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Snapchat Reveals Latest Spectacles AR Glasses with Attractive Pricing for Developers

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Sep 17, 2024

Today Snap Inc, the company behind Snapchat, announced the latest version of its Spectacles AR Glasses which the company is calling Spectacles ’24. The new device makes notable improvements to field-of-view, resolution, and hand-tracking, and overhauls its software stack. But it’s limited enough to remain targeted at developers. Spectacles ’24 is available starting today, and the company is selling it to developers for $100 per month on a one-year commitment (ultimately totalling $1,200).

Veteran VR Studio nDreams Announces Layoffs Amid “challenging VR games market”

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Sep 17, 2024

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nDreams, one of the most veteran VR studios, today announced it’s tightening the belt with a layoff round due to affect 17.5% of the company.

VR’s Most Immersive Kayaking Game Gets Real-time Multiplayer Mode on PSVR 2 & Steam

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Sep 17, 2024

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Kayak VR: Mirage (2022) is amazingly immersive, packing in a ton of environments to explore in both single player and asynchronous multiplayer racing modes. You never could paddle through the glaciers or meander around tropical coasts with a friend in real-time though. But now, thanks to today’s update, you can.

Hilarious Card Game ‘Exploding Kittens’ is Coming to Quest Next Month, Trailer Here

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Sep 17, 2024

Casual card game Exploding Kittens is coming to VR for the first time next month, promising to bring all of the hilarity of the original game with more than a touch of added VR madness.

‘Warhammer 40K: Space Marine VR’ Experience Coming to VR Attractions Next Week, Trailer Here

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Sep 16, 2024

Revealed back in May, the first official Warhammer VR game for out-of-home VR attractions is now set to launch next week, coming to Zero Latency locations worldwide.

Sequel to Quest’s Most Popular VR Boxing Game Teases Release in New Trailer

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Sep 16, 2024

Thrill of the Fight 2, the upcoming sequel to Quest’s most popular VR boxing sim, seems to be gearing up for release, as studios Sealost Interactive and Halfbrick Studios tossed out its first teaser trailer.

‘Human Fall Flat’ is Getting Official VR Support Thanks to This Prolific Modder

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Sep 16, 2024

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Human Fall Flat (2016) is getting VR support soon, bringing the whimsical, wobbly physics-based platformer to all major headsets. And you can thank VR modder ‘Raicuparta’ for that.

Quest 3S Name Seemingly Confirmed in Leaked Meta Support Page

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Sep 13, 2024

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The past few months has brought little speculation surrounding the name of Meta’s next headset, primarily due to a number of leaks from Meta’s periphery. A new leak, courtesy of serial dataminer Luna, however seemingly confirms what we all knew all along. It’s called Quest 3S.

‘NFL PRO ERA’ Re-launches as Live Service Game on Quest, Releases Linebacker DLC

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Sep 13, 2024

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NFL PRO ERA, the NFL football VR game series, has officially relaunched as a live service game on Quest, giving previous owners of both NFL PRO ERA (2022) and NFL PRO ERA II (2023) on that platform the new version.

Hide-and-Seek VR Shooter ‘Mannequin’ Launches on Quest & Steam, Trailer Here

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Sep 13, 2024

Mannequin has graduated from early access on Steam and Quest, bringing the 2v3 hide-and-seek style shooter to the respective main stores.

Backrooms-inspired PC Adventure ‘POOLS’ is Getting VR Support Soon, Gameplay Trailer Here

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Sep 13, 2024

Games inspired by ‘The Backrooms’ Internet lore are usually pretty scary, but PC game POOLS (2024) has a different way of getting under your skin. No monsters. Just pools. And soon, you’ll be able to play in VR.

Meta CTO Confirms Work on “glasses form-factor” Mixed Reality Device

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Sep 12, 2024

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Meta CTO and head of Reality Labs Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth says the company is currently working on a “glasses form-factor” mixed reality headset.

VisionOS 2 Launches Next Week, But Three Big Features Won’t Come Until “later this year”

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Sep 12, 2024

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Apple confirmed it’s launching VisionOS 2 on September 16th, which is coming along with a ton of previously teased features announced back at WWDC in June. Three features are listed as “coming later this year” though. Here’s what you’ll be missing come Monday.

Mixed Reality Flight Sims Are Accelerating F-16 Pilot Training in Ukraine

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Sep 11, 2024

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Flight simulator company Dogfight Boss, and Varjo, the high-end XR headset creator, announced they’ve shipped their first mixed reality F-16 simulator to the Ukrainian Air Force to help accelerate pilot training. And there’s likely more to come, as the country inevitably looks to scale training to keep pace with the influx of the American-built fighter jets.

iPhone 16 Adds Spatial Photos and Spatial Audio Capture for Vision Pro

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Sep 11, 2024

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Apple announced its new iPhone 16 is getting a little more spatial with the addition of both spatial photos and audio, essentially putting it in line with Vision Pro’s capture capabilities.

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