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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast returns, first episode available now

Dan and James are joined by FuturLab's Kirsty Rigden to discuss virtual reality in the year ahead as well as the tech's future applications beyond games

Jan. 17, 2017 James Batchelor

Feature

"I'd puke if I had to work on an empire-building game or another infinite runner"

Oskar Burman, veteran of AAA, PC F2P and mobile, is moving to VR

Jan. 17, 2017 Dan Pearson

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Oculus VR destroyed evidence regarding Rift's creation, ZeniMax claims

"ZeniMax and id Software are the visionary developers of breakthrough VR technology"

Jan. 17, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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Oculus VR condemns "wasteful litigation" as ZeniMax lawsuit begins

A Dallas court heard the opening statements yesterday, trial is expected to last three weeks

Jan. 11, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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No half-measures in VR

Namazu studio head Patrick Twohig says studio's decision to make Nebulous work with and without VR hurt both versions of the game

Jan. 10, 2017 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

Zynga, EEDAR vets launch VR studio focused on tabletop games

Experiment 7 wants to make tabletop and board games “better than life,” will publish other developers' titles on its Magic Table platform

Jan. 10, 2017 James Brightman

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Sweeney: VR platforms must stay open, Oculus following “the wrong model”

Epic Games co-founder believes Oculus is making the same mistake as Apple in cutting off its audience from other virtual reality users

Jan. 9, 2017 James Batchelor

News

Job Simulator tops $3 million in sales

Owlchemy Labs dubs its comic multiplatform VR game "the most popular VR title to date"

Jan. 6, 2017 Brendan Sinclair

Opinion

VR's Minority Report moment is almost here

Weekly roundup: As the news cycle heats up in 2017, VR once again is in the spotlight with Vive aiming to make a splash

Jan. 6, 2017 James Brightman

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Vive unveils subscription service, new app stores and accessories

HTC details new business strategies for 2017 at CES

Jan. 5, 2017 Christopher Dring

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5m Gear VR headsets sold worldwide

Samsung reveals mobile virtual reality device sales figures, says users have spent 10m hours watching 360-degree videos

Jan. 5, 2017 James Batchelor

News

Oculus buys eye-tracking firm The Eye Tribe

Acquisition follows a similar deal from Google, points to central role of eye-tracking in VR's future

Jan. 3, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

Feature

VR killer app, Red Dead 2 and Nintendo Switch top games industry's 2017 wish list

We ask leading indies and games industry figureheads about their highlights of the past year and most anticipated releases

Dec. 21, 2016 James Batchelor

News

Riccitiello: VR will be mainstream by 2020

Unity boss believes virtual reality will reach 100m users within the next four years, doesn't expect “explosive growth in 2017”

Dec. 21, 2016 James Batchelor

Opinion

What VR can learn from casual games

Steve Zhao of Glo Games explains the importance of making VR accessible to everybody, not just core gamers

Dec. 20, 2016 Steve Zhao

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G2A adds VR development to its ambitions

Controversial key retailer begins building its own episodic virtual reality World War II shooter

Dec. 19, 2016 James Batchelor

News

Virtual reality, touchscreen hinted at in Nintendo Switch patents

Diagrams indicate Gear VR-style accessories for forthcoming Nintendo console, as well as smartphone-style multi-touch screen

Dec. 16, 2016 James Batchelor

Opinion

VR: The Next Big Thing is Already Here

Oculus establishing PC and mobile VR as separate units is a good move for the future - but VR platform holders need to do a better job of selling the present

Dec. 16, 2016 Rob Fahey

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