Oculus Rift announces it is shipping Q1 of 2016 with pre orders later this year

The much anticipated and widely copied AR/VR headset Oculus Rift is slated to finally ship in Q1 of 2016 with pre-orders beginning at the end of the year. This means that competition has a window to get a jump on the Oculus Rift before it makes it out to consumers.

The Rift delivers on the dream of consumer VR with compelling content, a full ecosystem, and a fully-integrated hardware/software tech stack designed specifically for virtual reality. It’s a system designed by a team of extremely passionate gamers, developers, and engineers to reimagine what gaming can be. Intrested developers can find out more here.

Nintendo's Yo-Kai Watch Is Coming to North America

By Sonya Davidson

It's been dubbed a cultural phenomenon in Japan and it's coming! After selling millions, Nintendo has announced the colourful role-playing game YO-KAI WATCH will be made available in North America for the Nintendo 3DS systems. 

YO-KAI WATCH centres on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-Kai and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai. Players can overcome challenges and help various characters solve everyday problems with the help of Yo-kai freinds. The Yi-kai characters resemble anything from inanimate objects to mythical creatures. 

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digiPlaySpace: an interactive playground for kids

 

By Sonya Davidson

The fourth annual digiPlaySpace exhibition is getting ready to wow kids, families and interactive media lovers once again. The award-winning, hands-on technology playground opens to the public at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto from March 7 to April 19, 2015. It's a definite must see & do in the city!

The 2015 exhibition features engaging interactive fun stations created by some of the world's most innovative gaming, robotics, artists and app developers. Numerous installations are making world premiere's here at digiPlaySpace.

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Minecraft Pocket Edition comes to Windows Phone 8.1 for $6.99

The hugely popular “Minecraft: Pocket Edition” is now available for Windows Phone 8.1 and includes all of Minecraft’s mobile features, including the tense action of Survival mode, the limitless exploration of Creative mode, and multiplayer fun over local Wi-Fi networks. This release includes infinite worlds, with the new biomes, caves, mobs, villages and more that players love.

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