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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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Image by Epic Games). Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. Rockstar is working on AAA VR open world game.

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Sony Acquires Beyond Sports to Expand Metaverse Solutions

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Japanese electronics giant Sony recently bought out Beyond Sports, allowing the former to build massive metaverse content for sporting events. Beyond Sports develops real-world data for 3D animations, and its technologies will seamlessly integrate with Sony’s growing portfolio of immersive solutions.

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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap

XR Today - Big XR News tag

The division also develops AR and VR technologies like the Quest Pro headset. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he believes the metaverse is the next central computing platform and has invested heavily in developing the technology. The company faces increased competition from other VR and AR companies, such as Sony and Apple.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.17): Half-Life Alyx will launch on March, 23rd, MWC has been canceled and much more!

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With a tweet on its account, Valve has announced that the most awaited VR game of the year, Half-Life: Alyx is going to be released on March, 23rd. The game will be available only on Steam, but it will be compatible with all PC VR headsets. The price is €50, but the game is free for Index owners. I’m hyped, and you?

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

It’s easy for us to not remember the journey and excitement of our first few times of trying these technologies. And then when I had to start earning a living, I built upon… I had been a reviewer in my spare time, of the early microcomputer video games. I’ve been also writing some consumer games mags.

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

It’s easy for us to not remember the journey and excitement of our first few times of trying these technologies. And then when I had to start earning a living, I built upon… I had been a reviewer in my spare time, of the early microcomputer video games. I’ve been also writing some consumer games mags.

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Investing in XR with GFR Fund’s Teppei Tsutsui

XR for Business Podcast

You come from a gaming background. So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. I would assume because — it’s social media and gaming — you would be a direct competitor or something like Tencent.