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Meta’s Social VR Platform Now Coming to Every Country Supporting Quest

Meta’s social VR platform Horizon Worlds hasn’t been available to everyone, with the company restricting the app’s use to only a few countries. Now it’s rightfully rolling out to every region where Quest is supported. Despite being available on the web since last January, geolocation restrictions only allowed Quest users access in select countries, which included […]

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Live Action VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Debuts in ‘Horizon Worlds’ Next Month

There are plenty of live action VR videos out there, but most are fairly short, based entirely around sports, or other things… Coming soon to Meta Horizon Worlds on Quest is a VR horror series called The Faceless Lady, which is bringing six half-hour episodes in stereoscopic 3D. In partnership with Meta, and created by Crypt TV, ShinAwiL, and […]

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Meta Finally Lets Users Appeal Bans in Social VR App ‘Horizon Worlds’

Meta announced it’s finally giving Horizon Worlds users the ability to file an appeal when suspected of breaking the social VR app’s Code of Conduct. It’s been nearly three years since Meta first released Horizon Worlds in open beta, however now the company has pushed its v149 update which includes the ability to file an appeal […]

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Meta Avatars Finally Get Legs on Quest

Meta released a Quest software update via its public test channel (PTC), which lets users opt-in to try new features before they’re pushed out to everyone. Among the v57 PTC update is a feature that’s been notably missing from Meta avatars: legs. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised at Connect 2022 that its avatars would eventually […]

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‘Horizon Worlds’ to Launch on iOS in “coming weeks”, Beta Now Available on Web & Android

Meta’s social VR platform took a big step outside of Quest-exclusivity late last month, as the company launched a closed beta for Horizon Worlds on standard web browsers and Android. A version for iOS is now confirmed to arrive in “the coming weeks.” Update (September 15th, 2023): Meta announced that in addition to rolling out […]

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Meta’s New First-person Shooter Aims to Highlight Improvements to ‘Horizon Worlds’

Meta introduced a new game called ‘Super Rumble‘ to Horizon Worlds, something the company hopes will showcase a new generation of improved experiences on its own social VR platform. Released after a successful beta weekend in May, the free-for-all first-person shooter is said to highlight new improvements to Horizon Worlds, such as “better graphics, deeper […]

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Luxury Brand Valentino Launches Meta Avatar Clothing

Meta and Italian luxury brand Valentino have partnered to launch a new line of digital clothing on the company’s Avatar Store. When the Meta Avatars Store launched in late 2022, the company offered digital outfits from a number of luxury clothing brands, including Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne. Now the prestigious Roman fashion house is among them, bringing a […]

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Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ Social VR Platform to Kids Ages 13+
Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR platform for Quest, is only open to 18+ users for now, however the company says it’s expanding to include teens aged 13 to 17 in the US and Canada. Meta says the new policy will go into effect in “the coming weeks,” effectively opening the company’s first-party social platform to […]

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Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms
Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR platform for Quest users, is expanding with alpha tests of new members-only spaces, allowing creators to manage up to 150 card-carrying members in their private worlds. Meta says it’s also gearing up to release Horizon Worlds on non-Quest devices for the first time. Meta is now rolling out alpha access to […]

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Meta to Host a “hyper-realistic” Version of Notorious B.I.G. in VR Concert Next Month
In honor of The Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th birthday, Meta is hosting a VR concert experience next month that aims to bring together a host of musical guests alongside a realistic avatar of the Brooklyn-born rapper, who left this mortal coil back in 1997. The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit: A VR Concert Experience is set […]

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