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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

Road to VR

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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Reggie Fils-Aimé on turning happy accidents into magic at Nintendo

Mashable VR

Reggie Fils-Aimé's unforgettable introduction at Nintendo's E3 2004 showcase marked a turning point for the famed console maker. The meme-ening Midway through the book, Fils-Aimé describes the events that led to his unforgettable first major public appearance as a Nintendo executive at the annual E3 trade show in 2004.

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Intel to Buy Imagination Technologies or AMD’s RTG?

VRWorld

First Intel – Nvidia deal happened in 2000, when Intel gave the best offer to Microsoft and won the deal for the first Xbox console. The NVIDIA – Intel Deal. Nvidia made its AMD-based nForce chipset to run on Intel, and both companies signed an agreement. The AMD – Intel Deal.