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‘Population: One’ Preview – A Competent Battle Royale Recipe Struggling With Its VR Ingredient
Battle royale games are fun. VR is fun. Adding VR to battle royale should ideally result in a game that's even more fun than its non-VR counterpart. There have been several attempts to date, but so far none have...
‘Solaris Offworld Combat’ Impressions – Virtual Laser Tag with Competitive Ambitions
Launching today, Solaris Offworld Combat is a team-based VR arena shooter from First Contact Entertainment, the studio behind the lauded Firewall: Zero Hour (2018). This time around, the studio wants to deliver a fast-paced experience that anyone can pick up...
Hands-on: ‘Eye of the Temple’ is a Clever Room-scale Puzzler That Lets You Become Indiana Jones
Eye of the Temple is an upcoming VR game that takes full advantage of the room-scale abilities of your VR headset, letting you walk, dodge, and duck your way through a vast temple complex. You use your own two...
Preview: Facebook ‘Horizon’ Aims for a Sweet Spot Between ‘Rec Room’ & ‘VRChat’
Facebook is soon to launch the invite-only beta of Horizon, on Quest and Rift, the company's latest attempt at creating a first-party social VR experience. We previewed the beta and got to see several user-created mini-games and explored the built-in...
‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Preview – A Compelling Take on VR Stealth, but Comfort Challenges Could Muddy...
The premise of Phantom: Covert Ops almost sounds ridiculous at first blush: you're a special forces dude in a tactical kayak who is slinking around the waterways of an old Russian base. But don't let the silinees of a...
Cas & Chary Present: ‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ Gameplay Overview
Launched yesterday, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is a heavy physics-based survival adventure game set in the zombie apocalypse of the Walking Dead universe. In this video and article, we wanted to showcase the core gameplay mechanics without spoiling too...
Preview: ‘Pistol Whip’ Finds Its Own Beat by Fusing Rhythm & Shooting
Pistol Whip is described by its creators as a 'mashup between SUPERHOT VR and Beat Saber'. While it would be easy to take bits of each but still fail to find synergy, Pistol Whip is indeed a mashup of...
Inside ‘Avengers: Damage Control’, The VOID’s Newest Immersive Experience
The VOID's latest immersive experience, Avengers: Damage Control is available now. We got a look inside and found a great example of what a VR attraction should be.
Guest Article by Noah Nelson
Noah, a veteran public media reporter and producer, is...
Hands-on: ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ is a Delightful Miniature Wonderland Filled with Puzzles
Cortopia Studios, the Stockholm-based team behind the spellcasting combat game Wands (2016), showed off their next entry into the realm of VR at Gamescom 2019 this week. Called Down the Rabbit Hole, I got a chance to go hands-on with...
Hands-on: ‘Paper Beast’ Delivers a Visually Stunning Journey Through Uncut Novelty
I didn't know what to make of Paper Beasts when I heard about back at its reveal in April. Billed as an exploration game inspired by big data, or the unfathomably large data sets that can reveal unseen trends, the...
Hands-on: ‘Budget Cuts 2’ Demo Brings a Bow and Arrow to a Knife Fight
Gamescom 2019 kicked off today in Cologne, Germany, and there I got a chance to go hands-on with the upcoming sequel to Budget Cuts (2018), the cheeky stealth assassin adventure from the Stockholm-based indie studio Neat Corp.
Much like the...
Hands-on: ‘Iron Man VR’ Shows Huge Potential with Innovative Flying Mechanics
I have to say, when I first saw the announce trailer for Marvel's Iron Man VR, I wasn't exactly blown away. Now that I've actually had a chance to try the game for myself, my tune has totally changed—there's...
Exclusive: 35 Minutes of ‘Until You Fall’ Groundbreaking Melee Combat Gameplay
In announcing Until You Fall, Schell Games was boastful about its ability to deliver an “intense, real-time combat experience that hasn’t been seen before with VR." After spending a few hours with the pre-alpha version of the game, it's clear...
‘Freediver: Triton Down’ is a Short But Worthwhile Adventure Full of Good Ideas
Freediver: Triton Down launched quietly at the end of May, and while the $9 price reflects its short playtime, the title demonstrates a strong grasp of VR game design with a 'swimming' locomotion mechanic which is woven into the...
Hands-on: ‘After the Fall’ is a Pretty Zombie Shooter That Doesn’t Understand Immersion
After the Fall is an upcoming co-op VR zombie shooter that promises to let groups of up to four players battle for survival within a zombie infested landscape. Revealed last week at E3 2019, the game's first demo offered...




















