"Our signature purple headset has become an industry favorite, and we're excited to offer the new Moon Grey color to our customers," said Merge EVP Dan Worden. "These exclusive goggles at Best Buy are sure to be a hot item this holiday season, which makes them the perfect gift for every tween and techie on your shopping list."

The Merge VR Goggles were recently selected as an 'Expert Pick' holiday gift by Consumer Reports, along with the HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR. Of the three, the Merge VR Goggles are the only option for people who want to experience virtual reality using their iPhones and most Android phones.

In time for holiday shopping, Merge announced that they're the only virtual reality goggles safety tested and approved for ages 10 and up. Dedicated to making virtual reality fun, easy, and safe for everyone, they also created VR START (www.VRSTART.com ), a curated library for all users to find fun, high-quality VR experiences.

About Merge VR
Founded in 2013, Merge Labs, Inc. is a Texas-based startup focused on making virtual reality fun and easy for everyone. The privately funded company and its team are led by Founder Franklin Lyons and Co-founder Andrew Trickett, who have backgrounds in gaming, technology, design, content development and hardware creation. Merge's flagship product, the Merge VR Goggles, are compatible with iOS and Android smartphones and built to be accessible, affordable, portable, durable and easy to use. Merge has also created www.VRSTART.com , a curated online discovery portal that features the best virtual reality and 360º experiences available.

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Submitted by: E. Thomas

What a weekend! Between Squad Up 4 Stack-Up on Veteran’s Day, the Steam free weekend, and the 50% off sale, things got a little crazy at Offworld Industries - in a good way. Offworld is proud to announce that $19,460 was raised to help veterans through Stack-Up on Veteran’s Day! The goal for this campaign was $20,000 by December 31st of this year, but since Friday’s charity livestream went so well there is a lot of confidence that it can be reached much sooner.
 
Squad Up 4 Stack-Up
 
On Friday, November 11, 7 straight hours of fundraising for Stack-Up was underway with dozens of prize giveaways, a Q and A session with Squad developers, an interview with a former US Marine, and of course the game itself. The makers of Squad also revealed and launched the brand new Kokan map during the event!
 
Offworld Industries is proud to be partnering with Stack-Up for this event and going forward - veterans are an integral part of Squad’s player base and there are also a few on the Offworld team, so finding a charity dedicated to supporting vets through gaming made this partnership an easy decision.
 
 
Steam Events
 
Over the Veteran’s Day weekend Squad was not only free on Steam, but also 50% off. As a game with an admittedly high learning curve, the team was thrilled to see so many great examples of people stepping up to lead squads, teach newbies about the game, and frolic in the chaos. Having a community so committed to making sure new people feel welcomed and prepared to play is something the makers of Squad take pride in - players who showed up for the free weekend and decided to stick around by buying the game did so in large part because the existing community gave them such a positive experience.
 
Wrap Up
 
The excitement may be over for now, but there’s still work to be done. The fundraising campaign is $540 shy of its fundraising goal for Stack-Up and it goes until December 31st. The Squad community proved on Veteran’s Day just how much power it has to help make this goal a reality. Donations can still be made on the campaign page [https://tiltify.com/events/squad-up-4-stack-up] or through the Squad merchandise store [https://store.joinsquad.com/], where $5 from every item purchased goes to Stack-Up.
 
 
ABOUT Offworld Industries LLC:
 
Offworld Industries LLC is an independent studio formed in 2014 by 15+ developers who had worked together for a combined 50+ years on the Project Reality Mod for Battlefield 2, with the founding purpose to bring a standalone successor to the acclaimed mod to market.  Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the team has brought on modders and industry professionals to form a 25+ man studio with the goal of bringing a new take on the large scale tactical shooter.
 
Official Site:     http://joinsquad.com
Steam:     http://store.steampowered.com/app/393380
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoinSquad
 
YouTube:     https://youtube.com/JoinSquad
Twitter:     https://twitter.com/JoinSquad
Press Kit:     http://press.joinsquad.co

Submitted by: E. Thomas

• Watch the new ARK TEK Tier trailer HERE: youtu.be/Mn2CwxY48Bk

ARK: Survival Evolved is in development for Xbox One via the ID@Xbox program, PlayStation^®4 with VR support, and Steam PC. The game is currently playable in Microsoft’s Game Preview on Xbox One and Steam’s Early Access program, which includes Oculus Rift VR support and an integration of Steam community features such as Steam Economy and Steam Workshop for custom maps and mods. Players can host private/LAN servers and have access to a custom-built version of the Unreal Engine 4 Editor for creating mods. The world of ARK is designed to be modder-friendly and ever-expanding!
 
To join our growing band of ARK survivors, journey to Steam or Microsoft’s Game Preview on Xbox One to download the game. For the latest updates follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, visit the Website at playark.com and watch us tame and train leviathan dinosaurs on Twitch.TV.
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ABOUT STUDIO WILDCARD
Studio Wildcard was co-founded in 2014 by industry veteran Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, former Technical Art Director at Microsoft Game Studios, with the mission of bringing AAA quality to ambitious indie productions that are designed for core gamers. With combined 25 years of industry experience across multiple independent and studio-backed titles, Jeremy and Jesse have teamed up with other veteran developers for Seattle, WA-based and Gainesville, FL-based development studios that also include distributed team members across multiple continents. Wherever talented, driven developers may reside, Studio Wildcard intends to seek out and work with them!
 
ABOUT INSTINCT GAMES
Instinct Games is Egypt’s leading game development studio. Started in 2011 by former Timeline Interactive co-founders, the Instinct Games team develops and produces video games on all major platforms utilizing its competent technical team. Its mission is to collaborate with world class partners to foster Egypt’s video game development ecosystem and set a precedent of high quality, low cost, entertaining indie games with worldwide appeal.

Submitted by: E. Thomas