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You Can Still Buy an Oculus Rift + Touch Bundle for $400 on Amazon

The big Oculus Rift Summer Sale may be officially over, which saw the Rift + Touch bundle temporarily slashed from $600 to $400 for a limited time, but for some reason the US Amazon site hasn't reverted yet to...
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‘Eternity Warriors VR’ Coming to Steam Early Access this Month

Eternity Warriors, the mobile game series, is making its way to VR soon with the aptly named Eternity Warriors VR, a first-person co-op hack-and-slash coming to Steam Early Access later this month. The game was initially released on Viveport as a single-player demo...

Oculus is Capping off Its Summer Rift Sale with Deals on Top Games

The 'Summer of Rift' is coming to a close, with Oculus announcing today that September 4th is the last day to nab the $400 Summer Rift sale price. The cap off the eight week headset sale, Oculus is running...

Where to Find VR at PAX West 2017

The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) will be back in its hometown of Seattle this September 1st through 4th and Road to VR has again done the heavy lifting of sorting out all the VR things to see at this...

‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ 50% Off for Vive and Rift Until September 5th

Ubisoft's latest and greatest entry into VR, Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017), is currently on sale for $25, exactly half the price since its launch back in late May. As a crew member aboard the U.S.S. Aegis, a ship created for...

‘Windlands’ Currently 75% Off on Steam, Sale Ends September 4th

Windlands (2016) is a first-person exploration game from Psytech Games, and as one of the first truly great titles to come to all major VR headsets, the temporary $5 price tag on Steam—down from its normal $20—is an absolute steal for what...

You Can Save $500 on Meta 2 Dev Kit If You Order Before Monday’s Price Hike

Following several months of delays, the last we heard from Meta was that they expected the Meta 2 AR dev kit to begin "volume shipping" in August. Now as we approach the end of the month it appears that...

‘FORM’ Developers Confirm Work on New VR Project

It's been a good week for fans of FORM: the game has made its way to the Oculus store (and received Rift support on Steam), and now the developers have confirmed work on a new VR project. Form is the impressive first...

Oculus and Crytek Explore New & Novel Methods of VR Locomotion

Oculus has teamed up with Crytek to share a series of VR game design learnings. The second and latest post in the series explores eight prototype methods for moving or rotating in virtual reality. Keeping players comfortable in VR is...
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Acclaimed VR Puzzle Game ‘FORM’ Now Available for Oculus Rift

Release in June, FORM is a VR puzzle game which has received top marks for its imposing, dream-like architecture and geometric puzzles. Now the game is available for Oculus Rift via both SteamVR and the Oculus store with a...

Release Dates & Platforms for ‘Skyrim VR’, ‘Doom VFR’, and ‘Fallout 4 VR’ Revealed

In the build-up to QuakeCon 2017, which starts tomorrow, Bethesda has announced launch dates for their three major VR titles for the holiday season. Skyrim VR (PSVR) launches first on November 17th, followed by Doom VFR (PSVR, Vive) on...
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‘Doom VFR’ Devs Detail Gameplay, Setting, and Locomotion in New Video

In 2016, Bethesda announced it was working on a Doom VR project, and earlier this year at E3 the company revealed it as Doom VFR. Due to launch in Q4 2017, a Q&A video with the game's developers shines more...
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‘Manifest 99’ Takes You on a Train Ride to the Afterlife, Launching on PSVR September 12th

Manifest 99, a new release coming to PSVR on September 12th, is being described as an "interactive narrative VR experience" that "straddles the line between dream and nightmare." Manifest 99 is the first PSVR title from developer Flight School Studio (though they...
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Tyler Hurd’s Psychedelic VR Music Video ‘Chocolate’ Now Available on Vive and Rift

Chocolate, the latest virtual creation from the mind of Tyler Hurd—the VR animator and director behind BUTTS (2015) and Old Friend (2016)—launched today on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Chocolate is a real-time VR music video set to a...

EVE: Valkyrie Now Supports Oculus Touch as a Gamepad Alternative

CCP Games have rolled out a small ‘2017_R3.1’ update this week, enabling work-in-progress support for Oculus Touch. As described on the EVE: Valkyrie website, this attempts to map the gamepad controls to the buttons, triggers and sticks of the...
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