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Rockstar to Bring ‘L.A. Noire’ to HTC Vive With Cases “rebuilt specifically for virtual reality”

Road to VR

Noire (2011), the hit neo-noire adventure game for PC and console, is coming to VR in a series of cases taken from the original game that Rockstar says are being “rebuilt specifically for virtual reality.” Rockstar maintains its new VR game is “rebuilt specifically for a virtual reality experience on the HTC VIVE™ system.”

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HTC to Sell Shanghai Phone Factory for $91 Million, Invest Proceeds in VR Business

Road to VR

Despite its major role in the growing VR space, HTC’s overall business continues to struggle financially, posting significant losses over the last two years. On Wednesday, HTC’s board made the decision to sell the factory to Shanghai Xingbao Information Technology as part of an effort to return the company to financial stability.

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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. 2011), one of the first games with Oculus DK1 support on Steam. Rick and Morty are finally making their way to VR in Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.

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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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Valve Head Affirms Work on First-party VR Games and Interest in Future Technology

Road to VR

During a Q&A on Reddit, Valve head Gabe Newell affirmed that the company is continuing development its own first-party VR content, as well as exploring interests in new technologies which could play a part in Valve’s future. Valve and HTC worked closely together to create the HTC Vive VR system. Photo courtesy Kotaku.

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Oculus Acquires Eye-Tracking Company The Eye Tribe

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Founded in September 2011 by 4 former PhD students from the IT University of Copenhagen, The Eye Tribe has since raised $3 million in seed funding, and has also lead a $4.4 The Eye Tribe has shown their eye-tracking technology working in a range of VR headsets including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Gear VR. The interesting part?

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VR: Fad or Fiction?

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He built the first prototype of his VR headset in 2011 and announced it on Kickstarter in 2012. We’ve seen new technologies merging real life with the digital realm… but virtual reality hasn’t taken off as many would have expected it – at least not in the entertainment industry.