AR Startup Brilliant Labs Secures $3M Seed Funding from Oculus & Siri Co-founders

Brilliant Labs, an AR startup working to integrate AI into daily life, announced that it has raised $3 million in seed funding which it will use to expand its team and invest in R&D for its open-source, AI-powered smartglasses. The...

After Reports of Canned AR Glasses, Google’s XR Ambitions May Be Just a Daydream Without Samsung

Google has reportedly shelved a multi-year project that sought to commercialize an AR headset, known as Project Iris. Provided the report is true, it appears Google will now need to rely on Samsung to compete with Meta and Apple...
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New Video Explores How ‘Racket Club’ is Reimagining Tennis for VR

Resolution Games, the studio behind Demeo (2021), Blaston (2020), and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs (2019), shared more info on how it's engineering a new sport for its upcoming game Racket Club. The studio released a new behind-the-scenes video that...

Another Rockstar VR Game Could Be in The Works, According to Actor’s Resume

Grand Theft Auto creators Rockstar Games could be working on an unannounced VR title, according to an actor's résumé. The news was first shared on the ResetEra forums, which linked the résumé of actor Michael Ursu, who is also known for...

Vision Pro Dev Kit Applications Will Open in July

Apple says it will give developers the opportunity to apply for Vision Pro dev kits starting sometime in July. In addition to releasing a first round of developer tools last week, including a software 'Simulator' of Vision Pro, Apple also...

Meta Launches Monthly VR Game Subscription Service for Quest

Meta today announced a new VR game subscription service that will give you access to two hand-picked Quest games per month, priced at $8 per month, or $60 annually. Called Meta Quest+, the subscription service will be available to Quest...

Microsoft Releases Initial Azure Cloud Rendering Support for Quest 2 & Quest Pro

Microsoft announced it's released a public preview of Azure Remote Rendering support for Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro, something that promises to allow devs to render complex 3D content in the cloud and stream it to those VR...

Vision Pro’s Modular Design Invites Apple’s Massive Third-party Accessory Ecosystem

One thing that didn't get much attention during the announcement of Apple Vision Pro is the headset's modular design. With straightforward connections and magnetic mounting, the company's robust ecosystem of third-party accessory makers will no doubt be scurrying to...

Sega Dreamcast Classic ‘Cosmic Smash’ Comes to PSVR 2 in ‘C-Smash VRS’ Today

A VR version of Sega's futuristic block-breaker, which you might remember from its launch on Dreamcast in 2001 or in arcades throughout Europe and Japan, is now live on PSVR 2, dubbed C-Smash VRS. Update (June 23rd, 2023): C-Smash VRS is...

VR Creation Tool ‘Masterpiece X’ Comes to Quest 2 for Free

Masterpiece Studio, the developers behind the titular PC VR creative suite, released a new version of its software built natively for Quest 2, something its creators hope will appeal to people looking for an easy way to make models,...