2024
By Grit Alone Review – Science Friction
TL;DR for By Grit Alone (played on a Meta Quest 3 128 GB model) Pros Cons + Excellent story – Janky core controls + Great pacing – Middling graphics + Varied levels + Streamlined design …
Gaming
2024
Microsoft Announces Pimax as a VR Partner for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
In Virtual Reality News November 12, 2024 – Microsoft has recently selected Pimax, a virtual reality (VR) hardware manufacturer and provider of ultra-wide field of view (FoV) and high-resolution consumer VR devices, as an official …
2024
VIVEPORT Halloween Sale Slashes Up To 40% Off VR Horror Gaming Titles
In Virtual Reality News October 24, 2024 – HTC VIVE has this week announced that it will be running a Halloween sale on its VIVEPORT platform, offering two special promotions on horror-themed virtual reality (VR) …
2024
Maestro Review – A Rhythm Gaming Opus
TL;DR for Maestro (played on a Meta Quest 3 128 GB model) Pros Cons + Top-of-genre gameplay – Relatively small track list + Immersive hand-tracking + Seamless presentation Maestro is the best rhythm game …
2024
Cognitive3D Launches Custom Dashboards to Enhance Spatial Data Analytics for XR
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News October 17, 2024 – Cognitive3D, a provider of 3D analytics for immersive technologies, has this week announced the launch of its new Custom Dashboards feature. This …
2024
Ready Player Me Launches New Consumer Avatar Platform ‘PlayerZero’
In General XR News October 12, 2024 – Ready Player Me, an embeddable avatar creation platform for the metaverse that allows developers to deliver avatars to partner games and virtual experiences, has today announced PlayerZero, …
2024
Unreal Engine 6: Epic’s Ambitious Plan for an Interoperable Metaverse
In General XR News October 8, 2024 – Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has recently discussed the company’s long-term vision for Unreal Engine 6 and a broader metaverse initiative that aims to connect various Unreal …
2024
Infinite Reality and Super League Partnership Targets 3D Worlds and Gen Z Audience
In General XR News October 4, 2024 – Infinite Reality (iR), a company working in artificial intelligence (AI), spatial computing, extended reality (XR), and other immersive technologies, has recently announced a strategic investment in and …
2024
Starship Home Review – There’s No Space Like Home
TL;DR for Starship Home (played on a Meta Quest 3 128 GB model) Pros Cons + Unique & Innovative – Buggy + Beautiful – Overly Scripted + Thoughtfully Imagined “Once again, Father, you need …
2024
GameDriver and Perform Partner to Advance Gaming and XR Development
In General XR News October 1, 2024 – GameDriver Inc., a provider of automated testing solution for gaming, immersive, and spatial computing experiences, and Perform, a provider of performance engineering, monitoring, and DevOps solutions, have …
2024
Meta Unveils Quest 3S Mixed Reality Headset for $300
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News September 25, 2024 – After months of speculation and the odd leak, Meta has today announced at its annual Connect event the launch of the Meta Quest 3S, …
2024
GameDriver and Room 8 Group Partner to Boost Game Development
In General XR News September 24, 2024 – GameDriver, Inc., a provider of automated testing solutions for gaming, immersive, and spatial computing experiences, and Room 8 Group, a provider of game development services for the gaming …
2024
ASICS Announces ‘DISC’ – A New Esport Designed Exclusively For VR
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News September 24, 2024 – Global sports brand ASICS has this week announced the development of ‘DISC,’ a virtual sport conceived and designed exclusively for virtual (VR) and mixed …
2024
Snap Spectacles 5 Unveiled with Enhanced AR Capabilities and OpenAI Integration
In Augmented Reality News September 18, 2024 – Snap Inc. has this week announced the release of the fifth generation of Spectacles – the company’s new see-through, standalone augmented reality (AR) glasses designed to work with …
2024
New HTC VIVE Focus Vision XR Headset Offers 5K Resolution, Eye-Tracking, and Mixed Reality for $999
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News September 18, 2024 – HTC VIVE, a provider of premium extended reality (XR) solutions, has today announced its newest XR headset with the launch of the ‘VIVE Focus Vision’ …