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Sony Acquires Beyond Sports to Expand Metaverse Solutions

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony Group Chief Executive , said in a recent statement the Metaverse was “simultaneously a social environment, as well as a live networking space where gaming, music, films and anime intersect.”

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft. Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it.

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Vancouver’s VR/AR Global Summit Puts Content First

VRScout

Already a Battle Royale [has] happened in the past five years for buying first option broadcast rights for AR content across sport, music, comics, and films. Speakers from goliaths like Amazon, Ford, and IKEA will rub shoulders with Vancouver up-and-comers including Motive.io Magic Leap is tackling this as a humble start up with $2.3B.

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Big News XR from BMW, Meta, Apple, Campfire, Nreal, and Cannes XR

XR Today - Big XR News tag

Meanwhile, XR brands worldwide are striving to establish themselves as leads in entertainment, collaboration, and wearables via events, product launches, and rebranding. The new system will combine BMW’s sensor data with Meta’s tracking systems and technologies to create a “car-locked” immersive entertainment console.

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Your VR and AR Event Guide to Comic-Con 2017

VRScout

The Mummy Prodigium Strike VR – A new location-based experience by VR pioneer Starbreeze Studios, in conjunction with NBC Universal, based on the recent Universal Studios film. The Tick: Amazon is bringing a virtual reality escape room to Comic-Con for their upcoming original series. Friday, July 21 at 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

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Weekend Downloads: New on Gear VR and Oculus Rift

VRScout

Oculus is also offering a $100 Oculus Store credit when you purchase a Rift from Best Buy, Amazon, and Microsoft in the US and Canada. ENTERTAINMENT: Gary the Gull (FREE – Rift ). So whether you’re sharing VR with the family or just kicking back by yourself on the couch, there’s something for everyone.

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Open Channel: What DC Superhero Deserves a Solo Game Next?

GizModo VR

Whether it was being the Dark Knight’s disciples , enemies , or friends turned enemies , the caped hero has largely dominated DC’s gaming output for decades, not unlike in films or… Read more. For a long time and to many a fan’s ire, it felt like the only way for DC characters to get a video game was if they were adjacent to Batman.

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