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Top 10 AR/VR Stories of 2017

Although 2017 has come and gone, its impact on the augmented/virtual reality industry will undoubtedly be felt for decades to come. While it remains to be seen if 2017 will be recognized as the year AR/VR finally made its first real push into the mainstream, there were a veritable plethora of events that occurred last year that will continue to influence the industry. After substantial contemplation, we have picked what we at VRWorld believe to be the Top Ten VR/AR Stories of 2017. Here they are, counting down from #10: #10 – Pimax 8k First discussed by VRWorld last January, the Pimax 8k would go

Entertainment, Videos, VR World

Video: First red-band trailer for Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party

The tongue-in-cheek titled comedy will definitely be something the VR World staff will go out and watch. Seth Rogen, the guy behind some of the most hilarious movies, sketches, quotations and tv appearances is the guy behind this – quite frankly, ensuring it will be one belly-hurting laugh fest. In the movie, food learns about their place in time – getting peeled, cut and eaten by humans, naturally sparking the desire to survive, all blended with foul language and lots of laughs overall. The script is written by Rogen together with his comedy partner Evan Goldberg, and Kyle Hunter. Dreamworks alumni Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon

Videos, VR World

Independence Day: Resurgence Trailer

We all loved Independence Day. It was one of those movies that defined my childhood, giving me a Sci-Fi battle of good versus evil that we all seem to cherish and like. On the other hand, it was a movie that quite gracefully transitioned us into the digital age, giving us a full specter of computer generate graphics. Alongside pretty good special effects. The sequel to this film is coming. It builds on the struggle for survival story as profoundly as ever, giving us a full fledged scientific action drama, packed in about two hours of pure fun. So, where and how did the events

Entertainment, Videos, VR World

UPDATED Watch Longer Trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Yes, December cannot come sooner! The good folk at LucasFilm are once again making us crave the upcoming title in the Star Wars movie saga. Today, a Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer was released. It’s another showcase of this upcoming movie, but it’s a somewhat longer one. The whole story is yet more revealed in this short showcase. It also features some rather impressive battle footage and scenery. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams. The seventh installment in the main Star Wars film series, it features actors such as Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam

Entertainment, Videos, VR World

Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV Spot

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is coming to theaters December 18, 2015. It is the seventh part of the highly appreciated movie saga, delivering science fiction fans another great movie to look forward to. We are less than two months away from the release and the TV spot will make you eager to watch the movie even more. The old Star Wars characters are back. The Empire is back. The well-known gadgets, ships and vessels as well. The cuddly new robot is here as well, bringing that cuteness overload to the harsh Star Wars universe, that we’ve all learned to like and appreciate. If you

Comic-Con, Entertainment, Event, Promoted

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Behind The Scenes

The Star Wars: The Force Awakens show reel starts with “Everything’s changed, but nothing has changed”. It shows us what was revealed to the fans at the 2015 Comic Con in San Diego. A combination of personal views from the actors, behind the scenes shots and some rather interesting glimpes of what’s about to come later. It’s a real treat for anyone who ever loved these movies. It’s a glimpse into the fascinating space of Star Wars. If we’re honest completely. Revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H, it treated fans with a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens by

Entertainment, Promoted, Toys

Toys: Star Wars The Force Awakens Tie Fighter

With the highly expected Star Wars The Force Awakens a few months away, we are finally getting our geek inner selves excited. Earlier today at the San Diego Comic Con, the Hasbro toy company has released their first toy for this movie series: a Tie Fighter. This behemoth standing at an incredible 26-inches tall, will make any geek warm inside. In the video below, you will see this amazing piece of movie merchandise standing next to six inch action figures which will give you a good idea how sweet it really is. It does look great overall, but it also comes with a hefty price tag

Entertainment, VR World

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Trailer Is All Kinds Of Awesome

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is slated for a July 31st reveal.

Audio/Video, Business, Cloud Computing, Entertainment, VR World

Netflix now able to be streamed on Linux

Due to the efforts made by both Netflix and Canonical, Chrome version 37 is now able to stream Netflix. This is a great thing as there haven’t been many options for legally watching protected media on Linux. Today, with the release of Google Chrome version 37 everyone has the ability to stream Netflix through the browser. Many have reported that the newest version of Chrome with Netflix “just works”, making things very simple. You have Netflix and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu to thank for giving everyone the ability to binge on Netlfiz with Linux. Unfortunately, it is only for Chrome and will not work

Enterprise

Ghostbusters Reboot Confirmed, Will Star 'Hilarious Women'

Paul Feig confirms that the new Ghostbusters reboot will be an all-female cast, and that he’s co-writing with longtime funnygal Katie Dippold.

Global Politics, US, VR World

SoftBank in Talks to Acquire Movie Studio DreamWorks Animation

$4.6B richer after the Alibaba IPO, Japanese tech and telecoms conglomerate SoftBank is reportedly discussing a potential acquisition of movie studio DreamWorks Animation.

Audio/Video, Opinion, Reviews, VR World

‘The Giver’ Review

Dystopia themed works have come to rival the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and the vampiric machinations of Stephanie Meyers as the current trend in young adult literature and films. The current glut of post-apocalyptic and dystopic works with anti-establishment sentiments can in some part be credited to the wild success of Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games. But years before Hunger Games, there was The Giver, which has since become a staple on middle school bookshelves. And years before the latter was adapted into a film, Jeff Bridges – “The Dude” – was already making plans to turn ‘Giver’ into a movie. Finally out of production

Audio/Video, Opinion, Reviews, VR World

'The Giver' Review

Dystopia themed works have come to rival the wizarding world of Harry Potter, and the vampiric machinations of Stephanie Meyers as the current trend in young adult literature and films. The current glut of post-apocalyptic and dystopic works with anti-establishment sentiments can in some part be credited to the wild success of Suzanne Collin’s The Hunger Games. But years before Hunger Games, there was The Giver, which has since become a staple on middle school bookshelves. And years before the latter was adapted into a film, Jeff Bridges – “The Dude” – was already making plans to turn ‘Giver’ into a movie. Finally out of production

2014, Comic-Con, Entertainment, Event, VR World

2014 San Diego Comic-Con Complete Photos and Video

In case you missed our 2014 San Diego International Comic-Con coverage over the course of the past week, and didn’t read our Comic-Con preview, Preview Night or Day 1 articles, we’ve got all of the images (and video) we’ve taken compiled together for you neatly in this article. If you’d like to know more about what happened, then we recommend you read those articles to see exactly what went down this past week. Yes, there were a lot of geeks, cosplayers, and comic fans, but Comic-Con once again went off mostly without a hitch. We’ve also included some of our short videos from

Cloud Computing, Entertainment, VR World

High Court Rules Kim Dotcom Gets $17 Million in NZ Assets Back

The High Court of New Zealand has ruled that Kim Dotcom must have all of his assets seized by the New Zealand government returned to him immediately and that barring an appeal from the Crown Prosecution, all $17 million in assets will be returned to him, including his cars, helicopter and any cash seized on hand. Thankfully for Kim, he’s already successfully launched a replacement service for Megaupload called Mega as well as a music service called Baboom. When the New Zealand goverment, in conjunction with the US and Hong Kong governments seized all of Megaupload’s assets illegally (without any due process) it slowly became