An AI mod for Skyrim VR lets you have natural language conversations with characters using your voice. Skyrim VR has long been a favorite playground for modders, and the Mantella AI NPC voice mod takes the immersive possibilities of this VR classic to a whole new level. The mod lets you have real-time conversations with […]
THIS IS MY 400TH ROUNDUP OF XR NEWS. I can’t believe I’m writing these words. When I started writing these weekly summaries of AR/VR news I couldn’t imagine I would have continued for such a long time. Thank you to all of you, my readers, for having kept reading these posts of mine and giving […]
Niantic, the company behind hit mobile game Pokémon Go (2016), announced the sale of its gaming division to Scopely for $3.85 billion, confirming a previous Bloomberg report. Furthermore, the company now says it’s focusing on advancing its AI-powered geospatial technology and AR tech. As a part of the deal, the Saudi Arabia-owned mobile game developer Scopely is taking […]
MrBeast is YouTube’s most-followed creator with 372 million subscribers at the time of writing — but he actually makes more money from a side business. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, owns the chocolate brand Feastables, which generated $251 million in sales and more than $20 million in profit last year, per documents […]
Meta will host Niantic, Creature, and Resolution to “showcase real-world examples of developers who are already leveraging our latest Passthrough Camera API” at GDC next week. The revelation comes from a listing for a GDC 2025 Meta Developer Summit called Merge Realities, Multiply Wonder: Expert Guidance on Mixed Reality Development. Here’s its description: Join our […]
Meta’s Orion AR glasses prototype is expensive to make—like $10,000 per pair, expensive. Orion’s most pricey component is undoubtedly its custom silicon carbide waveguide lenses, although Meta says it sees a pathway to “significantly reduce the cost” of that key component in the future. Silicon carbide has been around for a while, having mostly been used […]
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For entrepreneurs, coming up with a great idea is, unfortunately, the easy part. Even after you’ve had your lightbulb moment, conducted market research and created a business plan, you still have to figure out how to attract your first customers. The harsh reality is that an amazing […]
Insomniac Games has relisted three of its titles on Meta’s PC VR store, and The Unspoken should soon follow. Across 2016 to 2019, you may recall Insomniac Games published four PC VR games. Edge of Nowhere is its debut effort with a third-person action game reminiscent of Uncharted and Lovecraftian Horror. Feral Rites is a […]
Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at the game Synapse and exploring the concept of embodiment and what makes it important to VR games. Editor’s Note: It’s hard to believe a whole year has passed since this piece was first published, but it’s insights are as relevant as ever […]
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Grandma calls them “role models.” Politicians call them “DEI hires.” We call them “rebel archetypes” — rogue, defiant and unstoppable pioneers revolutionizing systems, defining power and building the queendom for all. In the mind’s eye of these entrepreneurs, investors and leaders, every month is a celebration of […]