Leasy, a startup which offers automobile financing to ride-hailing drivers in Latin America via a subscription model, has secured $2 million in equity and $15 million in debt. Italian-born Gregorio Gilardini and Alejandro Garay, who hails from Spain, met in
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Amazon Selling ‘Oculus Certified’ Refurbished Quest 2 with $50 Discount & Extra Warranty
Oculus quietly began selling officially refurbished Quest 2 units earlier this month and now Amazon is offering them with an even more generous one-year warranty. Starting in early February, Oculus began selling refurbished Quest 2 units with a $50
‘Pistol Whip’ Update to Add New Levels, Modifiers, & Party Mode This Week
VR rhythm shooter Pistol Whip is getting another free update this week come Thursday. The ‘Encore’ update will add two new levels, a party mode for local pass-and-play, and new modifiers for even more ways to tweak each level to
Europe’s Revent hits $68M hard cap on its climate, health & impact-focused fund
Last year I covered the launch of Berlin-HQ’d Revent — a new European early-stage with an “impact” focus — it was aimed to launch a €50 million ($60 million) fund to focus on climate tech, health, and well-being, and economic
Music Creation Sandbox ‘Virtuoso’ Releasing on Quest & SteamVR in March
Virtuoso, a VR music creation sandbox from developer Really Interactive, is officially launching on Meta Quest and SteamVR headsets next month, bringing with it an easy-to-learn interface that aims to make anyone feel like a musical wunderkind. Virtuoso was previously
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – February 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of
Linux-based Standalone VR Headset Ditches Kickstarter & Opens Direct Preorders
SimulaVR, the startup behind its own open-source VR Linux distro, is creating a VR headset that aims to bring the full power of a PC to the standalone format. The company initially had plans to launch a Kickstarter last
‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Delisted from Steam, Quest & Rift Store
Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Ubisoft’s co-op space battle sim, has been removed from Steam and the Oculus Store in ostensible preparation for the game’s complete shutdown. Bridge Crew was an early success for Ubisoft when it first launched on Oculus
Tiffany & Co. declares that “Blue is the Colour of Love”
Image: Tiffany & Co. This Valentine’s Day Tiffany & Co. is collaborating with New York-based artist Curtis Kulig, who is known for his signature “Love Me” mantra. This creative partnership is called “Blue is the Colour of Love” and is
Bell & Ross BR 05 Chrono: White Hawk Edition
Image: Bell & Ross The Bell & Ross BR 05 Chronograph has made quite a name for itself, even though it just arrived on the scene last year. The watch belongs to the enormously popular BR 05 collection, which draws
4-player Co-op Shooter ‘Gambit!’ Coming to Quest 2 & SteamVR This Year
XREAL Games, the Budapest-based studio behind Zero Caliber VR (2018), announced that its upcoming co-op shooter Gambit! is set to release on Quest 2 and PC VR headsets this year. Gambit! was first revealed around a year and half ago, promising a campaign-driven adventure
Paolo Casani, CEO of Camper & Nicholsons: Engaging Clients in the Digital Age
Paolo Casani, CEO, Camper & Nicholsons. Image: Camper & Nicholsons What have been the biggest changes at Camper & Nicholsons in your six years as CEO and how has the job compared to your time as CEO of Azimut-Benetti and
VR’s Most Popular Game is Mixing Up Its Formula with New Blocks & Mechanics
Beat Saber is getting a good slice of new mechanics soon that aim to change up the game’s feel by introducing some long-awaited block styles that may just make you a more stylish player. A short video popped up
Meta Visually Unifies Avatars Across Quest, Facebook & Instagram in Metaverse Push
Meta released its new Quest avatar system last year, bringing a big upgrade over the previous in terms of expressiveness and customizability. Now the company announced it’s standardizing those across all Meta platforms—Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram—essentially letting users build
PSVR 2 Product Page Reveals New Details on Optics & Displays
An official product page for PlayStation VR 2 confirms some new details on the headset’s optics and displays. Although the page signals that PSVR 2 is getting ever closer to becoming a reality, we still don’t have a release