Nomadic is taking its VR location-based games to Asia.
Nomadic is taking its VR location-based games to Asia.
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Nomadic takes location-based VR into Asia

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Nomadic has reported success with its first virtual reality location-based entertainment center, which is like an arcade for VR. It features Vertigo’s Arizona Sunshine, a VR shooter. And now Nomadic is taking the show on the road to Asia.

The San Rafael, California-based company wants to become a mixed-reality powerhouse. Mixed reality combines the digital entertainment of VR with physical locations that are fun in their own right. Nomadic builds the centers, while Vertigo makes the games.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.