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Meta Reveals Next Generation Aria Glasses for Research and Experimentation

Meta today revealed its next-gen glasses, Aria Gen 2, which the company intends to release to third-party researchers working on machine perception systems, AI and robotics. The company revealed its first iteration of Project Aria back in 2020, showing off a...

Prop Hunt-style Game ‘Mannequin’ Goes Free-to-Play on Quest as Freemium Multiplayer Games Thrive

Mannequin (2024), the VR game that brings a unique twist to prop hunt, is going free-to-play on Quest starting today—which could point to more developers opting to go the freemium route. Launched last June on Quest and SteamVR headsets, Mannequin isn't...

MIT Reality Hack Has Become a Focal Point for US East Coast XR Devs & Entrepreneurs

While the XR industry's major hubs are concentrated on the West Coast of the US, the MIT Reality Hack hackathon has become a focal point for XR developers and entrepreneurs on the East Coast of the US. Now in its...

HTC Launches Browser-based 3D & VR Platform ‘VIVERSE Worlds’, Aims to Be ‘YouTube of 3D Content’

HTC today launched VIVERSE Worlds, a 3D content platform that can be embedded on "any website for any device," positioning it as a lighter, more flexible way of hosting and browsing 3D content across the web. Unlike HTC's existing Viverse metaverse platform—or...

Valve’s Standalone XR Headset ‘Deckard’ Reportedly Launching This Year at $1,200, Leaker Claims

Valve's rumored standalone XR headset, codenamed 'Deckard', is practically the stuff of legend at this point, with speculation brewing since data miners first discovered mention of the alleged device in January 2021. Now, leaker and data miner 'Gabe Follower'...

Meta Abandons In-Headset Building Tool for ‘Horizon Worlds’, Marking a Shift in Expected Growth

Meta released a new Desktop Editor for Horizon Worlds in preview, giving world creators a Unity-style game development platform for the first time. The PC-based editor is designed to be more robust, and make world creation easier and higher quality than...

Apple’s Latest AI Tools Coming to Vision Pro in April, Developer Preview Now Available

Apple Intelligence, the company's set of AI tools currently available on iOS and Mac, is coming to Vision Pro in April with the public release of visionOS 2.4. But if you've activated developer mode, you can already go hands-on. As...

‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ is Getting an Official XR Game with First Installment Coming in 2026

Korea-based studio Pixelity announced it's currently developing an XR game based on the hit '90s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). Pixelity says in a blogpost it's signed an official licensing agreement with Studio Khara in Japan to make the XR game. Planned...

‘Ghosts of Tabor’ Studio’s Next Shooter ‘Silent North’ Launches into Early Access in March

Ghosts of Tabor studio Combat Waffle is nearing launch of Silent North, the studio’s next VR shooter that promises plenty of multiplayer zombie survival action, with Quest and Steam early access launches planned for sometime in March. Published by Beyond Frames Entertainment, Silent...

‘Among Us VR’ to Become ‘Among Us 3D’, Adding Support for Flatscreen PC Play

Schell Games and Innersloth announced that flatscreen support is coming to Among Us VR (2022), which means crossplay for VR and PC players. Additionally, the studios announced the VR game is rebranding to Among Us 3D, bringing a first-person perspective to PC users for...

Meta Announces $50M ‘Horizon Worlds’ Content Fund as Some VR Studios Struggle to Make Ends Meet

Meta today announced a $50 million fund to incentivize the creation of new and improved content in Horizon Worlds, the company's first-party social gaming platform. The move comes as many seasoned studios that build self-contained VR apps for the...

‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Reportedly Selling Gaming Division, Shifting Focus to AR & Mapping Tech

Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go (2016), is reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely to sell its gaming division. According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the talks, the report maintains the companies are currently discussing a $3.5...
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‘Detective VR’ Brings ‘Minority Report’ Inspired Gameplay to Mixed Reality, Coming Soon to Quest

Indie studio Chipo y Juan announced their Minority Report-inspired mixed reality game Detective VR is set to release on Quest next week. Coming to Quest 3 and 3S on February 27th, Detective VR is a narrative-based MR game that lets you...

Meta Connect 2025 Developer Conference Announced for September: What We’re Hoping For

Meta announced its annual Connect developer conference is returning this year on September 17th-18th. While it's probably still too early to speculate, there are a few things we're hoping to hear about. Meta typically fills out its speaker schedule closer...
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‘Gorilla Tag’ Sequel ‘Orion Drift’ Launches in Early Access Next Week on Quest

Another Axiom announced that Orion Drift, its follow-up to hit VR game Gorilla Tag, is set to launch in early access next week, coming to Quest 2 and above. Orion Drift has been in closed early access since late last...
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