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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

White Lotus Interactive have announced that their VR-enabled adventure title XING: The Land beyond is now coming to the HTC Vive with full motion control support. The post ‘XING: The Land Beyond’ is Coming to HTC Vive, New Trailer appeared first on Road to VR.

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Launched initially in 2013, the device was praised for its impressive hand-tracking, but failed to find a killer use-case when used as an accessory for PCs. Future versions of the software will not deliver any performance improvements to the original Leap Motion Controller device,” the company says.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Despite having originally released all the way back in 2013, Rockstar’s fifth entry in their beloved Grand Theft Auto video game series is more popular than ever. The free “R.E.A.L” PC mod adds full VR compatibility to Rockstar’s beloved franchise.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Oculus Rift DK1 with Razer Hydra motion controllers | photo by Road to VR. Initially revealed all the way back in 2013 , the game had players facing off against waves of terrifying spiders that reacted in beautifully grotesque ways as they were dispatched with bullets and explosives. r ap Cenydd, was Crashland.

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MARCH 3, 2017

Tactical Haptics , developers of the Reactive Grip controller, are showing their latest prototypes now with attachments for the Vive Tracker, Oculus Touch, and a custom-built SteamVR Tracking solution. Though that’s not to say that Vive controller adapter might not be offered when the Reactive Grip controller becomes available.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Payday 2 (2013) , the popular FPS with four-player co-op, has now updated to include access to the VR beta for HTC Vive. Although technically running through SteamVR, the game currently only officially supports Vive, and only renders Vive controllers. Some users have reported that Windows VR headsets work fine as well.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Steam vs The Oculus Rift Store Valve worked closely with Oculus in the early stages of research and development of the Rift throughout 2013, after Gabe Newell officially endorsed Palmer Luckey 's Kickstarter campaign in 2012. Together, they beat Oculus to market with tracked controllers.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Like its 2D forebears such as GeoGuessr (2013) , Go Guess tasks you with investigating the captures by hunting for clues. Go Guess (2018) is a new interactive VR quiz game from developers Oblix that tosses you into Google 360 captures and makes you to guess where you are.

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JUNE 17, 2018

Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Hands-on With Astro Bot Rescue Mission. Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Called Ironlights , the still in-development game is setting itself apart from other physics-based melee titles by offering up a dynamic ‘back-and-forth’ combat scheme, which is designed to further eliminate careless controller waggling by way of a novel turn-based combat system. Image courtesy E McNeill.

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MAY 10, 2017

The game itself isn’t new as it’s been out since August of 2013. The footage shows people playing on an HTC Vive, but it seems reasonable to assume support for the Oculus Rift and Touch will be included as well. Soon, you can rob banks and jewelry stores like never before with the team-based crime-spree game, Payday 2.

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MARCH 11, 2020

According to a tweet from Wildman, players will use their motion controllers to wield a handgun to bring down waves of enemies, similar to previous releases. ??????????Voyage Series creator Yukio Futatsugi released a spiritual successor on the Xbox One back in 2013 called Crimson Dragon that borrows heavily from the series.

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MAY 11, 2017

You can watch the new footage below: With this new information we now know for sure that motion-tracked controllers will be fully supported, instead of just keyboard and mouse controls, and both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive will be able to enjoy the mod in perfect platform parity.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

CES 2013 / 2014: The Early Years. From the advent of the Oculus Rift in 2012, we saw Oculus attend the show for the first time in 2013 to show off their pre-production Rift headset prototype ahead of the DK1 launch, following their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. Oculus’ Pre-DK1 Prototype, shown at CES 2013.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Though Halloween has passed, the horror games continue to come and will likely continue for a long while on the HTC Vive. We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. Robosports VR, from Babeltime. Price: Free-to-play. Price: Free-to-play.

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We’ve compiled a list of our top five favorites for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The HTC Vive was released on April 5th, 2016, a week after the Oculus Rift for consumers. With the exception of Automobilista (2016), every PC racing sim (currently in development) now offers some type of VR support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

CIA Operative David Emerson awakens to find himself the subject of an experimental program with his body under complete remote control of the imperious General (Tony Denison),” states a story summary on the film’s official website. Agent Emerson will arrive for users of all Oculus and HTC headsets on November 22nd.

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MARCH 8, 2017

The headset can also run with a native 90Hz refresh rate (matching the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive). Hitting such a high framerate, especially on the PS4’s 2013-era hardware, takes careful optimization. According to developer Mark Taylor, Korix will be the first game on PSVR to run natively at 120Hz, on both PS4 and PS4 Pro.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

In what might be the longest Kickstarter campaign conclusion to date, more than four years following estimated deliveries of the STEM VR controller, Sixense says they will fully refund all backers and pre-orders. Sixense was once a name central to the early VR community.

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MAY 15, 2017

Half-Life 2: VR , a revamped version of an older mod which will adapt the beloved Half-Life 2 for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, has been green-lit, signifying Valve’s official acceptance of the mod for distribution on Steam. Here’s some gameplay from the original mod played on the Rift DK1. Sadly, it wouldn’t last.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Cloudhead Games CEO Denny Unger recently tweeted what appears to be an unreleased VR headset and motion controllers using SteamVR 2.0 Many key parts of the image have been blurred out, including most of the headset and all of the motion controllers. ” SEE ALSO HTC Confirms Vive Cosmos Will Support OpenVR/SteamVR.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality from Bossa Studios is a VR-based adaptation of the original Surgeon Simulator 2013 , first released for flat monitor displays in 2013. Now, Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality , is essentially the original 2013 game adapted to fit the controls and premise of the Meet the Medic demo.

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MARCH 9, 2017

Launched in May 2016, the motion-controlled VR game was developed with the insights gained from using Aldin’s own data visualisation tool Ghostline. Dedicated to VR software development since early 2013, Aldin Dynamics is one of the most experienced studios in the world, launching software on Oculus developer kits and Gear VR.

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Furthermore, system specifications will be similar to those of Obduction (2016), the studio’s first VR game and first Kickstarter campaign, which reached success back in 2013. Like Obduction , Firmament will equally support VR headsets and motion controllers, as well as traditional monitors. Image courtesy Cyan.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Supported Headsets: Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, HTC Vive. Supported Headsets: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR. Supported Headsets: HTC Vive. One of E3’s biggest surprises on the VR front, Bethesda is trying to fit all of its popular 2015 RPG into the HTC Vive with position-tracked controls. Sign us up.

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Controlling a fleet from outside the cockpit, it arrives on PC VR on January 31. It was around this time he ordered the original HTC Vive for prototyping and it wasn’t long before the pair entered VR development. Orbital Strike VR takes a different approach to space combat. No-one had logged into the servers for months.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

We spotlighted over 30 of them last month, but now know that 53 different titles are expected to be available on day one, December 6th, when the motion controllers launch next week. So this launch feels monumental; we have come full circle and are excited to be releasing The Gallery on Oculus now with the launch of the Touch controllers.”

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

In Oculus’ case, that successful litmus test gave them the momentum to raise a $16 million Series A in 2013 and a $75 million Series B later that year. SEE ALSO Acer Takes Majority Control of StarVR with $5M Capital Injection. SEE ALSO Hands-on: Latest StarVR Upgrades Highlight Ultra-wide FoV & Nearly Invisible Pixels.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Undoubtedly the most-recognisable title in the HeroCade bundle, Dreadhalls is a first-person horror title has been terrifying gamers since its reveal in 2013, and is currently available for Gear VR and Oculus Rift, and now coming to PSVR via HeroCade.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

“The starting off point for the microphone input was a bid to do VR cheaply (Oculus DK1s were shipping in 2013 and we couldn’t afford one),” said Ng. “But as a whole, [in 2017] I’m expecting to see more solutions and conventions in regards comfort, movement, controls, etc.

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JUNE 3, 2016

All you need is an HTC Vive and a penchant for exploration as you interact with uncountable objects in your medieval tower laboratory, which contains everything from a pint-size crossbow that lets you get into all sorts of mischief, to a magical glockenspiel—that when played correctly whisks you away to a number of alternate dimensions.

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MARCH 7, 2017

On October 12, 2013 Sixense closed its Kickstarter campaign after raising over $600,000 from 2,383 backers. The purpose of the campaign was to raise money for the STEM System : a third-party hardware solution capable of providing positional tracking and hand controllers to virtual reality headsets.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Because it doesn’t make the same effort to present the player with realistic driving, like one you might find in Euro Truck Simulator 2 (2013) , it presents a bit of a bad argument if it’s truly trying to prove that games can’t provide you with the skills applicable to the real world. image courtesy Gearbox Software.

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JUNE 13, 2016

Croteam , the studio behind the Serious Sam franchise, is touting Serious Sam VR as a “full-fledged VR title,” which will use either system’s motion controllers. Serious Sam is going virtual in their newly announced VR game, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, a gore-filled VR shooter targeting both Steam VR and Oculus Rift.

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JULY 11, 2016

This time we took a trip downtown to get a peek inside Stress Level Zero , developers of the HTC Vive multi-player shooter, Hover Junkers. The two parted ways in 2013 and Freddie bought out Brandon’s half of the channel, rebranding it as RocketJump. Welcome to the Broasis. Dudes might even live here.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

Mac Pro, Late 2013-2015. And do remember, this product only resolves the hardware issue by adding connected GPU grunt via Thunderbolt, there is still no support for the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive (for the most part) on OSX, which means you’ll need to dual-boot with a Windows operating system via Boot-camp in order to enjoy on your mac.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Available On: Steam (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive). Reviewed On: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive. The game was mainly tested using both VR and triple screens, using a dedicated sim rig, but gamepad control was also briefly tested. SEE ALSO Top 5 VR Racing Sims for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Release Date: September 21, 2017.

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