This Week In XR: The FTC’s Metaverse Mix-Up, Gorillaz Free Concert In AR

This Week In XR: The FTC’s Metaverse Mix-Up, Gorillaz Free Concert In AR

Share to Linkedin It wouldn't be a week in XR unless Meta was making news. This week brings the showdown with the FTC to the federal courthouse in San Jose. The FTC has sued to block Meta's acquisition of Within, the VR company behind the hit fitness game "Supernatural," for $400M. It's been a while since there's been any kind of enforcement of antitrust laws, this seems an unlikely place to draw the line. One of the Quest's top fitness games, Supernatural, is now part of Facebook Reality Lab's stable of ... [+] game developers. The FTC just sued to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, so I'm looking at the Meta-Within suit as a sort of test run by the government, before taking on Microsoft's $69 BILLION deal, which involves the second biggest game company (Microsoft) buying the fifth largest (Activision), creating the world's largest game company. Meta would rank fortieth on that list of game companies. Within wouldn't be on the list. Writers have not stopped finding ways to kick Meta while it's down. This Week in Schadenfreude is below. Epic Games rolls out limited accounts to protect young 'Fortnite' Players In the Metaverse. The kids' account requires parental