Tag: video games

Owlchemy Labs Launches Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator on Pico 4 VR Headset

Austin-based VR studio set to launch two award winning VR hits onto new Pico 4 headset   

AUSTIN, TEXAS – July 27, 2023 –  Today, Owlchemy Labs announced two of their most successful VR hits, Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator, are now available on the Pico 4 headset. Players can purchase both Job Simulator for $19.99 and Vacation Simulator for $29.99 on the Global Pico store. The Pico 4 editions include each game’s free expansion, Infinite Overtime mode on Job Simulator, and Vacation Simulator: Back to Job. Both games are also available to be purchased on the Chinese Pico store.

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Medal.tv Acquires Gif Your Game and Fuze.tv to Fuel Sharing and Self-expression in the Metaverse

Leading companies in Cloud Capture and Game Editing join forces to power the future of the Medal platform

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – November 4, 2021 – Medal.tv, the largest platform powering video game clip-sharing across PC, console and mobile, is making moves towards building the best ways to capture and share 3D worlds in what will be known as the metaverse. Today, the company has announced the acquisitions of gameplay recording platform Gif Your Game and video editing application Fuze.tv. Both acquisitions provide resources, technology, and talent for Medal to expand the ways players can express themselves online in real time. 

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Explore an Immersive, Interactive World in Cosmonious High, the Next Original VR Title from Owlchemy Labs

The creators of Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator bring their signature flair to an out-of-this-world, alien high school – coming to SteamVR and Oculus Quest Spring 2022

AUSTIN, Texas – Sept. 2, 2021 – Hailing from Owlchemy Labs, developer of popular and award winning titles ‘Job Simulator’ and ‘Vacation Simulator’, comes an original creation for the books—the comically catastrophic Cosmonious High! Cosmonious High will launch on Oculus Quest and SteamVR headsets in Spring 2022. Owlchemy Labs expands their signature focus on immersive and inclusive experiences, pairing it with the studio’s distinctive charm and humor.

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Pearl Abyss Doubles Down on Its Western Expansion with Pearl Abyss America and Pearl Abyss Europe

Manhattan Beach, California, 4 June 2021 — Pearl Abyss, a leading South Korean game developer and publisher, announced it has opened a new office in Amsterdam and expanded its Manhattan Beach office in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. The company is best known for its highly successful Black Desert franchise which has attracted over 40 million players and generated over 2 billion dollars in lifetime revenue.

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CCP Games Partners with the University of Iceland to Offer Course Studying the Science of Friendship and Video Games

Online course is now available on edX.org and is accessible to anyone interested in studying how video games have created a new type of human connection

Reykjavík, Iceland – May 26, 2021 – CCP Games today announced Friendship Machine: Forming a New Type of Human Connection, an online course featuring its player-driven spacefaring MMO, EVE Online. Created in partnership with the University of Iceland, the course explores “The Friendship Machine,” or the science behind how people forge meaningful relationships and how video games have created a new type of human connection. The course is now available on edX.org and includes the first three weeks free for anyone who would like to register. Unlimited access, including the final quiz and course certificate, is available for $50 USD / €40.91 EURO / £35.19 GPB.

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My Arcade’s Street Fighter™ II: Champion Edition Micro Player is Now Available

Featuring CO-VS technology for head-to-head play and a six-button layout with mechanical switches, is now available for purchase at Target and select online retailers

LOS ANGELES – April 21, 2021 – My Arcade, the leading manufacturer of retro gaming products, announced today that their Street Fighter™ II: Champion Edition Micro Player is now available for purchase at Target® stores and select online retailers for a suggested retail price of $49.99 USD.

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LET IT DIE Surpasses 6 Million Downloads on PlayStation 4 and PC

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Mar. 2, 2020 – It is a good day to die! GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE) and Grasshopper Manufacture’s hack-and-slash roguelike, LET IT DIE has surpassed over six million downloads worldwide. The milestone comes after its exclusive debut on the PlayStation 4 in December 2016, later launching on Steam in September of 2018.

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