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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

Road to VR

Xbox Cloud Gaming finally came to Quest earlier this week, letting Game Pass Ultimate members play the service’s full catalogue of flatscreen games on Quest for the first time. Keep in mind: we’re talking about traditional flatscreen Xbox games played on a virtual screen. So, what’s the big deal?

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Get Your Mobile Fortnite Fix for Free Through Xbox Cloud Gaming

GizModo VR

Microsoft announced today that Epic Games’ flagship title is now available to play for free through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, including on mobile. Right now, the game is available in 26 countries, including the U.S. and Mexico. Now you can play Fortnite wherever there’s an internet connection.

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Can Retailers Generate Foot Traffic with AR?

ARVR

Similar to Google Lens, the idea is to evoke informational overlays for storefronts. Another way this can be done is in tandem with location-based gaming. In short, it positions sponsors’ real-world locations as in-game waypoints, which results in measurable foot traffic and ringing cash registers. to achieve in-game milestones.

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Spatial Beats: Zoom, Looking Glass & AR Funding

AR Insider

The App Store goes on trial next week to face down charges it uses monopoly power to extort companies like Epic Games, whose Fortnite is refusing to share in-game revenue. M contract to provide VR training at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Zoom rolls out new features, including Immersive View. Lumeto Inc.

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Can Niantic Drive Local Business Foot Traffic?

ARVR

Similar to Google Lens , the idea is to evoke informational overlays for storefronts. Another way this can be done is in tandem with location-based gaming. The program positions sponsors’ real-world locations as in-game waypoints, which results in measurable foot traffic and ringing cash registers. to achieve in-game milestones.

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Oculus Brings Rift to 90 Libraries in California for Public Access VR

Road to VR

Oculus has announced a pilot program to place 100 Rifts and Oculus Ready PCs in 90 libraries throughout the state of California, from the Oregon border down to Mexico. SEE ALSO Google Expects "Tens of Millions" of Daydream-Ready Devices on the Market By Year's End.

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Don’t leave your Meta Quest Pro prototype in your hotel room

TechCrunch VR

A video game streamer in Mexico, Ramiro Cardenas , claims to have found an engineering prototype of the Meta Quest Pro in a hotel room. Who leaves a top-secret prototype in a hotel room, and what are the odds that a streamer who plays VR games would happen to be the person to find it? Looks like someone made a booboo.

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