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Samsung acquires VR studio VRB
Gear VR maker reportedly paid $5.5 million for developer of The Launch, VRB Home
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EA's Evolution: Free DLC, neural networks and (maybe) VR
Electronic Arts' Laura Miele explains the publisher's changing approach to live operations as well as lukewarm support for VR and Switch
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HTC Vive now available through BestBuy, Walmart websites
Four new online retailers are "a testament to VR's march toward the broader consumer market"
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Dave Cowling joins VR startup Within
Infinity Ward's former chief tech officer signs on with outfit behind Mr. Robot, OneRepublic VR experiences
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Channel 4: “There's a massively disproportionate amount of money and effort going into core VR games”
Broadcaster's games publishing arm says it's open to opportunities in mobile VR, but first title Soar is currently “a one-off”
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Fresh PSVR marketing pushed planned with more units heading to retail
PlayStation pledges to renew efforts to promote its virtual reality headset as supply catches up with demand
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Mario Kart VR coming to Bandai Namco's VR Zone Arcade
Nintendo may not be ignoring VR after all; Mario Kart is being promoted for the VR arcade in Shinjuku, Tokyo
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Intel, Oculus and ESl form first ever VR eSports league
VR Challenger League has a $200,000 prize-pool, focuses on two games: The Unspoken and Echo Arena
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Xbox doesn't need to rely on Gears and Halo - Phil Spencer
E3 2017 was about speaking to diverse audiences, says the Xbox chief, but VR is "years away" from being ready for mainstream gamers
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Transference - what happened when Ubisoft teamed up with Elijah Wood
Ubisoft explains its relationship with film production company SpectreVision
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Starbreeze acquires location-based VR firm Enterspace
Enterspace will open its first VR Experience center in central Stockholm later this fall
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Oculus to place Rift headsets and VR-ready PCs in California libraries
100 VR setups will be installed in 90 libraries across the state
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Vive doubles the number of games on its subscription platform
And that includes non-Steam games
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Angry Birds 2 lead programmer launches VR studio
Neuston will draw on Jonas Johansson's experience in mobile and on AAA titles like Crysis 3 and Just Cause 2
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Merge VR launches $1 million development fund
Hardware firm wants VR and AR experiences designed to work with its mobile VR hardware
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Video games in US to grow to $28.5 billion by 2021 - PwC
Latest forecast from PwC estimates 13 million high-end VR headsets in the US with VR content driving $5 billion in sales
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No Xbox One VR at E3 - Report
Microsoft says it's focusing on PC right now, believes that console VR should be wireless
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Apple gets on the VR/AR bandwagon, improves App Store for games
The company announced its support for Steam VR and showcased its new ARKit on iPhone
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PlayStation Vita "still viable" - Sony
Sony Interactive Entertainment America president and CEO Shawn Layden also confirms that PSVR has sold over 1m units
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Star Trek: Bridge Crew bundled for free with HTC Vive
Highly anticipated Ubisoft VR experience being used to shift Vive units
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Almost every new Rift owner has bought Touch controllers
Oculus' Paul Jastrzebski says attach rates are “very close” to 1:1 following price drop
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Lusionsoft raises $1.7 million for VR development
Virtuous spin-off already has two games in Steam, with two more to launch this year
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Oskar Burman: “Free-to-play will grow, but will never dominate VR”
Former Rovio exec believes virtual reality has a lot to learn from mobile, but won't be ruled by the same type of games
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Is "creative ADD" the key to avoiding burnout?
Ready at Dawn's Ru Weerasuriya on why his studio has mostly avoided sequels, the rise of VR and eSports, and the demise of portables
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Unity takes $400 million investment from Silver Lake
Half of the money will let employees and shareholders cash out of the company