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Report: PlayStation VR 2 Will Launch Next Holiday Season

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The follow-up to Sony’s 2016 console VR headset will feature Samsung Display OLED panels. ” Not only that, but the headset will feature OLED panels from Samsung Display. ” Not only that, but the headset will feature OLED panels from Samsung Display. plans to use Samsung Display Co. .

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The Crazy VR World of China Joy 2016

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China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. Worldwide shipments of VR hardware is set to skyrocket in 2016, with some estimates pointing at volumes of 9.6 billion in 2016, according to IDC. The Chinese VR market was worth 1.54

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‘The Walking Dead: Onslaught’ Developers Survios Secures $16.7M Funding

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million, with its most recent Series C bringing in the lion’s share of $50 million back in late 2016. ” Gerson sighed on to Survios as Chief Business Officer in 2016. Survios’ latest round brings the company’s overall funding to $70.9

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‘Wands Alliances’ is a 3v3 Spellcasting Battle Arena Coming Soon to Quest 2

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Beyond Frames Entertainment and developer Cortopia announced a new spellcasting VR battle arena called Wands Alliances, touted as the spiritual successor to 1v1 magic dueler Wands (2016). This could point to a similar rollout in the future, although we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Coldplay’s ‘Head Full of Dreams’ Concert Will Stream Live in VR For Free

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One of the highest grossing tours of all time will be live via the Samsung Gear VR on August 17th. After all, the British pop sensation has been one of the biggest musical acts in entertainment for years garnering an absurd amount of awards and nominations. Getting your hands on Coldplay tickets isn’t an easy task.

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360º virtual reality esports entertainment platform SLIVER.tv, raises a $9.8 million series A round of equity funding,

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SLIVER.tv, the leading esports 360º virtual reality entertainment platform, announced the close of a $9.8 million to date, the Series A round was also participated by SLIVER.tv’s existing seed investors, including DCM, Sierra Ventures, The VR Fund, Samsung Next Fund and Sony Innovation Fund. With total funding of $17.5

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Samsung Gear VR owners to enjoy exclusive 2016 Olympics videos

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If there were still any doubt that virtual reality is the next big thing in computing and entertainment, this should probably banish those. For the first time ever, Olympics, which will be held this year in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, will be available via VR, though not in live coverage.

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