Facebook-owned Beat Saber is getting cut from VR arcades. The commercial licensing page for Beat Saber is gone as of this writing and we’ve heard multiple reports from arcades that one of their most popular games is being pulled from their locations during what’s already been a devastating period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
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The Best VR Stealth Games For Quest, PSVR, And PC VR
Despite the seemingly obvious genre fit for VR technology, there actually aren’t a whole lot of VR stealth games. That being said — more are coming out all the time, so we want to collect all of the best in the genre for you here. We’ve included reviews or impression articles where relevant. The prices...
Virtua Sonic VR Fan-Game Gets Blistering Fast Gameplay Trailer
There are lots of game franchises that we’ve thought would be good fits for VR and honestly Sonic was never one of them. But this looks super fun! The Sonic VR game is called Virtua Sonic and it’s in development from a very well-known modder and Sonic fan-game creator, SuperSonic68. Watch 3:28 seconds of glorious...
John Carmack Had Minecraft VR Running On Oculus Quest
John Carmack revealed said had a version of Minecraft running on the Oculus Quest with full positional tracking at one point, but said Facebook and Microsoft could never get the “schedules aligned” to properly send the game into production for the mobile headset. New tweets from the technical VR guide at Facebook provide the latest...
Solaris: Offworld Combat Aim Controller Support Confirmed For PSVR
You’ve been asking and now we know for sure: yes, Solaris: Offworld Combat Aim controller support will be included in the PSVR version of the game. A tweet from the game’s official Twitter account confirmed as much. The tweet reconfirms that the PSVR version of the game will launch later in 2020 and include support...
Panzer Dragoon VR Debuts Nostalgic Retrospective Trailer
We’re proud to reveal to the world for the first time ever, the teaser trailer for Panzer Dragoon VR, coming in 2021 to all major VR headsets. The nostalgic retrospective trailer debuted today during the pre-show of the UploadVR Showcase: Summer Edition 2020. The fact that a Panzer Dragoon game is in development strictly for...
Maskmaker, A New VR Title From A Fisherman’s Tale Studio, Releases 2021
Video game publisher MWM Interactive announced that it’s partnering with Innerspace VR, the studio behind A Fisherman’s Tale, to release a new VR title in 2021. The game will be called Maskmaker, set in the magical workshop of a man named Prospero. A Fisherman’s Tale was one of our favorite games from last year —...
Phantom: Covert Ops Review – Solid Footing For A VR Stealth Franchise
Our full Phantom: Covert Ops review is here. Does nDreams’ long-awaited stealth debut sneak out of the shadows in full stride? Find out below. Oh to be a fly on the wall — or perhaps an agent in a kayak — when someone at nDreams pitched Phantom: Covert Ops. “An entire stealth game set in...
Phantom: Covert Ops Oculus Rift vs Quest Comparison
Phantom: Covert Ops is sneaking onto Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest today and it’s pretty darn great, but how does each version compare side-by-side? Weighing up the quality of Quest versions of VR games against more powerful platforms is usually a question of freedom. Does the lack of a wire make up for the inevitable...
Steam Summer Sale 2020 Now Live Discounting Half-Life: Alyx, The Walking Dead, And Hundreds More
The Steam Summer Sale for 2020 is now live until July 9th at 10PM PT with discounts across the entire storefront on thousands of games including some of the very best VR titles like Half-Life: Alyx and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Every year Valve has an enormous Steam Summer Sale with deep discounts...
