Gear VR’s own virtual reality controller hits shelves next month

The Gear VR Controller announced just last month is already right around the corner. Samsung has announced that the latest hardware update to its line of smartphone-powered virtual reality headsets is set to ship in just under a month. Come from VP bet

As the Verge points out, the upcoming Gear VR release doesn’t alter the headset itself but instead introduces a bundled virtual reality controller into the mix.

The inclusion of the Gear VR Controller brings Samsung’s offering more in line with Google’s Daydream View headset, but in doing so the Gear VR has left its $99 price tag behind.

The bundle is set to ship…

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Microsoft adds five game studios to first-party stable

At Microsoft's E3 press conference in Los Angeles today, Xbox head Phil Spencer announced the addition of five first-party studios.

In previous years, Microsoft had shed much of its stable of first-party studios. The addition of the new studios appears to be an effort to rebuild that internal lineup.

Spencer announced the creation of The Initiative, a Santa Monica-based studio headed by industry vet Darrell Gallagher working on an unannounced game.

He also announced the acquisitions of Undead Labs (State of Decay), Compulsion Games (We Happy Few), Playground Games (Forza Horizon

New indie, Day 4 Night Studios, formed by Ubisoft Milan and Rockstar alums

Developers on Red Dead Redemption and the Mario + Rabbids series have teamed to found their own studio, Day 4 Night.

Led by game director Davide Soliani and Christian Cantamessa, the team will split its staff between Los Angeles and Milan, Italy. Fellow co-founders include Cristina Nava, Gian Marco Zanna, and Luca Breda, all of whom were previously at Ubisoft for 13-16 years.

Soliani exited Ubisoft Milan this past July after 25 years. Along with the Mario+Rabbids games (which Nava, Zanna, and Breda also helped develop), he wor…

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Galar Starters And Dynamax Pokemon Debut In Pokemon Go Soon

Pokemon Go’s Max Out seasonal event begins in September and will bring the Pokemon Sword & Shield starters and Dynamax Pokemon to the game.

A new teaser trailer shows Sword & Shield’s Scorbunny, Grookey, and Sobble walking the streets before a Dynamax Pokemon follows in pursuit of the Galar starter trio.

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