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Facebook shares details on the next phase of its in-headset VR advertising across the Oculus platform

In Virtual Reality News June 16, 2021 – Last month, Facebook announced that it was starting to test ads in the Oculus mobile app to give developers a new way to showcase their virtual reality (VR) applications. Today, the company has shared a look at the next phase of its VR advertising exploration by sharing a small test of in-headset ads. Today’s ad experiment announcement is simply a test with a few apps, beginning with VR game Blaston from Resolution Games, as well as a couple of other developers that

Valkyrie’s Sexuality in Apex Legends is Public Knowledge

Apex LegendsValkyrie's sexuality in Apex Legends was revealed back in April and is making the rounds in support of Pride month.As inclusive as the game is with various representations in most of its cast, Valkyrie is confirmed to be lesbian.As confirmed by Valkyrie's voice actress, Erika Ishii, and the game's senior writer, Tom Casiello, Valkyrie is a lesbian.[embedded content]In an interview by YouTuber, MoonLiteWolf, Apex Legends asked the host if she could interview Ishii and Casielo to reveal the newest character in the game and discuss her lore before she

Horizon Forbidden West Aloy Face Model: Was It Changed?

Top Gamescourtesy of Sony Interactive EntertainmentHorizon Forbidden West's Aloy face model has been getting a lot of attention lately. Aloy's face in Horizon Forbidden West has become chubbier than before and fans have been divided with opinions about it.The journey of Aloy, the huntress, continues as we get a step closer to the release of Horizon Forbidden West. The game is a sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn that was released in 2017 where Aloy survives in an apocalyptic world.[embedded content]A gameplay video was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment last Friday.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Who are the Collectors?

Top GamesMass Effect 2's Collectors are the main antagonists of the series installment—or are they? | BioWare, EAMass Effect 2's Collectors are the main antagonists of the series installment—or are they?The Collectors are a strange, rarely seen race from beyond the edges of Terminus Systems. They almost never enter Citadel Space—making them nothing more than a scary story to most citizens. However, the Collectors are quite real, and tend to appear in and around Omega via the Omega 4 Relay. This species gets their name from their strange "trade" requests.

Twitch Introduces 350 New Community Tags for Race, Sexuality, Gender, and More

Popular streaming platform Twitch has implemented over 300 new stream tags creators can use to identify with their communities. | TwitchPopular streaming platform Twitch has implemented over 300 new stream tags creators can use to identify with their communities.The announcement was made on Friday, May 21 on the official Twitch news blog. According to the post, the tags were created to "celebrate" streamers and their associated communities. These include several topics such as race, gender, mental health, ability, sexuality, and much more. They will go live next week and are,

Twitch to add over 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, and more

Twitch is doubling down on changes to its platform today, announcing that more than 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.  This is being implemented as a way to give streamers more descriptive choices in how they label their streams for additional discoverability.  We’ll have tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.For the full details, check out the blog: https://t.co/dXLPrlayPX— Twitch (@Twitch) May 22, 2021 Twitch specifically noted that some of the new tags will

Mass Effect 2’s Jack and Jacob Were Supposed to be LGBTQ

Top GamesDid you know that Mass Effect 2 was supposed to feature queer romance options? | BioWare, EADid you know that Mass Effect 2 was supposed to feature queer romance options?That's right. Bioware's 2010 installation into its flagship sci-fi franchise was slated to launch with two unique same-sex romances. The characters in question, "Subject Zero" Jack and Jacob Taylor, had already been designed, voiced, and animated for their same-sex romance storylines. Right before Mass Effect 2 hit shelves, however, that part of their identity was cut, making them exclusively heterosexual.

EA Releases Tool That Lets You Make Custom Mass Effect Art

Electronic Arts is doing its best to hype up everyone ahead of the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Today it dropped several extras related to the series, but the most interesting of them is probably the fun tool that lets you create your own version of the Legendary Edition’s artwork with your choice of squadmates. The Legendary Edition’s artwork shows Shepard’s helmet surrounded by several of their squadmates. (You don’t have your choice of which gender of Shepard, but I suppose with that helmet it doesn’t really make any

The 21 Best Dinosaur Games Ever Released

Dinosaurs! Everyone loves the scaly beasts! Or are they even scaley? I can barely keep up with that particular part of canon anymore. Brontosaurus never existed, all my favorite dinosaurs actually looked a whole lot different, tyrannosaurus rex was ate carrion and didn’t hunt – or did he? Anyway, we are gathered here tonight to celebrate video games that feature dinosaurs. Those beloved ancient beasts, staple food of any healthy boy’s diet. Or girl’s diet. Not that love for dinosaurs would be gender specific. Dinosaurs are a huge thing in