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Cartoon Network launches Adventure Time virtual reality game for Samsung Gear VR

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 21, 2015
1 min

Adventure time is becoming VR time. Cartoon Network announced today that it has launched its first virtual reality title, Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games. It’s out now for Samsung Gear VR. It’s a 3D platformer.

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Virtual reality startup Jaunt reportedly raised $50M-plus funding round

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 18, 2015
1 min

Jaunt has reportedly raised more than $50 million in a third round of funding, according to a report in Variety. The funding, if confirmed, is...

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Iron Man’s Stark Tower is coming to life in virtual reality

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 10, 2015
1 min

Trek Industries has unveiled a project to recreate Stark Tower in virtual reality. That’s the fictional building that Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) created in New York City in The Avengers. It later became Avengers Tower. The VR experience will let you explore the building and come face-to-face with characters like Iron Man.

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Razer announces next update to open-source virtual reality development kit and two gaming mice

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 4, 2015
2 min

Razer has made a lot of promises about its take on virtual reality and its open-source initiative. We’ll soon get a look at how...

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Virtual reality can take us to the world’s greatest museums

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 4, 2015
2 min

Correction, 12:36 p.m. Pacific: GamesBeat incorrectly credited the source of the images and the museum’s name. Forget about video games for a second. Virtual...

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The DeanBeat: As consoles age, PC gaming’s resurgence becomes more obvious

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 28, 2015
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As the global game industry makes its way toward $100 billion in sales, the growth is happening on all fronts. Mobile either has or...

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Valve’s and HTC’s Vive virtual reality system gets consumer rollout delay

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 28, 2015
1 min

HTC and Valve announced today that the initial shipments of the HTC Vive VR virtual reality goggles are going to be limited, and consumer...

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Tommy Palm’s Resolution Games raises $6M for virtual reality fishing — and more

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 26, 2015
3 min

A virtual reality fishing app has helped Resolution Games get funding. The VR game studio started by Tommy Palm of Candy Crush Saga fame has...

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Second Life creator Linden Lab starts testing its virtual-reality world: Project Sansar

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 18, 2015
2 min

Second Life creator Linden Lab is announcing today that it has begun inviting creative people to test its new virtual reality world, code-named Project...

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Making VR games is tough when you’re living in Brazil — just ask this former pie seller

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 12, 2015
5 min

Ana Ribeiro gave up everything to learn game design. She quit her steady government job, abandoned her flourishing empada business, sold her possessions, and left Brazil behind...

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