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‘Racket Club’ Update Brings More Flexibility with New Rules and Fan Favorite Modes

The recently released VR racket sport Racket Club (2023) just got its first major update, which brings a host of new rules and modes to the game for a more customized experience on the court. Resolution Games, which is also known for Demeo (2021), Blaston (2020) and the new Apple Vision Pro app Game Room (2024), released the ‘A […]

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21. Februar 2024

Prop Hunt-style VR Multiplayer ‘Mannequin’ Heads Into Early Access on Quest Next Month

Original Article (February 20th, 2024): First revealed in September, Mannequin promises to bring a 2v3 experience akin to a deadly game of cat and mouse, letting two elite Agents hunt three shape-shifting aliens, aka Mannequins. Somewhat like the ‘Prop Hunt’ mode from Gary’s Mod, the Mannequins have to blend into the scenery of frozen humans, but have […]

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20. Februar 2024

‘Vi’ Wants You to Build Muscle with XR Gloves & (eventually) Its Fitness-first Headset

Using an XR headset for at-home workouts basically looks like playing Beat Saber: you can duck, dodge, punch or slice to improve cardio and burn fat. With an increasing number of apps that essentially play on that formula, XR startup Vi hopes to change things up by letting you build muscle as well with the help of […]

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19. Februar 2024

TikTok is the First Big Social Media Platform to Launch a Native Vision Pro App

Vision Pro launched with over a million iOS apps earlier this month alongside a little over 600 native apps created specifically for visionOS. That number has grown steadily, although the biggest entrant lately is TikTok, the first social media giant to be available as a native app on Vision Pro. TikTok parent company ByteDance released […]

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16. Februar 2024

Two Classic VR Games From Google’s VR Studio Coming Soon to Vision Pro

Vacation Simulator (2019) | Image courtesy Owlchemy Labs

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro. The studio’s seminal ‘Simulator’ franchise has had its fair share of success over the years, with both garnering over a million downloads across all major VR headsets. As testament […]

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Vision Pro Has Apps and Quest Has Games, What Can Samsung Bring to XR to Compete?

Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn’t tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. Despite its $3,500 sticker price, Vision Pro has shown that big and expensive is okay as long as you can engage diehard fans with compelling hardware and greater ecosystem integration. […]

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15. Februar 2024

Felix & Paul Studios Secures Multi-Million Dollar Financing for Next Location-based VR Experience

Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy Award-winning XR studio, announced it has secured funding for its next location-based VR (LBVR) experience based on what it says will be a brand-new IP. The studio hasn’t released the exact figure of the financial backing, however says it was a “multi-million dollar” amount which came from Export Development […]

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14. Februar 2024

Zuckerberg: Quest 3 Beats Vision Pro in ‘vast majority’ of Cases in Mixed Reality

Quest 3 (left) and Apple Vision Pro (right) | Based on images courtesy Meta, Apple

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg got a chance to try out Apple Vision Pro, which although seven times more expensive than the company’s Quest 3 mixed reality headset, is arguably its biggest competitor right now—at least in terms of mental real estate it’s taking up. Here’s what the Meta chief himself thought about Apple’s first XR […]

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Ubisoft “disappointed” in ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’ Performance, Future VR Investments on Hold

In Ubisoft’s most recent earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot said he was “disappointed” with the performance of Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR (2023) and that the company will not be increasing investment in VR right now, as it awaits further growth of the medium. As a Quest exclusive, Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR brought the franchise’s patented mix of parkour, stealth, […]

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9. Februar 2024

Vision Pro: What’s Real, What’s Hype and What’s Plain Dangerous

Vision Pro is getting a ton of social media engagement after it launched earlier this month, which is great since people are finding out just how Apple’s first mixed reality headset can fit into their lifestyle. There’s plenty of interesting use-cases out there: some of it’s real, some of it’s hype, and some of it’s […]

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8. Februar 2024