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Arizona Sunshine Is Coming To PSVR In June With Aim Support

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Minutes after posting this story, a PlayStation Blog post confirmed Arizona Sunshine hits PSVR in June with PlayStation Aim support. PlayStation VR (PSVR) owners are constantly asking for bigger and better games to show off their headset with, and it looks like they might soon get a big one: Vertigo Games’ Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine was our Game of the Year 2016 winner , so PSVR owners certainly have something to look forward to. Update: Well that was quick.

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Arizona Sunshine Devs Looking To Fix PSVR Aim Support And More

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Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive’s Arizona Sunshine finally hit PlayStation VR (PSVR) earlier this week, but not everyone is satisfied with the results. ” For now, Vertigo and Jaywalkers already have Arizona’s first patch submitted to Sony for approval. Tagged with: arizona sunshine Facebook Twitter Reddit More. Experiences Gaming arizona sunshine

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VR Shooter ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Comes to PSVR with PS Aim Support in June

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Announced on Vertigo Games’ social media channels and via the PlayStation Blog , VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine has been confirmed for a June release on PlayStation VR, along with support for the new PSVR Aim controller. After the game’s sales success and positive reception on PC, a PSVR version of Arizona Sunshine was strongly anticipated. In addition, Arizona Sunshine has been optimised for the new PlayStation Aim controller.

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Arizona Sunshine Hits PSVR Today, Good Luck Finding Aim Controllers

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Arizona Sunshine , UploadVR’s 2016 Game of the Year, finally comes to PlayStation VR (PSVR) today. We’ve reached out to Sony to ask about supply issues with the controller but we haven’t heard back at the time of publication. Fortunately you can still play Arizona with two PlayStation Move controllers or even the DualShock 4 (though we don’t recommend that).

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E3 Spotlight: Sony And The Future Of PSVR

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Sony holds its press conference at 6PM PT on Monday, June 12th. A port of Arizona Sunshine is on the way later this month, Theseus is coming to consoles as is Smash Box Arena , ROM: Extraction , Bloody Zombies , and Tiny Trax. With so many games announced before the show we can’t wait to see what Sony has in store for the big week. Now that we know Microsoft isn’t showing VR on Project Scorpio this year , Sony has an open goal on the PSVR side.

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Launching Tomorrow, Sony Reveals How Farpoint’s PS VR Aim Controller Came to Life

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Sony has published details of the design decisions that drove development of one of the oddest looking gaming peripherals ever built. Farpoint, Image Courtesy Sony. “… once you have the controller in your hands you know instinctively where the buttons and triggers are,” says Impulse Gear Co-founder Seth Luisi, writing in a new Sony blog post , “The 1:1 tracking also makes for a more skill-based game because the precision removes any need for aim assist.”

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‘Minecraft’ Is Officially Heading To PlayStation VR

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This week is all about the PlayStation VR with Sony expected to drop an avalanche of VR-related news now until Friday, September 11th as part of the ongoing PlayStation VR spotlight. ” Sony’s PlayStation VR spotlight runs now until 7 am this Friday.

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New PSVR Releases For Week Of 06/25/17

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There’s a healthy amount of games on offer for Sony’s headset this week, and some of them are really worth checking out. Arizona Sunshine, from Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive. If you’ve been craving another full FPS following Farpoint then Arizona Sunshine is here to answer the call. Wake up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse in the heat of the Arizona desert and make your way through its canyons as you fend off hordes of the undead.

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PlayStation August Sale Offers Big Discounts on Top PSVR Titles, PS Plus Members Get up to 60% Off

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Sony’s August sale is here, offering big discounts on many top PSVR titles. ARIZONA SUNSHINE. Deal Deals News PSVR Games VR Deals VR Games double discount 2018 playstation vr psvr sonyIf you’re a PS Plus member though, you’ll be able to score more than half-off on a majority of the games on offer.

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‘Beat Saber’ Vaults to #2 Most Downloaded PSVR Title of 2018, ‘Job Simulator’ #1 (again)

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Sony today released a list of the top ten most downloaded titles of 2018 , and while many of the same faces have made an appearance on PSVR’s chart again, including the platform’s launch day juggernaut Job Simulator at the number one (again), popular VR rhythm game Beat Saber has surprisingly vaulted its way to the number two spot with little more than a month on the PlayStation Store. Arizona Sunshine (2017).

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.07): Meta roadmap unveiled, Xiaomi shows its AR glasses, and more!

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The available titles are very famous VR games of the past like Fallout 4 VR and Arizona Sunshine and some new games like Cave Digger 2 and Unplugged. This week is going to be great because I’m going to attend the SXSW (I will write a dedicated post about it).

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PSVR’s Top Downloads in 2022 Betray Stagnation, PSVR 2 Looks to Change That

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Arizona Sunshine. Sony has also publicly announced a handful of PSVR 2 titles which may be strong contenders for the top spots in the coming months and years.

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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 2: Setup, Props, and Full Body Virtual Reality

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Both Amazon and Ebay redirected me to sellers in the USA, but by the time International shipping and sales taxes were added it was getting close to £100, which was getting a bit expensive for playing a few rounds of Arizona Sunshine.

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10 Highly-Anticipated VR Games We’re Excited To Play In 2021

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Vertigo Games, developer behind the hit zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine , returns with a brand new adventure that will have you exploring a frozen, hostile world after a mysterious outbreak turns LA into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. This is shaping up to be one hell of a year for VR gaming.

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Introducing The Nominees For The 2019 VR Awards

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Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. Vertigo Games & Jaywalkers Interactive – Arizona Sunshine LBVR. VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. AIXR has announced the 2019 nominees for their third annual international VR Awards , an event dedicated to celebrating outstanding achievements in the VR industry.

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Here’s 67 Apps and Companies Planning to Support Windows VR Headsets

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Arizona Sunshine. Sony Pictures. Microsoft today announced a bevy of information regarding their upcoming Windows VR headset launch, which will see headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo coming this holiday season starting at $400. Revealed today by HoloLens chief inventor and project lead Alex Kipman, the Windows VR headsets have been confirmed to work with at least 67 apps—including games, experiences, and 360 video platforms.

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A Look at OmniVirt’s Analysis of AR and VR Technology in Advertising

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The authors specifically looked at the use of AR and VR by Sony, Micheal Kors, and the US Army. To promote the film Escape Room , Sony created VR escape room puzzles that users could use in their browser windows. The analysis also mentioned the use of AR and VR by sports teams, including the Arizona Rattlers and Dallas Mavericks. OmniVirt, an AR and VR advertising platform, recently conducted an analysis of XR use cases.

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‘Moss’ Breaks into February’s Top 10 PSVR Downloads After Only 2 Days on Store

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Superhot VR (2017) and Job Simulator (2016) trade places for the #1 spot since January’s list , and Arizona Sunshine (2016) falls from #6 in January to the #10 spot. image courtesy Sony. Moss (2018) , a puzzle platformer for PSVR that follows the ridiculously cute mouse Quill, has broken through to the top 10 most-downloaded PSVR games last month. Released on February 27th, Moss rated #7 on the list with only two days of launch on PSN to its name.

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POST-APOCALYPTIC VR SHOOTER AFTER THE FALL COMING TO PSVR IN 2020

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Vertigo Games, the VR game studio behind the platinum-selling VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine , revealed the first-ever gameplay footage for the shared-world VR action FPS After the Fall ™ at Sony Interactive Entertainment’s State of Play.

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Field in View: Why The Aim Controller Is PSVR’s Secret Weapon

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When it comes to PlayStation VR (PSVR), Sony has something a little different in mind. Sony is doubling down on the first-person shooter (FPS) genre with its first PSVR peripheral, the Aim Controller. Currently it’s best seen in Farpoint, which it will be bundled with, but it’s also coming to shooters both old and new like Dick Wilde, ROM: Extraction, The Brookhaven Experiment , and Arizona Sunshine.

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2019 Was a Major Inflection Point for VR—Here’s the Proof

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People tend to focus on headsets sales, which remains largely speculative as only Sony ever publicly discloses numbers. Sony announced sales of PlayStation VR in January 2020: 5 million headsets over the last four years. VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest.

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Here’s Every Game With Support for PSVR Aim

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Sony’s PSVR Aim controller launched back in 2017 with Farpoint , but has since grown to support nearly two dozen games in total. Released: Arizona Sunshine. Here’s a handy list of every game with support for PSVR Aim. PSVR Aim is an optional PSVR gun controller which is supported only by specific games.

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PSVR’s 2nd Anniversary Sale Brings Big Discounts on Top VR Titles

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Gearing up for PlayStation VR’s two-year anniversary, Sony has brought back some big discounts, offering up to 60% off on top titles. Arizona Sunshine – $20.00 $40.00. With over 170 games and DLC currently on sale, we’ve highlighted the best deals on PSVR’s top-rated games. You can check out the full list here. The sale will last from now until October 23rd on PlayStation Store. Under $10. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes – $9.00 $15.00.

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Game Offers PSVR Bundle With Farpoint, Resident Evil 7 Free

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The company is currently offering Sony’s headset along with a copy of the rather excellent PSVR compatible survival horror revival, Resident Evil 7 , and the just-launched blockbuster first-person shooter (FPS), Farpoint for £349.99. If you think this deal might be for you (it’s still worth it for the free copy of Resident Evil 7 alone), we’d recommend hanging onto your copy of Farpoint until Sony offers a standalone version of the Aim Controller (or another bundle).

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Farpoint Tops PlayStation Store Charts Without Aim Controller Bundled

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Sony just issued its monthly PlayStation Store charts, showing us what sold best on the digital store over May. Of course, this wouldn’t be an issue if Sony were to offer the controller as a cheaper standalone package. With games like Arizona Sunshine and ROM: Extraction soon coming to PSVR with full support for Aim, we certainly hope plans are in place.

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PSVR’s Farpoint Succeeds In UK Games Sales Charts

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It looks like Sony’s big bet on the VR first-person shooter (FPS), Farpoint, had paid off, at least in the UK. It’s also a good sign for developers making new games that will support the Aim controller soon like Arizona Sunshine. The UK’s weekly games chart , compiled by GfK and shared via The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE), reveals that Farpoint debuted at number two in the weekly charts for the last seven days.

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Fantastic Contraption Hits PSVR Next Week With Exclusive Levels

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Those that have Sony’s upgraded console will be able to enjoy improved visuals with higher resolution textures and improved backdrops and scenery and even extra island decorations. Better get through Arizona Sunshine quick, eh? Coming off the back of a great E3, PlayStation VR (PSVR) is set to have a big month with some anticipated new releases. The first of those releases hits next week. We’re of course talking about Fantastic Contraption.

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Elite: Dangerous PSVR Support ‘Not There Yet In Terms Of Quality’

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Elite: Dangerous is one of the biggest, most expansive games to support the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive thus far, and it seems like a perfect fit for Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) too. This week sees the release of Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive’s Arizona Sunshine on PSVR, and it’s definitely made some sacrifices to squeeze onto console.

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SteamVR Home Gets Virtual Collectibles, an Intriguing Glimpse at the Future of Achievements & Digital Goods

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It seems likely that Sony are paying close attention to Valve’s progress here, as PSVR would be the logical way to revive some elements of the PS3-based social platform PlayStation Home , which was also stacked full of virtual items and avatar customisation. Arizona Sunshine. Valve has added the first wave of SteamVR Collectibles to SteamVR Home, unlockable rewards which can be used to decorate your virtual Home space or modify your avatar.

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Check Out These 2018 Black Friday VR Deals

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Vive is also knocking 95% off over 100 games and experiences available on their subscription platform, including such hits as Arizona Sunshine, Accounting+, SUPERHOT VR, and The Wizards & Sariento. Image Credit: HTC / Oculus / Sony PlayStation / VRcardboard.co.uk. Make the most of your holiday savings with these discounted offers.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.26.11): Half-Life: Alyx revealed, Oculus Link out, XBox not considering VR and much more!

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For now let just me say that Arizona Sunshine is coming to Quest on December, 5th. More info (Star Wars Vader Immortal Episode III trailer) More info (Star Wars Vader Immortal Episode III review) More info (Arizona Sunshine launches on Quest).

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.31): UE5 released in Early Access, Lumus shows an impressive AR prototype, and more!

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It is sold by Sony, but actually, the idea behind it comes from Impulse Gear , that studio that developed Farpoint.

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VR Bound Announces Nominees For Inaugural 2017 VR Awards

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Sony – Playstation VR. Vertigo Games & Jaywalkers Interactive – Arizona Sunshine. An evening dedicated to celebrating the past years VR accomplishments.

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Deafening Silence: Where Is Valve’s ‘Killer App’ VR Game We’ve All Been Waiting For?

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Sure, there have been some great experiences in VR, with solid games like The Gallery , Damaged Core , Arizona Sunshine , The Unspoken , and several others, but nothing on the scale of something like the big AAA franchises that made headlines every holiday season. Home console manufacturers such as Sony, Microsoft, and especially Nintendo have established IPs that they can rely on for the launch of a new system.

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After the Fall Confirmed for PlayStation VR, new Gameplay Trailer Released

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As part of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) State of Play event today the studio has now confirmed a PlayStation VR version is in the works whilst showcasing the first gameplay footage. Set to offer a cinematic experience specifically designed for VR for the team behind Arizona Sunshine, After the Fall is an FPS combined with role-playing game (RPG) elements.

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25 Oculus Quest Games Coming in 2019 & 2020

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Image courtesy Sony, MWM Immersive, Tequila Works. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine is a narrative-driven, zombie shooter set in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America. Oculus Quest’s content library eclipsed 100 games and apps back at the end of August and continues to grow at a solid clip. Here’s 25 titles coming in 2019 and 2020 that we’ve got our eyes on. Cas & Chary Present.

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VRFocus’ Most Anticipated VR Games Coming in 2020

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The next big title from Vertigo Games ( Arizona Sunshine , Skyworld ), After the Fall is another FPS filled with monsters to shoot and guns to upgrade. It has been quite an incredible year for virtual reality (VR) fans.