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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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The Game Awards 2016 Adds VR Category But Fails To Recognize Any Non-PS VR Titles

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The Game Awards 2016 officially revealed its list of nominees today, including a brand new “Best VR Game” category. Here is the list of games nominated for “Best VR Game” at The Game Awards 2016: Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/WBIE) [ Review: 5/10 ]. Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs) [ Review: 8/10 ].

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UploadVR’s 2016 Game of the Year Nominations

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We saw the release of the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive, the PlayStation VR, Google’s Daydream platform, the Oculus Touch controllers, and the continued growth of both the OSVR and Samsung Gear VR platforms. Job Simulator. Owlchemy Labs ( Job Simulator, Rick and Morty ). Job Simulator. Job Simulator. SUPERHOT VR.

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Google’s Most Experienced VR Studio Changes Leadership

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Andrew Eiche is taking over Job Simulator studio Owlchemy Labs. Eiche joined Owlchemy in late 2015 as a producer before the 2016 launch of Job Simulator, one of VR’s most well-known and highest selling titles. I share Devin’s vision of the studio’s future and our mission, of making ‘VR for Everyone,’ remains unchanged.

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Take A Virtual Tour Around The Solar System With ‘Overview’

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A French company is using VR to create the next generation of educational space simulators. In 2016, they became the first company to use VR headsets in parabolic flights, for both private passengers as well as professional astronauts.

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Taking a Virtual Spin Around The Solar System

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A French company is creating beautiful educational space simulations in VR. In 2016, they became the first company to use Virtual Reality headsets in parabolic flights, for private passengers and professional astronauts. There is definitely a growing trend towards space-based VR experiences Click To Tweet.

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Sony Has Now Sold Over 53 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles To Date After Big Holiday Push

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Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues to widen the gap between it and the Xbox One with a strong 2016. Over the holiday season alone in 2016 Sony announced that more than 6.2 The most popular PS VR game digitally on PSN in 2016 was Job Simulator , which just announced surpassing $3 million in sales today.

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