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Samsung Reportedly Deepens XR Ties with Google in Push for Ray-Ban Smartglasses Competitor

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Oct 8, 2024

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Samsung and Google announced in early 2023 that, along with Qualcomm, they’d be releasing an “XR platform” based on Android, which could also see the release of a high-end mixed reality headset. While we still haven’t heard exactly what that XR partnership will entail, a new report from The Information maintains Samsung and Google are also working on smartglasses positioned to potentially compete with Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses.

‘Band Space’ is Bringing ‘Rock Band’ Style Multiplayer Rhythm Gaming to Quest and PC VR This Month

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Oct 8, 2024

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Smartmelon Games and Fast Travel Games announced its multiplayer VR rhythm title, Band Space, is set to launch on Quest and PC VR this month, bringing some very Rock Band-inspired gameplay to VR.

‘Metro Awakening’ Gameplay Shows Off Patently Tense Combat, Immersive VR Take on Familiar Mechanics

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Oct 8, 2024

Leading up to its November 7th release, Vertigo Games detailed more about its upcoming standalone VR prequel to the Metro series, Metro Awakening, including some familiar survival mechanics at the heart of gameplay such as the gas mask, flashlight, and some pretty intense first-person combat.

Meta Orion Interview Dives Deep Into Details Like Resolution, Battery Life, & More

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Oct 7, 2024

Meta’s biggest reveal at last week’s Connect conference was definitely the Orion prototype AR glasses, which the company says it’s been working on for nearly five years. It’s a big deal not only because of how compact it is, but because Meta says it wants to eventually turn the prototype into a consumer product.

‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom VR’ Quest Hands-on: Promises of Immersion Dulled By Restrictive Gameplay

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Oct 4, 2024

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is a new sort of VR film hybrid for Quest, mashing up a movie’s worth of real-time rendered narrative with sprinkles of first-person gameplay, billing itself an ‘interactive anime’.

Meta’s Head of XR Apologizes to Oculus Founder Regarding His Ousting

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Oct 3, 2024

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Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth, Meta CTO and Reality Labs chief, has publicly apologized to Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus who was ousted from the company in 2017 for political reasons.

Meta Acquired 9 Leading VR Studios Starting in 2019: Here’s What’s Happened Since

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Oct 2, 2024

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Meta has aggressively expanded its VR game portfolio with the acquisition of nine VR studios since 2019. We take a look what’s come of these deals over the last five years.

Windows 11 No Longer Supports Microsoft’s Windows VR Headsets Following October Update

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Oct 2, 2024

windows mixed reality — The first wave of WMR headsets launched in 2017 | Image courtesy Microsoft

Microsoft revealed last year it had plans to pull the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows. Now, with the launch of Windows 11 2024 Update yesterday, those VR headsets have essentially been bricked.

‘Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded’ Studio XR Games Lays Off Majority of Staff

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Oct 2, 2024

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XR Games, the Leeds, UK-based studio known for Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever (2021), have laid off a reported 86 percent of its staff.

Refurbished Quest 3 on Amazon is the Headset’s Best Deal Yet

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Oct 1, 2024

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In an effort to reposition the price ladder for its flagship headset, Meta is aiming to get the 128GB model of Quest 3 out the door for good. A new refurbished Quest 3 deal on Amazon is the best we’ve seen yet.

‘Bounce Arcade’ is Like VR Pinball for Your Fists—And Exactly the Kind of Creativity VR Needs to Thrive

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Oct 1, 2024

Bounce Arcade, recently announced and launching this Fall, looks like a unique fusion of pinball and VR, in a way that’s truly native to the medium. It’s an example of the body of VR-native gameplay mechanics that’s still in its infancy.

Microsoft Discontinues HoloLens 2, Support to End in 2027 with No Successor in Sight

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Oct 1, 2024

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Microsoft announced to enterprise partners last week that it’s discontinuing its latest AR headset, HoloLens 2, and pulling the plug on support updates at the end of 2027, leaving many to question whether the Redmond tech giant is shelving the platform altogether.

Meta Overhauls ‘Horizon Worlds’ Avatar System for More Realistic Representation

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Oct 1, 2024

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Announced at Connect last week, Meta is launching its next-generation avatars in Horizon Worlds today, giving users a lot more customization options to choose from before jumping into the company’s social VR platform.

HTC’s Vive Ultimate Trackers Now Compatible with All SteamVR Headsets

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Oct 1, 2024

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HTC announced that its Vive Ultimate Tracker is now compatible with third-party PC VR headsets that support SteamVR.

Co-op Shooter ‘Starship Troopers: Continuum’ is Coming to Quest and PSVR 2 Soon, Trailer Here

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Sep 30, 2024

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and XR Games, the studio behind Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and upcoming shooter Zombie Army VR, today announced Starship Troopers: Continuum, an online multiplayer shooter that brings you back to the Arachnid infested wasteland.

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