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Inspired by ‘Half-Life: Alyx’, This ‘Skyrim VR’ Mod Fixes Poor Object Interaction & Looting

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Jan 27, 2021

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Love them or hate them for it, Bethesda’s games offer up a great opportunity for modders to get under the hood of impressively large-scale virtual worlds and summarily fix whatever messes the studio left behind. The same goes for Skyrim VR (2018), which for all its charms, is still obviously in need of tweaks to make it more like the VR-native game it should have been when it was first released on PC VR headsets in 2018. Now there’s a mod for that.

‘I Expect You to Die 2’ Coming to VR This Year, Trailer Here

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Jan 27, 2021

Schell Games today announced that its breakout VR spy adventure game, I Expect You to Die (2016), is getting a sequel sometime this year.

Google Makes ‘Tilt Brush’ Open Source as Active Development Comes to a Halt

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Jan 27, 2021

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Google announced it has stopped active development on Tilt Brush (2016), the company’s VR paint app. All is not lost though. As the team pivots to creating immersive AR experiences, Tilt Brush has officially gone open source, allowing anyone to modify or even clone the app in its entirety.

The 20 Best Rated & Most Rated Quest Games & Apps – January 2021

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Jan 27, 2021

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While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of January 2021.

Now on PSVR: ‘Pistol Whip 2089’ Update Brings Slick Synthwave & Remixed Gameplay That’s Right On Key

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Jan 26, 2021

Pistol Whip is a VR rhythm shooter which has made its mark as one of the best and most rated games on Oculus Quest. Almost one year to the month after its launch, the game saw its most ambitious update yet; the Pistol Whip ‘2089’ update packages a slick synthwave soundtrack as a sort of mini-campaign that brings subtle but meaningful tweaks and new challenges to the gameplay. Launched first on PC and Quest, the free Pistol Whip ‘2089’ update is now available on PSVR.

VR Design App ‘Gravity Sketch’ is Now Free for Individual Users

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Jan 26, 2021

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Gravity Sketch is a 3D modeling software that supports PC VR headsets and Oculus Quest. Up until now, the consumer app was priced at $25, but now the studio has just made it completely free for individual users.

‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ for Quest is Getting ‘The Trial’ Wave Mode Next Week

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Jan 26, 2021

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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), Skydance Interactive’s hit single-payer zombie shooter, now has a revised release date for the Oculus Quest release of ‘The Trial’, its wave-based mode.

‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Surpasses $29M in Revenue

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Jan 26, 2021

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Skydance Interactive announced that its gritty zombie-flavored survival horror game, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020), has now surpassed a whopping $29 million in revenue.

Mysterious Bethesda VR Title Appears on Australian Government Rating Site

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Jan 25, 2021

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Evidence that a new VR game published by Bethesda Softworks, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, has appeared in an online listing by the Australian government’s media classification board.

LIV Now Supports Full-body Avatars from ReadyPlayerMe, Making it Easy to Stream VR Without a Green Screen

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Jan 22, 2021

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Many VR streamers use complicated mixed reality setups to show themselves from a third-person perspective inside the virtual world. LIV, a leading tool which makes this possible, now supports free, customizable, full-body avatars from ReadyPlayerMe, making it possible to stream your avatar inside of VR without the need for a green screen.

Facebook’s AR/VR Head Calls for “Big Shift” in How It Deals with User Privacy

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Jan 22, 2021

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Facebook Reality Labs head Andrew Bosworth released an internal memo, entitled “The Big Shift,” which underlines why the company needs to start building products now that better balance user privacy and user experience.

‘Beat Saber’ Update for Quest 2 Unlocks 90Hz Support

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Jan 22, 2021

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One of Oculus Quest 2’s biggest titles, Beat Saber, just released support for the headset’s more immersive 90Hz refresh rate.

Quest 2 Stock Becoming Readily Available Following Holiday Scarcity

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Jan 21, 2021

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With the Winter holidays and the New Year in the rearview mirror, Quest 2 stock is becoming easier to find and available for delivery more promptly. While backorders in some regions spanned more than a month on the lead up to the holidays, now Oculus expects to deliver Quest 2 and Rift S orders within one week in most regions.

Educational Studio Kuato Raises $6M to Build Asymmetric VR Games

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Jan 21, 2021

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Kuato Studios, a UK-based creator of educational games, announced it has raised £4.5M (~$6.1M USD) as the company takes a stride into virtual reality gaming for the first time.

‘Bigscreen’ Launches Ad-supported Movies for Free On-demand Viewing

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Jan 20, 2021

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Bigscreen today announced is bringing ad-supported movies to the free social viewing platform, which will allow users to watch select films for free.

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