Extra Crunch offers members the opportunity to tune into conference calls led and moderated by the TechCrunch writers you read every day. This week, TechCrunch’s Kate Clark sat down with Eric Yuan, the founder and CEO of video communications startup Zoom, to go behind the curtain on the company’s recent IPO process and its path...
Many native New Yorkers, like myself, get a chance to visit the famed Statue of Liberty during school trips when they’re a child in grade school. And if you’re not lucky enough to be born in the city, you have to make a special trip to the monument as a tourist. Alas, many can’t afford...
Drop Dead: Dual Strike is a total overhaul of the co-op zombie shooter Rift game Drop Dead. It will be a launch title for Quest and support cross play with Rift and Rift S. Drop Dead features a full campaign as well as a cooperative horde mode and competitive mode. Dual Strike adds support for...
Facebook’s Oculus Quest all-in-one VR headset requires a factory reset to connect a new account to the system. The company confirmed to us they are “exploring multi-account support for the future.” “At launch, Quest can be connected with one Oculus account,” reads a statement from Facebook. “That said, we know Quest is the kind of...
Curious about how we livestream the way we do? Then look no further than this handy guide for general tips and this guide specific to our Oculus Quest setup. We’re nearly there. This is the last Friday before the last weekend before the Oculus Quest finally releases on May 21. So naturally we are back with some more wireless, standalone roomscale...
Facebook today provided the prices planned by developers for their May 21 launch on Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest is the $400 all-in-one VR system from Facebook which ships with a pair of intuitive hand controllers. Facebook sent us free Quest review units a couple weeks ago to test with access to a limited number of...
When your game tops 100 million players, your thoughts naturally turn to doubling that number. That’s the case with the creators, or rather stewards, of Minecraft at Microsoft, where the game has become a product category unto itself. And now it is making its biggest leap yet — to a real-world augmented reality game in...
As promised with its teaser from Build 2019, Microsoft has unveiled the details for its augmented reality version of Minecraft for smartphones. The company published a new trailer for the game, which has a rather similar feel to the trailer Niantic originally produced for Pokémon GO. And, like the aforementioned classic, the video presents a...
Forgive the pretension, but I’ve been on a lot of VR studio tours. I’d say on average most have lasted around five minutes, consisting of one large open-plan floor in which developers bob their heads up from their monitors and give a quick wave upon hearing their name. They’re cozy, friendly and I might even...
The magic of VR has taken us into the far reaches of unexplored space, and the darkest depths of our oceans. The prospect of spending an entire game sitting in front of a table in your aunt’s attic, therefore, may not fill you with boundless excitement. But! This is no ordinary table. Besides, if you...
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