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One the leading game developers for the PlayStation 4 and Oculus Rift platforms, Insomniac Games, is finally releasing its first major augmented reality title: Seedling for the Magic Leap One. Back in November, we gave our impressions of the game after sampling it at the L.E.A.P. MORE
These are all great games but it’s a shame there aren’t any 2019 titles to preview in this collection. We would have happily welcomed demos of Blood and Truth and other PSVR games that are being lined up for this year. Experiences Gaming demo demo disc PSVR MORE
Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) , the VR platformer that’s still wowing PSVR users well after its October 2nd launch, took home the title of ‘Best VR/AR Game’ at last night’s Game Awards. MORE
Budget Cuts, a first-person stealth VR game, has been eagerly awaited since Stockholm-based indie studio Neat Corporation first released a free demo in 2016. If you find yourself wishing for a silenced pistol, then you’re not playing the game right. MORE
Epic Games is opening its own digital distribution platform in hopes that its industry-leading revenue share split will attract developers. Inaugurating the new Epic Games Store, the company is giving away underwater survival game Subnautica (2018) for free. MORE
Steam is widely considered the de facto platform for PC games, VR or otherwise, but Unreal Engine creators Epic Games want change that with a new storefront that they say will leave more revenue to developers than Steam and other major digital distribution platforms. MORE
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is August’s list. There are some big VR games coming this month. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! MORE
But one new product is looking to literally kickstart mobile AR gaming by introducing a few key components that harness the traditional board game model. MORE
Here we take a look at our top 5 games for Vive, and a little more information you might need to get you started. Valve’s The Lab (2016) is without a doubt among the best games, free or otherwise, so we just had to add it. MORE
We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. ARK Park is a multiplayer adventure game based on the world of ARK:Survival Evolved (2017). 3 Games from Valve. MORE
Paris Games Week is here and Sony has revealed a slew of new trailers showing off their lineup of PSVR games coming in 2017 and 2018. Developer: Fast Travel Games. Developer: Disruptive Games. Developer: Gattai Games. Developer: Bit Planet Games. MORE
The game now ranks among PS4’s top titles—VR or otherwise. In both categories that marks the game as being ‘Universally Acclaimed’ by Metacritic’s standards. Looking into Metacritic rankings for all PS4 games (VR and non-VR) helps contextualize this achievement. MORE
In our breakdown of the top 5 games for Oculus Touch and top 5 for the Xbox One gamepad, we take a look at some of the best games currently on the Oculus Store. Before we start, don’t forget that your Rift also works with compatible games purchased through Steam. MORE
Steam is chocked full of free games that support HTC Vive, but it may be difficult with all that choice to know exactly which games to start out with, especially if that shiny new HTC Vive or HTC Vive Pro blew out your remaining games budget. Free Games With Revive. MORE
It’s very possible that we see a new Alien game announced next week, and we might finally hear if it’s got VR support too. The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has begun teasing next week’s show, which takes place on December 6th. The Game Awards always mix in new announcements with the prize-giving and earlier in the month Keighley tweeted the message ‘Worlds Will Change’ along with a teaser image. Experiences Gaming alien MORE
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is December’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For December 2018. MORE
Since consumer-grade VR has been out for about two and a half years at this point, we’ve seen tons and tons of VR games. That’s how many good VR games there are. But that also means there are lots and lots of VR games that don’t get the recognition they deserve. MORE
After digging into nearly 20 titles, we’ve pulled together the top five VR sports games for the Oculus Rift that will scratch that itch for anyone looking for VR gameplay that’s both active and competitive. MORE
With Halloween right around the corner next week, we felt like it was time to start rounding up some of the very best VR horror games and experiences out there. Price: $9.99 / $14.99 /$16.99 ( Store for Two-Game Bundle ). MORE
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is January’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For January 2019. MORE
This guest article by Mitch Mastroni, Interaction Designer at Tender Claws, the studio behind the game, explores how the game achieved significant immersion even on more restrictive mobile VR headsets. It also enhances game feel by giving virtual objects weight. MORE
The 2018 Game Awards are well underway and the winner for best VR/AR game was just announced. “Astro Bot is not here to reinvent the wheel or claim the throne as VR’s killer app; there are enough games trying to do that already,” we said in our review. “Instead, it fuzes the thrill of seeing a virtual world come to life with the dependably engaging gameplay of one of gaming’s most beloved genres and explores what that can mean with fascinating results. MORE
Location-based gaming pioneer Niantic has been preparing its flavor of AR cloud, the Niantic Real World Platform, to bring more realistic and interactive augmented reality experiences to mobile apps. MORE
I love VR and I love gaming, but I have now got to the point where the mention of the two things in the same sentence – specially when people seem to imply they’re the same thing – makes me roll my eyes and sigh. Part of it is due to the fact I’m yet to get really hooked into a VR game. MORE
There are plenty of great games out there for Oculus Rift, with the Oculus Store featuring a number of top titles certainly worth your hard-earned money. High production value, engaging VR mechanics, Touch optimization: the games below have it all. Developer : Epic Games. MORE
There’s been plenty to talk about in VR gaming over the course of 2018, with even more ambitious indie studios and AAA game companies getting into the medium for the first time. Now for Road to VR’s 2018 Game of the Year Award winners. Developer : Beat Games. MORE
From the stunning precision of SteamVR tracking to the frankly ludicrous amount of games to play, the HTC Vive and its bigger brother, the Vive Pro, are arguably the best place to experience high-end VR gaming today. Experiences Gaming HTC Vive VR Industry News htc vive HTC Vive Pro MORE
Beat Games co-founder and CEO Jaroslav Beck tweeted today that the PSVR version of hit rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) could be getting its first song pack sometime this month. News Bits PSVR Game VR Game beat games beat saber beat saber psvr beat saber song pack Jaroslav Beck MORE
The game’s unique artwork had me intrigued. The level of detail and the unique art style makes the game incredibly charming. The interactions are all easy to complete and the game is responsive. This is why I could see this game being very accessible for entry level VR users. MORE
Here’s our breakdown of the best PSVR games that you should definitely check out. The 5 Best PSVR Games. The game encourages lots of movement and dodging, so you’ll want to maximize the size of your playspace and you’ll also want to play the game while standing. MORE
Titanic VR (2018) is an immersive educational interactive story and game that takes you to the depths of the final resting place of the RMS Titanic, where you explore the 1912 shipwreck, its history, and experience over 6 hours of story-driven gameplay. MORE
Fast forward to 2018 and the Rift has been on the market for two and a half years and amassed an impressive ecosystem of games in that time. With that said, here are UploadVR’s 25 best Oculus Rift games. It is, both literally and figuratively, one of the deepest VR games going. MORE
Fast forward to 2018 and the Rift has been on the market for two and a half years and amassed an impressive ecosystem of games in that time. With that said, here are UploadVR’s 25 best Oculus Rift games. Experiences Gaming Oculus Rift VR Industry News oculus rift MORE
Beat Saber has climbed to the #7 spot among best rated games on Steam—VR or otherwise—and continues to hold the #1 spot among VR titles. A few weeks into release, a handful of negative reviews dropped the game down to 98%. MORE
2018 is over and it’s clear to see that it’s been a great year for VR gaming. Every year at Upload we compile a list of all the games we’re looking forward to in the year ahead. So, without further ado, here’s what VR games 2019 is going to throw at us. MORE
It’s been a whole year since the PlayStation VR launched, and Sony is nearly doubling down on its extensive catalog of games with +60 more titles confirmed to come to PSVR between now and early 2018. MORE
The yearly fanfare of the Game Awards has come and gone, leaving Capcom with the award for Best VR/AR Game for their massively successful horror-adventure Resident Evil 7 : Biohazard (2017), a game that equally supports both PSVR and traditional monitors. MORE
Insomniac Games, the talented game studio behind non-VR games like Spider-Man (2018) and VR games like Edge of Nowhere (2016) and The Unspoken (2016), today announced their first AR game called Seedling , coming to Magic Leap in November. MORE
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is September’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For September 2018. MORE
The team behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine which created it is going one level deeper and making a push for its own game storefront to challenge Valve’s Steam on PC and potentially Google Play on Android. In an emailed Q&A with Game Informer, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney wrote “the Epic Games store doesn’t have any sort of VR user interface, however, games released on the store can support VR if they choose.” MORE
Among the charts is a list of the top 100 best selling VR games on Steam in 2018 , as measured by gross revenue. Interestingly, none of the platinum games are Early Access graduates (compared to 25% in the gold tier). This is the game’s second year in the gold tier. MORE
One mobile gaming’s most prolific franchises arrives on the Magic Leap One this fall. Now the seemingly unkillable franchise has set it sights on the world of immersive content with a new AR game that presents the series from a brand new perspective. . MORE
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OCTOBER 22, 2018
I love VR and I love gaming, but I have now got to the point where the mention of the two things in the same sentence – specially when people seem to imply they’re the same thing – makes me roll my eyes and sigh. Part of it is due to the fact I’m yet to get really hooked into a VR game.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Here’s our breakdown of the best PSVR games that you should definitely check out. The 5 Best PSVR Games. The game encourages lots of movement and dodging, so you’ll want to maximize the size of your playspace and you’ll also want to play the game while standing.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 17, 2018
There’s been plenty to talk about in VR gaming over the course of 2018, with even more ambitious indie studios and AAA game companies getting into the medium for the first time. Now for Road to VR’s 2018 Game of the Year Award winners. Developer : Beat Games.
UploadVR
JANUARY 2, 2019
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is January’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For January 2019.
Next Reality AR
DECEMBER 5, 2018
One the leading game developers for the PlayStation 4 and Oculus Rift platforms, Insomniac Games, is finally releasing its first major augmented reality title: Seedling for the Magic Leap One. Back in November, we gave our impressions of the game after sampling it at the L.E.A.P.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Among the charts is a list of the top 100 best selling VR games on Steam in 2018 , as measured by gross revenue. Interestingly, none of the platinum games are Early Access graduates (compared to 25% in the gold tier). This is the game’s second year in the gold tier.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 2, 2018
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is December’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For December 2018.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) , the VR platformer that’s still wowing PSVR users well after its October 2nd launch, took home the title of ‘Best VR/AR Game’ at last night’s Game Awards.
Road to VR
JULY 9, 2017
In our breakdown of the top 5 games for Oculus Touch and top 5 for the Xbox One gamepad, we take a look at some of the best games currently on the Oculus Store. Before we start, don’t forget that your Rift also works with compatible games purchased through Steam.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is November’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For November 2018.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Here we take a look at our top 5 games for Vive, and a little more information you might need to get you started. Valve’s The Lab (2016) is without a doubt among the best games, free or otherwise, so we just had to add it.
Road to VR
MAY 28, 2018
Budget Cuts, a first-person stealth VR game, has been eagerly awaited since Stockholm-based indie studio Neat Corporation first released a free demo in 2016. If you find yourself wishing for a silenced pistol, then you’re not playing the game right.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Since consumer-grade VR has been out for about two and a half years at this point, we’ve seen tons and tons of VR games. That’s how many good VR games there are. But that also means there are lots and lots of VR games that don’t get the recognition they deserve.
UploadVR
JANUARY 2, 2019
2018 is over and it’s clear to see that it’s been a great year for VR gaming. Every year at Upload we compile a list of all the games we’re looking forward to in the year ahead. So, without further ado, here’s what VR games 2019 is going to throw at us.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Paris Games Week is here and Sony has revealed a slew of new trailers showing off their lineup of PSVR games coming in 2017 and 2018. Developer: Fast Travel Games. Developer: Disruptive Games. Developer: Gattai Games. Developer: Bit Planet Games.
UploadVR
AUGUST 30, 2018
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is September’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For September 2018.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 3, 2018
From the stunning precision of SteamVR tracking to the frankly ludicrous amount of games to play, the HTC Vive and its bigger brother, the Vive Pro, are arguably the best place to experience high-end VR gaming today. Experiences Gaming HTC Vive VR Industry News htc vive HTC Vive Pro
UploadVR
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Fast forward to 2018 and the Rift has been on the market for two and a half years and amassed an impressive ecosystem of games in that time. With that said, here are UploadVR’s 25 best Oculus Rift games. Experiences Gaming Oculus Rift VR Industry News oculus rift
Road to VR
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Epic Games is opening its own digital distribution platform in hopes that its industry-leading revenue share split will attract developers. Inaugurating the new Epic Games Store, the company is giving away underwater survival game Subnautica (2018) for free.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 13, 2017
It’s been a whole year since the PlayStation VR launched, and Sony is nearly doubling down on its extensive catalog of games with +60 more titles confirmed to come to PSVR between now and early 2018.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is September’s list. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! Rift, Vive, and Windows VR Game Releases For September 2018.
Next Reality AR
DECEMBER 21, 2018
Location-based gaming pioneer Niantic has been preparing its flavor of AR cloud, the Niantic Real World Platform, to bring more realistic and interactive augmented reality experiences to mobile apps.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Titanic VR (2018) is an immersive educational interactive story and game that takes you to the depths of the final resting place of the RMS Titanic, where you explore the 1912 shipwreck, its history, and experience over 6 hours of story-driven gameplay.
Road to VR
JANUARY 2, 2018
We’ve rounded up a list of 20-something VR games launching in 2018 that we’re excited about, covering all three major VR systems: PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. ARK Park is a multiplayer adventure game based on the world of ARK:Survival Evolved (2017). 3 Games from Valve.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Beat Saber has climbed to the #7 spot among best rated games on Steam—VR or otherwise—and continues to hold the #1 spot among VR titles. A few weeks into release, a handful of negative reviews dropped the game down to 98%.
UploadVR
AUGUST 14, 2018
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is August’s list. There are some big VR games coming this month. And if you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know!
Road to VR
JULY 9, 2018
The game’s unique artwork had me intrigued. The level of detail and the unique art style makes the game incredibly charming. The interactions are all easy to complete and the game is responsive. This is why I could see this game being very accessible for entry level VR users.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 6, 2018
The 2018 Game Awards are well underway and the winner for best VR/AR game was just announced. “Astro Bot is not here to reinvent the wheel or claim the throne as VR’s killer app; there are enough games trying to do that already,” we said in our review. “Instead, it fuzes the thrill of seeing a virtual world come to life with the dependably engaging gameplay of one of gaming’s most beloved genres and explores what that can mean with fascinating results.
Road to VR
JUNE 19, 2018
This guest article by Mitch Mastroni, Interaction Designer at Tender Claws, the studio behind the game, explores how the game achieved significant immersion even on more restrictive mobile VR headsets. It also enhances game feel by giving virtual objects weight.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 4, 2018
The team behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine which created it is going one level deeper and making a push for its own game storefront to challenge Valve’s Steam on PC and potentially Google Play on Android. In an emailed Q&A with Game Informer, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney wrote “the Epic Games store doesn’t have any sort of VR user interface, however, games released on the store can support VR if they choose.”
Road to VR
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Insomniac Games, the talented game studio behind non-VR games like Spider-Man (2018) and VR games like Edge of Nowhere (2016) and The Unspoken (2016), today announced their first AR game called Seedling , coming to Magic Leap in November.
Road to VR
AUGUST 11, 2018
Steam is chocked full of free games that support HTC Vive, but it may be difficult with all that choice to know exactly which games to start out with, especially if that shiny new HTC Vive or HTC Vive Pro blew out your remaining games budget. Free Games With Revive.
Next Reality AR
AUGUST 16, 2018
But one new product is looking to literally kickstart mobile AR gaming by introducing a few key components that harness the traditional board game model.
UploadVR
JANUARY 16, 2019
These are all great games but it’s a shame there aren’t any 2019 titles to preview in this collection. We would have happily welcomed demos of Blood and Truth and other PSVR games that are being lined up for this year. Experiences Gaming demo demo disc PSVR
Road to VR
APRIL 19, 2018
After digging into nearly 20 titles, we’ve pulled together the top five VR sports games for the Oculus Rift that will scratch that itch for anyone looking for VR gameplay that’s both active and competitive.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 23, 2018
With Halloween right around the corner next week, we felt like it was time to start rounding up some of the very best VR horror games and experiences out there. Price: $9.99 / $14.99 /$16.99 ( Store for Two-Game Bundle ).
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
One mobile gaming’s most prolific franchises arrives on the Magic Leap One this fall. Now the seemingly unkillable franchise has set it sights on the world of immersive content with a new AR game that presents the series from a brand new perspective. .
UploadVR
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Fast forward to 2018 and the Rift has been on the market for two and a half years and amassed an impressive ecosystem of games in that time. With that said, here are UploadVR’s 25 best Oculus Rift games. It is, both literally and figuratively, one of the deepest VR games going.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 8, 2017
The yearly fanfare of the Game Awards has come and gone, leaving Capcom with the award for Best VR/AR Game for their massively successful horror-adventure Resident Evil 7 : Biohazard (2017), a game that equally supports both PSVR and traditional monitors.
Road to VR
AUGUST 10, 2018
There are plenty of great games out there for Oculus Rift, with the Oculus Store featuring a number of top titles certainly worth your hard-earned money. High production value, engaging VR mechanics, Touch optimization: the games below have it all. Developer : Epic Games.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Steam is widely considered the de facto platform for PC games, VR or otherwise, but Unreal Engine creators Epic Games want change that with a new storefront that they say will leave more revenue to developers than Steam and other major digital distribution platforms.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Beat Games co-founder and CEO Jaroslav Beck tweeted today that the PSVR version of hit rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) could be getting its first song pack sometime this month. News Bits PSVR Game VR Game beat games beat saber beat saber psvr beat saber song pack Jaroslav Beck
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
It’s very possible that we see a new Alien game announced next week, and we might finally hear if it’s got VR support too. The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has begun teasing next week’s show, which takes place on December 6th. The Game Awards always mix in new announcements with the prize-giving and earlier in the month Keighley tweeted the message ‘Worlds Will Change’ along with a teaser image. Experiences Gaming alien
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