival game Song in the Smoke (2021) is getting a full overhaul when it launches on PSVR 2, something developer 17-BIT says will rival the visual quality of the game's PC VR version.
Song in the Smoke launched on...
Meta Acquires 3D Lens Printing Firm Luxexcel to Bolster Future AR Glasses
Meta has acquired the Belgian-Dutch company Luxexcel, a 3D printing firm creating complex glass lenses for use in AR optics.
As first reported by Belgian newspaper De Tijd (Dutch), the Turnhout, Belgium-based company was quietly acquired by Facebook parent Meta in...
These VR Gloves Track Your Fingers & Electrically Stimulate for Haptic Feedback
AI SILK is a Japanese wearable-tech startup that's set to unveil a new haptic glove at CES 2023 next month which approaches both haptic feedback and finger-tracking in a different way altogether.
AI SILK is a Tohoku University spinoff that...
Quest New Year’s Game Sale Keeps the Discounts Rolling on Top VR Titles
Missed the Quest Winter Sale? Meta is offering up another opportunity to nab more paid Quest games on the cheap, including game bundles and a ton of top VR games.
The Quest 'Celebrate 2023 Sale' is going from now until...
‘X Mask’ Aims to Bring Face-tracking to Consumers in Unique Facemask Form Factor
Dolami, a Japanese startup based both in the US and Japan, announced it raised 100 million yen (~$730,000) this week to help bring X Mask to market, a unique facemask capable of tracking a user's facial movements in VR....




















