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Meta disbands Responsible Innovation team

Company cuts engineers and ethicists who worked to mitigate negative impacts of Facebook and other Meta products, expects most to stay in other positions

Sept. 8, 2022 Brendan Sinclair

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Meta acquires haptic VR start-up Lofelt

Company confirms purchase of another VR outfit as FTC objection to its previous VR acquisition remains unresolved

Sept. 2, 2022 Brendan Sinclair

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The vice president of Meta's VR social platform has left the company

Vivek Sharma, who previously served as VP of Facebook Gaming, leaves the tech firm after nearly six years

Aug. 29, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Meta versus FTC with a VR monopoly at stake | This Week in Business

The former Facebook's attempt to buy VR app maker Within leads to a fight that could shape the future of the field

July 29, 2022 Brendan Sinclair

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Meta Quest 2 price going up $100

Company says VR headsets will start at $400 next month so it can "continue to invest for the long term..."

July 26, 2022 Brendan Sinclair

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NetEase invests "several million dollars" in Polish VR studio

Lodz-based Something Random is to release its debut title in 2023

July 5, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Report: Working in VR leads to more frustration and task load

New study finds working in a virtual reality environment to be more stressul

June 17, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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NDreams receives $35m investment

VR developer says that the funding from Aonic Group will be used to expand its staff and game offerings

March 29, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Meta's AR/VR segment made £2.2bn in 2021 despite record operating loss

Reality Labs' operating loss amounted to $10.2 billion last year

Feb. 3, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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NDreams opens new studio for AAA VR games

UK-based NDreams Studio Elevation will offer hybrid remote/office model

Jan. 18, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Launching a VR game these days is "A perfect storm of shit"

17-bit's Jake Kazdal speaks frankly about the difficulty of launching the survival game Song in the Smoke last month

Jan. 11, 2022 Brendan Sinclair

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PlayStation VR 2 has 4K display, eye-tracking and headset feedback

First confirmed title is Horizon: Call of the Mountain, developed by Guerrilla and Firesprite

Jan. 5, 2022 James Batchelor

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Vertigo Games' After The Fall earned $1.4m in 24 hours

The VR shooter sold more copies on day one than Arizona Sunshine in one month

Dec. 16, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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People Can Fly acquires Incuvo

Outriders studio's third acquisition of the year is a Polish developer with a track record of VR ports on horror games

Dec. 13, 2021 Brendan Sinclair

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Sony's VR ambitions go far beyond PlayStation | Opinion

A new prototype headset shown off this week helps to explain Sony's ongoing commitment to PSVR -- as a powerful starting point for the company's wider plans

Dec. 10, 2021 Rob Fahey

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