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Original Quest 1 users now unable to access Meta’s social VR spaces

First preview of Meta's Project Cambria next gen VR/MR headset

Tribeca festival unveils 2022 immersive line-up

Original Quest 1 users now unable to access Meta’s social VR spaces

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Original Quest 1 users now unable to access Meta’s social VR spaces

Meta shuts down its Venues app and builds events into Horizon Worlds

First preview of Meta's Project Cambria next gen VR/MR headset

HARDWARE

First preview of Meta's Project Cambria next gen VR/MR headset

Mark Zuckerberg shows off premium virtual and mixed reality hardware launching this year

Tribeca festival unveils 2022 immersive line-up

EXHIBITION

Tribeca festival unveils 2022 immersive line-up

Featuring cutting edge extended reality experiences from top artists including Terrence Malick, Jonny Greenwood, Nonny De La Peña and more

EARNINGS CALL

Investors Spooked After Meta Earnings Call And Massive Metaverse Spending

Zuckerberg’s quest to make the metaverse happen at any cost isn’t going down well with the city

Earnings Call

Meta open its first retail store

Meta open its first retail store

HTC announces first turnkey virtual production solution

HTC announces first turnkey virtual production solution

Pico enters European consumer market with new VR headset

Pico enters European consumer market with new VR headset

Meta cancels this year's F8 developer conference

Wendy’s opens a virtual reality restaurant

Wendy’s opens a virtual reality restaurant

AR contact lenses just took a big step closer to reality

AR contact lenses just took a big step closer to reality

VNTANA brings 3D advertising to Facebook and Instagram

VNTANA brings 3D advertising to Facebook and Instagram

Qualcomm launches $100 million fund to invest in XR experiences

Qualcomm launches $100 million fund to invest in XR experiences

Defining Realities: VR, AR And MR explained

VR’s Potential To Change The Human Race

Entries open for The Big Indie Awards at G-STAR

Pocket Gamer and G-STAR launch international promotional partnership and bring the Big Indie Awards to Korea

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Defining Realities: VR, AR And MR explained

DIFFERENT STROKES

Defining Realities: VR, AR And MR explained

As confusion over acronyms reigns, we ask if it’s OK that the term VR seems to be interchangeable with AR and MR.

VR’s Potential To Change The Human Race

PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING

VR’s Potential To Change The Human Race

Hear the inner workings of some of the VR industry’s finest minds as they contemplate the medium’s potential to trigger the next phase of human evolution.

Entries open for The Big Indie Awards at G-STAR

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Entries open for The Big Indie Awards at G-STAR

Gala ceremony in South Korea the grand finale to another fantastic year of international Big Indie Pitches: VR and AR included!

Pocket Gamer and G-STAR launch international promotional partnership and bring the Big Indie Awards to Korea

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Pocket Gamer and G-STAR launch international promotional partnership and bring the Big Indie Awards to Korea

UK publisher Steel Media Ltd extends partnership with South Korea’s leading game expo G-STAR, including the Big Indie Game Awards in Busan in 2018

ARCore for China

ARCore for China

CES: TPCAST To Provide Wireless WMR Support

CES: TPCAST To Provide Wireless WMR Support

CES: Oculus Partners Xiaomi

CES: Oculus Partners Xiaomi

Resident Evil 7 Best VR/AR At The Game Awards

Resident Evil 7 Best VR/AR At The Game Awards

HTC Vive Focus Headset Gets China Release Date

HTC Vive Focus Headset Gets China Release Date

HTC Trials Vive Cloud Service

HTC Trials Vive Cloud Service

Work, Meet Play: Connecting The Global Games Industry

Work, Meet Play: Connecting The Global Games Industry

Star Wars AR Hardware And Games Coming Soon

Star Wars AR Hardware And Games Coming Soon

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Interviews & opinion

How Resident Evil 4 VR succeeded where others have failed

INTERVIEW Apr 20th, 2022

How Resident Evil 4 VR succeeded where others have failed

INTERVIEW Apr 20th, 2022

Meta's Jason Rubin on VR as a maturing medium

Zuckerberg Teases More Of Meta’s Metaverse

VR FUTURE Mar 7th, 2022

Zuckerberg Teases More Of Meta’s Metaverse

Meta confirms high spec VR headset for 2022

COHEED Dec 24th, 2021

Meta confirms high spec VR headset for 2022

Features

Every game featured in the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2022

SHOWCASE Apr 20th, 2022

Every game featured in the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2022

Augmented reality expected to disrupt the automotive sector

VROOM! Apr 4th, 2022

Augmented reality expected to disrupt the automotive sector

GDC 2022: PlayStation Virtual Reality 2

DEMO Mar 30th, 2022

GDC 2022: PlayStation Virtual Reality 2

Data & Research

Augmented Reality market worth $88.4 billion by 2026

REPORT Apr 1st, 2022

Augmented Reality market worth $88.4 billion by 2026

More than 120 Quest VR titles have generated revenue in the $millions

VR ON THE UP! Feb 7th, 2022

More than 120 Quest VR titles have generated revenue in the $millions

EARNINGS CALL Feb 3rd, 2022

Meta's VR division posts $10.2 billion loss in 2021, company shares drop 20%

Regulars

Six of the best: November 22nd

Regulars Nov 22nd, 2021

Six of the best: November 22nd

Focal Point: Who made the biggest splash in the October deluge of VR announcements?

Focal Point Nov 12th, 2021

Focal Point: Who made the biggest splash in the October deluge of VR announcements?

XR Web Roundup: November 5th

XR Web Roundup Nov 5th, 2021

XR Web Roundup: November 5th

VR by the numbers - HMD specs comparison

Data & Research Aug 9th, 2021

VR by the numbers - HMD specs comparison

Profiles

Sam Watts on the broadening of retro and rise of immersive technologies like VR

EVENT Sep 23rd, 2021

Sam Watts on the broadening of retro and rise of immersive technologies like VR

XR Games' Bobby Thandi on the social impact of VR during social distancing

XR FTW! Aug 2nd, 2021

XR Games' Bobby Thandi on the social impact of VR during social distancing

PROFILE Jan 19th, 2018

Company Profile: Jobs in XR

XR CONNECTS LONDON Jan 18th, 2018

Speaker Profile: Tracy Spaight, Wargaming.net

Job News

Facebook plans to recruit 10,000 highly skilled workers in the EU to build the metaverse

INVESTMENT Oct 18th, 2021

Facebook plans to recruit 10,000 highly skilled workers in the EU to build the metaverse

Facebook announces Andrew Bosworth as CTO from 2022

ONE OF US! Sep 23rd, 2021

Facebook announces Andrew Bosworth as CTO from 2022

XR Association names Stephanie Montgomery as VP, research and best practices

READ ALL ABOUT IT! Sep 21st, 2021

XR Association names Stephanie Montgomery as VP, research and best practices

Former Arm executive joins Porotech to develop next gen microdisplays

SMART PIXELS Sep 6th, 2021

Former Arm executive joins Porotech to develop next gen microdisplays

Deals

DigiLens raises more than $50 million in new investments

SERIES D Apr 8th, 2022

DigiLens raises more than $50 million in new investments

Niantic acquires New Zealand AR studio NZXR

NZXT! Apr 7th, 2022

Niantic acquires New Zealand AR studio NZXR

LIV raises $8.5 million to empower VR and AR content creators

STREAMING Mar 31st, 2022

LIV raises $8.5 million to empower VR and AR content creators

Nreal raises $60 million in Series C+ funding

INVESTMENT Mar 31st, 2022

Nreal raises $60 million in Series C+ funding

Events News

Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum live event returns

The Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) 2021 Oct 28th, 2021

Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum live event returns

Sam Watts on the broadening of retro and rise of immersive technologies like VR

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #8 (Online) Sep 23rd, 2021

Sam Watts on the broadening of retro and rise of immersive technologies like VR

Enter your VR, AR or MR game in the next Big Indie Pitch

The Digital Big Indie Pitch (PC+Console Edition) #9 (Online) Aug 2nd, 2021

Enter your VR, AR or MR game in the next Big Indie Pitch