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Microsoft Acquires ‘The Mage’s Tale’ Studio inXile Entertainment

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The studio behind first-person VR dungeon crawler The Mage’s Tale (2017) , inXile Entertainment , has been acquired by Microsoft Studios. ” SEE ALSO Microsoft Acquires 'The Mage's Tale' Studio inXile Entertainment community””].

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Facebook’s AR/VR Head Calls for “Big Shift” in How It Deals with User Privacy

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Bosworth, a 15-year Facebook veteran, first joined Microsoft in 2004; it wasn’t the same Microsoft we know today, but it was changing to prioritize user security in the face of a long history of ostensibly leaving virus and malware protection for third parties to sort out. Let other companies scramble to keep up with us.”

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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

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A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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VR Owl Group Acquires MeetinVR in Company Shakeup

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MeetinVR Founder Bids Adieu to Followers In a social media post , Anton reflected on his work with the XR business software platform, which he began eight years ago in 2005. ” AltSpaceVR Reincarnated as Microsoft Mesh The news comes after AltSpace VR announced in January it would shutter its services in March this year.

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‘Angry Birds Movie 2 VR’ Studio Raises $2M to Continue Development on AR/VR Games

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SEE ALSO Microsoft Launches HoloLens 2 for Enterprise Customers. . “This was a really important factor when choosing our next investment partner and their support represents a significant milestone for our business. As part of the deal, Praetura Ventures director Mark Lyons will join the board as a non-executive director.

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MMO-like Dungeon Combat Game ‘Age of Heroes’ Launches From Vive X Portfolio Company Omnigames

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The graphics too are reminiscent of World of Warcraft and similar MMOs, which means they’d fit right in if it were 2005. SEE ALSO Microsoft is Building VR MMO for Xbox and PC, Job Listing Indicates. There’s four classes (Mage, Archer, Warlock, Priest), with a fifth (Warrior) promised to be added later down the road.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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It’s interesting to note that although Nintendo did not directly develop this virtual version of the 2005 arcade classic Mario Kart GP , it is an official remake and has Nintendo’s blessing… but the experience will be using the HTC Vive and not Nintendo hardware (will the Nintendo Switch soon be the first VR-compatible hardware from Nintendo???).