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‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel Adopts OpenXR to ‘Expand VR Feature Set’ and Support More Devices

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VR support has been on the table since Facepunch announced in 2015 it was working on a spiritual successor to Gary’s Mod (2006) , which will not only include a sandbox as you’d expect, but also an entire development platform for users to make and publish their own third-party games.

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VR Veteran Studio nDreams Acquired by Aonic for $110M

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The Farnborough, UK-based nDreams has changed a fair bit since its founding in 2006. nDreams, the veteran VR studio, today announced it was acquired by video gaming group Aonic for $110 million.

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‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel ‘s&box’ Details Initial VR Support

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S&box is an in-development sandbox game designed as a sequel to the legendary Garry’s Mod (2006) , a game that turned Valve’s Source Engine into a multiplayer playground and content creation tool which has spawned games, memes, and machinima.

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Mercedes Issues An Urgent Recall Of 290K SUVs

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Mercedes owners are urged to check whether their vehicle is affected by a relatively major recall of approximately 290K SUVs sold between 2006 and 2012.

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‘ForeVR Bowl’ Studio Raises $10M to Expand Catalogue of ‘Wii Sports’ Style VR Games

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The studio’s main focus is on creating mass market, accessible games for VR—the sort of casual titles in the vein of Nintendo’s successful Wii Sports (2006). Since its founding in 2020, the studio has released three titles: ForeVR Bowl , ForeVR Darts , and its most recent game ForeVR Cornhole (2022). “At

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nDreams Opening Second VR Studio Focused on Live-service Games

Road to VR

Founded in 2006, nDreams first transitioned to its role as VR developer with the release of a demo called SkyDIEving for the Oculus Rift development kits back in 2013. The studio has since released a host of VR titles targeting all major platforms including Bloody Zombies, Shooty Fruity , The Assembly , and meditation app Perfect.

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‘Half-Life 2: Episode One’ VR Support Coming in March from Team Behind ‘HL2 VR Mod’

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Released in 2006, Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first in a series of games to reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Half-Life 2: Episode One is getting VR support soon, brought to you by the same team behind the recently released SteamVR fan mod for Half-Life 2.

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