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Oculus: Going all-in on VR not a good plan for most devs
Insomniac CEO Ted Price interviews Oculus head of content Jason Rubin at the 2017 DICE Summit
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Valve drops mandatory training for Steam VR Tracking
Initial in-person $3,000 course no longer required, free remote training in English and Chinese now available
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IMAX continues VR expansion, partners with HTC Vive and more
The company will open four new pilot IMAX VR centers in the coming months across the US and China
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HTC preparing to dive into mobile VR
CFO Chia-lin Chang promises that it's not simply "a phone slapped onto a headset"
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Sony patents Vive-like tracking system, hints at wireless PSVR
Application shows Lighthouse-style set-up to counteract current light interference
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Valve is making three "full" VR games - and not a moment too soon
VR's strength may be flexibility, but Valve's reputation and skill can boost the games market like no other developer
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Facebook removing 200 Oculus Rift demo units from Best Buy stores
The move is down to “seasonal changes,” the firm says
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Does VR need a Killer App?
At Casual Connect today, Valve's Chet Faliszek argued that, like the App Store, VR will succeed on flexibility rather than franchises
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Sony VR leader unveils Dream Reality Interactive
David Ranyard creates new team with former London Studios talent, and warns that 2017 will be a "re-balancing year" for the new medium
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Nearly 300 European companies are dedicated to VR
Virtual reality industry grows, with games the most competitive space
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Adam Orth takes his VR skills to First Contact
Developer behind Adr1ft has joined the veteran group that made ROM Extraction
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Rec Room VR studio Against Gravity raises $5 million
New funding will allow the Seattle startup to keep its social VR game free to users
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Nintendo plans to add VR to Switch, online service price revealed
Platform holder will introduce virtual reality to upcoming console when longer sessions are possible
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Remedy vets shift to VR with 3rd Eye Studios
Finnish company's first project will be an anthology series of games inspired by The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror
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HTC accepting developer applications for 1,000 Vive Trackers
Submission deadline for new VR motion-tracking hub is February 7
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Almost 87,000 Resident Evil 7 users have tried the game in PSVR
Data on the game's official website pegs the figure at 9.5% of players so far
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Sony needs to show its commitment to PSVR
Resident Evil 7 is a great coup, but the company must prove the platform isn't going the way of PS Move
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Why VR might be the next weapon in the war on dementia
One company's quest to bring peace to the suffering
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Vertigo Games claims VR sales record with $1.4m Arizona Sunshine haul
First month sales are the highest for a PC VR title, developer claims
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Fox creates new video games division: FoxNext
New division will also handle location-based entertainment, VR and AR
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HTC Vive pledges $10m to VR projects that “create positive impact and change”
Platform holder will support developers working on virtual reality games designed to raise awareness of poverty, famine, gender equality and more
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Facebook could invest another $3 billion in VR over the next decade
ZeniMax vs. Oculus trial reveals Mark Zuckerberg's shifting expectations: "These things end up being more complex than you think up front"