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‘Megaton Rainfall’ is Getting Rift & Vive Support Next Month, PS Move Support for PSVR
Megaton Rainfall (2017), the superhero game from Pentadimensional Games that lets you become an indestructible, interdimensional superbeing, is finally getting a VR mode for PCVR users next month. To boot, PSVR users are getting a free patch that will include PS Move support.
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‘Mr. Mercedes’ VR Escape Room to Land on HTC Vive July 22nd
Mr. Mercedes, the AT&T Audience Network mystery thriller TV series based on the titular Stephen King novel, is getting a VR escape room soon.
Dubbed Mr. Mercedes: Lair Escape, you step into the basement lair of one of the scariest killers from the...
Mil-Sim VR Shooter ‘Onward’ to Host Free Access Period on Steam This Weekend
Onward, the multiplayer VR shooter in Early Access, is hosting another free access weekend, this time on Steam for owners of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
The popular mil-sim tactical shooter has hosted several free weekends since its Early Access...
Lowe’s ‘Holoroom’ Lets Customers Test Drive Power Tools in VR Before Buying
Lowe's, a major North American retailer of home improvement goods, has dreamt up an interesting in-store use of VR. Using an HTC Vive and a specially made controller, the 'Holoroom Test Drive' allows anyone timid around power tools to...
‘Beat Saber Arcade’ Coming Soon for Sanctioned Use in VR Arcades
Beat Saber, the acclaimed VR rhythm game, is soon to get a special version, Beat Saber Arcade, which will offer officially sanctioned use of the game in out-of-home VR arcades.
Despite Beat Saber's seamingly perfect fit for VR arcades—thanks to its ease of...
‘Marvel Powers United VR’ Lineup to Include Star-Lord & Gamora
Hype train passengers, all aboard: set to arrive on Rift in two weeks, Oculus today announced a two more playable heroes coming to Marvel Powers United VR's super human lineup. This time it's Guardians of the Galaxy's Gamora and...
‘Mario Kart VR’ to Take First Steps Out of Japan, Coming to London in August
Mario Kart Arcade GP VR, the location-based VR game first launched at Bandai Namco's Shinjuku-based VR Zone arcade last year, is taking its first big step outside of Japan soon as it comes to The O2 in London next month.
Mario...
‘Super Puzzle Galaxy’ Exits Early Access, 24 Additional Levels Released in ‘Warp Ball’ DLC
Super Puzzle Galaxy (2018), a physics-based puzzle game from Vive Studios and 2Bears Studio, has just existed its seven-month stint in Early Access. To boot, the studios have also launched the game's second DLC pack today, dubbed 'Warp Ball', which adds...
PSVR Horror Game ‘Stifled’ Coming to Vive, Rift & PC Next Week
Stifled (2017) originally launched last year as a PSVR exclusive, but now Singaporean studio Gattai Games is bringing the echolocation-based horror game to Rift, Vive, and PC next week.
As the protagonist David Ridley, you're suddenly stricken blind, making the world...
Chinese VR Zombie Action-shooter ‘The Walker’ Launches on PSVR Today
The Walker (2018) is a VR action-shooter from Haymaker that puts a six-shooter in one hand and magic talismans in the other—all to fend off zombies of increasingly horrific sizes in the streets of old Shanghai. The Walker is now...
Ultron & Venom Tapped as Next Villains in ‘Marvel Powers United VR’ Lineup
With Marvel Powers United VR headed to Rift next moth, the hype train for the official Marvel superhero co-op game from Sanzaru Games and Oculus Studios is just about left the station. The next set of villains on this list: the sentient (and...
Windows VR Headsets Seeing Slow But Steady Adoption on Steam
The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn't revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets are making slow,...
Oculus Teases New Character for ‘Marvel Powers United VR’, Reveal Coming Tomorrow
Oculus recently teased the next addition to the Marvel Powers United VR lineup, which included the cryptic message "all hail the king," accompanied by the sound of a large feline growling.
The obvious choice here would be Black Panther, but there...
‘COMPOUND’ Update Adds New Map, Music – Indie Dev Goes Full Time
COMPOUND, an indie VR shooter that launched in Early Access back in May, has received a new update adding a new map type and new music, with new enemies planned for future updates. The game's sole developer has announced...
PSA: Logitech G POWERPLAY Mousepad Can Interfere with SteamVR Tracking, Update in the Works
A quick PSA for anyone who owns the Logitech G POWERPLAY mousepad and a Vive headset: Valve today confirmed that the mousepad can create interference for SteamVR Tracking (used by the Vive, Vive Pro, and Vive Tracker). Valve says...




















