As a sideline appreciator if not regular player of Beat Saber and Pistol Whip, Against gave me a glimpse of what I was missing out on. Turns out all I needed was a pair of brass knuckles, buckets of blood, and the ability to chop enemies in two. Who knew? Against is another instantly arresting...
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Hands-On: Into The Darkness Roughly Scratches The Boneworks Itch On PC VR
Truth be told, I’d hoped we’d see more VR apps try to swipe Boneworks’ crown by now. After the dizzying three-hit combo it delivered alongside Alyx and Saints & Sinners a year ago, VR seemed ready to embrace a new wave of physics-driven action games. That hasn’t quite happened. At least not yet. Fortunately for...
Republique Is Getting A PSVR Release Soon
Mobile-turned-VR stealth game Republique is soon to drop on PSVR. Developer Camouflaj recently announced Republique: Anniversary Edition, which will be dropping soon on Switch and PS4, with VR support for the latter platform. No other details have been confirmed just yet, save for the fact Limited Run Games will be doing a physical edition of...
Livestream Interview And Q&A: Cubism Developer Thomas Van Bouwel
Cubism is one of the best puzzle games available on Quest, with excellent native VR design and an excellent showcase of hand tracking capabilities on Oculus Quest. We’re sitting down with Cubism’s developer, Thomas Van Bouwel, to talk about developing the game, plans for DLC and more. The interview is set to take place later...
Facebook Starts Advertising In Virtual Reality
Facebook is beginning to test advertising in virtual reality. The “small test of in-headset ads” is starting with Blaston from Resolution Games, and “a couple other developers that will be rolling out over the coming weeks.” Facebook says the purpose of the test is “to explore new ways for developers to generate revenue on the Oculus...
ForeVR Bowl Feels A Little More Consistent With New Update
ForeVR Bowl just got its first major update, which begins to tackle some key criticisms of the VR bowling game on Oculus Quest. The June feature update includes what the team calls ‘Throw 2.0’, an updated version of the game’s mechanics based upon data it’s gotten in since the game launched in late May. The...
PS5 VR Headset To Launch Holiday 2022 With OLED Display – Report
A new report from Bloomberg claims that the PS5 VR headset will launch in the holiday 2022 period with an OLED display. The article, which largely covers Japan Display Inc’s shift to making LCD VR displays, cites “people with knowledge of the matter” in saying the device will launch later next year and feature OLED...
Air Link Is Coming To Quest 1, Zuckerberg Teases v30 Multitasking
A new post from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teases features coming to the new Quest software update, v30, including expanded Infinite Office multitasking features and Air Link support for the original Oculus Quest. “New v30 update coming to Quest soon that’ll extend infinite office and make it easier to multitask in VR,” Zuckerberg said, in...
BricksVR Brings Multiplayer Building To Oculus Quest, PC VR In Early Access
BricksVR brings multiplayer VR building to Oculus Quest and Rift in Early Access, allowing you and your friends to build models and worlds together out of a variety of different shaped bricks. The game will launch into Early Access on Steam and App Lab at the of the month, priced at $14.99. The team expects...
The 25 Best Oculus Quest Games And Best Oculus Quest 2 Games – Summer 2021
It’s safe to say that Oculus Quest came out of the gates swinging. That makes picking a list of the best Oculus Quest games and best Oculus Quest 2 games pretty tough. Facebook’s standalone VR headsets, which seem to have singlehandedly reignited the entire VR industry, launched with over 50 apps in 2019. In the...