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Facebook's new VR chat app will feature paid in-game hosts to model community behaviour
Facebook Horizon Guides will act more like hosts in a physical space, than moderators in a digital one
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Facebook Instant Games moves off Messenger
New game reviews re-opening after three-month hiatus
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Facebook reportedly after Ubisoft IP, other AAA franchises for Oculus exclusives
Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell may be on the table for VR
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Which gaming hardware manufacturers may have funded human rights abuses in 2018?
Apple and Facebook still best gaming companies for ethical sourcing; Sony continues to lag; Valve says nothing
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Facebook's VP of VR Hugo Barra steps down
Barra moves sideways as former director of product management Erick Tseng steps into his role
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Weedcraft Inc meets advertising, video blocks
Tycoon game about growing and selling marijuana has Facebook page restricted, YouTube videos demonetized
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Facebook launching new Gaming Tab
Update will make all gaming content accessible from main navigation, serve as new hub for streaming
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Oculus Quest targets "quality-first" approach with more stringent store curation
Developers must have concept document approved before submitting games to Quest store
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Facebook ignored solution to children overspending in games
Unsealed documents reveal social network instead wanted to “maximise revenues”
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Facebook gets a new boss of VR Hardware
Rafa Camargo moves from VP of Portal role, which will be filled by Google veteran Ryan Cairnes
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ZeniMax, Facebook settle VR lawsuit
Mediation program results in undisclosed agreement between companies, dismissal of appeals
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Oculus now part of Facebook Technologies
But social network says this will have “no change or impact on the Oculus brand or business”
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Facebook drops its revenue share for Instant Games on Android
Social network will no longer take a cut of in-app purchases on Google devices, applies new rates retroactively
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Facebook expands games streaming program into Germany, France, Spain and Ireland
Social network continues to appeal to livestreamers with Level Up Program to boost their audiences
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Facebook introduces AR games to group chats
"Don't Smile" and "Asteroids Attack" are the first games to emerge on Messenger via company's AR Studio
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Facebook invested $88.3 million to expand its Redmond Oculus HQ this year
Company spent $106 million on construction and permits over the last three years
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US Judge halves ZeniMax's $500m win in Facebook Oculus legal battle
Also denies Bethesda parent's request for sales ban on Rift headsets
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Facebook's Level Up program aims to support new creators
Social media platform adds livestream revenue tools, gaming hub page
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Facebook cracks down on "platform abuse" following Cambridge Analytica debacle
Social media giant announces five key implementations
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Facebook reveals new SDK for PC game development
SDK includes new features around community engagement and analytics
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Facebook Instant Games platform opens up to all developers
After nearly 18 months in closed beta, Instant Games opens up to developers with a host of new features
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Can Facebook catch up to Twitch and YouTube?
Director of games partnerships for the Americas Guy Cross talks us through the social network's ambitious plans to attract more streamers and content creators
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Facebook launches #SheTalksGames initiative to promote women in video games
Women In Gaming Stories is designed to encourage more women into the games business, and into leadership roles
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Facebook opens pilot program to nurture more gaming streamers
Social network also exploring new monetisation models for creators, including payments during livestreams
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1979 Revolution: Black Friday wins Facebook Game of the Year
AdVenture Capitalist, June's Journey and Star Wars: Commander also among winners