‘Everybody’s Golf’ Studio Tees Up the Competition on Quest in ‘ULTIMATE SWING GOLF’

Clap Hanz, the Japanese studio behind hit golfing series Everybody’s Golf and Hot Shots, released their latest VR game on Quest, called ULTIMATE SWING GOLF. The game follows in the footsteps of…

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‘Blacktop Hoops’ Graduates from Early Access After Racking up Over 15,000 Reviews

Blacktop Hoops (2024), the popular VR basketball game, is out of early access on Quest, now serving up multiplayer and single player streetball on standalone platforms and PC VR headsets…

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‘Rocking Legend’ is Like VR ‘Rock Band’ Without a Closet Full of Plastic Instruments

Domurosoft, an Italian indie studio, is getting ready to release the full version of Rocking Legend on SteamVR headsets soon, which includes some very Rock Band-inspired gameplay which critically doesn’t require dedicated…

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New Live Captions Feature on Vision Pro Could Lead the Way to Real-time Translation

Apple announced it’s introducing a host of accessibility features to Vision Pro, which is set to include Live Captions for the deaf or hard of hearing. It certainly feels like…

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AR Content is Coming to Google Maps, But It Won’t Matter Until There’s a Headset to See it Through

Google today announced it’s starting a pilot program that will soon allow select partners to create AR content and display it within Google Maps. While it seems like an important…

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Official Vision Pro Schematics Will Accelerate Development of Headstraps & Third-party Accessories

Apple has released detailed schematics of Vision Pro and its various parts, which will likely lead to an acceleration of third-party accessories like headstraps and protective cases for the device.…

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Meta Just Made It Easier for Small Developers to Get Apps Into the Main Quest Store

Quest users searching the Store will now be able to more easily find games published through its early access distribution channel, App Lab, which previously weren’t visible, effectively giving smaller studios…

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Google & HP Partner to Productize ‘Starline’ Light-field Display for Videoconferencing

Google announced it’s partnering with HP to commercialize Project Starline, the company’s light-field display for immersive, headset-less video conferences. Google says it’s partnering with HP to start commercialization of Starline…

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New Meta R&D Reveals Shortcut to Ultra-wide Retina Resolution Holographic Displays in XR

Researchers from Meta Reality Labs, Princeton University, and others have published a new paper detailing a method for achieving ultra-wide field-of-view holographic displays with retina resolution. The method drastically reduces…

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Travel Mode is the Latest Vision Pro Feature to Come to Quest 2 & 3

Meta is finally rolling out the long-awaited travel mode for Quest 2 and Quest 3, ostensibly hacking away another unique feature from Apple Vision Pro. Update (May 13th, 2024):  Meta…

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Pimax Introduces Trial Payment Model to Let Customers Try New Headsets Before Paying Full Price

China-based VR headset creator Pimax has introduced a new payment model following the recent announcement of its Crystal Light PC VR headset, which will let try it out before plonking…

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