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US video game sales have record quarter as consumers stay at home

TechCrunch VR

New numbers from NPD confirm what we’ve known for a while: The first quarter of 2020 was a very good one for gaming companies. billion in the States between January and March of this year, marking a 9% increase over a year prior; $9.58 billion of that figure was from video game content. Lots and lots of video games.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

If I had known people could like it, I would have not made it in 5 minutes with Microsoft Word, lol. Vivek Sharma, head of Facebook Gaming, will lead Facebook Horizon, while Jason Rubin, who has been head of AR/VR content, will lead the group’s content team. Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide.

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XR Training Offers Major Boost to Learner Outcomes, CWRU Exec Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Case Western Reserve University, a world-renowned medical institution, joined the event to reveal how it leveraged Microsoft’s MR tools by combining them with its educational software platform. Farrow stated that her medical school, one of the top 25 institutions in the United States, developed a new facility in 2014.

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Top 10 AR/VR Stories of 2017

VRWorld

The United States is well-known for instances where civil juries award massive damages to aggrieved parties in court matters. 8 – Sony dominates VR gaming. . #8 8 – Sony dominates VR gaming. The matter has since moved on to an appeal. #8 7 – Mixed Reality Update in Windows 10.

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2022

The Ghost Howls

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). But at CES, a new game for it has been announced: Horizon Call Of The Mountain, a game from the exclusive Horizon IP that has been built for the ground-up to showcase the innovative features of the PSVR 2 headset and controllers. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership.

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The Media and Entertainment Metaverse: What to Expect

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Busch Gardens Virginia , one of the United States’ top theme parks, created an immersive roller coaster ‘The Battle for Eire’ featuring emerald mask VR headsets from the Taiwanese tech giant. One of the strongest verticals for entertainment and media metaverses is gaming. VR Theme Parks.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.23): StarWars: Squadron is a new AAA VR game, Apple announces ARKit4 and more!

The Ghost Howls

Star Wars: Squadron is the new AAA VR game we are all waiting for. Out of the blue, EA has announced a new amazing game called Star Wars: Squadron, developed by its studio Motive. This game has born with VR in mind, and people with VR and Desktop PC can play together. The Upload VR Showcase gave us many news on VR games.

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