MINNEAPOLIS—For the first time ever, ESPN’s X Games, in collaboration with Samsung Electronics, will bring selected live events to fans in immersive virtual reality at the inaugural X Games ...

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There have been plenty of sports forays into virtual reality, augmented reality, and isolated player cams over the years, with ESPN doing some of those. And in a recent interview in The Wall Street ...

Virtual reality has the ability to take us inside events and offer new perspectives for things we'd typically only view on TV. VR company Jaunt has been touting its "cinematic" platform for a while ...

Samsung announced a new VR experience for Gear VR owners this morning, thanks to a partnership with ESPN. Starting this Thursday through Saturday, select events at this year’s X Games will be streamed ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. ESPN continues its push into the world of gaming, recently posting ...

Next week at its July 13th to 16th Minneapolis competition, the X Games will livestream its first event in VR. Thanks to its partnership with Samsung, though, it seems you'll only be able to watch it ...