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HTC Vive VR hits at $799

February 22, 2016

FEB. 22, 2016 • A month after the Oculus Rift began pre-orders at $599, HTC Corp.’s Vive entered preorder contention at $799. Similarly, the Rift ships in March with the Vive following in April. The Vive was deve.....

Microsoft Looks At Modular PCs

February 16, 2016January 13, 2023

FEB. 16, 2016 • Last July, Microsoft Corp. filed for a U.S. patent on a modular PC design in which GPU, CPU and accessory components would be housed in separate easy to stack components without requiring any tools. Microsoft’s application was published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on February 11. The reason behind Microsoft’s interest in modular design is that the company sees that most consumers upgrade their PCs by buying a whole new .....

Amazon Joins Game Engine Arena

February 10, 2016

FEB. 10, 2016 • Amazon.com is entering the highly competitive AAA game engine business. The Amazon Game Engine business will have two new platforms. Lumberyard is a free CryEngine-based, cross-platform, 3D game engine that features rich development tools, a graphics renderer, physics engine, native integration with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud to create multiplayer online games, plus native integration with Twitch. Amazon licensed CryEngine from Crytek .....

Nintendo’s Major Mobile Initiative

February 3, 2016December 15, 2022

FEB. 3, 2016 • Last December, Nintendo Co. Ltd. launched a new online account service in Japan intended to link experience from all of the gamemaker’s content. Rather simply dubbed, Nintendo Account, the service encourages access from mobile devices and PCs, as well.....

Perfect World’s First Pay Game

February 1, 2016

FEB. 1, 2016 • Later this year, Chinese publisher Perfect World Ent. Inc. will publish its first pay-to-play title, Livelock, from Tuque Games in Montreal, Canada. The top-down shooter is slated for PC, PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. Livelock is the first game from Tuque, which was foun.....

Goodbye SCE, Hello Sony Interactive Entertainment

January 26, 2016February 17, 2023

JAN. 26, 2016 • As of April 1, Sony Computer Ent. Inc. and Sony Network Ent. International LLC are merging together to create Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE). All business units making up each of the divisions including hardware, software, content and network services operations will fall under the new entity to be based in San Mateo, Calif. From its new headquarters, SIE will oversee business operations in Tokyo and London. Andrew House, exits as presi.....

Amazon & Electronic Arts Discount Plans

January 18, 2016February 16, 2023

JAN. 18, 2016 • Both Amazon.com, Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. have put in place new discount plans on game title sales. Subscribers to the $99 annual Amazon Prime program now get a 20% discount on all physical game pre-order sales, plus 20% off on all titles purchased within two weeks a.....

Oculus Rift Priced at $599

January 7, 2016January 14, 2021

JAN. 7, 2016 • Oculus VR, LLC this week announced that it would begin taking preorders for its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at $599. The first deliveries are expected to ship in March, with later preorders getting fulfilled on a first come first serve basis as supplies permit. The $599 price includes the Rift headset with built-in headphones along with a microphone, Microsoft’s Xbox One controller, plus an Oculus Remote. Those who preorder the packa.....