We’ve made our picks for the best virtual reality games, experiences and hardware of 2020! 2020 was an enormous year for VR with huge games, apps and hardware that are completely changing the world’s understanding of what it means to put on a headset. First, we whittled down to 16 categories with strong entries in […]
Category Archives: VR News
It’s safe to say that Oculus Quest came out of the gates swinging. That makes picking a list of the best Oculus Quest games and best Oculus Quest 2 games pretty tough. Facebook’s standalone VR headsets, which seem to have singlehandedly reignited the entire VR industry, launched with over 50 apps in 2019. In the […]
Bundles are available discounting the prices for some of the best games you can enjoy on Oculus Quest 2 or the original Oculus Quest. The bundles cut 30% or more off the regular price for some of the best games in the store until the end of December 27, 2020. The Quest Essentials Holiday Pack […]
VR accessory maker VRCover is now selling Controller Grips made specifically for Oculus Quest 2. We haven’t tried them yet but the grips should provide some of the benefits of the Valve Index controllers — namely, you should be able to release your grip and free up your hands once in a while. The ability […]
The transition to Facebook accounts and other complications aside, Oculus Quest 2’s launch proved to be a rare beacon of light in this strange year. Sony and Microsoft have wrestled with launching new consoles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; the PS5 and Series X remain incredibly tough to obtain even a month on from release, with […]
Today Rec Room on Oculus Quest 2 got a big update with the inclusion of its beloved Rec Royale mode, which brings a battle royale format to the online social VR gaming platform. It features a shrinking circle, various weapons to loot, and a big map to explore with no respawns. Notably, it’s not coming […]
Grapple Tournament is a recently released VR game that’s a bit like an arena shooter such as Overwatch mixed with high-flying grappling hooks. In a non-VR game it probably wouldn’t be that appealing to launch yourself around the map using grappling hooks, but in VR it feels immensely liberating. Imagine if you gave a room […]
A few days after launch, VR-exclusive Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond has got its first patch. Update 1.19 for the game is live now and introduces a number of quick fixes to some of the major gripes players have had so far. Headlining the patch is the ability to use smooth turning; previously the […]
If you’re in the United States and you’ve been trying to get your hands on Oculus Quest 2, you’ll probably have to wait until 2021. The standalone headset won’t arrive until January if you buy it from Amazon or Facebook’s own Oculus website. The $299 device is sold out at Best Buy as well. As […]
Half-Life: Alyx has won Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards, beating out Star Wars: Squadrons, Iron Man VR and more. While there are VR games games spread out into other categories, there’s only one specific VR/AR category and Alyx was up against some tough competition. The full nominees for Best VR/AR Game were Star […]