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Google announces new Daydream VR hardware — no phone required

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 17, 2017
1 min

Vice president of virtual reality at Google Clay Bavor announced that the company is working on standalone Google Daydream VR headsets during the Google I/O event in Mountain View today. It is working with HTC, the company that made the Vive VR headset for PC, and Lenovo on hardware.

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Oculus is pumping up support for its developer site

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 16, 2017
2 min

Facebook wants to get better at helping its Oculus Rift developers. The virtual reality division of the social-networking behemoth announced today that it has...

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Google bags Job Simulator studio Owlchemy Labs in VR’s latest exit

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 10, 2017
2 min

One of the most successful virtual reality game studios is now a part of one of the world’s biggest corporations. Google revealed today that it has...

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VR gets 3D product placement thanks to Vertebrae’s new SDK

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 10, 2017
2 min

As more people buy virtual reality hardware, advertising on those headsets is becoming more viable. And that’s where Vertebrae wants to step in and...

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Samsung's Gear VR headset and Oculus-powered controller.

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Vive outsells Rift — but mobile and console VR outsell both

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 10, 2017
1 min

The high price and lack of must-have content is still holding back the sales of top-end virtual reality systems for PC. SuperData Research, a...

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Nvidia launches new SDKs to make VR development simpler

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 8, 2017
2 min

Nvidia is expanding the capabilities of its VRworks toolkit to streamline the development process. The tech company revealed its new VRWorks audio and 360-degree...

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WebVR gaming is virtual reality’s sweet spot

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 6, 2017
4 min

One of the first major categories that will firmly root the VR industry into the mainstream will be gaming. It makes sense that, at...

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The DeanBeat: GamesBeat Summit conversations on the Metaverse, AR’s future, and Hollywood envy

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 5, 2017
8 min

We just hosted our third annual GamesBeat Summit at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Calif. It was a beautiful place and a great backdrop for...

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Facebook shuts down its Oculus Story Studio team

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 4, 2017
2 min

Facebook is getting out of the narrative-based VR experience business. Oculus VR content boss Jason Rubin revealed today that the company is closing its...

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Half-Life, Portal co-writer Chet Faliszek left Valve a month ago

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 2, 2017
1 min

One of Valve‘s most visible public faces has moved on from the company. Faliszek (middle) with Valve founder Gabe Newell (left). Chet Faliszek, writer...

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