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Ready Player Me Raises $56 Million for Metaverse Avatars in Latest Funding Round
The cross-game metaverse avatar platform Ready Player Me has announced that it raised $56 million in its second funding round. The new funding came from the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz…
Sony Confirms PlayStation VR2 Launching in Early 2023
Sony’s next-generation headset, the PlayStation VR2, is set to launch in “early 2023”, the company has revealed in posts on Twitter and Instagram. Rumors about the upcoming headset have been…
Watch Artemis 1 Moon Launch on Virtual Reality on August 29
Through the Artemis Ascending virtual reality experience, you will get an immersive view of the epic NASA moon launch as it happens on August 29, 2022. If you are…
Metaverse Jobs Drying Up as Big Players Freeze Hiring
New research by the workplace researcher Revelio Labs shows that metaverse jobs are declining. The Revelio report found that new monthly job postings that contain the word “metaverse” across all…
The Cost of Virtual Reality Technology is Rising Once More
Are we seeing the end of the low-priced headsets? Meta recently announced increases in the prices of its Quest 2 headsets by $100 with the 128Gb version now set to…
Top AR Firm Teams Up With Tech Giants for First-Rate Immersive Gaming Experience
Trigger XR, an immersive XR experiences firm, has partnered with South Korea’s LG Uplus and the Global Telco Alliance for its Dinotracker augmented reality (AR) app that commemorates the release…
Cambridge Researchers Design Virtual Reality Game to Tackle Anxiety
Can virtual reality reduce anxiety? Researchers at Cambridge have designed a virtual reality game that deliberately scares you to help you cope with anxiety. Cambridge Researchers Design Game to Alleviate…
Townscaper VR to Launch on Meta Quest and Pico Platforms
After an initial tease several months ago, Raw Fury is now planning to launch Townscaper VR for Meta Quest and Pico platforms on October 6th. The city-building game was created…
Logitech Announces the Logitech Chorus Near Off-Ear Speakers for Quest 2
Logitech has announced the Chorus near off-ear audio system for the Quest 2 headset. The speakers cost $100. The Oculus Quest 2 headset already has a strap-pipe audio which is…
Modulate Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding to Fight Bad Actors in the Metaverse
The startup Modulate has raised $30 million to develop its Artificial Intelligence (AI) voice moderation product ToxMod. ToxMod leverages machine learning to scan voice chats and identify the toxic players…