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VR Gaming Through the Years

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It vr through the yearsmight feel like Virtual Reality has been a part of our vocabulary forever, but the term didn’t really emerge until 1987. That’s when writer and computer scientist Jaron Lanier popularized the phrase, giving birth to an industry that wasn’t quite ready for prime time, but stirred imaginations everywhere.

Today, excitement over VR is booming, as some promising technologies get closer to retail release. It was a long road to get to this point, though, and success is still far from a guarantee. Here are a few of the significant milestones virtual reality has already faced in its relatively short life.

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Nintendo says it’s open to merger or acquisition

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Nintendo Iwataowns one of the most enviable stable of characters in the video game world, but no one is envying the sad state of the company’s flagship Wii U home console.

In response to significant losses and frustrated shareholders, the company that has created so many icons says it might be open to buying others — or perhaps even merging its portfolio with someone else.

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Nintendo sees future in ‘non-wearable’ health technology

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Nintendo nintendo-non-wearable-tech-announcementhit pay dirt with health-focused games like Wii Fit and Brain Age, but those titles were apparently just the start of a much bigger plan.

During a financial briefing in Japan Thursday night, the struggling game maker announced plans to create a new platform centered around ‘non-wearable’ health monitoring.

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Massive EVE Online war destroys over $300,000 worth of virtual goods

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EVE eve-online-battleOnline has seen some epic events in its 10-year history, but nothing quite like this.

A huge battle took place in CCP’s massively-multiplayer online space game Monday night, resulting in damages estimated at 11 trillion ISK (Interstellar Kredits, EVE’s in-game currency), according to a CCP representative. Because of the unique nature of EVE’s economy, however, those in-game losses carry a real-world value of up to $331,000. That figure could go even higher, as the developer says it’s still crunching numbers on the battle.

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Microsoft buys Gears of War series

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Marcus gears-bought-by-msFenix may not be done with his battle against the Locust.

Microsoft has acquired the rights to the Gears of War series from creator and former franchise developer Epic Games, ensuring that the series — one of the tentpoles of the Xbox line — doesn’t wander onto another system.

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Happy 40th birthday, Dungeons & Dragons!

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Dungeons Dungeons and Dragons turns 40& Dragons, the tabletop game that introduced fantasy role-playing to most of the world, turns the big four-oh this weekend — and it’s showing no signs of slowing down.

While D&D is almost a recurring character on some prime time TV shows these days (hat tip to you, producers of “The Big Bang Theory”), it spent years as the calling card of the socially awkward. No matter how fun the game is, toting around bags of polyhedral dice and regularly consulting the Monster Manual for hit-point data was never a way to get in with the cool kids.

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The Elder Scrolls Online taps impressive, geeky voice cast

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Bethesda’s elder-scrolls-online-voice-castnot fooling around when it comes to voice casting for its upcoming online role-playing game.

The developer has tapped a former member of Monty Python, a Golden Globe winner, Dumbledore and Wonder Woman to help bring The Elder Scrolls Online to life.

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Microsoft could be in hot water over controversial Xbox One marketing deal

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Microsoft xbox-one-machinimaand game video network Machinima are defending a recently discovered advertising arrangement between the companies, but experts say they could be facing extended trouble down the road.

Word of the partnership came out earlier this week via Ars Technica. According to leaked documents, well-known Machinima YouTube video creators were paid a bonus by Microsoft for highlighting the Xbox One in their video content. However, the terms of the agreement stipulated that Youtubers not disclose they were being paid to promote the console. In other words, they were getting paid to pimp the system but were told not to tell anybody — nor say anything untoward about the Xbox One.

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