Our latest edition of the XR News Roundup is live with more news across VR. With VR gaming, Waltz of the Wizard is heading to Apple Vision Pro. Green Hell VR received a Quest 3 visual upgrade, DrakkenRidge revealed more about this retro-themed fantasy adventure, while Bootstrap Island received its latest major update. We launched […]
Meta Leak Suggests Smart Glasses With Display is Nearing Launch, Includes Wrist-worn Controller
Meta recently unveiled Oakley Meta HSTN, the company’s latest smart glasses created in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica. Now, data miner and serial leaker ‘Luna’ has obtained images of what appears to be Meta’s next pair of smart glasses, this time including a built-in display and wrist-worn controller. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported in January that Meta was […]
How to Build a Side Hustle That Stands on Its Own — Without Burning Out
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Almost half of the U.S. workforce now juggles a side hustle alongside their day job. But starting one isn’t as simple as it sounds — especially when time and money are tight. The biggest challenge? Figuring out how to build a recognizable brand and generate steady cash […]
X-Arcade Announces X-Force Haptics Kit For Virtual Pinball Enthusiasts
X-Arcade is gearing up to launch the X-Force Haptics Kit, a DIY upgrade designed exclusively for the Arcade2TV-XR controller. X-Arcade has already impressed us with their Arcade2TV-XR experience and with the upcoming X-Force Haptics Kit, the controller could be getting a major update for VR pinball enthusiasts. This DIY upgrade kit looks to add a […]
Quest’s Leaked Theater Environment Suggests Meta Could Be Gunning for Social VR’s ‘Bigscreen’
Meta announced in January it was working on a home theater environment for Horizon OS, which would let Quest users view content on a massive screen in a proper theater setting. Now, a leaked prototype of the environment shows that it’s focusing on multiplayer too, making it look a bit like VR’s most popular shared viewing […]
Chuck E. Cheese Is Opening an Arcade Concept for Adults
Kids’ eatery and birthday party staple Chuck E. Cheese is opening an arcade concept for adults featuring the company’s classic games, new technology, and its famed animatronic characters, according to a press release. The concept, which was announced on Monday, caters to adults longing for childhood nostalgia and those who grew up going to Chuck […]
All The Thrills Of Cave Exploration, Minus The Danger
Chances are, if you use YouTube relatively frequently, that you too were treated to the algorithm wanting to show you all these videos about cave exploration incidents several months back. Before this year, I had no real opinion on cave exploration. After those videos? To say I had an unflattering opinion of those of us […]
The Ghost Howls’s XR Week Peek (2025.07.01): Apple XR strategy leaked, Visor headset shipped to early reviewers, and more!
I’m back in Italy! These three weeks of traveling have been very interesting: I have met many people, I had fun, I’ve learned people love my screams, and especially, I have learned a lot from private conversations with people who are way smarter than me. I feel enriched, but honestly speaking, I also feel very […]
Meta Acquired 9 Leading VR Studios Starting in 2019: What’s Happened Since
Between 2019 and 2022, Meta went on a veritable shopping spree of experienced studios to help push its VR game portfolio, culminating in nine VR studios acquired to date. Here we take a look what’s happened over the past six years, including everything from recent successes to outright shutdowns. Note: This is an updated version […]
Mark Zuckerberg Reveals Meta Superintelligence Labs
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 41, is reshaping the company’s AI efforts to focus on superintelligence, or AI that surpasses human intelligence. In a memo to employees on Monday, released in full by CNBC, Zuckerberg announced that a new group called Meta Superintelligence Labs, or MSL, will house Meta’s AI initiatives going forward. Alexandr Wang, the […]