VRScout

MARCH 29, 2021

Developed in collaboration with Archiact, Doom 3: VR Edition features the same campaign as the original 2004 game with several additional features designed specifically for VR. Set in the year 2145, players step into the role of a battle-hardened space marine assigned to a scientific research facility located on Mars.

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VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2019

Immerse yourself in one of 2004’s most prominent first-person shooters, now available in VR. Originally released on PC back in 2004 , the FPS classic received 15 years of continued support across 100 different countries , generating several spin-offs and sequels as well as a diverse player base in the process. Image Credit: Dragonfly.

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VR Game Critic

JULY 7, 2020

While early flash games like Crimson Room, created by Toshimitsu Takagi back in 2004, have had a significant impact on the popularity of escape room games, the puzzle like concept has taken on its own life in almost all forms of entertainment over the last decades.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

A recently released fork of one of the premier VR mods for Half-Life 2 (2004) added a number of features that should make you feel a little less like Gordon Freeman, and a little more like John Wick. You may also recognize Romeo from his work on a VR mod for classic shooter Quake (1996) as well as indie arcade game Open Hexagon (2021).

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The Lord of the Rings movies came out at arguably the height of video game movie tie-ins. The series got everything from traditional hack-and-slash action games to strategy titles , but one of the weirdest and most interesting of them all was 2004's The Third Age.

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JUNE 18, 2019

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Pistol Whip (2019) , the VR rhythm-shooter from Cloudhead Games, just got a new dielselpunk-inspired update, available now on Oculus Quest and SteamVR-compatible headsets. Image courtesy Cloudhead Games. The update also includes three wartime-era pistols, and a new metal finish for all available weapons. Broomhandle Mauser, anyone?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” A new trailer gives the first glimpse of the game, and Valve has also revealed the Half-Life: Alyx release date, price, and headset compatibility. . Half-Life: Alyx is one of three VR games that the famed developer has been quietly toiling away on for the last several years. Half-Life: Alyx Trailer. Image courtesy Valve.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

With built-in face and hip-tracking, the company says the headset is designed to embrace social VR content, but also promises very high resolution displays, inside-out tracking, and even wireless game streaming from your PC with an add-on accessory. Image courtesy Megadodo Simulation Games. Image courtesy Megadodo Simulation Games.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 13, 2021

As you’d imagine, Doom 3 (2004) wasn’t built for VR. Beef’) released the mod in full on SideQuest this week, which lets you port the game’s original files to the newly rejiggered VR-compatible game engine. Simon Brown (aka ‘Dr. Check out our guide on how to install SideQuest to get started.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The most anticipated VR game to date is now just one month and ten days away, and Valve has released some new screenshots to whet your appetite. Half-Life: Alyx will launch the week after GDC, an annual game developers event which Valve has regularly attended, and where the company first debuted its VR initiatives way back in 2015.

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MARCH 29, 2021

DOOM 3 VR Edition launches today on PlayStation consoles, bringing the 2004 classic horror-shooter to PSVR for the first time. Veteran is just one step below ‘Nightmare’, which is unlocked once you beat the game on any difficulty.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 2, 2017

The team behind Wands® announced that it has been awarded for Best VR Game in the 13th International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA Global). The IMGA is the longest standing and highest regarded mobile games award program started in 2004. We are delighted to be awarded Best VR Game by IMGA.

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MARCH 8, 2017

While we were busy running around the Game Developers Conference (GDC) last week in search of VR and AR goodies, Nintendo was busy launching a new console, the Switch. Below, we’ve thought up seven VR games we’ve love to play in VR on Switch, considering the console’s limitations. Pokemon Stadium.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

Fans of the original 2004 release of Far Cry can now experience a new level of immersion. German developer Holger Frydrych has released a third-party mod allowing users to play the entire game in VR and control their weapons using motion controllers. The free mod, titled Far Cry VR v0.5, is available on Github and […]

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

San Andreas is Rockstar’s well-loved 2004 entry into the hit GTA franchise, which invites players to wreak havoc in an urban open world fashioned after cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is on the way to the Oculus Quest 2.

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2019

I competed in two Olympic Games: 2004 and 2012,” added Scott Dickens, Director of Strategic Partnerships at FORM. “At Having access to real-time metrics in your goggles is an absolute game-changer. Image Credit: FORM. “I At the elite level, everything is measured down to the hundredth of a second.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Crytek is one of the most influential studios when it comes to introducing ambitious technology to video games. The first Far Cry game, released in 2004, was lauded for its massive open world setting, long draw distances, seamless transitions between outdoor and indoor areas, and even an advanced rendering system for vegetation.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is upon us, and Sony has today shown off some a few brand new teaser trailers at its PlayStation keynote. “All visual and aural elements have been remastered for native 4K resolution, and the action has been similarly improved with the game experience being ported to VR,” Konami said in a press release.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

The public beta for Half-Life 2 VR, a community-made mod for Valve’s 2004 seminal PC shooter, will release in September. ” The team’s post-beta roadmap includes support for the game’s supplemental episodes, further polishing of the VR weapons overhaul and more movement and comfort options.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

The knuckles controller is being designed at the same time as we’re designing our own VR games,” he wrote. Newell was also asked if Valve was interested in making a “full game experience” for the Vive VR system, to which he responded, “Yes. We think VR is pretty important as a tool for interesting games.”

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VRScout

MARCH 22, 2020

After a grueling four-month wait, Half-Life: Alyx launches on VR headsets tomorrow morning, offering VR players what’s being touted as the future of VR gaming. So what better way to celebrate this momentous occasion than with a quick dive into the history of what could easily be considered one of gaming’s most iconic franchises?

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Anand Tech

JUNE 24, 2020

As a quick refresher, DirectX 12 Ultimate is Microsoft’s latest iteration of the DirectX 12 graphics API , with Microsoft using it to synchronize the state of the API between current-generation PCs and the forthcoming Xbox Series X console, as well as to set a well-defined feature baseline for future game development. DX12 Ult.).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR game // Image credit: Ubisoft. When you program [speech] into a game, you may have 10 intents that you will need to handle, but the freedom of being able to use your own voice as the user makes it feel like you’ve got infinite things to ask. RICHER ENVIRONMENTS. IT’S NOT ALL TALK.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Confirming previously leaked details, Half-Life: Alyx will be set between the events of 1998’s Half-Life and Half-Life 2 (2004), where: “Alyx Vance and her father Eli secretly mount the resistance to the brutal occupation of Earth by a mysterious alien race known as The Combine,” the synopsis reads.

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Mashable VR

MAY 3, 2022

I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games." Reggie Fils-Aimé's unforgettable introduction at Nintendo's E3 2004 showcase marked a turning point for the famed console maker. At the time, we simply saw a bold and brash new attitude from the traditionally reserved company.

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JUNE 13, 2016

The announcement of the Killing Floor: Incursion comes hot on the heels of Oculus’ pre-E3 game announcement of Wilson’s Heart , another title designed for Touch controllers. Armed with a gold-etched pistol and a number of other weapons in the multiplayer game, you’re sure to get caught up in the mayhem.

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JUNE 13, 2016

The game uses Oculus Touch controller so you can examine clues and manipulate in-game objects naturally. Rosario Dawnson , known for her work in the Sin City and Clerks franchises, joins Alfred Molina , known for reprising the role of Doc Ock in Spiderman 2 (2004) and much more.

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JULY 5, 2017

Created by Coatsink , the studio known for the Esper series and Gang Beasts (2016) , the action plays out on a tiled game board displayed as an augmented reality diorama. In fact, there is so much dialogue, users will have to download the game in discrete batches, otherwise risk taking up too much space on their smartphones.

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ARVR

MAY 26, 2021

The museum is a site for social action with an impactful +Community Amplify Voices Program; and uses game design, NPCs, and more to ignite empathetic engagement. I’m an Art Historian that started in museums as a Security Guard, Museum Educator, Registrar, and Intern Curator at Minneapolis Institute of Art (2004–12).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

After purchasing a rudimentary virtual reality Spiderman game for his son back in 2004, Vazquez saw potential in how distracted his son became while playing and began using the same game in his upper gastrointestinal endoscopies procedures.

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VRScout

MARCH 8, 2017

Since 2004, Vimeo has fought to preserve its identity as a home for high-end, artistic content. In developing an end-to-end home for creators to learn, share, and collaborate, Vimeo bridges the gap between novice and auteur—and might have just singlehandedly changed the game for the future 360 Video. Image Credit: Vimeo / vimeo.com.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2017

When Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004, we didn’t have Android or iOS, but the mobile phone market was well established — think Blackberry, Motorola, and Nokia. That would, in theory, allow Facebook to host the next app craze, like the AR game Pokémon Go. Companies like Google and Apple have done that instead.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 17, 2022

Tortilla challenge The latest TikTok dare involves a game of rock paper scissors, a tortilla, and… a mouthful of water, but it isn't as nefarious as you may think. Between the game of rock paper scissors, the tortilla-wielding, and the water, the challenge has a lot of moving parts making it very entertaining to watch.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to Bloomberg, this would mark the first time that Meta has ever reduced its headcount since the company’s inception as Facebook in 2004. This will result in the company being “somewhat smaller” by the end of 2023, according to Zuckerberg.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The gaming giant behind one of the most popular first-person shooters (FPS) for PC has at last publically finalised a date for the launch, Monday 23rd March. The last few months have been a whirlwind of excitement thanks to one company and one singular videogame, that’s of course Valve and Half-Life: Alyx.

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Peter Graham

JULY 10, 2019

That year saw the launch of The Getaway for PlayStation 2 with the team going onto support the EyeToy digital camera, release the SingStar franchise (2004); begin work on PlayStation Portable content (2005), launch the EyePet franchise (2009) and then augmented reality (AR) book Wonderbook for PlayStation Move and PlayStation Eye.

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