GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Sony acquired Bungie on Monday in yet another colossal acquisition between two gaming giants. While the advantages of owning a triple-A developer with a popular IP would seem obvious, the specifics of the deal have led to questions about Sony’s strategy in the intensifying war against Xbox. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 16, 2023

European Union (EU) regulators have backed the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard acquisition, the European Commission revealed on Monday. If successful, the deal has set a precedent for Microsoft to become the largest gaming buyout in history. With our clearance #Activition Blizzard’s games will also be available on cloud.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

The global business community is increasingly moving to isolate Russia for the war it's waging in Ukraine, and video games are no exception. Here's a rundown of what we've seen so far from key players in the video game space as efforts to isolate Russia have snowballed in the midst of Ukraine's calls for the industry to take action.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The ecosystem of digital game development is all about using the latest technologies to attract and engage gamers all over the world. Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Some VR Gaming Market Trends Which Determine Its Consistent Growth.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 18, 2022

Microsoft is acquiring gaming giant Activision Blizzard in a deal worth just shy of $69 billion—which the Xbox owner says will allow it to gain access to hundreds of millions of gamers and position it as “the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.” Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 26, 2023

Today, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which provides the “ building blocks ” for its Metaverse. Microsoft first announced its acquisition in 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 15, 2020

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 of that figure was from video game content. Lots and lots of video games. According to NPD's Q1 2020 Games Market Dynamics: U.S. reached a record $10.86 Also, turnips.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 31, 2022

Sony is acquiring Bungie for a reported $3.6 billion in the latest move of what has been a string of blockbuster purchases within the gaming industry. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

One of the reasons for such low performances of Sony’s headset is the lack of content, and in fact, in the classifications of the most sold games on PSVR 2, there are mostly old games in the first places, showing how there has not been a proper injection of many new good pieces of content for this console.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2! For the launch of the device, Tim Cook shared a promotional video where you can see part of the manufacturing process of the Vision Pro, and it is pretty cool.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 29, 2022

Sony is finally making a run at Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service with a new version of PlayStation Plus. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 22, 2021

After days of rumors that Sony is adding a video streaming service to its existing PlayStation Plus, the company confirmed today that it’s testing one such service in Poland. I don’t know about you, but I’m so over new video streaming services. PlayStation Now, Sony’s cloud gaming… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 23, 2022

If companies weren’t ever willing to think outside the box and take risks with new products, we’d have never gotten such innovative devices like the Sony Walkman, the Nintendo Wii, or even the Apple iPod. But innovation isn’t always a good thing, and for every weird controller like the Wiimote that wins over… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 6, 2022

Microsoft announced its nearly $69 billion purchase of massive gaming company, Activision Blizzard in January. But the road to acquisition hasn’t been smooth for the two companies, and the deal isn’t sealed yet. Read more.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At Sony’s PlayStation 5 Showcase this afternoon, the final (and much awaited) pieces of the puzzle with regards to the console’s launch have dropped: pricing and a release date. Sony’s next-generation console will launch on Thursday, November 12 th. Next-Gen Console Specs. PlayStation 5. PlayStation 5. Xbox Series S.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Perhaps most notably thus far, Microsoft has moved away from their typical conference showing. Usually, we’d get Microsoft’s conference early on Monday with Sony taking the late slot of that same day, but MS has moved an entire day earlier and will potentially set the tone for the week starting on Sunday.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

billion Activision Blizzard acquisition , Microsoft promised today to bring upcoming Call of Duty releases and other Activision/Blizzard games to the PS5 and … Read more. You can finally relax, PlayStation fans: Call of Duty isn’t going anywhere—at least not anytime soon. In an attempt to convince regulators to approve its $68.7

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

More info Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been blocked I called for it, and it happened. UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which was considered the biggest acquisition in gaming history. The reason, was unexpectedly, cloud gaming.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

QUICK LINKS: PlayStation 5 — $499 PlayStation 5 Digital Edition — $399 Xbox Series X — $499 Between Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard and Sony buying Bungie , 2022 is already panning out to be huge for video games. Credit: Sony. Credit: Sony. Credit: Microsoft. 24 at 12 p.m.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). And both the journalists of Road To VR and Upload VR agree on the fact tha t it doesn’t represent an improvement for VR gaming yet. The result of all of this is that games run exactly as on a PS4 Pro, with no other advantage than faster loading times (thanks to PS5’s SSD drives). Image by Microsoft).

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2017

Microsoft today announced a bevy of information regarding their upcoming Windows VR headset launch, which will see headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo coming this holiday season starting at $400. Microsoft Edge. Sony Pictures. Apps and Companies Supporting Windows VR Headsets: Ark Park. Ancient Amuletor VR. Arte 360 VR.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 26, 2022

Microsoft ‘s purchasing of Activision Blizzard was the largest sale in the history of video games at US$68.7 billion dollars making the company the third largest gaming company after Sony and Tencent. “So it makes huge sense for Microsoft to take this approach.” Bob Bilbruck.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 17, 2021

Sony says it has a “major” software update coming for the PS5 later this year, so to help test out the new software before it gets officially released, you can now sign up for a today PS5 software beta program. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

More info News worth a mention (Image by Microsoft) Xbox executives are still not interested in XR Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has reiterated the fact that Xbox is not interested in implementing VR because it’s too niche. A very interesting video explains why the Quest Pro has actually more resolution than Quest 2.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 29, 2017

The technology world is always a game of rivals. For every Nintendo there is a Sega and for every Apple there is a Microsoft. There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. HTC/Microsoft .

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In lieu of an in-person conference, Facebook states that it will be providing many of the same programs and services it normally would during F8 through a combination of locally-hosted events, videos and livestreams, educational workshops, charitable donations, and other F8-inspired experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

NVIDIA RTX 2080 videos and photos. In the entertainment area of Gamescom, NVIDIA has put some RTX graphics cards on the desks of some booth of partner companies , like ASUS and Microsoft. We are now putting some fiches on the table with these games (Transference, Space Junkies, etc…) that are developed by really talented people.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But not all the applications work well with hand gestures: for instance, most action games would suck with it. Mine was planned to ship today, so I guess that tomorrow I will do an unboxing video! Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.” It looks open, geeky, powerful, and full of furries.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

Oculus’ whirlwind Kickstarter success led many to believe that established entertainment companies such as Sony, Microsoft, or even tech giant Google might look to buy the company, but Facebook’s decisive choice wasn’t something anyone could have predicted. Image Credit: Benjamin Formaker-Olivas.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. Especially the first feature made most people go in awe : volumetric videos are very expensive, so they’re typically not used during XR events. Image by OceanX).

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. Virtual reality has long ceased to be just a game story and is actively being implemented in all areas of human activity. YouTube videos created specifically for VR.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 12, 2021

With Halo Infinite , 343 Industries and Microsoft want the sixth major entry in the l ong-running shooter franchise to feel like a soft reboot of the series, particularly in regards to the relationship between the Master Chief and his AI buddy Cortana. After her supposed death at the end of Halo 4, and Halo 5 setting… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 29, 2021

Sony announced it is discontinuing online purchases for the PlayStation 3, PS Vita, and PSP later this year. PSP games will also be removed for purchase from both consoles on July 2. The PS3’s online store will shutter on July 2, 2021 while the Vita’s store will close on August 27, 2021. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 1, 2022

You can apply this money-saving tactic to almost any kind of product, from the latest sneaker drops to Apple devices — and yes, even video games. Take your pick from a gigantic library of video games, apps, movies, and TV shows, or refresh your Xbox Game Pass or Xbox Live Gold membership while you're at it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

The headset is marketed as a device for gaming and fitness , and it will feature very interesting games, already popular on Quest: Superhot VR, Red Matter , and Synth Riders are some notable examples. The first one is that Facebook is evaluating other use cases for the Quest that are not gaming.

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