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JUNE 8, 2020

Chahi is the developer behind cult classic platformer Another World (1991), Heart of Darkness (1998), and From Dust (2011). Paper Beast isn’t a ‘game’ in a traditional sense, but rather an immersive, interactive story told through the physics-based environment.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

The Eye Tribe , a Denmark-based eye-tracking startup, today confirmed they’ll be joining the ranks of Facebook’s Oculus VR. Both Oculus and The Eye Tribe today confirmed the acquisition with TechCrunch ‘s Josh Constine. Is The Eye Tribe staying exclusively within Oculus? Is there much of a difference?

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MAY 8, 2024

Basically, from the early ’90s until 2017, there’s been a Batman game released nearly every year, with standouts such as Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) , Batman: Arkham City (2011) , and Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) garnering a pretty big following across console. There’s still plenty to learn though.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Coming to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets on Steam and Oculus Home, you can take part in the dimension-hopping adventure starting Thursday, April 20th for for $29.99. 2011), one of the first games with Oculus DK1 support on Steam. Rick and Morty are finally making their way to VR in Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.

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JULY 8, 2020

Released in 2011, Ready Player One casts a dim vision of the year 2044. Another big endorsement: Palmer Luckey, Oculus founder and inventor of the Oculus Rift, liked the novel so much that in the early days all Oculus employees received a copy of the book. Of course, not everyone appreciated it.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Bethesda recently announced that Fallout 4 (2015) is coming to HTC Vive this October, and Skyrim (2011) is soon to follow sometime in late 2017 on PlayStation VR. On top of that, the company has made no official mention of Oculus Rift support for any of their upcoming VR titles. We plan on supporting as many platforms as we can.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Platforms: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR. Thus, it was only to be expected that we’d have a VR version of the hugely popular 2011 single-player episode. Platforms: HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Rift and Rift S, PSVR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality. Platforms: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR . Beat Saber.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Pistol Whip (2019) , the VR rhythm-shooter from Cloudhead Games, just got a new dielselpunk-inspired update, available now on Oculus Quest and SteamVR-compatible headsets. You can nab Pistol Whip for $25 via Steam and Viveport for your standard mix of SteamVR headsets, and the Oculus Store for Rift and Quest.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

President Obama met former members of the strike in 2011. This project was supported by Oculus Launchpad Oculus Launch Pad is a program designed to support promising VR content creators from diverse backgrounds. Martin Luther King Jr. visited the Memphis strike on March 18, speaking to an audience of thousands at Mason Temple.

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JUNE 13, 2016

Oculus today announced a new exclusive, Wilson’s Heart , a first-person psychological thriller slated to arrive on Oculus Home in 2017. The game uses Oculus Touch controller so you can examine clues and manipulate in-game objects naturally. Wilson’s Heart is the studios first foray into VR development.

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APRIL 7, 2018

Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she’s been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more engaged, more present, and more alive. The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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JULY 10, 2018

Dubbed TOKYO CHRONOS , the VR visual novel game is targeting HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PSVR. Established in 2016, the company has already released several titles including the interactive manga Innocent Forest (2017) and Innocent Forest 2 (2017) for Oculus Rift and mobile VR platforms Oculus Go and Gear VR.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Noire (2011), the hit neo-noire adventure game for PC and console, is coming to VR in a series of cases taken from the original game that Rockstar says are being “rebuilt specifically for virtual reality.” ” Called L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, the game will deliver seven of the original, self-contained cases from L.A.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

Based off the 2011 science fiction novel of the same name, the story follows unlikely hero Wade Watts in the dystopian future of 2044 as he searches for the immensely valuable “easter egg” hidden within a virtual reality universe known as the “Oasis.”. Ready Player One (2018) Tye Sheridan as Wade Owen Watts/Parzival.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge 2, coming to Oculus Quest later this year. ILMXLAB Oculus shows off 12 VR games at its gaming showcase. But the chances of that are… about the same as a $50 bitcoin in 2011 becoming a $50,000 bitcoin today. Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson says their new AR headset will arrive Q4, 2021.

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Resident Evil 4 VR launched on the Oculus Quest 2 and so far players are absolutely loving this expertly-crafted VR remake of the original 2005 horror-action video game. And if you’re worried about the gameplay being too dated, there’s always GoldenEye 007: Reloaded , a 2011 remake of the original game.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus. Successfully funded projects will go into production in early 2017 and will be available on the Oculus platform.

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JULY 28, 2021

You may also recognize the concept from Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel Ready Player One, which was brought to life in Steven Spielberg’s 2018 film adaptation. Jason Rubin, original Oculus executive and o ne-time head of AR/VR content, will lead the group’s content team.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Founded in 2011 in London, Masters of Pie started out as a service company creating R&D prototypes and products for blue chip companies using the tools and knowledge from the gaming industry. According to Crunchbase , the latest round brings Masters of Pie’s total funding to £5.2 million (~$6.8

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JULY 31, 2019

He built the first prototype of his VR headset in 2011 and announced it on Kickstarter in 2012. The two most successful VR headsets – from a sales point of view – were Sony’s PlayStation VR and Oculus Go – these two, together, sold around 1.2

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AUGUST 22, 2016

In fact, Oculus founder Palmer Lucker famously quipped, whilst speaking to Shacknews last year , that even Apple’s desktop workstations lacked the grunt required to push VR experiences: “It just boils down to the fact that Apple doesn’t prioritize high-end GPUs. MacBook Air 13-inch, Mid 2011–2015. Mac mini, Mid 2011–2015.

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MAY 4, 2018

Even at this early stage of development, it’s already won over the VR community enough to place it just above Valve’s Portal 2 (2011). The game also holds a 5/5 rating on the Oculus Store , with over 350 reviews at present. SEE ALSO 'Beat Saber' Early Access Review – a VR Rhythm Game for Budding Jedi Knights.

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MAY 31, 2019

Since its founding in 2011, Leap Motion has garnered over $94 million in outside funding. Its flagship product, Leap Motion, struggled at first to find purchase in the PC peripheral market, although it decidedly found a home in VR among Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2-clad developers, making it a household name at least in the burgeoning niche.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Fitting for Gorillaz, who are ‘virtual band’ consisting of four fictional characters, the group’s highly anticipated fifth studio album (and first since 2011), ‘Humanz’, saw the release of its first track (Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)) as part of an impressive 360 music video.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

20th Century Fox’s VR game division FoxNext VR Studio today announced that their Planet of the Apes- themed game for PSVR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift is coming in April.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

SKYRIM VR BUNDLE ($249.99) : Venture through one of the most popular worlds in gaming history with an all-in-one package that includes the HMD, Playstation Camera, two Move controllers, and a copy of Skyrim VR , a full version of the 2011 classic reimagined in virtual reality. OCULUS RIFT ON SALE! VIVE PRO DISCOUNTS! 27, at 11:59 p.m.

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DECEMBER 2, 2017

Noire (2011) was delayed last month to much chagrin. With a firm launch date now in sight, it’s still unclear whether Rockstar is necessarily locking the game to HTC Vive headsets, or if other SteamVR-compatible headsets like Oculus Rift or Windows VR headsets will be able to play as well.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Croteam, the minds behind the Serious Sam franchise, has released its fourth Serious Sam -themed VR game: Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE (2017) for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Supporting both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, you can bet you’ll want a room-scale tracking setup to get the most out of the 360 carnage.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The Oculus Rift doesn’t have much going for it this week, and it’s more than likely because we’re now just three weeks away from the launch of Oculus Touch, and there’s going to be a content blowout when it does hit. It could be because the game first released without VR support in 2011. Price: (Rift).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

” The Deadline reporter Chapek spoke with asked if that meant using “goggles, like Oculus?” .” An example Chapek offered was the Haunted Mansion, teasing the ability to ride the famed attraction “from a virtual standpoint.” ” “Short term, yes,” Chapek replied.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Valve hasn’t released a full-length single player game since 2011’s Portal 2 ; the game will also be the first entry in the Half-Life series in 12 years, with the last being Half-Life 2: Episode 2 released in 2007. . ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Will Run on All SteamVR Headsets, be Free for Index Owners.

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MARCH 20, 2019

” SEE ALSO OpenXR Standard Ratified, Microsoft, Oculus, & Others to Release First Implementations. To date, the company had raised $15.8

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JULY 1, 2019

Founded back in 2011, independent Canadian recording company Monstercat has spent the last eight years developing a massive catalog of genre-defying EDM, in the process becoming one of the most prominent and well-respected dance music recording labels in the world.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Space Pirates and Zombies 2, a single player, space-based survival-exploration game from indie studio MinMax Games , is officially heading out of its year and a half-long stint in Steam Early Access on November 7th, including its fully featured VR port that supports the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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JUNE 22, 2023

It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Many chalk it up to poor marketing, lack of brand cache, and not enough music to choose from.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

MB: Back in 2011, my co-founder Dave [Gausebeck] and I were very interested in the idea of creating the 3D equivalent of the camera. MB: Funny enough, we were founded in 2011 and so VR was not on our radar. It sounds like you guys had a pivot somewhere around 2011–2012 when you had that realization.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Mojang isn’t a exactly a household name, but the game the studio developed certainly is— Minecraft (2011). The VR version of Minecraft also came to the Oculus Rift in 2016. In 2017, InXile brought The Mage’s Tale to the Oculus Rift , a magic and fantasy VR RPG set in the same world as The Bard’s Tale.

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