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‘Star Trek: Infection’ is Bringing a Slice of VR Body Horror to Quest 3 This Year
Star Trek is getting a new VR game soon, this time injecting a hefty slice of body horror into a single-player narrative, pitting you against an infection ravaging your starship. Called Star Trek: Infection, the VR-native survival experience lets you step into the boots of a Vulcan Starfleet officer tasked with a covert mission aboard the U.S.S. […]
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Apple Code Suggests M5 Hardware Refresh of Vision Pro Could Come Later This Year
Code shared by Apple and discovered by MacRumors has seemingly confirmed that Vision Pro isn’t getting a massive overhaul in its next generation, instead pointing to a hardware refresh that will feature Apple’s upcoming M5 chipset. This follows previous reports from last year, including those from independent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that suggested […]
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Varjo Secures $5.8M Investment to Accelerate Military-Grade XR Hardware
Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced it’s secured a €5 million (~$5.8 million) minority investment from THEON, the Greece-based manufacturer of military imaging systems. Structured as a convertible loan, the €5 million investment also includes the option to secure an additional €5 million under the same terms, the companies say in a […]
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nDreams’ New VR Action-adventure Game ‘Reach’ Gets an October Release Date
Not long after offering an extended look at the gameplay of Reach, nDreams has announced an October 16th, 2025 release date for the anticipated game. Reach is one of the biggest single-player VR games to launch in 2025, and now we know exactly when: October 16th, 2025, priced at $40. Reach is confirmed to be headed […]
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The Goldilocks Zone: What’s VR’s Sweet Spot?
VR enthusiasts may recall Meta’s research findings last month in defining VR’s „Goldilocks zone.“ Revisiting this research and diving deeper, what did Meta uncover, and what does it mean for VR companies and developers?
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‘Deadpool VR’ Gets November Release Date Alongside New Trailer
As revealed in a new story trailer, Marvel’s Deadpool VR is officially set for release on November 18th. It will be the latest first-party release from Twisted Pixel, one of Meta’s VR game studios. A new trailer shown during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live revealed the release date and price for Deadpool VR: November 18th, 2025, priced […]
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Previewing Venice Immersive 2025
In 2017, the Venice became the first A-list festival to put XR on par with feature films. Nine editions later, Venice Immersive remains the only competitive XR program at a major international festival. Charlie Fink previews this year’s show.
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HTC Enters the Smartglasses Race with VIVE Eagle
HTC is joining Meta and others in the rapidly heating smartglasses space with its newest product, the VIVE Eagle. Like other smartglasses, the Eagle lacks any kind of display, being positioned instead as a vehicle for AI voice assistance and media capture. Smartglasses have been around in one form or another for more than a […]
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Audible to Augmented: AR’s Broad Spectrum
After the last installment of this series examined video passthrough (VPT) and optical seethrough (OST) AR formats, we now subdivide the latter into non-display AI glasses, flat AR, and dimensional AR. What are dynamics of each?
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Spatial Beats: Apple’s AI Comeback & Instagram Goes Spatial
Apple has some ground to cover to redeem its AI fails so far, and Instagram converts 2D videos to 3D in Quest headsets. We have these and other items from AI and XR realms, through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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