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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Play, stream, and spectate non-VR games from the comfort of your own personal VR hangout. Fast Travel Games is launching its GameVRoom app, which will allow you to play all of your favorite non-VR games in your Steam library on a virtual screen using your VR headset and controllers.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Today, on the one year anniversary of the release of PSVR 2, Sony announced it’s testing PC VR compatibility for PSVR 2, with plans to release some form of PC support for the headset this year. Fans of PSVR 1 and PSVR 2 have been asking for PC VR support for years, so why now? We’re glad PSVR 2 will support PC VR content.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Game development is and will always be a tough process, no doubt. With VR being in early stages of growth, ideas are being floated around and risks are being taken as people try to bring their ideas to life. In the game, you guide astronaut Dash Johnson through mazes to wormholes that take you to the next challenge.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

update which includes a new way to play flatscreen games in VR. Called SteamVR Theater Screen, the new function is said to replace the old Desktop Game Theater app , which was first released in 2016. Like Desktop Game Theater, the new Theater Screen is a way of playing non-VR games from a large, virtual screen—i.e.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Being able to get your non-VR friends in on the VR fun is often a challenge, especially if you’re trying to play with them remotely. We love a good asymmetric VR game that gives a VR player and a non-VR player two totally different roles.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

ARVORE, the studio behind the Pixel Ripped VR game franchise, announced it’s currently developing a VR soccer game called PAWBALL , which aims to get you leaping around and scoring goals like only a feline can. That could arrive as early as June, Arvore says.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Virtuix, the creator of the Omni One VR treadmill, announced it now has a lineup of 35 games ready for the device’s broader launch later this year, including some big ones. Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate The post Virtuix Omni One VR Treadmill Nabs Support for Some Big VR Games appeared first on Road to VR.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

You can emulate Nintendo 3DS games on your computer or phone, but it’s usually a second-rate stand-in for the real deal. But now, thanks to the CitraVR beta, you can play your favorite handheld Nintendo games on Quest on a massive screen in full 3D. CitraVR is a standalone VR port of Citra, the long-standing 3DS emulator for PC.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sony says it’s bringing some form of PC VR support to PSVR 2 at some point this year, although it’s not clear when, or even how the company will go about letting users play games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) or popular social VR platforms equally missing from the headset’s game catalogue.

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APRIL 13, 2022

Rec Room a social VR game which also supports non-VR devices like PC, console, and mobile phones, has reached an impressive 3 million monthly active VR users, which the company says is just a fraction of its total monthly active usership. A “majority” of active VR users are using Quest 2.

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JUNE 18, 2020

Thanks in large part to the growing demand for social and mobile gaming, in-game advertising is on a monumental rise. Using the companies custom Unity and Unreal-compatible SDK, game developers can easily drag-and-drop ad-ready billboards, posters, and signs into everything from simple 2D games to complex VR and AR experiences.

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APRIL 4, 2023

For the Fectar AR and VR content creation platform users, creating XR content with hand tracking feature has just become simpler and easier. Focused on creating AR and VR spaces for education, training, onboarding, events, and more, and aimed at non-technical users, the company provides a cross-platform, no-code AR/VR building tool.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Artificial intelligence could take role-playing games like Skyrim to the next level, especially when paired with VR technology. The latest version of the project adds Python scripting, resulting in a number of impressive NPC advancements, from lip-synching to in-game item detection.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Researchers at the University of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom, have partnered with Cambridge-based game studio Ninja Theory ( Hellblade VR, DmC: Devil May Cry, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West ) to deliver more realistic, data-driven sword fighting in VR. But in a VR game, the player input is much harder to process.”

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Sharecare, a digital health company that helps people unify and manage their health, is launching a new health program called Get Active, which uses VR technology to help employers motivate their workforce to get active. These activities are accessible via Meta Quest 2 VR headsets, which are distributed to participants as part of the program.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Developers at Schaffer-Nishimura Lab have created a miniature VR system designed to study the behavior of mice. Tiny subjects are immersed in a variety of closed-loop (interactive) and open-loop (non-interactive) visual scenes using a combination of unique technologies. The news was first reported by Tom’s Hardware.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Myst (2020) developer Cyan Worlds announced today that its VR remake of the game is finally due to launch on PC later this Summer. The VR remake of Myst launched initially on Oculus Quest late last year. Granted, it wasn’t known exactly when the game would actually launch on Steam. Myst PC Screenshots.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Valve hasn’t wasted any time in pushing out patches to its recently updated Steam Link function, which lets Quest users wirelessly connect to their PCs to play SteamVR games. Users with particularly great PC setups should expect a “significant improvement” in how PC VR games look on Quest now.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

But if you think you’ll be able to plug in that seemingly standard cable to a VR-ready PC to play Half-Life: Alyx like you might with standalones such as Quest 2, Vive XR Elite or Pico 4, you’ll be sorely disappointed. It then took a couple more years before it was usable as a PC VR headset. But what about PSVR 2?

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JUNE 3, 2022

The free update will introduce a dedicated player hub complete with mini-games and training grounds. Originally released back in 2020, Stride is a single-player action-adventure game that has you jumping from rooftops and battling nameless baddies across a futuristic city. Or at least it was a single-player game.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

The award-winning progressive metal band TesseracT this week released an original immersive experience for VR headsets entitled War of Being. Available now on PC VR headsets via SteamVR, War of Being has you exploring an exotic location known as “The Strangeland.” on PC VR headsets via SteamVR. This game is for you.

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MARCH 1, 2017

VR video games are some of the most immersive, visceral experiences to date. But games are just the start of where VR and AR are heading, and honestly, most likely will not be either platform’s primary function in the future. You want stylized imagery.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Popular VR social platform Rec Room today announced that it has partnered with the National Basketball Association (NBA) for a special in-game event that will take place throughout the 2022 NBA postseason. LeBron James even stopped by in-game to support the event. Image Credit: Against Gravity Corp.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Carrier Command 2 launched earlier this month alongside a separate version including full VR support. While the non-VR version of the game sits at a ‘Mostly Positive’ 75% user rating, the VR version quickly tanked to a 27% ‘Mostly Negative’ rating. Image courtesy Geometa.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

To many, Palworld is the Pokémon game Nintendo should have made but didn’t, as it launches you into an open-world environment where you can battle and hang with some very pocket monster-inspired creatures. Thanks to a free mod though, you can already jump in head-first with your PC VR headset or Quest with Link.

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JULY 23, 2021

Carrier Command 2 , a modern sequel to the 1988 game, puts players in control of a futuristic aircraft carrier, allowing up to nine players to manage the ship’s many systems from the bridge. Developer Geometa today announced the game will get full VR support, including cross-play with the non-VR version.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Unlike the cool chromed-out metal models used in the show, the prop has padding on the ear and rigid ‘one size fits most’ headset strap, and even includes a facial interface like a real VR headset to make it more comfortable as you wear it around.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

There’s currently no shortage of stellar fitness apps available on VR headsets. That said, few experiences take advantage of popular fitness equipment to enhance your VR workout. The game is powered by Octonic’s VR Motion Engine, which promises a safe and effective fitness experience. Image Credit: Octonic.

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JULY 9, 2021

VorpX is a tool which adapts many non-VR games to be played with VR headsets. A new update adds automatic configuration for both GTA V and Red Dead Redemption II , offering an optimized out-of-the-box VR experience with minimal fiddling. It supports all Oculus, SteamVR, and WMR headsets.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Veteran VR studio nDreams announced today that it has appointed former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier as the non-executive chair of its board of directors. Hot on the tail of a demo release for its latest game , Fracked , nDreams is making moves. billion acquisition by EA earlier this year.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Everyone’s favorite paranormal investigation simulator Phasmophobia is receiving a major overhaul tomorrow aimed specifically at VR players. Development preview for the VR rework update! The game also features cross-platform support, allowing those in VR to hunt spirits alongside non-VR players.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Rogue Ascent VR is available free on Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 headsets via SideQuest. Rogue Ascent VR is a killer-looking VR shooter that makes use of Quest hand-tracking technology to immerse you in a sci-fi adventure where you use your bare hands to blast your way through multiple action-packed levels.

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JUNE 21, 2021

Larcenauts , the new VR hero shooter from Impulse Gear, launched last week on Quest, Rift, and Steam. However, the studio says it ran into a last minute issue which meant the SteamVR version was only compatible with Oculus headsets out of the gate, leading to confusion among buyers who attempted to play the game with non-Oculus headsets.

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JULY 15, 2022

VR veteran studio Survios and 20th Century Games are partnering to develop an Aliens franchise game for VR, PC and console. The single-player, action horror game is untitled for now, however it’s said to feature an original storyline, set between the Alien and Aliens ?lms,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Has Palmer Luckey developed the scariest VR headset of all time? Yesterday was November 4th, 2022, the day thousands of gamers found themselves trapped within a VRMMORPG (massively-multiplayer online role-playing game) in the hit Japanese web novel turned anime Sword Art Onlin e. It won’t be the last.”

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JULY 4, 2023

Following the studio’s acquisition by Meta late last year, we haven’t heard much about Twisted Pixel, a veteran VR game studio which made several exclusive titles for Meta. Following the launch of several non-VR games, Twisted Pixel Games in recent years has become largely focused on VR.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Available on Steam Early Access later this year, The Break-In is an online co-op game that will have you teaming up with friends to loot expensive valuables from a variety of secure locations while evading guards, the police, and neighborhood residents. Image Credit: jorgen games Ltd, Oliver Dolan. Jorgen games Ltd.

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