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Studios Ramp Up Virtual Production Efforts Amid Pandemic-Era Filming

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Companies are aiming to "limit the number of actors and on-set crew required" by increasingly turning to VFX techniques." Read more

Napster Sold to Virtual Reality Concert App MelodyVR for $70 Million

Billboard reports: "Napster is on the move, again. London-based virtual reality concerts company MelodyVR announced on Tuesday that it is acquiring Rhapsody International, which...

Unity files for IPO, reveals $163 million loss for 2019 and...

VentureBeat reports: "Unity Technologies has filed for an initial public offering to help its business of making it easier for developers to create video...

Jay-Z’s TIDAL Pays $7M To Launch VR Concerts With Sensorium

Hypebot reports: "Music streamer TIDAL has purchased of $7 million in tokens issued by global social VR platform Sensorium. The deal makes it possible...

This Week In XR: Walmart Goes Tik Tok As Apple, Facebook...

Forbes reports on the latest with Facebook's Horizon, Unity's IPO, Fortnite, Apple, and more. Read more

“The Line” Wins Primetime Emmy® Award For Outstanding Innovation in Interactive...

The win for the VR Narrative Experience Marks the First Time a Brazilian Company has won a Primetime Emmy  SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - (Sept. 1,...

Pinewood Atlanta Studios Introduces Virtual Production Capabilities

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Pinewood Atlanta Studios is introducing an LED-equipped stage for virtual production, in partnership with MBSi, the innovation arm of MBS...

Qualcomm-powered Chinese XR startup Nreal raises $40 million

TechCrunch reports: "Nreal, one of the most-watched mixed reality startups in China, just secured $40 million from a group of high-profile investors in a...

‘Fortnite’ Debuts Live Concert Series on Party Royale Stage

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Epic Games' free-to-play battle royale hit Fortnite is debuting a live concert series on the Party Royale main stage." Read more

Oculus users who violate Facebook rules may lose access to VR...

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "With Facebook moving to force Oculus owners to log in with Facebook accounts in order to use their headsets, it appears that...