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‘Rick and Morty’ VR Game is Releasing on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive April 20th

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Coming to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets on Steam and Oculus Home, you can take part in the dimension-hopping adventure starting Thursday, April 20th for for $29.99. It’s a very simple task, but everything about it, from placing the dirty underwear in the machine to turning the knobs, felt like a activity in Job Simulator.

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PSVR Exclusive ?Paper Beast? is Coming to PC VR This Summer

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Paper Beast, the surreal wildlife simulation first launched on PSVR, is slated to release on SteamVR headsets sometime this summer. Chahi is the developer behind cult classic platformer Another World (1991), Heart of Darkness (1998), and From Dust (2011).

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HTC Invests $5 Million in VR Studio From Pixar and Lucasfilm Veterans

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HTC is continuing their commitment to invest heavily in the VR ecosystem and have their eye on one Oakland-based independent VR development studio. HTC is the company behind the Vive VR headset and have in past six months been investing heavily in initiatives to help grow the virtual reality space. Image Credit: Steel Wool Studios.

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HTC Invests $5 Million in VR Game Developer Steel Wool Studios

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Steel Wool Studios has picked up a $5 million investment from HTC. The studio was formed in 2011 by Pixar and LucasArts alumni. Among the company’s future projects is Mars Odyssey , a “simulation” for the HTC Vive that’s set to launch on September 9th.

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Oakland based VR studio Steel Wool raises $5 million from HTC.

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Steel Wool Studios – an independent VR development studio formed by creative veterans of Pixar Animation Studios, Lucasfilm, and Telltale Games – today announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding from HTC Corporation. In April, the studio launched Quar: Battle for Gate 18, an action strategy title, on Steam for the HTC Vive.

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WB Partners With Vive For ‘Ready Player One’ VR Content

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HTC Vive and Warner Bros. If you’re not familiar with the book, Ready Player One is a 2011 sci-fi action thriller written by Ernest Cline that takes place in the year 2044. If you’re not familiar with the book, Ready Player One is a 2011 sci-fi action thriller written by Ernest Cline that takes place in the year 2044.

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‘DiRT 4’ Launch Lacks VR Support but Codemasters Hasn’t Ruled It Out Just Yet

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The title is the latest numbered entry in the series after 2011’s DiRT 3— a more accessible, ‘arcade’ offering compared to the more recent, simulation-style DiRT Rally. Today, retail copies of DiRT 4 are available for consoles in the US, while everyone else has to wait until June 9th.