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Location-Based VR Ghostbusters Game Haunts Arcades
March 27, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Battle supernatural entities and race against other players in futuristic hovercrafts. Last year Sony unveiled Ghostbusters VR Academy, a new location-based VR experience based on the iconic Ghostbusters franchise that lets you to strap on a Proton Pack and battle an army of supernatural creatures alongside your friends. Today, the highly-anticipated multiplayer experience officially launched […]
An Indiana Jones-Style VR Game Is Coming To Quest
March 27, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Explore an ancient temple using your own two feet in this unique room-scale VR experience. Originally released on PC VR headsets back in 2021, the incredible room-scale VR game Eye of the Temple will soon be heading to Meta Quest headsets, according to developer Rune Skovbo Johansen. This immersive VR experience tasks you with exploring […]
Autonomous Racing League Will Feature VR & AR Tech
March 24, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Abu Dhabi wants to be “the world capital for extreme autonomous racing.” Abu Dhabi is launching the Autonomous Racing League, a futuristic car racing series featuring artificial intelligence (AI) powered supercars. According to an official release, spectators will have access to live updates complete with augmented reality (AR) and VR infographics and real-time displays. The […]
How Snap Is Helping Businesses Embrace AR Shopping
March 23, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
The new Shopping Suite offers a variety of useful enterprise features. Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat and Snap Spectacles, this week announced a new enterprise solution that allows businesses of various sizes to incorporate Snap’s augmented reality (AR) technology into their respective channels. According to an official release, AR Enterprise Services (ARES) offers a […]
150 New VR Games Are Coming To Quest Headsets
March 23, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Meta’s VR program for developers also received a new name: Oculus Publishing. Its been roughly a decade since the foundation of the original Oculus Content Team and so far Meta has spent hundreds of millions funding third-party content and development, supporting the launch of hit titles such as Among Us VR, Blade & Sorcery: Nomad, Bonelab, and […]
Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR Metaverse Adds Quests
March 22, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Earn exclusive rewards by completing specific objectives. Meta today announced update V102 for Horizon Worlds, the company’s social VR metaverse platform. This latest update introduces a number of bug fixes plaguing world editing and collaborators. What is most exciting, however, is a new feature called “Quests.” Rolling out on Quest headsets over the next few weeks, […]
Industry Legend Atari Is Publishing A New VR Game
March 22, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Pixel Ripped 1978 arrives this summer on VR headsets like Quest and PS VR2. It’s no exaggeration to say that without Atari, the modern video game industry wouldn’t be what it is today. Founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, the iconic interactive entertainment company lead the electronic gaming market from 1975 to the 1980s, […]
The Omni One VR Treadmill Has Finally Begun Shipping
March 21, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
A Pico Neo 3 Pro standalone headset is included with each purchase. Omni One is a consumer-ready omnidirectional treadmill that allows you to walk, run, jump, and crouch in VR. According to Austin-based company Virtuix Inc., the futuristic-looking device can be set up easily in multiple locations throughout your home and folded up for convenient […]
Moss Creator Is Developing A Multiplayer VR Game
March 21, 2023 by Bobby Carlton
Those interested can sign up for the next playtest taking place from April 14th to the 16th. Polyarc, the VR studio behind the popular Moss series, has announced playtest registration for its next multiplayer VR game which is currently in development. The game will be released sometime later this year and, according to the company, […]
VIVE Reveals Its First Self-Tracking VR Tracker
March 20, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Full-body VR tracking just got a whole lot easier. HTC VIVE today unveiled the latest addition to its growing lineup of VR tracking devices, a yet-to-be-named self-tracking tracker. The device features two high field-of-view cameras, an onboard processor, and the same high-precision positional tracking algorithm used in the HTC VIVE Focus 3 and HTC VIVE […]

Teenage girl shot and killed in Martindale, northeast Calgary March 28, 2023
The shooting in an alley off Martin Crossing Crescent in the northeast Calgary community of Martindale was reported at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police found a teen girl dead.
Emily Mertz
‘Very concerned’ Vernon residents hold anti-fracking rally March 28, 2023
Demonstrators in Vernon, B.C., on Monday afternoon hoped to tell the B.C. government to ban natural gas fracking in the province.
Jasmine King
French police brace for violence as new pension protests erupt March 28, 2023
Demonstrations got underway peacefully Tuesday morning, with large crowds in multiple cities. But police braced for violence later in the day.
At least 39 dead after fire at Mexican migrant facility near U.S. border March 28, 2023
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire and the governmental National Human Rights Commission had been called in to help the migrants.
2 people, 1 dog rescued from London residential basement fire caused by careless smoking March 28, 2023
On Monday, at 10:45 p.m., fire crews were called to the scene of a working structure fire at a home with multiple residential apartments at 62 Sackville St.
Amy Simon
Willy Wonka, Phantom of the Opera coming to Grand Theatre in 2023/2024 March 28, 2023
The Grand Theatre unveiled its 2023/2024 playbill on Tuesday, with new and returning shows coming to the over 120-year-old stage.
Marshall Healey
Tensions in Israel begin to ease after Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul March 28, 2023
Critics say the legislative package would hobble the country’s system of checks and balances. Protesters vowed to intensify their demonstrations.
Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs March 28, 2023
Almost three years after the Nova Scotia shooting, the senior RCMP officers and staff involved in the tragic case have all either retired or moved into new jobs.
Nashville school shooting: Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban March 28, 2023
Joe Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for a renewed assault weapons ban and stricter rules on gun sales, measures that need to pass Congress.
Russia holding Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘hostage,’ Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says March 28, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, now into its 14th month, has been bogged down for months amid fierce fighting along the eastern front.