Meta is opening its first physical retail store at its headquarters in Burlingame, California. Is it the first in a chain? AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Tower 26 venture fund will invest $50M in VR games and the metaverse
Veteran game investor Jon Goldman has raised a $50 million venture capital fund dubbed Tower 26 to invest in extended reality startups. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
StatusPro unveils NFL Pro Era as licensed VR game
StatusPro announced that its NFL Pro Era will debut this fall on virtual reality headsets as the first officially licensed NFL VR title. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
TheMall aims to have 100 floors and 100M square feet in the metaverse
TheMall, which is expected to debut later this year, will eventually have 100 floors and 100 million square feet of space. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Mytaverse raises $7.6M for enterprise metaverse platform
Mytaverse has raised $7.6 million for a platform that enables enterprises to launch metaverse applications. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will test monetization for Horizon Worlds
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company is testing monetization for the Horizon Worlds virtual reality spaces. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Mighty Coconut and Cyan will create Walkabout Mini Golf: Myst in VR
Cyan has partnered with Mighty Coconut to make a virtual reality course on Myst Island, dubbed Walkabout Mini Golf: Myst. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Concurrents readies Slice as a way to experience game demos instantly
Concurrents is preparing to release Slice, a way to experience a game demo instantly with almost no loading times. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Cosmonious High debuts for the Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR
You can now join the cosmic chaos at Cosmonious High, a new virtual reality game launching today for Meta Quest 2 and SteamVR. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Liv raises $8.5M to enable easy streaming for AR and VR creators
Liv has raised $8.5 million for its platform that enables AR and VR content creators to record and livestream themselves for spectators. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi