Based on the 2014 first-person horror title, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR supports Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It offers two settings – Normal for full movement and Comfort for a less strenuous time. Since its launch, the VR version has received 167 user reviews on Steam, with 56 percent positive, resulting in a “Mixed” rating.

The Astronauts are working on Witchfire, a dark fantasy rogue-lite first-person shooter in early access for PC on the Epic Games Store. The Ghost Galleon patch revamped several systems, and the developer is working on two new maps while revamping the difficulty. The first will be small next to the existing locations (and arrives in the next patch), while the second is large to a “mind-blowing” degree. Stay tuned for further details in the coming weeks.

Released in May 2019 for PlayStation VR and PC, Beat Saber sees the player using motion-controlled sabers to slice glowing blocks to the beat of the music. Along with different positions for blocks to hit, requiring adjustments to the slicing angle and direction, one must also move physically to avoid walls and bombs. Various new mechanics were added over the years, including a Level Editor for players to create stages.

As of February 2021, Beat Saber has sold over four million copies. It’s also sold over 40 million songs through paid DLC. Though Meta currently owns Beat Games, the developer remains independent. Stay tuned for more details on the PlayStation VR2 version in the coming weeks.

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It releases this Holiday season for Meta Quest 2 and Steam VR (which includes HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Valve Index). From the first trailer, it seems that everything about the social deduction party game has carried over pretty well. The Skeld Map becomes much more harrowing now that you have to look around corners, to say nothing about venting in first person.

While no kills were showcased, the awkwardness of discovering a corpse, hitting the big red button to call a meeting and descent into panic is still intact. Stay tuned for more details on a release date. In the meantime, the original game will still be getting updates with more Roles, Cubes and so on being added.

Despite the prevalence of explosives, SMGs and pistols, Sniper Elite VR still retains the sniping gameplay that’s made the series a success. It takes place in 1943 Italy with the Resistance battling against the Nazis across 18 missions in the campaign. You could go all out and mow down enemies or utilize stealth and find the right opportunity (movement is free rather than guided).

When utilizing a rifle, wind direction and ballistics will need to be taken into account. But pull off a particularly nasty shot and the X-Ray Kill Cam goes to work, showcasing the destruction in slow motion. Stay tuned for more details on the title in the meantime.

While virtual reality has not quite caught on like many expected it to, there still is a dedicated market to the tech. Two of the biggest drivers of it so far has been Sony with their PSVR, and Facebook with their Oculus branch that has specialized in VR and have released multiple headsets on both the low and high end. Now, the latter has a showcase of what’s coming next.

The company announced on their official blog that the first ever Oculus Gaming Showcase will happen next week. Cloudhead Games, Ready At Dawn and ILMxLAB are all teased as being part of the event, as well as updates on Pistol Whip, Lone Echo 2, and Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge.

The latest Oculus headset was the Oculus Quest 2 that released last year, an update to the company’s lower end and most accessible headset that was completely wireless. We’ll keep you updated on what news comes from the event.

It’s been many years now since the last Medal of Honor title. Now EA and Respawn Entertainment are looking to revive it with the VR title, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. It will once again see you in the midst of World War 2, and we have seen quite a lot of the game’s single player campaign. It will also have a multiplayer aspect, too, which got highlighted today.

The new video from the developer shows several aspects of the game’s multiplayer, disconnected floating arms and all. It will have five modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Blast Radius, Mad Bomber and Domination. It looks to have a surprising amount of depth and the multiplayer scene for VR isn’t too big as of now, so it’s no doubt a welcome addition to look out for.

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is set to release on PC December 11th and will have support for Steam VR, meaning it’ll have support for most major PC VR headsets such as Oculus, HTC Vive and Valve Index.

In addition to Above and Beyond’s single-player campaign, you can master the distinctive handling of a host of WWII weapons and test yourself against opponents in five multiplayer modes on sites across Europe.

Charge into history when Above and Beyond launches Dec 11. pic.twitter.com/RO3z21h5Cm

— Medal of Honor (@medalofhonor) December 2, 2020

Of the many big games that will be featuring at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Respawn’s Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is probably the least expected. The Oculus Rift exclusive was revealed back in September 2019 and very few updates have been released since. However, not only is it out this holiday season but its story trailer will premiere this Thursday.

As per Geoff Keighley on Twitter, the game looks “really good” and praised both Respawn and studio head Vince Zampella. The story returns to World War 2 and sees the player as an Allied OSS agent that must infiltrate the Nazi regime to dismantle it from within. That means working with the French Resistance, battling across Europe and much more.

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will have a “full” narrative campaign along with multiplayer support. An interesting addition is the story gallery where players can hear stories from various World War 2 veterans and survivors who experienced historic events in person. Stay tuned for more details on the title in the coming days.

Tune in to #gamescom2020 #OpeningNightLive on Thursday for world premiere story trailer for Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.

Coming to @OculusGaming this Holiday.

I've seen the trailer, game looks really good – more @Respawn magic from @VinceZampella @phirschmann and team. pic.twitter.com/nQ4Rw9kg5a

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 25, 2020

Along with releasing for Xbox Game Pass on console tomorrow, Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky will receive support for cross-platform play. Players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One can essentially play together and this even extends to Windows 10, GOG and VR gamers. In fact, a Windows 10 version of the game will also be launching tomorrow and be available on Xbox Game Pass for PC.

In a recent blog post, Hello Games co-founder Sean Murray stated this was done to allow “everyone in the community to benefit from the influx of new players that Game Pass brings.” Cross-play has been in the works for six months and the development team has been “quietly reworking the networking back-end of the game to get all versions of the game onto one single multiplayer base,” as per head of publishing Tim Woodley in a press release. The upcoming updates will also allow for fireteams, speech-to-text and other improvements, especially for multiplayer lobbies.

Of course, you can also visit someone’s base on a different platform (and even marvel at structures that aren’t possible on consoles). There’s more to come this Summer and given the quality of updates for No Man’s Sky, it should be interesting to see what’s next. Stay tuned for more details and announcements in the meantime.

Pixel Reef’s critically acclaimed VR adventure Paper Beast is coming to PC. Previously exclusive to PlayStation VR, it will release this Summer on Steam and support HTC Vive, Valve Index and Oculus Rift. Check out the announcement trailer below for a better idea of the gameplay.

Developed Eric Chahi of Another World fame, Paper Beast takes place in a world made entirely of origami paper. Different lifeforms made of paper will accompany the player as they explore the world and attempt to uncover the “unknown power” that’s causing trouble. Along with exploration, players will also solve puzzles with the help of different creatures and their abilities.

Two modes will be available – Adventure, which consists of the story, and Sandbox, where the player can roam freely and experiment with the world. With a gorgeous art-style and unique mechanics, Paper Beast might be worth checking out for PC players. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for a release date.

DOOM Eternal

More ripping, more tearing and more demons to slaughter – id Software’s DOOM Eternal is everything we’d hoped for and more. The forces of Hell have overtaken Earth and it’s up to the Doom Slayer to kill them all. With new weapons like the Crucible Blade, new weapon mods and upgrades (including a shoulder-mounted flamethrower), and heaps of new mechanics, DOOM Eternal is looking fantastic. It releases on March 20^th for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia.