XR Glasses Maker VITURE Raises Another $100M, Marking $200M Raised in Less Than 6 Months
XR glasses company VITURE announced it’s secured an additional $100 million financing round following its $100 million Series B secured in September 2025.
The latest round was led by Legend Capital, a Beijing-based investment arm affiliated with Lenovo. The round also featured a group...
‘Evangelion’ VR Game Will Primarily Use Hand-tracking, Increasing Ease-of-use at Cost of Interaction Fidelity
At the Neon Genesis Evangelion 30th Anniversary event in Tokyo this weekend, Pixelity showed off its upcoming XR game EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS, revealing it's going all-in on hand-tracking.
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On stage at the event, game director MK Choi gave a quick overview of...
Meta’s ‘Horizon Plus’ Game Subscription Service Now Has Over 1M Active Members
Meta announced that its Horizon+ game subscription service topped over one million active subscribers.
Reality Labs VP of Content Samantha Ryan revealed the figure in a developer blog post, noting the service now boasts a games catalog of over 100...
Meta Separates ‘Horizon Worlds’ from Quest, Going “almost exclusively mobile”
Meta announced it's separating Horizon Worlds from the Quest platform, as the one-time social VR app is going "almost exclusively mobile" moving forward.
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"Our goal remains constant: to empower developers and creators as they build long-term, sustainable businesses," said...
Snap’s Top AR Exec Quits Ahead of Specs Consumer Debut
Scott Myers, Snap's top executive in charge of Specs, has left the company ahead of the planned release of its consumer AR glasses.
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Myers reportedly left his six-year tenure at the company due to a dispute with Snap CEO...
Pico to Showcase VisionOS and Android XR Competitor at GDC Next Month
Pico announced that it's showcasing the core OS and platform capabilities of its upcoming XR headset 'Project Swan' at next month’s Game Developers Conference (GDC).
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Project Swan is going to be Pico's next flagship XR headset, the company says...
Apple Reportedly Accelerates Smart Glasses Development Amid Wider Push for AI Hardware
Apple is reportedly accelerating the development of smart glasses, as the company is ostensibly making a shift toward AI-centric hardware.
According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is ramping up development of its forthcoming smart glasses, which are slated to head...
Omni One VR Treadmill Joins ‘Made for Meta’ Program, Opening Door to Quest Compatibility
Virtuix announced it's joined the Made for Meta program, which opens the door to bring official Quest compatibility to the company's Omni One VR treadmill.
Made for Meta is a hardware partnership that certifies that accessories not only work with...
VisionOS Update Gives Devs Improved Tools for VR Cloud Streaming
Apple Vision Pro just got a new update that brings Foveated Streaming to the headset, essentially the same bandwidth-saving feature Valve is bringing to its upcoming Steam Frame headset.
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As noted by VR supply chain analyst Brad Lynch, foveated...
SlimeVR Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Thinner & Lighter Full-Body Trackers
SlimeVR has launched its next crowdfunding campaign, this time looking to get backers excited about its next-gen 'Butterfly' body trackers, which promise to be thinner, lighter, and offer a longer-lasting battery.
SlimeVR's crowdfunding campaign for the new Butterfly Trackers quickly crossed its...
