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Qualcomm is Preparing Developers for the Coming Wave of Smartphone-tethered AR Glasses

Today at AWE 2021, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, a head-worn AR software suite the company is using to kickstart a broader move towards smartphone-tethered AR glasses. Qualcomm says its Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform offers a host...

‘Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond’ Comes to Quest 2 Next Week With Cross-buy

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, first launched on PC VR headsets last year, is coming to Quest 2 next week. Cross-buy is confirmed, meaning players that bought the game on Oculus PC will own the Quest 2 version...

Niantic Kickstarts Its AR Metaverse with Release of Lightship SDK and $20M Developer Fund

At a special launch event today, Niantic announced it's opening up the Lightship AR Development Kit (ARDK) platform, a software development kit with the kinds of tools the company uses to make Pokémon Go’s ‘world-scale’ gameplay possible. And to attract third-party developers...
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‘The Secret of Retropolis’ is the Latest App Lab Success to Make the Leap to the...

Meta's App Lab now counts over 500 VR games and experiences, a majority of which still haven't passed the curation process to make the leap to the Quest Store. Now, well-rated adventure game The Secret of Retropolis has made the jump,...
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Animated Quest Series ‘Tales From Soda Island’ Releases Another Patently Charming Episode Today

Tales from Soda Island, an animated VR series built in Quill, just released its latest free chapter which takes users on another wild and beautiful voyage through a world of pure imagination. Called 'The School Trip', chapter five is accessible...

Time-traveling Adventure ‘Wanderer’ Releasing on PSVR & PC VR in January, Extended Gameplay Here

M Theory and Oddboy announced that their time-traveling VR adventure title Wanderer is officially launching on PSVR and PC VR headsets on January 27th, 2022. Update (November 5th, 2021): M Theory and Oddboy announced that Wanderer finally has a street...

Meta Hackathon This Month Challenges Devs to Use Its Latest XR Tools for $700,000 in Prizes

Meta (formerly Facebook) is offering up $700,000 in cash prizes this month in an XR hackathon aimed at developers and creators from all over the world. The objective: choose between Spark AR and Presence Platform and build something cool...

‘Blade & Sorcery: Nomad’ Review – Fun Physics-based Combat Slimmed Down for Quest 2

Blade & Sorcery: Nomad almost feels like a work of digital wizardry, as it brings a standalone version of the hit physics-based combat sandbox exclusively to Quest 2 for the first time. Although it doesn't feel as visually visceral as...

Unpacking Connect 2021 – What it Means for the Metaverse of the Future

We're just one week past the Connect 2021 event where Meta (formerly Facebook) laid out its grand vision for both XR and the metaverse, including rebranding its entire company around the concept. The event was heavy on vision with...
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Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset

Lynx is a Paris-based startup building the Lynx R-1, a standalone mixed reality headset that’s small and lightweight. The headset's Kickstarter reached its goal 15 hours after launch and is still ongoing, having recently doubled its funding goal. You can...

Microsoft’s Metaverse Ambitions Grow as Teams Platform to Include 3D Avatars & Immersive XR Meetings

Microsoft is making a strong bid to bolster its version of the metaverse as it looks to roll out 3D avatars and immersive meetings for its Microsoft Teams communication platform. You might define the metaverse as essentially an immersive internet where...
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‘The Twilight Zone’ VR Game Coming Soon to Quest & PSVR

The Twilight Zone is getting a VR game, and it's slated to release soon on Quest and PSVR. Based on the iconic anthology series, The Twilight Zone VR is said to feature three self-contained single-player episodes which will span the sort of...

Meta Offered a Glimpse into the XR R&D That’s Costing It Billions

During the Connect 2021 conference last week, Meta Reality Labs' Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, offered a high-level overview of some of the R&D that's behind the company's multi-billion dollar push into XR and the metaverse. Michael Abrash leads the team...

Quest v34 Update Brings ‘Space Sense’ Guardian, Android Notifications & MR App Publishing

It seems Quest owners are about to get a healthy dose of new features in the v34 update, something Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says will bring the previously leaked 'Space Sense' Guardian system, push notifications in VR from Android...

Leaked 3D Model Offers a Clearer Glimpse at Meta’s Project Cambria Headset

Meta (formerly Facebook) announced a mixed reality headset at its Connect 2021 dev conference last week—code named Project Cambria. The company's official teaser video is supposed to leave a little something to the imagination, however leaked 3D models have...
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