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VR Headset Sales Dropped in 2022
Virtual reality headset sales in the dropped 2% year over year to $ billion by early December 2022 according to data by NPD Group. Global shipments for virtual reality headsets…
Meta Reality Lab Outlines its Mixed Reality Vision
Meta has had a tough year in 2022, facing increasing pushback and skepticism from investors over its huge bets on the loss-making metaverse projects and a general slowdown in its…
Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in FTC’s Within Acquisition Probe
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in the current FTC probe into its acquisition of Within, the virtual reality company behind the successful VR fitness app Supernatural. The Federal…
These Haptic Gloves Promise to Replace Controllers
Haptic gloves are typically used to provide tactile feedback in virtual reality and to complement the sticks and buttons in controllers. ContactGlove is looking to change that with a revolutionary…
nDreams Acquires Long-Term Dev Partner Near Light
VR games developer and publisher has now nDreams has now acquired Near Light, its long-term partner, and collaborator. The two companies have been collaborating for over five years. Now they…
The Sandbox Sold Over $1.66 Million Worth of Metaverse Land in Past Few Weeks
Virtual gaming world The Sandbox has sold over $ million of virtual land spread across its map of the metaverse over the past few weeks. Given the current dip in…
VR Studio nDreams in a New Expansion Drive
VR Studio nDreams has acquired the developer behind the hit “Shooty Fruity” in what is shaping up to be a new expansion drive. The British VR game developer nDreams is…
Meta Isn’t Expecting Within Acquisition To Proceed Until February
Meta is expecting to close its Within acquisition only after February 2023 as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has extended its Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) by one month. Meta announced…
Mercedes Files Five Metaverse and NFT Trademarks
Mercedes Benz Group is the latest automaker to take a plunge into NFTs and the metaverse. The automotive corporation has filed trademarks with the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO)…
Starbucks Odyssey NFT Launches With ‘Unprecedented Interest’
Starbucks has opened its new Starbucks Odyssey NFT rewards program to beta testers and the coffee giant says there has been “unprecedented interest” in its collection. The rewards program will…