VRScout

MAY 26, 2022

This past February, Sony offered us our first look at the PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2), a new-and-improved console VR headset boasting a 4K HDR resolution, new sensory features, built-in eye-tracking, redesigned motion controllers, headset-based haptic feedback, and a variety of other game-changing enhancements.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

According to a recent job offer posted by Amsterdam-based developer Vertigo Games, pre-production has begun on a “high-profile, multiplatform AAA VR game,” which is said to be based on a globally recognized franchise. Thanks to Brad Lynch for spotting the news.

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VRScout

JULY 10, 2021

Shonda Rhimes and Netflix ink a new deal that could VR and gaming content to the continually growing entertainment platform. This announcement marks the first time Netflix has identified VR and gaming as part of its roadmap. The post New Deal Could Bring VR & Gaming To Netflix appeared first on VRScout.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 18, 2023

BMW Group USA has teamed up with Meta Platform’s Reality Labs division to develop an automotive virtual and mixed reality (VR/MR) solution. Both firms have created a platform for displaying XR content in moving vehicles for gaming, entertainment, and other experiences using immersive technologies.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2022, the company launched NFL PRO ERA , the first in its NFL and NFLPA-licensed VR game franchise. The post ‘NFL Pro Era’ Studio Raises $20M From Google to Grow VR Sport Game Catalog appeared first on Road to VR. Existing investors signing on for the Series A include LeBron James, Drake, and Maverick Carter.

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ARVR

AUGUST 10, 2020

Source Over half of the Augmented Reality market is gaming and entertainment, but the number of AR games is still far from what we see in non-AR gaming categories. Looking at non-AR app stores, the new game charts in every country are full of casual or even hyper casual games. they are social. Why is that?

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VRScout

JANUARY 19, 2021

For kids who are spending the majority of their time at home, VR edutainment offers an immersive escape that’s as entertaining as it is educational. Edutainment experiences have been around for a while and will continue to evolve as the gaming industry grows. Newzoo states, the games market will reach $200.8 said Vrani.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

Facebook Reality Labs creates a group focused on working on the “metaverse”. Zuckerberg said last week that he wants in 5 years Facebook to become a “metaverse company” and this week he started taking action in this sense: he has created a group in the company focused on “building the metaverse”. (Image by Facebook).

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

nDreams has been acquired by Aonic Group in a deal close to $110 million. Today's acquisition news follows the $35 million investment from Aonic in March 2022, a Stockholm-based group that set up its gaming division last year.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Today at Oculus Connect 4, the company’s Head of Content, Jason Rubin, announced that Oculus Studios will be publishing a Rift exclusive title made by Respawn Entertainment , the studio founded by ex- Call of Duty, and the creators of Titanfall. It is a true privilege to build a game in this kind of immersive world.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The following are 10 VR games and apps perfect for those jumping into VR for the very first time. Not only is Walkabout Mini Golf an excellent VR sports experience for newcomers, but it also happens to be one of the highest-rated VR games on Meta Quest and SteamVR headsets. Platforms: Meta Quest 2 , PC VR , Meta Rift. Price: $14.99.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2022

Valo Motion, a Finnish AR gaming system provider, celebrated a business landmark. The augmented reality game company has just announced that it sold its 1000th gaming unit. It shows that its AR gaming system has provided joy to its users, regardless of age. AR Gaming System Amidst the Pandemic.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Tokyo Game Show is the first big gaming event that is being held in virtual reality : this is quite a milestone for immersive technologies, and we hope it will be the first of a long series. about her company and the Tokyo Game Show in VR! The Dentsu Group, one of our shareholders, is a co-organizer of TGS 2021 ONLINE itself.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 21, 2023

Now, less than three years since launch, EA’s Respawn Entertainment say they’re pulling the plug on multiplayer. The developers quietly posted this message on the game’s Quest page , appended above its original description: “Multiplayer will be unavailable starting on December 1, 2023.”

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

First released in 1995 to a small, but passionate group of fans, award-winning strategy game Settlers of Catan would eventually go on to become one of the most influential board games ever released. Martin’s A Game of Thrones. You’ll bargain with entertaining in-game characters who are just as strategic as real-life ones.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When people turned to the virtual world to connect with each other at the height of the pandemic, MMOs and other multiplayer games got a boost in popularity. Multiplayer XR games also began growing as a new genre of immersive cooperative play. Players engage in these games together in the same room.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The 60-second ad spot will center around a group of estranged animatronic friends who reunite using the power of the Quest 2 and Horizon Worlds , the company’s VR metaverse. Here, Quest 2 users can hang out with friends while enjoying a variety of virtual entertainment. DF+CK: “Yes! Feature Image Credit: Meta.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

nDreams, the veteran VR studio, today announced it was acquired by video gaming group Aonic for $110 million. Since then, the company has underwritten a number of VR games, such as Little Cities (2022) and Powerwash Simulator VR (2023). The Farnborough, UK-based nDreams has changed a fair bit since its founding in 2006.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2020

” The move comes as a part of a recently announced deal with GSD Group, an innovation and strategy agency, which will see game-themed Atari Hotels come to several cities across the United States. offering gamers of all ages the ultimate in immersive entertainment and in every aspect of gaming.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

Metaverse landscapes are emerging to enrich the experiences of fans looking to attend concerts from a distance, or watch sporting events from a new perspective. IMAX VR centres around the world introduced John Wick fans to immersive experiences, by allowing them to play a VR game within the cinema. What is Immersive Filmmaking?

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ARPost

MARCH 21, 2023

Now, the company is back with an exciting MR game release – Astro Blade. The Finnish game company, known for designing and developing cutting-edge interactive mixed reality games, has recently released a new space-themed game which can now be played in ValoArenas across the country.

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2023

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta and the BMW Group have partnered to develop a research project focused on the integration of virtual and augmented reality (AR) into vehicles. Holoride has already begun offering its own version of in-car VR entertainment.

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VRScout

JUNE 22, 2016

The new VR entertainment company launches with funding from Michael Bay’s 451 Media Group, 500 Mobile Collective and China’s WI Harper Group. The post Pixar, Lucasfilm and Disney Veterans Launch VR Entertainment Company Cryworks appeared first on VRScout. Screenshot from CryWorks project with WSJ.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

Curious about how entertainment like music, theme parks, video games, and movies are incorporating immersive technology and living up to the promise of the metaverse? Here are some of the biggest examples of how the metaverse is already shaking up the entertainment world. Attending Virtual Concerts.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2021

Development of immersive technology is happening at a rapid pace and increasing numbers of adults previously unfamiliar with gaming are using virtual reality headsets for fun, fitness, and social interaction. Who Is Playing Games? Whether you’re 20 or 70, gaming is becoming increasingly popular among adults.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Intellivision Amico: remixing retro gaming and AR. Legendary video game hardware manufacturer Intellivision is making a grand return this year with the Intellivision Amico, a brand new console that promises to combine the nostalgia of late-70s gaming with modern technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2023

She gave me a very interesting presentation about the status of VR in China and the difficulties of launching a VR game there. The purpose of Netvios is to act as a publisher for VR games in China , in particular for abroad games that want to enter the Chinese market. The gaming VR market in China vs abroad When Ms.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Sony has officially announced that John Kodera has stepped down as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), making way for previous SIE deputy president Jim Ryan to take the position. ” Kodera is also expected to lead the Sony Group’s DX (Digital Transformation) strategy.

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VRScout

APRIL 9, 2022

A new AR (augmented reality) experience has opened at Holey Moley Golf Club in Darlinghurst, Australia that allows visitors to compete in a variety of one-of-a-kind games. Visitors can choose from four different games throughout their 60-90 minute time slots, including Killer and 301, according to Broadsheet. Image Credit: Funlab.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. Going Beyond Gaming. There’s no better example of this than the revolutionary entertainment experience, Fortnite.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2023

Probably 90% of what consumers are using VR headsets for today is entertainment, and of that entertainment, most of it is gaming. Record & Rewatch Memories AVP might not be a VR gaming headset, but it does at least one thing that no other headset does: capture volumetric memories using its on-board cameras.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2019

Mobile gaming’s most beloved franchise is taking over the XR space. Since its launch back in December 2009, Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds has since become the most downloaded freemium game of all time. a kart-based racing game, that deviate from the conventional format.

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VRScout

APRIL 22, 2021

When you think of location-based VR entertainment you probably think of LBVR providers such as The Void , which took interactive entertainment in a new direction by immersing players in big Hollywood franchises like Star Wars , Ghostbusters and Wreck-it Ralph. There’s also a PvP game mode where can can battle against your friends.

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Road to VR

MARCH 30, 2018

Citing “people familiar with the matter,” Bloomberg reports a small group of unnamed software developers recently received test units. The post Report: Magic Leap Ships First Wave of Headsets to Small Group of Partners appeared first on Road to VR. Image courtesy Magic Leap.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2021

Location-based entertainment ups the ante even further, offering dedicated playspaces complete with haptic technology that allow players to physically interact with the in-game world. Group A was equipped with full-body avatars that included both hands and feet. Group B, on the other hand, saw only their hands and feet.

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Road to VR

MARCH 7, 2024

Meta’s Beat Games teased earlier this month that everyone’s favorite block-slicing rhythm game Beat Saber was finally getting the music pack that always needed to happen: Daft Punk. Now that day has come, which arrives with some improved haptics on Quest that promise to be harder, better, faster (and) stronger.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2023

Once an account has been set up, Meta will only provide pre-teen users recommendations for age-appropriate games and apps. According to Meta, no ads are served to this age group. Account managers have the ability to control which apps can be downloaded from the Meta Quest Store.

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