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MARCH 3, 2020

Fox Buchele formally of Owlchemy (co-Founder) has started a VR Microexperience fund for small developers. Looking for small, self-contained, bite-sized VR 5-7 minutes long Funded for $3000 per project (with some adjustments possible for individual circumstances) Designed, prototyped, and developed over the course of a month with a Fox Box Collective Primary Mentor.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Half-Life: Alyx, available March 23, 2020 [link] pic.twitter.com/Q04EZwNfBt — Valve (@valvesoftware) February 13, 2020 "Pre-order bonuses for anyone who has purchased a Valve Index will start rolling out the week of March 2, beginning with Steam VR Home environments inspired by locations in Half-Life: Alyx ," Valve announced today. "We will have more information on upcoming Valve Index availability soon.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Prince of Persia: The Dagger Of Time is a Virtual Reality Escape Game set in the world of Prince of Persia which enables you to experience time control. You will be able to experience something impossible in real life: to slow, stop or even rewind time! The Dagger of Time takes place in the setting of the Prince of Persia Trilogy (Sands of Time, Warrior Within, The Two Thrones).

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Oculus launches new defy reality campaign in partnership with NBA on TNT Longtime gamer D'Angelo Russell takes his first steps into virtual reality with @Oculus. Join the mayhem as he explores Beat Saber, Racquet NX and the potential of VR. “You can do almost anything with this technology.” Meyers Leonard jumps into VR with Oculus Quest. Watch as he walks the plank in Richie’s Plank Experience, stops time in SUPERHOT and finds his rhythm playing Beat Saber!

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

The Twin Peaks VR experience will launch on December 13th, and the trailer is now available below. The VR experience, priced at $9.99, will be available for Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift-S, HTC Vive and HTC Vive Cosmos. Oculus Quest and Playstation VR versions will debut in the coming next year. Designed in collaboration with David Lynch and his team to faithfully recreate the Twin Peaks world, the immersive VR experience combines the supernatural, adventure and escape room genres, challenging player

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Publisher Bloober Team announced today, the return of its psychological horror hit, Layers of Fear VR, out now for Oculus Rift / Rift S and HTC Vive via Steam and the Oculus Store. Based on the critically acclaimed 2016 title, Layers of Fear VR immerses players into the depths of madness as a painter aiming to finish his Magnum Opus. Uncover visions, fears, and horrors that entwine the painter while exploring the depths of an ever-changing Victorian mansion filled with macabre artwork, all broug

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

YUR “why you are” ( [link] ), a leading virtual reality (“VR”) fitness company and community, announced today that it secured $1.1 million in pre-seed funding led by The Venture Reality Fund and BoostVC. YUR is co-founded by Cix Liv and Dilan Shah. YUR has a large vision; to leverage VR technologies to change a worldwide epidemic; sedentary behavior.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In this new installment of the Pixel Ripped series, ARVORE will delight gamers with an unforgettable nostalgia trip to the year 1995, a historical time when the first generations of home console players were maturing from teenager to adult, and games were evolving from 16-bit to the 32-bit era, and from 2D to 3D environments. Since the beginning of the project, there has been a very close and special connection between the development team and the Pixel Ripped community, and the future of the se

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Popular virtual events platform, AltspaceVR will officially be launching on Facebook’s Oculus Quest on September 12, 2019. This marks AltspaceVR’s official move out of beta where they’ll be unveiling a bunch of new content including multiple environments, a full calendar of events and experiences, performance-enhancements, and increased guest capacity.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Take care of cute kittens - lots and lots of cute kittens! Get points for keeping them happy and lose points for everything they destroy. Use points to upgrade your tools. Get an automatic food dispenser or clean up poop faster with the PoopScoop 3000! What awaits inside the next box?! Take care of an overwhelming amount of kittens! [link] ?. Visit 28 crazy levels on 4 different worlds. 7 super cute kitten breeds with unique characteristics.

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APRIL 18, 2019

Today, Resolution Games - the studio behind Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs , the popular virtual reality (VR) fishing game, Bait! , and other hit titles - is revealing the first details for its new multiplayer party game that is set to be released this summer. ACRON, a game that is both competitive and cooperative in nature for players across VR and mobile devices, will feature several “firsts” and is sure to become a hilariously fun experience for VR enthusiasts, hardcore gamers and novices alike

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

“Audica started as a passion project for a small team of developers within Harmonix. We chose to launch Audica into Early Access because we believe we have a compelling core game that we can develop into the next must-play rhythm game with your help. One of the benefits of a small team is that we’re nimble and can quickly act on community feedback, making Audica an ideal fit for Early Access.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Dark Slope , a Toronto-based virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) developer, is creating free-roam multi-user experiences for the rapidly expanding location-based entertainment (LBE) market and for enterprise customers. The one-year old company is announcing it has closed a seed funding round raising more than $1.5 million, and the launch of its first product, the LBE title Scarygirl Mission Maybee.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Resolution Games and Rovio Entertainment (ROVIO) today announced the launch of the new virtual reality (VR) game Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs is the first time Angry Birds fans can slingshot the likes of Red, Chuck, Bomb and the Blues within the fully immersive environment of VR. Initially launching with more than 50 levels of gameplay, fans of the incredibly popular franchise travel around a remote island where the infamous green pigs o

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

inXile Entertainment, the studio led by Interplay founder and industry icon Brian Fargo, is proud to announce the release of The Mage’s Tale on PlayStation® VR. The title will be available for PS®VR users starting today with a retail price of $29.99. inXile plans a post-launch patch for PS4 Pro Enhanced The Mage's Tale, exact date will be announced soon.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is a virtual reality adventure game to be released later this year on PlayStation Virtual Reality and other major VR platforms. With over 8 hours of puzzles and branching narrative gameplay, this is an interesting way to take a sequel. In Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son you’ll play as the charming but arrogant Phil Connors Jr., who grew up in the shadow of his father—a man who spent a lifetime repeating a single day until he had made it perfect.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based AR studio ARwall has expanded with the addition of senior-level talent and entertainment industry advisors well known for their expertise in design, engineering, and XR. Their growing personnel roster boasts a board of production industry veterans and experts, including Digital Domain EP and XR leader John Canning , ITV Alliance CEO Allison Dollar and General Immersive CEO/Founder Raymond Mosco.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Fans can soon soar into the world of Angry Birds with the upcoming virtual reality (VR) game, Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs will allow fans of the incredibly popular franchise to swoop in on a remote island to take on the infamous green pigs with the help of their favorite Angry Birds characters. Kati Levoranta, CEO at Rovio Entertainment , commented, “Introducing the Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs is an exciting step for Rovio in exploring the future of gaming.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Baobab Studios proudly announced today the official global release of “Crow: The Legend”. This award-winning story is now widely available online to consumers for the first time, offered as a traditional animated short film ( [link] ) as well as an interactive virtual reality experience free to download within the Oculus Store ( [link] ). Released in conjunction with Native American Heritage Month, “Crow: The Legend” is based on the poignant Native American legend about the bird’s cultural genes

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Niantic and WB Games have unveiled the first teaser trailer for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite™, the upcoming augmented reality (AR) mobile game that will put magic in the hands of players worldwide. The highly anticipated game will launch in 2019. Co-published and co-developed by Niantic and WB Games, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is part of Portkey Games, a games label dedicated to creating video game and mobile experiences inspired by the Wizarding World.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

FPS vehicle-based VR shooter Ground Runner: Trials has left Early Access. Available for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality, the game fuses FPS action, intense vehicle combat and hands-only controls to create a truly immersive and intense gaming experience. In the game, players take on the role of a Ground Runner: a scavenger whose job is to scour the mining planet on a technologically advanced hoverbike, searching for the extremely powerful and sought after Torsion Crystals, all whi

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Jesse Damiani , the Editor-at-Large of VRScout and VR influencer is producing one of the world’s largest virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality art shows Sponsored by RYOT , with additional support from Meow Wolf, VRScout , Raptor House Effects , and Magik Gallery , with LACMA curator Britt Salvesen serving as consultant, the exhibit will feature over twenty-five world-class artists working in this cutting-edge space.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The scariest VR game at E3 2018 was Home Sweet Home. While the game was previously released on Steam last September, Mastiff is handling the PS4, PSVR, and X1 publishing. The game launches on October 9. A physical edition of Home Sweet Home , which includes the base game and PS®VR mode, will be released exclusively to GameStop stores across North America on October 16.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Launched today at SIGGRAPH 2018 , StarVR One is a one-of-its-kind VR head mounted display that provides nearly 100-percent human viewing angle. StarVR One features key technology innovations critical to redefine what’s possible in virtual reality. Featuring the most advanced optics, VR-optimized displays, integrated eye tracking, and vendor-agnostic tracking architecture, StarVR One is built from the ground up to support the most demanding use cases for both commercial and enterprise sectors.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

PC fans rejoice! Megadimension Neptunia™ VIIR is coming to Steam THIS FALL 2018! Add it to your wishlist today! [link] Follow our @steam_games Publisher Page for news on our Steam titles, streams, + giveaways! [link] pic.twitter.com/EOSQX4o1fv — Idea Factory Intl (@IdeaFactoryIntl) August 8, 2018. Previously released on the PlayStation®4, Megadimension™ Neptunia VIIR (pronounced “V-two-R”) will now be coming to Steam®.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Magic Leap One Creator Edition is now available starting at $2,295 USD. Inside the box you’ll find the Lightwear headset, Lightpack computing pack, Control handheld input device, a Fit Kit to ensure a perfectly calibrated fit, chargers, and a handy Quick Start Guide to get you up and running. You’ll have access to all-new applications and experiences.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Mobile games publisher Boomdash Digital announced the official release of a new action-packed endless runner set within the twisted world of Evil Dead. Based on reimagining of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, ‘Evil Dead: Virtual Nightmare’ is a soul-crushing mobile VR game brim to the edge with gleeful gore and terrifying twists. ‘Evil Dead: Virtual Nightmare’ offers fans a truly unique opportunity to fully immerse themselves within the Evil Dead universe unlike ever before.

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JULY 31, 2018

Survios's VR music creation experience ELECTRONAUTS drops August 7, featuring 40+ songs from 50 top artists including The Chainsmokers, Tiesto, Zhu, Krewella, and more! Immerse yourself in an interactive sonic environment where you build, drop, remix, and jam with your friends and top artists. Create songs, crush sets, and express yourself like never before.

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JULY 31, 2018

ARVORE, the immersive storytelling VR/AR company today announced the launch of long-awaited virtual reality game Pixel Ripped 1989.The critically-acclaimed game is available on PlayStation VR (North America), Oculus Rift and HTC Vive for a limited time launch discount of $19.99, saving a total of 20% off of the full $24.99 USD price. Pixel Ripped 1989 is also coming to PlayStation 4 users globally and in the EU in the very near future, and fans are encouraged to follow @PixelRipped on twitter fo

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JULY 12, 2018

Procedurally generated sci-fi horror game "The Persistence" is exclusively coming to PlayStation VR soon along with a companion app. In The Persistence you play as a clone of Zimri Eder, the security officer, and every time you die, you print a new (and potentially improved) clone of yourself. There’s a slim chance you could still escape, and take back your life, if only you can survive the horrors onboard and repair the ship’s devastated systems.

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JULY 10, 2018

Oasis Games Ltd, a leading global game publisher, today announced the launch of Animal Force , a tower defense VR adventure that brings the furred and feathered friends together for a “party” against extraterrestrials. Developed for PlayStation®VR, players must save an alternate Earth from mysterious aliens commanding a team of animals with superpowers on a rocket before it is too late!

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JULY 10, 2018

ARVORE, the immersive storytelling VR/AR company today announced the final launch date and 20% pre-order discount for the long-awaited virtual reality game Pixel Ripped 1989. The game, which will be available on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, will arrive for download on July 31st, 2018. Those pre-ordering now on PlayStation and Oculus will save $5.00 USD off the $24.99 USD price bringing their purchase to just $19.99USD after the discount.

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JUNE 19, 2018

Fun Train, publishers of top-quality virtual reality games based on iconic cinematic franchises, announced today that The Exorcist: Legion VR is now available for PlayStation®VR from the PlayStation Store. Leveraging the power of VR, the game transports players into a chilling world created by horror maestro, William Peter Blatty, author of the Academy Award-winning Exorcist series.

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MAY 24, 2018

Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive today release Arizona Sunshine – Dead Man DLC for Oculus Rift, HTC VIVE and Windows MR via Steam and Oculus Home. Retailing at $2,49/€2,49, it offers an all-new campaign mission telling a prequel story to Arizona Sunshine. Simultaneously, the major free Two-Handed Weapons Update comes to the base game, bringing the much-anticipated two-handed mode to PC VR players.

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MAY 23, 2018

Snail Games has announced that the first DLC for its multiplayer VR game ARK Park will be available by the end of June for free. Available on all supported platforms, “Pterosaur Hill” will add tons of new content – starting with the introduction of air combat, new maps for exploration, prehistoric creatures, and more. The “Pterosaur Hill” DLC is built around the concept of flight.

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MAY 23, 2018

Relive the experience ZONE OF THE ENDERS: The 2nd Runner - MARS as a full-length remaster of the classic fast-paced 3D robot action game, recreated in VR, native 4K and in full surround sound. Enter JEHUTY’s cockpit and fly through Martian skies! [link]. Select from the traditional Feisar ship, or the new Feisar VR ship and try a single race on two different tracks from HD and 2048 modes.

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MAY 4, 2018

Blade Runner: Revelations is now available on the Daydream platform. From today, audiences will be able to explore a uniquely immersive and compelling new Adventure/Thriller VR gaming experience based on the award-winning Blade Runner series. The title follows the critically acclaimed release of Blade Runner 2049 from Oscar nominated director Denis Villeneuve, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford.

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