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HTC co-founder reveals new VR headset and social platform
Priced at $599, Mova headset offers hand-tracking and 5G while social platform Manova makes big promises
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More than $100m has been spent on Oculus Quest content
Ten games have earned more than $2m in revenue, including PolyArc's Moss and Cloudhead Games' Pistol Whip
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SuperHot VR sells over 2m copies
Sales of all versions of the game passed two million last year
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VR could seize its moment -- if the big players would cooperate | Opinion
VR has an opportunity to break out, but the mess of competing standards is holding back the whole sector
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Superdata downgrades XR projections for 2020 through 2023
COVID-19 manufacturing slowdown brings anticipated 2020 revenue down to $6.3 billion
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"People are returning, and buying new stuff -- that never happened before in VR"
Last year brought the next generation of VR hardware, says Ndreams' Patrick O'Luanaigh, and 2020 will see the same revolution in VR software
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Roto VR raises £1.5m in funding
Pembroke VCT led the round in the "360 degree" VR chair startup
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Half-Life: Alyx reaches 43,000 concurrent users on launch day
First Half-Life game in 13 years performs well by VR standards, but hardware restriction is a missed opportunity analyst says
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Valve: "VR has been missing a big game that everyone can get excited about"
Valve's Corey Peters and Sean Vanaman on making the first Half-Life game in 13 years, with novices to both VR and the celebrated series in mind
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More than 20 games have earned $1m in revenue on Oculus Quest
Oculus' portable headset has brought large numbers of new customers into VR, the company said
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Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games
Studio behind Asgard's Wrath to join Oculus Studios and continue VR development
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Can Alyx pull VR out of its niche? | Opinion
Half-Life: Alyx is driving headset sales before it's even released -- but it's going to take a lot more to make VR into a viable market for AAA games
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Valve Index sales more than doubled following Half-Life Alyx announcement
SuperData: The Index sold 149k units in 2019, 103k of which were sold in Q4
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Valve Index out of stock around the globe ahead of Half-Life: Alyx launch
Prospect of VR exclusive Half-Life drives sales of high-end hardware, despite $999 price tag
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HTC Vive Pro gets $200 price cut
VR headset on its own now going for $599, Starter Kit for $899, and Full Kit for $1,199
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Analysts dole out 2020 predictions
Panel of industry watchers call their shots for the upcoming year in games (and assess how their 2019 calls turned out)
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A (Magic) leap backwards | Opinion
The woes experienced by the over-hyped AR firm were easily predictable -- but the backlash will cause headaches for the sector at large
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High Fidelity lays off half of staff, pulls plug on open-source VR platform
Company cuts headcount for second time this year, says it is refocusing on new project early in development
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Fast Travel CEO navigates VR's speed bumps
With two new VR titles launching in quick succession, Oskar Burman talks about how far the market has come and where it can improve
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: How unconscious bias is holding back the industry
This week the team discuss the dangers of unconscious bias, the benefits of diversity, and the slow progress of virtual reality
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Half-Life: Alyx changes the game for VR exclusives | Opinion
Never mind the hardware -- Valve is dipping deep into its own playbook to become the default storefront for VR software
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CD Projekt dismisses investor fears over Cyberpunk and Half-Life: Alyx release clash
“That niche is very, very, very -- and I could add a few 'verys' here -- small"
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Phil Spencer: "Nobody's asking for VR" on Xbox
Xbox boss cites concerns with VR's form and popularity in strategy around Microsoft's next console
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Facebook acquires Beat Games
Beat Saber developer joins Oculus headset maker to continue work on music VR games