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Google Extends Hardware Partnership with XREAL, Positioning AR Glasses Maker as Android XR Leader

Google announced a multiyear extension to its partnership with AR glasses maker XREAL, positioning it as a lead hardware partner for the Android XR ecosystem. The News XREAL Project Aura is an Android XR-based pair of AR glasses which is due...

Apple’s Next Vision Pro with New M5 Chip Launches on October 22nd, Starting at $3,500

Apple today unveiled its hardware refresh of Vision Pro, which includes its latest M5 chip and a new Dual Knit Band. The News Apple has unveiled the new Vision Pro featuring the M5 chip, which is said to  deliver major improvements...

Samsung’s Long-awaited Vision Pro Competitor Gets Price, Specs & Release Date

Samsung's Project Moohan is officially called 'Galaxy XR', as the Korean tech giant has today launched its long-awaited competitor to Apple Vision Pro. The News Priced at $1,800 and releasing today in the US, Samsung Galaxy XR is the first headset to...

Meta Shows Confidence in EMG Input for Wearables by Funding Six External Studies

Meta announced it's tapped six external teams to receive a research grant in order to advance work on its surface electromyography (sEMG) based wristband controller. Meta revealed in a blog post it's launched a research funding initiative focused on improving how...

‘Titan Isles’ Review – A Good Bullet Hell Shooter Missing The Magic of ‘Windlands’

You'd be forgiven for thinking Titan Isles was some sort of prequel to the Windlands series. While it does have a lot in common with Psytec's combat-flavored adventure platformer Windlands 2 (2018), Titan Isles is an entirely new game that marks a clear...

The Best VR Games of 2025 – Our Game of the Year Picks

Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase. Those early platforms reshaped not just how players experienced games, but how...

One of VR’s Most Modular Headsets Gets a Little Less Modular Following Key Component Switch

Pimax recently announced it was being forced to change a key component in all Crystal Super PC VR headsets and display accessories moving forward, effectively making one of VR's most modular headsets decidedly less so. The News Crystal Super is renowned...
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‘Laser Limbo AR Battles’ Launches for Multiplayer Mixed Reality Mayhem

Laser Limbo AR Battles is now out of early access on Quest, bringing with it a host of mixed reality mini-games sure to get you and a buddy up and moving with guns, laser swords, and more. Laser Limbo is...

Google is Rolling out Photorealistic ‘Likeness’ Avatars on Android XR to Compete with Apple’s ‘Personas’

Google is starting to roll out new photorealistic avatars which they call "Likeness". Similar to Apple's Personas, Likeness avatars are generated by scanning a user's face, then animated it with input from the sensors on a headset. The avatars...

XR Startup Lynx Appears to Enter Liquidation Proceedings Ahead of R2 Headset Launch

The company behind Lynx has entered liquidation proceedings ahead of launch of its upcoming Lynx-R2 XR headset, which is targeted at both consumers and enterprise. According to French court documents, SL Process, the company behind Lynx, has officially entered judicial liquidation...

Monkeys Navigate Virtual Worlds Using Thought Alone in New BCI Study

University researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have shown that monkeys can navigate complex virtual environments using a brain-computer interface (BCI) setup, which remarkably involves relatively little user training. As reported in New Scientist, three rhesus macaques were implanted with...
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‘Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow’ Comes to All Major VR Headsets in December, New Gameplay Here

Thief's first ground-up VR game finally has a release date, bringing its immersive stealth-action to all major VR headsets on December 4th. Developed by Maze Theory and published by Vertigo Games, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow arms you with a bow, a black...

Studio Behind VR Hit ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ Lays Off 25% of Staff, Raises DLC Price Moving...

Mighty Coconut, the indie studio behind Walkabout Mini Golf (2020), announced it's reduced headcount by 25% n addition to raising future DLC prices to offset costs. Might Coconut founder Lucas Martell published a blogpost explaining some of the difficulties the studio is...

Meta to Open Second Permanent Store in Preparation for Next Wave of Smart Glasses

Meta announced its LA-based pop-up store is returning as a flagship retail location, which is slated to arrive alongside more Meta branded pop-ups in New York and Las Vegas. The News The company opened its first retail store in Burlingame, California...

Meta is Deleting ‘Horizon Workrooms’ Next Month as Metaverse Ambitions Cool

Meta announced it's discontinuing Horizon Workrooms next month, its productivity-focused VR platform, marking another step in the company’s ongoing restructuring of its VR and metaverse strategy. Originally launched in 2021 on Quest 2, Workrooms was not only the company's answer to remote...
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