Meta CTO: 2025 is a ‘Make or Break’ Year for Meta’s XR Ambitions, Internal Memo Reveals

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth released an internal memo to employees, stating 2025 is going to be “the most critical year” for the company’s XR efforts yet, Business Insider reports. Titled…

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Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest

Known for its work on the open source version of Google’s Tilt Brush, Open Brush, The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google’s low-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. Like Blocks, the…

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‘Metro Awakening’ Studio Vertigo Games Sells Off VR Arcade Content Platform SpringboardVR

Vertigo Games, the studio behind the Arizona Sunshine series and Metro Awakening (2024), announced it’s sold off SpringboardVR, the location-based entertainment (LBE) VR content distribution platform. Vertigo Games acquired SpringboardVR in 2021, announcing at…

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VR Games Showcase Returns in March, Teasing “biggest line-up yet” of XR Games

Another edition of VR Games Showcase is headed our way in March, which the organizers calling the event the “biggest line-up yet” of XR games. Details are still thin at…

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Mindshow Unveils Enterprise Virtual Production Suite for XR Animation, Former Hulu Executive Signs on as COO

Mindshow, the real-time CG animation company, unveiled its virtual production platform for enterprise partners looking to use XR headsets to speed up the animating process. The company additionally announced the…

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‘Cave Crave’ Brings ‘The Climb’ Mechanics in Claustrophobic Spelunking Sim This Spring

The Climb (2016) is chock-full of interesting climbing mechanics, although few games have been able to replicate the heart-pounding feel of clattering up a sheer surface, seconds away from losing your…

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