Big Discount on Meta Quest 3S

Batman: Arkham Shadow doubles player base, new game from Asgard's Wrath studio

XR = eXtended Reality (everything VR, AR, MR)

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🥳 Save $50 on the 256GB Meta Quest 3S for $349.99 USD until February 8.

🦇 Batman: Arkham Shadow and a three-month Meta Quest+ trial is included.

🥳 But there’s more:

FuturLab ends support for Power Wash Simulator.

Sanzaru Games prepares for their new big Meta Quest game.

Batman: Arkham Shadow’s player base doubled over Christmas.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #47

Discounts and Tips

🥳 Save $50 on the 256GB Meta Quest 3S for $349.99 USD until February 8, with Batman: Arkham Shadow and a three-month Meta Quest+ trial included.

XR Games

🧩 Physics-based VR action puzzler Boneworks is coming to Quest 3, alongside updates to the Marrow Engine and pre-production on Stress Level Zero’s next game. 

🧟‍♀️ Survival horror game MADiSON VR is now available on Quest 2 and Quest 3, delivering a chilling psychological experience with occult puzzles and an eerie atmosphere.

🔫 Anomaly, a VR extraction shooter blending PvP and PvE in an apocalyptic setting, is showing strong potential as a genre hit on Meta Quest.

💧 FuturLab ends support for PowerWash Simulator VR due to financial viability, reallocating its VR team to other projects while keeping the game and DLC playable. 

🔨 Sanzaru Games ends development on Asgard's Wrath 2 following its final update and shifts focus to its 'next big thing' for Meta's XR platform.

🪐 GRIM, a VR multiplayer survival game set on post-apocalyptic Mars, launches in Early Access on Quest and it’s already on Steam since yesterday, January 16th, blending PvP and PvE with realistic survival mechanics

XR Entertainment

🤖 Human Within, an experimental sci-fi VR film with light gameplay, offers an immersive narrative on brain-computer interfaces and AI, now available on Quest 3 for $17.

🧪 Tablecraft, a free VR sandbox for "mad science" exploration, enters early access on Quest today, January 16, featuring atomic crafting, over 80 recipes, and mutant pets. 

🎤 Synth Riders’ The 80s Mixtape - Side B DLC, featuring seven iconic tracks like 'Africa' and 'Never Gonna Give You Up,' is out now on Quest.

XR News

🎶 Wrist-based sEMG technology offers a non-invasive, intuitive way to control devices via muscle signals, enabling seamless human-computer interaction on the go.

🕶️ Rokid Max 2 offers a sleeker design and larger virtual screen than its predecessor, but minimal technical upgrades, making the Rokid Station 2 a more compelling addition for enhanced multitasking and functionality.

🥷 BodyLink introduces full-body VR tracking without physical devices, using cameras for motion capture, aiming to modernize gaming, fitness, and entertainment with its versatile Android-based platform.

🥽 Sony’s SRH-S1, an enterprise-focused MR headset for industrial use, launches in February 2025 for $4,750, featuring advanced displays, ergonomic controllers, and Siemens' engineering tools.

🥽 Asus ROG Horizon OS headset, codenamed Tarius, may feature face and eye tracking with advanced displays, targeting high-performance gaming and potentially launching with Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. 

🦇 Batman: Arkham Shadow player base doubled over Christmas, nearing one million players, fueled by Quest 3S and Quest 3 sales surge. 

🥽 Apple Vision Pro gains enterprise-grade XR streaming via NVIDIA Omniverse integration, debuting hybrid rendering and digital twin support at CES 2025.

🕶️ Swave Photonics secures €27M Series A funding to advance its holographic AR display technology, addressing key AR challenges with its HXR platform.

🐭 Cornell researchers develop 'MouseGoggles,' a mini VR headset with eye-tracking for mice, enabling advanced neural and behavioral studies.

🥽 Pimax secures $13.6M in Series C funding to boost global R&D efforts and expand its VR headset offerings, including the upcoming Dream Air and Crystal series.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu

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