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Lone Echo multiplayer is like Quidditch, Ender’s Game, and Tron in VR

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 8, 2016
3 min

Lone Echo is one of the interesting virtual reality games coming for the Oculus Touch. Set in outer space, it gives you a real...

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How Pocket Gems’ Episode has seen 700% growth — appealing to Gen Z

Posted byby Jason Wilson
October 8, 2016
4 min

Many entertainment platforms have attempted to reach Generation Z (people born in the 1990s to mid-2000s), but few have succeeded. Snapchat and YouTube are...

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PSVR needs more games that simulate low-tech social spaces

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 8, 2016
4 min

I’ve put a lot of time into PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift (and compared them to one another), and I’ve learned that...

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Dead & Buried makes 2-on-2 Wild West VR shootouts a hoot

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 7, 2016
2 min

Dead & Buried is one of the best games coming for the Oculus Touch and Oculus Rift. I played the 2-vs.-2 Wild West shootout...

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John Carmack: Mobile can deliver a VR killer app

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 7, 2016
4 min

John Carmack talked to his faithful followers about the technical edge of virtual reality and the technical improvements on the way for the Samsung Gear...

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MSI’s sleek GS43VR laptop does virtual reality in a light, inexpensive form factor

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 7, 2016
4 min

A gaming laptop didn’t make a lot of sense around this time last year. But thanks to some major breakthroughs from graphics chip maker...

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with hide Start menu app list option, ungrouping of service hosts

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 7, 2016
4 min

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. This build adds a new option to hide the Start menu app list, improvements...

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ESL touts 20 million unique viewers for Counter-Strike/Street Fighter V esports event

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 7, 2016
1 min

Another competitive gaming showcase brings in massive numbers of spectators. The esports league managing company ESL announced that its ESL One New York event attracted 20 million unique...