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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

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Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year. Could we be in for another ‘Zune moment’? If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe.

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Bloody Zombies Shamble Right-to-Left on September 12th

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Publisher nDreams announced today that their gory virtual-reality beat-em-up, Bloody Zombies, will hit Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4/PSVR on September 12th for $14.99. Developed by Paw Print Games and set in the UK (Get it? The release of Bloody Zombies will mark Paw Print Game’s debut. Bloody Zombies?),

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DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition Will Give Oculus Store Users Access to Bonus Content for the First Time

Peter Graham

Game of the Year Edition will be rolled out in a couple of weeks for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Game of the Year Edition brings with it a significant milestone to our players on the Oculus platform, who have only had access to the Standard Edition up until now.” Today, the studio has announced DiRT Rally 2.0 DiRT Rally 2.0

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‘Fujii’ Review – A Serene Journey Ripe With Discovery

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Channeling Journey (2012) and Viva Piñata (2006), albeit at a smaller scale, Fujii is a game about exploration and gardening with a dash of discovery. There’s almost no instructions in Fujii —a testament to the intuitive VR game design skills of developer Funktronic Labs.

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Save the Date: Half-Life: Alyx Arrives 23rd March, Valve Index Still Out of Stock

Peter Graham

The gaming giant behind one of the most popular first-person shooters (FPS) for PC has at last publically finalised a date for the launch, Monday 23rd March. The videogame will be fully SteamVR compatible so Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets will work as well. GBP (normally £46.49).

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Sinespace launches VR beta

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Now, users who own an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or a Windows Mixed Reality headset can explore the platform in immersive virtual reality. Sinespace , a virtual world platform from OpenSim co-founder Adam Frisby, launched its virtual reality beta last week and reports 20 percent weekly user growth. Sean O’Callaghan.

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Here’s Each Of The 180+ Cars You Can Race In VR In Project Cars 2

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Developer Slightly Mad Studios has sparred no detail in bringing a realistic driving experience to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and that includes an exhaustive list of drivable cars, revealed today. Below is every car you can expect to get behind the wheel of when the game launches on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in two months’ time.

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