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What comes next for Oculus after the Quest launch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 22, 2019
6 min

Jason Rubin can take a moment to sigh with relief. Now that the Oculus Quest wireless virtual reality headset has launched, it’s clear that...

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Penn & Teller VR: Pranking your friends has never been this fun

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 22, 2019
3 min

As expected for anyone familiar with the iconic magician duo, nothing about my appointment to see the upcoming Penn & Teller VR game was...

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The RetroBeat: Timespinner is a beautiful Symphony of the Night indie tribute

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 21, 2019
3 min

I love Metroidvanias, and indie developers have taken to the genre to create worthy games like Hollow Knight, Guacamelee, and Axiom Verge. Metroidvanias have...

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Bungie helps raise $400k for St. Jude’s during the GuardianCon marathon stream

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 21, 2019
1 min

Bungie joined the GuardianCon marathon stream yesterday, which is raising money via donations for St. Jude Children’s Hospitals. During its 4-hour block on Twitch,...

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Sensor Tower — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s first day is slower than Pokémon Go’s debut

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 21, 2019
2 min

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launched yesterday for iOS and Android in the U.S. and UK, and Niantic‘s new game conjured about 400,000 installs and...

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite hands-on — Stepping up from Pokémon Go

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 21, 2019
5 min

Since July 2016, I have walked 438 miles playing Pokémon Go, reaching level 30 in the location-based mobile game. I’m not sure how much...

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HTC redesigns Vive Cosmos with 6 inside-out tracking cameras

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 21, 2019
2 min

We already knew that HTC was seeding developers with new information on its premium tethered consumer PC headset Vive Cosmos ahead of a third-quarter 2019...