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The former Facebook's attempt to buy VR app maker Within leads to a fight that could shape the future of the field
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Meta Quest 2 price going up $100
Company says VR headsets will start at $400 next month so it can "continue to invest for the long term..."
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NetEase invests "several million dollars" in Polish VR studio
Lodz-based Something Random is to release its debut title in 2023
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Report: Working in VR leads to more frustration and task load
New study finds working in a virtual reality environment to be more stressul
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NDreams receives $35m investment
VR developer says that the funding from Aonic Group will be used to expand its staff and game offerings
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Meta's AR/VR segment made £2.2bn in 2021 despite record operating loss
Reality Labs' operating loss amounted to $10.2 billion last year
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NDreams opens new studio for AAA VR games
UK-based NDreams Studio Elevation will offer hybrid remote/office model
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Launching a VR game these days is "A perfect storm of shit"
17-bit's Jake Kazdal speaks frankly about the difficulty of launching the survival game Song in the Smoke last month
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PlayStation VR 2 has 4K display, eye-tracking and headset feedback
First confirmed title is Horizon: Call of the Mountain, developed by Guerrilla and Firesprite
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Vertigo Games' After The Fall earned $1.4m in 24 hours
The VR shooter sold more copies on day one than Arizona Sunshine in one month
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People Can Fly acquires Incuvo
Outriders studio's third acquisition of the year is a Polish developer with a track record of VR ports on horror games
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Sony's VR ambitions go far beyond PlayStation | Opinion
A new prototype headset shown off this week helps to explain Sony's ongoing commitment to PSVR -- as a powerful starting point for the company's wider plans
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Oculus Quest to rebrand as Meta Quest in 2022
The change will be made progressively from early next year, with the Oculus App also becoming Meta Quest App
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Growing leaps and bounds: Polyarc on the trajectory of VR and Moss
Polyarc's Lincoln Davis and Michael Felice on Moss: Book 2, the growth of the VR market, and what made Quill a star
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VR to be a $51bn market by 2030, says GlobalData
Firm expects enterprise applications to grow the sector from last year's estimated total of $5 billion worldwide
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Oculus' John Carmack skeptical about efforts to build the metaverse
Veteran developer calls it "a honeypot trap for architecture astronauts" during Facebook Connect keynote address
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Oculus plans to remove Facebook account requirement
Company is currently testing “work accounts” for Quest headsets, to be introduced over the next year
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Beat Saber passes $100m in revenue on Oculus Quest
The VR title was part of the Quest's launch lineup back in May 2019
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Social network now referring to itself as a social technology company with a goal "to bring the metaverse to life"
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SideQuest raises $3m to fuel VR development
Company is creating a testing service, as well as other tools for game makers
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Fast Travel Games aims to fill "great need for VR publishers"
CEO Oskar Burman discusses opportunities in a maturing virtual reality market as new publishing arm launches
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Forevr Games raises $8.5m to make VR social experiences
Company founded last year by former Zynga execs released its first game back in May
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Leeds-based developer is to grow its team with 20 new hires, and develop its own IP
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Ex-Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier resurfaces at NDreams
Sagnier named non-executive chair of VR developer and publisher, will help drive towards "some very ambitious goals"
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NDreams opens second studio to make live service VR games
New branch will be fully remote, follows creation of publishing arm earlier this year