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Japanese Unit of Animoca Brands Raises $45 Million in NFT Play
The Japanese unit of the Hong Kong-based gaming software giant Animoca Brands has raised $45 million in an NFT play. The funding was at a valuation of $500 million. Animoca…
Meta’s Horizon Worlds Chief Leaves Company
The head of Meta’s social VR platform Horizon Worlds, Vivek Sharma, is leaving the company, Reuters reports. Meta’s head of virtual reality social platform Horizon Worlds, Vivek Sharma has left…
Vuzix Releasing its Blade 2 Enterprise Smart Glasses in September
The Vuzix Blade 2 augmented reality smart glasses will be available in September, the company has announced. The smart glasses target the enterprise market and are suited for employees who…
The Steam Deck User Interface is Coming to VR Headsets
Virtual reality headsets will soon have Steam Deck’s user interface according to the information contained in a Valve booklet released recently. The booklet was put together by Valve to mark…
Meta Quest Pro Launching in October at the Connect Conference
Zuckerberg has announced that Meta’s much-anticipated next virtual reality headset Meta Quest Pro, codenamed Project Cambria will be launching in October at the company’s Connect conference. Zuckerberg made the announcement…
Project Cambria is Launching in October
The new Meta Quest Pro, previously dubbed ‘Project Cambria’ is set to launch in October 2022, Zuckerberg has revealed in The Joe Rogan podcast. Meta Quest Pro launching in October…
Nreal Receives Another $15 Million Investment
Nreal has announced a fresh $15 million in funding. The new financing came from the trade firm IICombined, the parent company behind the eyewear brand Gentle Monster among others. This…
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…
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…