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One of Meta’s Most Well-funded VR Games is Shuttering Multiplayer This Year

Road to VR

Now, less than three years since launch, EA’s Respawn Entertainment say they’re pulling the plug on multiplayer. Arguably the best part of Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond was its online multiplayer, but that’s going to change before year’s end.

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The 2019 VR Awards Winners Recognized for Outstanding VR Tech

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This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award. The original Oculus Rift won the first VR Headset of the Year Award (not its own category this year) in 2017. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. VR Experience of the Year.

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STRIVR Introduces VR Training On and Off the Field

Road to VR

With industries outside of entertainment expected to account for the majority of virtual reality industry revenues, the question of utility seems ever-pressing. “I think the entertainment stuff is really cool and some of the gaming experiences are incredible, but how big is that market outside of a gaming community?

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Sony Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden is Leaving PlayStation

Peter Graham

There’s a lot going on over at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) currently, with the company currently shaking up its promotional events by hosting State of Play broadcasts and not appearing at events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). It’s not just Shawn Layden leaving Sony.

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Official: Sony Sold Nearly 1 Million PlayStation VR Headsets in 4.5 Months, Despite Limited Stock

Road to VR

Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. As the first company to offer such information, it means that Sony is not only happy with the figure, but likely confident that they’re well ahead of the competing Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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What’s New in VR at Sundance 2018

HaptX

In just a few days, Park City will transform into a hub of filmmakers, actors, producers, and journalists looking for the next big thing in entertainment. New Frontier started in 2007 with a mission to push the boundaries of entertainment through independent transmedia storytelling, multi-media installations, and performance art.

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A Brief History of VR

VeeR VR

After its 2007 release of google Street View, in 2010, google introduced stereoscopic 3D mode for Street View. It was also in 2010 that 18-year-old Palmer Luckey created the first prototype of Oculus Rift, the famous VR headset. Two years later, in 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR company for 2 billion USD.