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HoloSuit promises full-body VR tracking and haptics by November 2018

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 2, 2018
2 min

If you've ever felt that your body would be a better controller in virtual reality than a joypad or wand, you'll understand why Kaaya Tech's HoloSuit just reached its funding goal on Kickstarter.

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Virtual Fighting Championship is a first-person VR Street Fighter

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 29, 2018
2 min

Competitive gamers have dreamed about a compelling first-person fighting game ever since Capcom redefined side-scrolling fighting with Street Fighter II. Now Australian indie developer...

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Marvel Powers United VR for Oculus Rift.

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Marvel Powers United VR arrives July 26, and Black Panther is playable

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 28, 2018
1 min

Nearly one year after unveiling Marvel Powers United VR, Oculus announced today that it will release the virtual reality superhero game on July 26 —...

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White Elk’s Covert lets Oculus Go VR and phone gamers heist together

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 26, 2018
1 min

Oculus and White Elk announced Covert, a "couch co-op heist game" that lets VR and smartphone gamers collaborate asymmetrically to steal a mysterious artifact from a museum.

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Microsoft was early to see the potential of a virtual Minecraft. What happened?

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Microsoft’s decision to skip Xbox VR is unsettling for Xbox One X owners

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 22, 2018
4 min

Microsoft didn't provide a firm reason when it disclosed two weeks ago that a virtual reality headset isn't coming to the Xbox One, but the reasons seem clear -- it was either about money, platform support, or both.

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Echo Combat’s VR zero-G shooting goes into open beta

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 21, 2018
1 min

Ready At Dawn Studios’ new virtual reality team shooter Echo Combat is now available in open beta. It will be free to download for...

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Owlchemy Labs CEO and studio director leave to start a new company

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 19, 2018
1 min

Owlchemy Labs created one of virtual reality’s first big successes with its cheeky game, Job Simulator. Now cofounder and CEO Alex Schwartz has announced...

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Déraciné is Dark Souls studio’s exploration of VR, made to surprise fans

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 19, 2018
2 min

Best known for creating the "fantastically demented" action games Dark Souls and Bloodborne, From Software's Hidetaka Miyazaki was motivated by a desire to learn about VR -- and create something surprising for fans -- which resulted in last week's unexpected announcement of Déraciné for Sony's PlayStation VR.