Zuckerberg Warns Shareholders: Metaverse Investments May Not Flourish Until 2030s
Today during Meta's Q1 2022 earnings call CEO Mark Zuckerberg told shareholders that they should buckle up for the long haul because the company's steep investments in XR and metaverse technologies aren't expected to flourish until the next decade.
Today...
Maker of the Taser Acquires VR Studio to Bolster VR Police Training
Axon, the company best known for its Taser stun guns, has announced the acquisition of VR studio Foundry 45 which it says will bolster its VR training offerings.
Founded in 1993, Axon is the company behind the well known Taser...
10 Minute ‘Little Cities’ Video Shows VR City Builder in Action, Post-launch Roadmap Revealed
Little Cities, the upcoming city simulator for the Quest platform, is delayed until May 12th. Despite a pushback on launch plans, the team has released a 10-minute gameplay video and post-launch roadmap to get prospective city-builders excited.
Little Cities is fundamentally ready...
‘Tokyo Chronos’ Studio Wants You to Vote on Which VR Game It Makes Next
MyDearest, the Japan-based studio behind the Tokyo Chronos VR series, announced it's holding a community vote to determine which game it's going to develop next. The studio has offered up three choices, all of which notably stray from its usual brand...
HTC Opens Pre-orders for ‘Mars CamTrack’ Virtual Production Box
HTC teased a new Vive product last week which aims to leverage the company's Vive Trackers for virtual productions. Called Vive Mars CamTrack, the box is appealing to filmmakers looking for an easy way of integrating Vive Trackers into...
One of the Last Bastions of the Oculus Brand is No More
Alongside the announcement of the company's first retail store, Meta has begun redirecting visitors of the longstanding Oculus.com website to its new Meta Store.
Facebook announced back in late 2021 that it would rebrand itself to Meta and eventually dissolve...
Meta to Open First Retail Store Including Dedicated Quest 2 Demo Area
Meta announced today plans to open its first ever retail store to give customers a chance to check out the company's hardware in person. The store will include a dedicated Quest 2 demo area and send participants home with...
Report: ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’ May Be Called ‘Nexus’, Video Reveals Prototype
It appears Ubisoft's long-awaited Assassin's Creed VR title has suffered a pretty serious leak, as footage of the game's starting menu seems to have found its way online along with a few player impressions.
According to information from Reddit user...
Canon Announces MREAL X1 Enterprise Headset with Larger FOV
Canon announced its next enterprise XR headset, MREAL X1. The device, which offers passthrough AR, appears to be a modestly upgraded version of the company's 2021 model, MREAL S1, as it boasts a field of view (FOV) that's "2.5...
Four Quest 2 Apps Making Use of Hand-tracking 2.0 Improvements
Alongside the announcement that Quest 2 is getting upgraded controllerless hand-tracking which improves robustness, Meta revealed that it had given select developers access to the tech ahead of time, some of which used it to directly improve their apps.
The...
