Google acquired HTC VIVE and the XR Teams plus non-exclusive use of license for 250mil USD in cash.
HTC Produced headsets for Valve and were a popular smartphone brand with over $50B market cap once. They were falling ever since, but still curious.
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HTC Produced headsets for Valve and were a popular smartphone brand with over $50B market cap once. They were falling ever since, but still curious.
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Some new and upcoming VR titles, including Pengiun Festival by CozyCubeGames, made with Godot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wN0B5utUu4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wN0B5utUu4
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VR Games Showcase March 2025 | Hitman, Forefront, POSTAL 2: VR, Surviving Mars, Reave, Ghost Town
Tune into VR Games Showcase for the latest announcements and updates on Meta Quest, PlayStation VR2, and PC VR titles coming in 2025.
With Hitman: World of Assassination on PS VR2, Flat2VR Studios, Slender VR and much more confirmed for the show, this is…
With Hitman: World of Assassination on PS VR2, Flat2VR Studios, Slender VR and much more confirmed for the show, this is…
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Since Godot is available in VR, folks decided to participate in a game jam entirely from VR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZAzi-4Ko3g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZAzi-4Ko3g
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Making a Godot game entirely in VR! (GWJ #81: Devlog nr 1)
My first devlog about making a game for the Godot Wild Jam #81, but doing it entirely within a Meta Quest 3, using a version of the Godot editor that runs on the VR headset.
Sorry for the erratic head motions - next time I'll know to try and move my head…
Sorry for the erratic head motions - next time I'll know to try and move my head…
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Pimax VR was running a special rewards program where users could get Steam gift cards and even trip to their headquarters from making reviews on websites.
Just to be clear: their devices were ahead of time, but this is a very questionable business practice.
Source: RoadtoVR
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Just to be clear: their devices were ahead of time, but this is a very questionable business practice.
Source: RoadtoVR
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#Hardware@GameDEV
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Beat Saber developers discontinued PSVR support: users on PlayStation 4 and 5 will not have updates or multiplayer. But they will keep selling it, since Sony doesn't allow refunds anyway!
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And now a disturbing short that you almost forgot!
It's crazy how the creators lacked understanding of what games are and what is addictive in them…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AvyUWUKCw8
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It's crazy how the creators lacked understanding of what games are and what is addictive in them…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AvyUWUKCw8
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#VR@GameDEV
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UNCANNY VALLEY | Omeleto
A gamer faces reality.
UNCANNY VALLEY. Courtesy of German Heller at https://3dar.com.
UNCANNY VALLEY. Courtesy of German Heller at https://3dar.com.
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Seattle-based startup Rec Room, once valued at $3.5 billion, is laying off about half of its staff in a sweeping restructuring.
Co-founders Cameron Brown and Nick Fajt announced the layoffs Monday in a blog post, calling it “one of the toughest choices in Rec Room history.”
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Co-founders Cameron Brown and Nick Fajt announced the layoffs Monday in a blog post, calling it “one of the toughest choices in Rec Room history.”
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