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VR is virtually booming: Usage up 76%

October 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Revenue in 2021 is projected to get near to 1.5 billion, and estimates from Oberlo track a 75% increase in monthly VR users over the last 5 years.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: facebook, oculus, stats, virtual reality

Facebook leaks Oculus Quest 2 videos

September 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Facebook has the developer conference on the 16th with Connect, but two videos showing off the Oculus Quest 2 have appeared early.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: facebook, oculus, virtual reality

Only VR can produce genuinely next-gen hardware

May 10, 2020 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

The second generation of VR headsets will be an incredible leap in capabilities from the first. This upgrade will be the real next-gen stars of the upcoming wave of hardware changes.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: facebook, google, oculus, playstation, virtual reality

Who is Justin of Justin’s Game FAQs? Sockpuppet or helping hand?

June 13, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Whatever you decide, you don’t have to see Justin, or anyone else on your Facebook stream if you don’t want to.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: ads, backerkit, facebook

Survey results: Which is more likely to be an evil influence – Facebook or Dungeons & Dragons?

December 22, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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Women are four times as likely to think Dungeons & Dragons is more likely to be an evil influence than Facebook compared to men.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, facebook, stats

Women in Games attracts Parliamentary attention

September 1, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Women in Games WIGJ has their Facebook sponsored conference in London this month. Tickets range from over £100 to over £300 for the event held in the Universty of London at Northampton Square. Tempted? You can still buy tickets at Eventbrite. WIGJ is a not for profit organisation and a professional network for women in […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: facebook

6 ways to be a social Geek Native

December 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Thanks for visiting the blog. There’s a growing community here and it’s great that you’ve stopped on by. If dropping the RSS Feed into a Google Reader alternative like Feedly is not your favoured way of staying in touch here are some suggestions. #1: Watch on Twitter by following @GeekNative. There’s limited chat from this […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: facebook, geek native, google, pinterest, twitter, youtube

Konami release Yu-Go-Oh! BAM for Facebook

June 7, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Konami have taken the still popular collectible card game Yu-Go-Oh! and ported it to Facebook. Yu-Gi-Oh! Bam includes over 300 specially adapted, virtual, cards, rewards and the ability to battle opponents of differing skill levels. The game also supports solo-play, allowing players to progress through levels and explore carefully designed backdrop art. Newbies benefit from tutorials and […]

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: facebook, Konami

Hacking the early access Mass Effect 3 Facebook decoder

February 13, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Do you want early access to Mass Effect 3? You have a chance if you have a go at hacking into a decoder on Facebook. The competition is being run by Xbox UK. The assumption is that these codes are only good for Xbox 360 players – there’s a chance they’ll be geo-locked to the […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: bioware, facebook, mass effect, Mass Effect 3, Xbox 360

Win a free Adventurer bundle for Heroes of Neverwinter

December 13, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Do you play Heroes of Neverwinter? It’s the Dungeons & Dragons game to play on Facebook. Right now the game is still in beta but has over 25,000 Likes. Geek Native has a number of Adventurer bundles to give away. To get one all you have to do is; Like Geek Native on Facebook Leave […]

Filed Under: PC, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: competitions, Dungeons & Dragons, facebook, Heroes of Neverwinter

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