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The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.

XR Industry News

The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.

XR Training & Gaming Startup Touts $5.2M Investment and Lamar Jackson Partnership

XR startup StatusPRO has announced it has raised a $5.2 million seed investment. While the company hasn't fully revealed its product, it says it's using AR and VR to create immersive sports training and gaming experiences. Teasing a partnership...

VR Studio Behind Movie Tie-in Games Aims to Kick-start Original IP with $2M Investment

UK-based VR studio XR Games, known for its recently released Zombieland VR game, announced this week that it has raised an additional £1.5 million (~$2 million) investment to expand its studio with 20 new jobs and a focus on...

FTC Sues Facebook Over Alleged Monopolization – What it Could Mean for Oculus

The United States Federal Trade Commission today announced it has filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, renewing its effort to sue Facebook over alleged anticompetitive practices. The initial lawsuit was filed in...

A VR Newcomer Just Raised $7 Million to Build Social VR Games

VR developer ForeVR Games today announced it has raised an additional $7 million in seed capital, bringing its total capital raise to $8.5 million. The studio is focused on bringing classic real world games—like bowling—into VR with an emphasis...

The Dismal Reception of ‘Carrier Command 2 VR’ is a Cautionary Tale

Carrier Command 2 launched earlier this month alongside a separate version including full VR support. While the non-VR version of the game sits at a 'Mostly Positive' 75% user rating, the VR version quickly tanked to a 27% 'Mostly...

The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – August 2021

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of...

Vertigo Games Acquires VR Studio Force Field, Working on “Unannounced AAA game based on well-known IP”

Vertigo Games, a VR development studio and publisher, announced it has acquired Amsterdam-based VR development studio Force Field, which has worked on VR experiences like Anne Frank House VR, Coaster Combat, and Landfall. The studio will continue on as Vertigo Studios Amsterdam and is...

Former Codemasters CEO Joins nDreams Board of Directors as Chair

Veteran VR studio nDreams announced today that it has appointed former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier as the non-executive chair of its board of directors. As CEO of Codemasters—best known for its popular DiRT racing franchise—Sagnier lead the company to a...

VR on Steam Bounces Back to Nearly 2.8 Million Monthly-connected Headsets

Last month we pointed out a sharp drop in the number of users with VR headsets on Steam according to the latest data from Valve. There wasn't a clear cut explanation as to why. This months data shows the...

Oculus Head of Developer Relations Leaves for Niantic as it Ramps up Lightship AR Platform

Niantic announced today that long-time Oculus employee Dan Morris, Head of Developer Relations, is joining as the company's new Director of Developer Relations as Niantic ramps up its Lightship AR platform, which aims to bring to third-party developers the...

Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only

Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. As of the latest SDK update, the company says OpenXR...

Quest 2 Facepad Recalled Over Skin Irritation, Sales to Resume with 128GB Model & Silicone Facepad...

Facebook announced today that it has paused the sale of Quest 2 globally while it works to include a silicone facepad cover with the headset going forward. The move was prompted by what the company says was a "very...

Rezzil Secures $2.75M Investment for Oculus Quest Sports Training App ‘Player 22’

Rezzil, a UK-based VR sports training and analytics startup, announced that its secured an investment round of over £2 million (~$2.75 million), which will be used to promote its new consumer-focused sports training platform, Player 22. Rezzil's investors include soccer professionals...

Haptic VR Glove Company HaptX Raises $12 Million in New Funding

HaptX, the company building VR gloves with advanced haptics, this week announced that is has raised $12 million in a Series A-1 investment which will be used to open a new headquarters based in Redmond, WA, and expand its...

The Number of VR Users on Steam Dropped Sharply Last Month, But Valve Isn’t Saying Why

Valve's monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey, which we've been carefully tracking for years now, has been a useful way to gauge how many VR headsets are being used on the platform each month. The latest data shows an...
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