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Vertigo Games Announces Flatscreen Entry in Acclaimed ‘Arizona Sunshine’ VR Franchise
It’s been nearly a decade since Vertigo Games released Arizona Sunshine (2016) on PC VR headsets, serving up one of the industry’s first immersive zombie-shooting adventures. Now the Netherlands-based studio is bringing the franchise to PC and console as a “reimagined” flatscreen game. While names can be deceiving, the flatscreen version of Arizona Sunshine isn’t […]
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Following Parent Company Merger, ‘Walking Dead VR’ Studio’s Next Project Won’t Be in VR
The developer behind The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is no longer working on VR projects following a merger last year that has effectively retooled the studio to develop a traditional PC/console title. According to Game File, the former Skydance team—which developed VR titles The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), The Walking Dead: Saints […]
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Following Parent Company Merger, ‘Walking Dead VR’ Studio’s Next Project Won’t Be in VR
The developer behind The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is no longer working on VR projects following a merger last year that has effectively retooled the studio to develop a traditional PC/console title. According to Game File, the former Skydance team—which developed VR titles The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), The Walking Dead: Saints […]
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Why The Met is Committed to XR (and What We’re Learning Along the Way)
The Met is home to historic treasures, from the world’s oldest piano to ancient Greek armor. So it might be surprising that emerging tech is an institutional priority. The Met’s emerging-tech lead tells us the why and how.
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Why The Met is Committed to XR (and What We’re Learning Along the Way)
The Met is home to historic treasures, from the world’s oldest piano to ancient Greek armor. So it might be surprising that emerging tech is an institutional priority. The Met’s emerging-tech lead tells us the why and how.
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Vertigo Games Shutters ‘Metro Awakening’ Studio Amid “challenging” VR Market
Vertigo Games, the Netherlands-based VR veteran behind a host of popular titles, is closing its Amsterdam studio, citing continued challenges within the VR games market. The news was announced by CEO Richard Stitselaar in an open letter, noting “the VR market remains a challenging space,” which is resulting the in closure of Vertigo Studios Amsterdam. […]
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Snap Acquires AR Startup Illumix to Boost Next-gen ‘Specs’ Glasses
Snapchat parent Snap has acquired Illumix, an augmented reality software company behind Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery (2019), an AR adaptation of the popular horror franchise. The acquisition goes far beyond developing games for Snap’s upcoming AR glasses though. As first reported by Variety, Snap has acquired Bay Area-based Illumix for an unspecific […]
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Valve Confirms Steam Frame and Steam Machine Coming This Summer
We still don’t know exactly when Steam Frame, Valve’s standalone VR headset, is set to launch, although now the company has confirmed both it and Steam Machine are slated to arrive this summer. Valve previously aimed to launch Steam Frame and Steam Machine, its console-style PC, in early 2026. Due to the ongoing component crisis […]
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AI/XR Beats: New Smart Glasses Enter & WWDC Looms
Acer and Huawei enter the smart glasses market while Microsoft Build wraps, WWDC looms, and AWE USA fast approaches. We have these and other items from AI and XR realms through the eyes of Charlie FInk.
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Meta is Spinning out ‘Supernatural’ a Mere 3 Years After $400M Acquisition
Supernatural won’t be in ‘maintenance mode’ for long, because Meta announced it’s effectively spun out the VR fitness app into an independent company, Supernatural Health. The founders and coaches behind Supernatural are parting ways with Meta. Soon, users can look forward to more fresh content, which has notably been missing from the subscription-based VR fitness […]
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