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The trials and tribulations of virtual reality

Perry Gresham

26 Aug 2022

VR

virtual reality

Playstation VR

The new world of virtual reality (VR) has felt closer over the past ten years than ever, but is still just over the horizon. VR remains niche The main sticking point is adoption: currently just under one...

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Quick take: Games companies try discounts, delays, and self-disruption

Karol Severin

7 Apr 2020

Amazon Games

Games

Amazon might delay games streaming service launch to 2021 The New York Times has reported that Amazon’s games streaming proposition (now deemed Project Tempo) may be delayed to 2021 due to coronavirus....

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Quick Take: Can Pokemon Go Help Boost The Smartwatch Market?

Karol Severin

23 Dec 2016

Apple Watch

Innovation

Mobile content

Pokemon Go launched for Apple Watch with an Android version coming soon. The smartwatch version will undoubtedly provide better experience to Pokemon Go players, but will the mobile gaming phenomenon prove...

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MIDiA Research Predictions 2017: The Year Of The Platform

Mark Mulligan

13 Dec 2016

Access Industries

Alphabet

Amazon

Following an 84% success rate for our 2016 Predictions report, we today launch our 2017 predictions report: ‘ MIDiA Research Predictions 2017: The Year Of The Platform’. The report is immediately available...

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Has Snapchat Learned From Twitter’s IPO?

Zach Fuller

14 Oct 2016

Amazon

augmented reality

echo

Snap Inc, the parent company of messaging app Snapchat, have hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for a seemingly imminent IPO. In addition to being one of the first app generation unicorns (alongside...

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Cutting Through The Hype Around Pokemon Go’s Success

Karol Severin

26 Jul 2016

game apps

Mobile content

mobile games

The success of Pokemon Go has been impressive so far. However, its achievements are currently over-hyped. Media outlets have been reporting the game’s every new ‘record breaking’ accolade. While...

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