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Talking to news agency Reuters, the company said that it will reduce investment due to the slo growth of the market
Read More »Nokia to cease production of VR technology following job cuts
Digital Catapult launches second Immersive Lab in Brighton
Technology innovation centre Digital Catapult has opened its second Immersive Lab in Brighton, the firm has announced. Following on from the success of its London-based Immersive Lab that launched earlier this year, Digital Catapult now hopes to broaden its services by providing VR, AR and MR support to an even …
Read More »SuperData: Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets will outsell Oculus two-to-one in Q4
Yesterday, IHS Markit told MCV it expects Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets will have a "slow start" when they launch later this month, but SuperData’s VP of research and strategy Stephanie Llamas predicts it will actually outsell both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive this quarter. "Microsoft has a great shot at …
Read More »Samsung’s HMD Odyssey headset to usher in Windows Mixed Reality Ultra tier for gaming
As well as announcing it had saved social VR start-up AltSpaceVR, Microsoft also announced that all Windows Mixed Reality headsets are now available for pre-order at its MR event last night – and that includes Samsung’s newly unveiled HMD Odyssey headset. Available for $499.99 on November 6th in the US, …
Read More »Microsoft acquires social VR startup AltSpaceVR
Microsoft kicked off its Windows Mixed Reality event with a bang last night, announcing it had acquired social VR app startup Altspace VR. The firm had been struggling earlier in the year, and had even announced it was shutting down in July after a new funding round fell through. Only …
Read More »VR market needs more competition says Sony – Reuters
Quoted by the news agency, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc says more competition will drive adoption and development
Read More »HTC Viveport developers to keep all profits until 2018
HTC Vive is to boost the amount of revenue share developers receive on its global Viveport store to celebrate its one-year anniversary, the company has announced. This is in addition to a swathe of new features for developers that will be rolling out very soon. From October until the end …
Read More »OPINION: WarDucks CEO on moving from mobile to console VR
Nikki Lannen, CEO and founder of Dublin-based studio WarDucks (pictured right), speaks to MCV about her studio’s transition from mobile to console VR. Virtual reality is the future. That looks pretty certain. The hardware is evolving, and adoption will almost certainly continue to increase. I work in a virtual reality …
Read More »‘Now’s the time to drive people into high-end VR,’ says Oculus’ Jason Rubin
When Oculus temporarily dropped the price of its Rift + Touch bundle to £399 to kick off its Summer of Rift sale at the start of July, there were plenty of critics who saw it as another desperate attempt to drum up sales. After all, it had only been four …
Read More »Fast Travel Games raises $2.1m in Series A funding for new VR title
Fast Travel Games, the VR studio founded by ex-EA, Rovio and DICE employees, has announced it’s raised a $2.1m series A funding rounded. The funding was led by leading Nordic venture capital firm Industrifonden, with participation from Creades, Inbox Capital and existing investor Sunstone Capital. This brings the company’s total …
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