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Creator of Indie Breakout ‘Braid’ Building Roomscale VR Game With ‘no concessions for stationary play’

Road to VR

Jonathan Blow, the creator of one of indie gaming’s fomative successes, Braid , has begun hiring a team to develop his first VR game. Before Fez (2012) , before Limbo (2010) , and before Minecraft (2009) , Braid (2008) was one of the breakout successes in the formative years of indie game development and distribution.

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‘POW POW: Dye It Up!’ Is A Family-Friendly VR Battle Royale Game

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Over the past year, popular multiplayer games such as Population: One and Rec Room’s ‘Rec Royale’ game mode have proven that the battle royale genre is a perfect fit for VR headsets. The game will feature four game modes at launch. POW POW: Dye it up! , launches later this year in SteamVR Early Access.

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Immersive VR love story "Marco & Polo Go Round" launches Valentines Day onSteam and HTC Viveport.

Cats and VR

A virtual reality fiction (6DOF) on Steam and HTC Viveport, a 360° video on YouTube and a short film on ARTE.tv Over the past ten years, ARTE has co-produced a number of interactive games such as Inua, Unmaze, Homo Machina, Vandals, Type:Rider, The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature and Vectronom. and YouTube.

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Critically Acclaimed Rhythm Action Game ‘Thumper’ is Coming to Quest at Launch

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Oculus announced that Thumper (2016), the popular rhythm-action game, is officially coming to Quest at launch. Thumper first landed on PS4 and PC back in October 2016, which included optional VR support for headsets such as PSVR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. It then went on to release on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One a year later.

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‘Zombieland: Headshot Fever’ Review – Arcade Shooting Returns To VR

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First appearing in 2009, this post-apocalyptic comedy film brought us an entertaining story about four survivors—Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita, and Little Rock—making their way through a zombie-infested apocalypse. Columbus and Wichita cover in-game achievements, while Tallahassee handles your weaponry. .

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The Invisible Hours coming to PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift.

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The game is a gripping mystery, and to find all its deepest secrets will require careful observation and exploration. is an independent boutique studio founded in 2009 by Raúl Rubio Munárriz (founding member of MercurySteam Entertainment, developers of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow) and Luz M. Tequila Works, S.L.

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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Update Adds New Weapon & Example Content for Workshop Modding

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which adds an example weapon to the game’s Workshop modding tools, allowing modders to experiment with bringing new weapons to the game. Valve has added a new object blueprint to the game, technically known as hl_vr_weapon_generic_pistol , which is a “data-driven weapon entity for workshop customization.”

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