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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
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“Virtual reality will be our best interface with true AI”
VR expert Dave Ranyard discusses the potential for storytelling with virtual and augmented reality at Nordic Game
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: VRX 2017 with Brynley Gibson and Julian Mower
Latest episode now available to download, discussing the search for new genres and the rising standards of virtual reality
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VR Diversity Initiative to launch in the UK this summer
Event will appeal to women, LGBT and people of colour interested in making the move to VR
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Google to launch standalone VR headsets with HTC Vive, Lenovo
The headsets will not need a phone or PC to run, and they offer six degrees of tracking
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Oculus promises developers better communication
VR company revamps developer site and documentation efforts
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UploadVR sued over sexual harassment allegations
Former social media director claims "unbearable" atmosphere for female employees, accuses rising VR company of wrongful dismissal
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ZeniMax extends legal pursuit to Samsung Gear VR
Former id Software employees John Carmack and Matt Hooper involved in fresh VR lawsuit
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“VR shooters are the lowest common denominator - we need to move on”
Virtual reality experts discuss the next step for the technology, encourage developers to explore “deeper games”
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Magic Leap settles sexual discrimination case
Terms of the out of court settlement with Tannen Campbell were not disclosed
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PSVR: Losing Steam, or Gaining Traction?
If Sony really has lost interest in PSVR, it's a major strategic blunder from a company about to face tough competition for the first time this generation
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Microsoft intros AR/VR motion controllers
Windows 10 inputs will launch this holiday bundled with an Acer headset for $399
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Google acquires Job Simulator studio Owlchemy Labs
"With Google we're free to pursue raw creation and sprint toward interesting problems in these early days of VR"
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Nielsen: VR/AR awareness has nearly doubled among US population
One in ten Americans plans to buy PlayStation VR, 9% want Project Scorpio, 12% want Nintendo Switch
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Former Lionhead boss joins PlayStation
Stuart Whyte will lead VR product development at London Studio
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Smilegate makes strategic investment in Phaser Lock
Korean publisher will make "multiple rounds of investment" in Texan VR studio's growth, starting with partnership on its next game
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Gear VR far and away the leader with almost 7m expected to be sold in 2017
SuperData's latest figures show 782,000 units sold in Q1; HTC Vive continues to outpace Oculus Rift despite price cut
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"There's a lot of money in VR, but you need to look at different avenues"
Surviving the market's growing pains means keeping open mind, VR devs say -
platform exclusives, second jobs and b2b contracts can help balance the books
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“VR doesn't have to be an immersive first-person thing to add something special”
Paw Print Games on its mission to prove that virtual reality can enhance classic 2D gameplay with new brawler Bloody Zombies
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'Antisocial VR' and the power of isolation
How Recluse Industries is embracing the power of minimalism to offer a refuge for the solitary gamer
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Oculus to close in-house Story Studio
However, the hardware firm vows to continue supporting non-gaming VR content with $50m fund
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Oculus won't have a booth at E3 this year
Virtual reality firm decides to pass on the expo to focus on its other announcements year-round