Los Angeles-based virtual reality startup Survious is getting ready to launch Electronauts, a new virtual reality (VR) app that allows users to playfully mix and remix songs in real-time. Electronauts will launch on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR headsets on August 7, and come with remixable tracks from musicians including The Chainsmokers, ODESZA, Steve Aoki, Tiesto and DJ Shadow.Survios first announced Electronauts late last year, and then demonstrated it at CES in Las Vegas this pas...
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Microsoft is dropping its Xbox One X console to $399 for Black Friday, but the company is also discounting 500 Xbox games during the holiday period. Starting today, Xbox Live Gold members will be able to access the discounts early, including an additional 10 percent to bring it up to 75 percent off titles.There are 500 games discounted in total, including 154 Xbox 360 titles and add-ons. Most of the Xbox 360 games are backward compatible, and some are even enhanced for the latest Xbox One X hard...
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Though the PlayStation 4 is capable of a fair number of functions, it is primarily designed as a videogames console, so you would expect the focus for its software to be on videogames.Some of the earliest virtual reality (VR) titles released for the PlayStation VR amounted to be mostly tech demos, but since then a fairly significant library of content has emerged for the PlayStation VR.Early adopters of the PlayStation VR tended to get the bundle that came along with PlayStation VR Worlds, a col...
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YouTube Premium launched in a dozen new international territories Monday, making breakout streaming hit “Cobra Kai” and other original content available in countries including the U.K. and other European nations. YouTube Music also rolled out internationally, with the full album catalog of the Beatles part of the lineup.Music is offered through an ad-supported free service with videos, albums, and concerts, or through Music Premium, which also removes ads and allows users to download...
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The Cartel, a full service management and production company, has appointed Drew Brown as head of television to oversee the company’s growing development slate. Brown, the former president of Brownstone Entertainment and Fascination Street, will be based in Los Angeles and start immediately, the group announced Monday....
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The PUBG Corporation is announcing today that it is bringing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to PlayStation 4. Preorders for the $30 game kick off today, and the battle royale launches December 7. This marks the end of console exclusivity for the Xbox. It also gives PlayStation fans one more option in the last-player-standing-shooter arena.Like with the Xbox version, PUBG on PlayStation 4 is getting a digital and physical disc release. And PUBG Corp. has worked with Sony to bring some exclus...
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