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Starbreeze is staffing up and launching its own VR headset: StarVR

2015-06-16 00:21:10| Appliances - Topix.net

Stockholm-based Starbreeze AB, the parent company of Payday 2 developer Starbreeze Studios, is making moves this month with acquisitions that will see it gain new staff, new IP, and a new virtual reality headset prototype known as Project StarVR . The fact that Starbreeze is out there acquiring companies, people and projects is notable in light of the company's financial history; Starbreeze swung to big profits last year on the back of Payday 2 after spending the prior 15 years racking up ~$14.4 million in losses.

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Bjork's New Music Video Is a Dazzling Harbinger of VR Technology

2015-06-12 23:08:27| Agriculture - Topix.net

For further proof of the impending arrival -- and magical upshots -- of VR technology, look no further than famed trailblazer Bjrk. While the songstress' tech-heavy MoMA exhibition was widely panned a piece from the show recently unearthed for public consumption is downright dazzling.

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Google's Cardboard May Help Build Strong VR Foundation

2015-06-01 20:15:29| TechNewsWorld

It's a whimsical approach to virtual reality, but Google's Cardboard VR platform breaks down the barriers of entry and allows consumers to bring their own devices to the movement. "I think [Cardboard] will help with the general popularity of VR," said Marxent CEO Beck Besecker, "but I think the folks that are really going to gravitate to VR are going to want a high-quality experience."

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