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Fallout 4 Coming to HTC Vive Next Year

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Today during a press conference at E3, Bethesda announced that they will be releasing last year’s Fallout 4 for the HTC Vive headset in 2017. The surprise announcement came when Bethesda CMO Pete Hines took the stage during an E3 keynote, referencing their early work on VR initiatives that appeared at E3 2012, running Doom 3.

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HTC Vive Headset Nearing 100,000 Sales, Steam Data Suggests

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While between HTC/Valve and Oculus, the companies have been coy on official sales figures, Steam data suggests that the HTC Vive headset is approaching the 100,000 sales mark. See Also: HTC Vive – Review A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space. See Also: How to Use the Oculus Rift With SteamVR in 4 Steps.

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Creator of Indie Breakout ‘Braid’ Building Roomscale VR Game With ‘no concessions for stationary play’

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Before Fez (2012) , before Limbo (2010) , and before Minecraft (2009) , Braid (2008) was one of the breakout successes in the formative years of indie game development and distribution. We had The Witnes s running on Valve’s pre-production hardware [prior to HTC Vive]. “I have been interested in VR for a long time.

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Vive’s VP Of Design Claude Zellweger Leaves HTC For Google Daydream

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Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, is making the switch from PC VR to mobile VR. HTC itself confirmed to UploadVR that Zellweger had parted ways with the company, stating: “HTC can confirm that Claude Zellweger has left the Company. Tagged with: Claude Zellweger , Daydream , google , htc.

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Google Buying HTC’s Pixel Team for $1.1 Billion

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HTC retains brand but lets part of their smartphone business go. billion cooperation agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. According to the announcement, HTC will receive $1.1 That comes out to roughly $500,000 per HTC staffer.

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Apple Adding “plug and play support” for Vive Pro in MacOS Mojave

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“We’ve been working very closely with both Valve and HTC to make sure Vive Pro is supported in SteamVR runtime on MacOS,” he said. We’ve reached out to HTC about their plans for the SRWorks SDK on MacOS. High Sierra. A preview of MacOS 10.4

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GDC 2017: Pure Chess Sequel Coming To PSVR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift

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A sequel to 2012’s Pure Chess, Chess Ultra has been built from the ground up using Unreal Engine 4 and has some pretty incredible visuals if the trailer is a true testament to the final product. The team is crafting a 4k build for PS4, Xbox One, and Steam but the game will also be coming to PSVR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive.

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