

Despite the drubbing Oculus Rift has earned itself for having sold out to FaceBook, a slew of dedicated designers have refused to give up on it (or at least have nowhere better to turn yet) – with one such developer creating an interactive breast-groping simulator featuring haptic breast controllers for maximum interactivity, a long desired invention that for many may yet be the Rift’s killer app.
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Sony is bragging that the PlayStation 4 has shifted 10 million consoles in only 9 months, having made short work of the Xbox and seemingly having profited greatly from ignoring the Japanese home market.
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The Japanese government is promising to finally stamp out illicit anime streaming sites overseas, and in China in particular, and replace them with an official streaming site with the cooperation of publishers and studios.
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A fan-created robotic version of AKB48 idol Yuki Kashiwagi has lately been
the subject of much attention, being acclaimed as “too realistic” and “creepily close – though whether this is down to the uncanny valley or her inimitable AKB aura is not clear.
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Police have arrested an artist for distributing 3D models of her vagina for use with 3D printers, insisting it constitutes obscenity despite her having repeatedly exhibited the same models in galleries and elsewhere.
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Microsoft’s decision to finally unbundle Kinect from the Xbox One and in the process equal the PlayStation 4 in price has been hailed as the last of its humiliating Xbox Onw climb-downs, which have seen such amazing new features as support for used games and the ability to function without an Internet connection added in response to consumer demand.
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The arrest of a man who printed several pistols has prompted the Japanese government to call for laws restricting 3D printers with uncharacteristic swiftness.
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Gamers desperate for VR have been checking their calendars in disbelief with the news that Facebook has bought VR headset maker Oculus Rift for 2 billion dollars, in what has already been decried as “the greatest sellout in gaming history.”
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Sharp has finally introduced a moe imouto robot vacuum cleaner capable of following instructions and engaging in tsundere outbursts, bringing the long wait to an end.
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Sony has announced its own head-mounted display for the PlayStation 4, dubbed “Project Morpheus” and finally heralding the arrival of VR on mainstream consoles.
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DMM’s battleship moe mega-blockbuster Kantai Collection is reputedly the (only) reason Microsoft’s Windows tablets enjoy a 15% market share in Japan where elsewhere they languish under Google’s boot with a pathetic 2%.
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An AI journal hounded by feminists for daring to use a picture of a robot maid on its cover has delivered an adroit rebuke in the form of the cover to its next issue.
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