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JANUARY 15, 2020

E McNeill, the developer behind VR strategy games Darknet (2015), Tactera (2016), and Astraeus (2018), is launching a new VR title soon that aims to bring a strategic bend to the melee combat genre. The funds, McNeill says, will help bring to the game more armor models; backers at the $30 and above will get early access to the game.

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MAY 26, 2017

Within the industry though, the announcements represent somewhat of a repositioning of industry players, one that puts Oculus’ mobile strategy in a rough spot. Oculus was first to market in the ‘high-end’ mobile VR space when they launched Gear VR in conjunction with Samsung in 2014. This is Awkward.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Revealed earlier today via an Oculus blog update , Song in the Smoke is an upcoming VR survival adventure game for Oculus and PlayStation VR headsets that promises to immerse you in a fantastical open-world experience that’s as mesmerizing as it is dangerous. Image Credit: Oculus. “At Image Credit: Oculus.

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JULY 10, 2017

Oculus is parting ways with another long-standing employee today. Senior Developer Developer Strategy Callum Underwood is leaving the company over three years since he joined. Underwood wrote about the decision to leave Oculus on a blog today , revealing that he was leaving to join indie videogame publisher, Raw Fury.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

A Sandwich Tale, Angry Birds VR ) competitive dueling experience B laston is now available on the Oculus Quest, offering players one of the most addictive competitive multiplayer games in recent memory. While this may sound like a chaotic shoot-em-up, winning a round in Blaston requires a considerable amount of strategy and timing.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Chess has exploded in popularity recently, with the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit bringing much attention to the age-old strategy game. Now Odders Lab , the studio behind VR rhythm game OhShape (2019), is set to release its next title Chess Club for Oculus Quest, which brings an immersive spin to the game.

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APRIL 30, 2020

After two closed alphas and a single closed beta, Echo Arena will finally be available to all Oculus Quest users beginning next week as part of a free open beta which will run from May 5th until the titles official launch later this year. The post Echo Arena Open Beta Launches On Oculus Quest Next Week appeared first on VRScout.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Vertigo Games , the developers behind Arizona Sunshine (2016) , today announced their VR strategy game Skyworld (2017) is finally making its way to PSVR. Skyworld reimagines classic strategy gameplay for VR by combining turn-based strategy and real-time battles set in a variety of animated miniature worlds.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Data allegedly obtained from Capcom in a recent hack suggests that a VR version of Resident Evil 4 is coming to Oculus headsets next year. It’s uncertain which headset is indicated, as the data reportedly only referred to ‘Oculus’ by name.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Facebook’s Oculus Quest seems to be hitting a mark with VR fans all over the globe. On top of that, user reviews have so far been overwhelmingly positive, save for a few users frustrated by Oculus’ strict content curation system. Jason Rubin, Facebook Vice President of Special Gaming Strategies // Image Credit: Oculus.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Spuds Unearthed , a mashup title which combines real-time strategy and MOBA elements, has launched on Rift and Vive headsets following nearly nine months in Early Access. Spuds Unearthed is available as of September 19th on the Oculus Store and Steam Store for $20. It is also available to Viveport subscribers.

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JANUARY 31, 2019

Carbon Games , the studio behind real-time strategy game AirMech Command (2016), is currently developing a new VR project that they say will be a lighthearted, team-based game. Strategy is involved. “It’s a class-based, team-based game that’s kind of lighthearted but has real depth.

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JULY 30, 2020

Downpour Interactive's VR multiplayer shooter Onward is finally available on Oculus Quest, bringing with it the full PC VR experience in its entirety. It can be a lot to take in, which is why we're offering a handful of tips perfect for those jumping into the action for the first time on Oculus Quest. via the Oculus Store.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Oculus, the company’s XR organization, is not directly mentioned in the suit, but it’s clear that the case’s outcome would have wide ranging repercussions for all of Facebook’s business segments. The post FTC Sues Facebook Over Alleged Monopolization – What it Could Mean for Oculus appeared first on Road to VR.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Brought to us by developer Moon Mode, Spacefolk City is an upcoming VR city-building game for Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and SteamVR headsets that will have you constructing complex urban environments in order to save the inhabitants of a solar system on the verge of destruction. on Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and SteamVR headsets.

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MAY 16, 2017

First-person real-time strategy VR game Cosmic Trip will leave Early Access on May 24th. It received Oculus Touch support and also launched on the Oculus Store’s Early Access alongside the controller launch in December 2016. Developer Funktronic Labs is readying the ‘fully-featured’ RTS mode for the v1.0

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MAY 10, 2021

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down with CNET for an interview where he speaks about the company’s progress on its next generation of VR devices, namely what it might include in the ‘Oculus Quest Pro’ standalone headset.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Not only is the company’s just-launched cloud streaming service headed by Jason Rubin, a former Oculus executive, but VR cloud streaming is being talked about at the highest levels of the company. For the purposes of our beta, that includes genres like sports, card, simulation, and strategy games.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Oculus Touch officially releases to the world this December 6th, 2016, and will bring with it up to 50 titles from day one with support for the controllers on Oculus Home. Oculus Rift with Touch support is arriving on December 6th and you’ll be able to find the game on Oculus Home at this link once active.

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MARCH 5, 2020

Compared to competitors Valve and Oculus, HTC is the only one of the three which doesn’t control a major content distribution platform for VR; the need to derive most of its profit from hardware sales may well be the reason why the company has had trouble competing on price.

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JULY 23, 2019

While Oculus Quest was devoid of any of Facebook’s social VR applications at launch, Oculus Venues is finally available for the headset. That means that, for the first time, Quest users will have a first-party social experience in which they can also connect to Oculus Go and Gear VR users (but not Rift).

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AUGUST 16, 2017

While no gameplay footage seems to be available yet, the press release suggests that it follows a similar approach to the studio’s existing mobile game League of War: Mercenaries— a ‘tug-of-war’-style strategy game—with an increased emphasis on action and more direct influence over units thanks to the VR perspective and use of motion controls.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Learn the ins-and-outs of Unity development and have your project reviewed by Oculus experts. From the initial prototyping stages to testing and final submissions, students will be guided through every stage of VR development for Oculus Rift/Rift S and Oculus Quest headsets on the Unity platform. Image Credit: Oculus, Unity.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

This past December, popular VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine made its way to the Oculus Quest, offering standalone users the chance to mow down hordes of undead flesh-eaters across a handful of captivating locations without the need of a beefed-up gaming PC. Arizona Sunshine is available now on Oculus Quest for $34.99.

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JULY 23, 2020

In Death: Unchained is now available on the Oculus Quest, bringing with it all the rogue-lite action you know and love from the original along with a few demonic twists. via the Oculus Quest Store. Procedurally-generated VR dungeon crawling at its absolute finest. Where you go and how you get there is up to you.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Oculus CTO John Carmack has said publicly that he’d love to open up Oculus Quest to Android apps to boost the headset’s usefulness, but admits he’s “not winning” the debate internally at Facebook. Android apps running on Quest is apparently something Oculus’ own CTO has been arguing for internally.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Then you may be interested in Oculus and Unity’s new intermediate level VR game development course, which is not only free, but can get you some valuable feedback from Oculus on your creation. After you complete the course, you have the option to submit your vertical slice for review by the team at Oculus.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

According to a new report by TechCrunch , Facebook has abandoned their plans for a next-gen Oculus Rift headset in favor of minor hardware updates to the original model. In addition to hardware, we have a robust software roadmap and are funding content well into 2020,” an Oculus spokesperson told TechCrunch. Image Credit: VRScout.

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JUNE 17, 2019

Developer claims there was a miscommunication with the Oculus team. Last week, the VR industry saw a shakeup across social media following a chain of miscommunications between Oculus officials and several celebrated VR content developers. 12/14 Oculus is a fan of Pavlov & it was approved for Quest.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The studio behind popular strategy games Age of Empires II and Defense Grid 2 VR (Review: 8/10 ) have found success in the genre before, but now Hidden Path Entertainment is developing a brand new title for VR headsets. This is where Brass Tactics comes in, which uses Oculus Touch controllers to let you control its clockwork mechanical units.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The company turned to The Leadership Network and Oculus (from Meta) to implement a new Virtual Reality solution. Aptiv brings its strong focus on innovation not just to its product development strategies, but also to the training opportunities it offers to employees. Bringing Oculus Technology to the Team.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Vertigo Games - creators of the award-winning VR shooter Arizona Sunshine - and Wolfdog Interactive today announce their VR strategy game Skyworld will release October 17, 2017 on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. Pre-orders are available from today via Steam and Oculus Home.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

It looks like we’ll have to wait until CES this year to learn if this is more than a positional tracking and 6-DoF tracking update to Gear VR, and whether Samsung is developing their own standalone headsets independent of Facebook’s Oculus Go. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Following their highly successful Summer of Rift Sale, Oculus have announced a permanent price cut of the Rift headset and Touch controller package to $399. The new price was revealed by Hugo Barra, Oculus’ Vice President of Virtual Reality at the opening keynote to Oculus Connect 4.

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MARCH 22, 2017

Recently launched on Steam, Warpaint is a turn-based strategy game that lets you customize your troops by painting them to your taste. Real-time strategy gaming seems to suit VR pretty well, but few developers have chosen the turn-based approach; Warpaint shows that the more sedate pace of turn-based strategy is a natural fit for VR too.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Original image by Oculus). Oculus kills the Go and opens to content on Quest. In the end, the time of the Oculus Go has come. Devices like Oculus Quest , Pico Neo 2 , and Vive Focus Plus have proven that 6DOF VR is more interesting and has far more retention. Top news of the week.

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APRIL 27, 2020

Oculus Quest has been the accelerant that the VR industry needs. That flows from a long-term platform strategy that sacrifices near-term margins for long-term market share. But perhaps a more telling metric goes straight to the source: Oculus Quest Store data. Oculus Quest Store is a good proxy for that.

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