Global eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica has acquired French XR startup Lynx in a full buyout, acquiring all of the company's IP, assets, and most of its team — and likely killing the upcoming Lynx-R2 mixed reality headset in the process.
Lynx founder and CEO Stan Larroque confirmed the deal in a public email to backers on…
Former Oculus CTO John Carmack has personally pledged $1 million to fund official VR ports of id Software classics, challenging the industry to bring Doom, Quake, and more to modern VR.
