News Snapchat launches "Snappables" series of AR games Snap Inc commits to releasing new mini-games on a weekly basis April 26, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Ubisoft launches second season of start-up incubator program "Ubisoft is proud of its roots and has not forgotten that its very own adventure began as a start-up," says program sponsor April 20, 2018 Ivy Taylor
Stub Vive Pro adds AR functionality New SDK grants access to the VR device's stereo front-facing cameras April 17, 2018 Press Release
News Record-breaking VR/AR start-ups raised over $3.6bn in last 12 months Video games one of only two sectors to secure more than 10% of investment deals April 3, 2018 James Batchelor 1 comment
News Snap Inc acquires British VR and software startup PlayCanvas Snapchat capitalises on success of its AR platform as move toward VR looks likely March 28, 2018 Ivy Taylor
Feature The decade-long journey of a single mother into the games industry Kick Alley Soccer: The augmented reality app that was ten years too early March 27, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Weta Workshop opens new specialist mixed reality development studio New Zealand-based studio is developing own IP for Magic Leap One March 19, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Magic Leap adds another $461 million in funding Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund leads latest round of investors in augmented reality start-up March 7, 2018 Brendan Sinclair
News Augmented and mixed reality revenue to overtake VR by 2021 AR/MR revenue expected to double to $3.2 billion this year Feb. 26, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Google launches ARCore 1.0 Developers can now publish augmented reality games to Play Store, support for China in the works Feb. 26, 2018 James Batchelor
News Viacom Next VR/AR studio shuts down Developer of Smash Party and Transformers: Cade's Junkyard axed as part of larger layoffs at Viacom Feb. 8, 2018 Brendan Sinclair 2 comments
News Niantic acquires AR dev Escher Reality Pokemon Go studio adds start-up working on mapping and computer vision tech Feb. 1, 2018 Brendan Sinclair
News $10m Future Fund seeks innovations in blockchain, esports, AR and more V2Games' Sam Chandola discusses what his company is looking for when investing in start-ups Feb. 1, 2018 James Batchelor
News VR/AR startups drew record investment in 2017 - Report Digi-Capital says $3 billion haul led by Magic Leap, Improbable, Unity, Niantic; VR investment cooling as mobile AR ramps up Jan. 5, 2018 Brendan Sinclair
News Magic Leap One: Creator Edition shipping in 2018 Augmented reality company unveils long-awaited first product, a self-contained wearable platform Dec. 20, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
News Ubisoft looking for mobile AR, blockchain start-ups Publisher puts out the call for entrepreneurs with ideas for new tech to work six-month stints at Station F incubator in Paris Nov. 30, 2017 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
Feature East meets West: Yosuke Matsuda on growing Square Enix's global empire The CEO tells GamesIndustry.biz how a blend of Western and Japanese games, plus both AR and VR, will bolster the firm's future Nov. 27, 2017 James Batchelor
News Niantic has reportedly raised $200 million CEO John Hanke has said that series B round will allow long-term bets on the AR market Nov. 27, 2017 Matthew Handrahan
News Apple reportedly buys AR startup Vrvana for $30 million Multiple sources confirm the acquisition of the creator of the Totem mixed reality headset Nov. 22, 2017 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
Feature Wargaming's symbiotic relationship with education and marketing Director of special projects Tracy Spaight explores the applications for AR and VR outside of gaming Nov. 21, 2017 Ivy Taylor
News Apple readying AR headset for 2020 - Report iPhone maker working on custom chip and rOS for new headset, using HTC Vive to test projects Nov. 8, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
Stub Google launches 3D asset library for VR/AR developers New library Poly offers thousands of free models built with Tilt Brush and Blocks Nov. 2, 2017 Press Release
News New video capture studio Dimension opens doors in London Facility capable of creating content for virtual and mixed reality, as well as games and film Oct. 25, 2017 James Batchelor
Stub Unreal Engine adds ARKit and ARCore support Version 4.18 of Epic's toolset enables developers to build augmented reality games for both iOS and Android Oct. 25, 2017 James Batchelor
News Resident Evil VII ships four million units but remains a long way from sales target The game has proven a hit on VR, with just under 300,000 users on the platform Oct. 19, 2017 Ivy Taylor 1 comment