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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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Intel to Buy Imagination Technologies or AMD’s RTG?

VRWorld

Back in August 2005, AMD moved to acquire ATI after a fallout between Hector J. By focusing and bringing new and returning the old talents into the fold, RTG is now a non-incorporated company inside AMD holding that is building new products for AMD, Microsoft, Nintendo, Samsung, Sony and potentially, for Intel.

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12 Can’t Miss VR Talks You Have To See At GDC 2017

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google). It’s not often you get both Oculus and Valve together days, let alone Google and Samsung, with bonus helpings of Epic Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Sensics. Room 2005, West Hall. Room 2024, West Hall. Friday, March 3rd, 10:45am – 11:15am. Liz Mercuri (Unity).

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