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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Many, the independent agency known for building participation-led brands and businesses, today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in CatalystXR, an Australian immersive technology studio specializing in XR, VR, AR, and large-scale interactive environments. CatalystXR founder Jamie Gilroy joins The Many as Partner in Charge of Participatory Technology. The acquisition marks the latest chapter in The Many's global expansion, which now spans offices in...

LOS ANGELES & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At NAB Show, Matt Celia, Light Sail VR, will speak on challenges faced when scaling immersive post-production pipelines as new revenue paths emerge....

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Bridge exhibited in Expo 2025 will reopen at a new location in Nijigen no Mori, targeting fiscal year 2027....

TREMITI ISLANDS, Italy & VIENNA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enry’s Island SpA (WBAG: EIOS), the world’s first publicly traded Venture Builder, today announced the upcoming Kickstarter launch of Enry’s Island Adventures (EIA), developed by its New York-based portfolio company, Enry’s Island Adventures LLC. The game is designed to make venture capital accessible to new generations, transforming startup creation into an engaging and social gaming experience. After three years of R&D, EIA intr...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PixVerse today announced a major evolution of R1, its real-time world model. Launched in January 2026 as the world's first real-time world model, R1 redefined video from a fixed output into a continuous, interactive stream — a world that responds instantly to user input. This update takes that world further. Users can now create a digital representation of themselves, place it inside the newly generated world, and share that experience with others in real time, with...

BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AR Alliance, a division of SPIE that is focused on augmented reality (AR), proudly announces the addition of Ainstec, ams-Osram, Fraunhofer ISIT, Hong Kong Highpower International Co., Infineon, Kyocera Corporation, Morphotonics, Moveon Technologies, Murata Manufacturing Co., Seagate, Sunny Optical Technology, and Ushio to its membership. SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics. Members of the AR Alliance reflect the global diversity an...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) (“Perfect” or the “Company”), a leading artificial intelligence (“AI”) company offering AI and augmented reality (“AR”) powered solutions to beauty, fashion, photo and video creative industries, today announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) has formed a special committee (the “Special Committee”) consisting of three disinterested, independent directors, namely Philip Tsao, who will serve as the chairman of the Special Committee,...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) (“Perfect” or the “Company”), a leading artificial intelligence (“AI”) company offering AI and augmented reality (“AR”) powered solutions to beauty, fashion, photo and video creative industries, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months and the full year ended December 31, 2025. Financial Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 Revenue Total revenue was $18.1 million for the three months ended December...

BERKELEY, Calif. & TAIPEI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Announced today, HTC VIVERSE is bringing Alphaputt, the acclaimed typography-meets-mini-golf game, to VIVERSE. Fully rebuilt as a single web-based experience, Alphaputt is now playable instantly across desktop and mobile - no downloads, no installs, and no platform lock-in required. For the first time, Alphaputt is also completely free to play. “VIVERSE’s platform supports developers by helping expand our reach while encouraging meaningful engagement,...

BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AR Alliance, a division of SPIE focused on augmented reality (AR), proudly announces the addition of AlphaLum, Appotronics, Augmenteum, CREAL, EyeJets, GIS, Gixel, Goertek, Kyocera SLD Laser, Nichia America Corporation, OORYM Optics, OQmented, RAONTECH, Solnil, TDK, TechnoTeam, TriLite Technologies, and University of Rochester to its membership. Members of the AR Alliance reflect the global diversity and strength of the AR hardware development ecosystem,...